"Curtis Steele - Operator 5 - 3409 - Master of Broken Men" - читать интересную книгу автора (Steele Curtis)

I am going down to the dance floor, and I should
like you to come with me," the Vice-President
invited.
The puzzled, worried expression returned to
the eyes of the white-haired man as he strode the
length of the balcony corridor. Operator 5,
following him quietly, noted it. The Vice-
President's steps were slow and weary; it was as
though he were moving on the verge of
exhaustion. There was an uncertainty in his
manner, a quaver in his voice, that spelled an
imminent breakdown.
He clung to the balustrade as he descended
the broad steps that led to the edge of the dance
floor with his two Secret Service men at his side.
There the Vice-President stood bowing to friends
who danced past-while Jimmy Christopher
watched him alertly.
The festive atmosphere was heightened now
by the addition of hundreds of couples to the
laughing throng. The music mingled with the hum
of many voices. It seemed an occasion far
removed from any possibility of danger: yet
Operator 5's eyes never left the face of the whitehaired
executive, except for swift, sharp glances
around the huge room.
He noted, among the dancing thousands, the
faces of prominent personages. Each officer of
the General Staff was known to him, though he
was unknown to them: his work, far-reaching in
importance as it was, was kept under cover of
strictest secrecy. He saw women high in
Washington society, diplomats of international
fame, industrialists and executives.
He noted Martin Evarts, the celebrated
manufacturer of steel, dancing with the pretty girl
who was his daughter, Eve.
A quiet step took Operator 5 to the side of
one of the Secret Service men guarding the Vice-
President.
"He seems changed, Adams," Jimmy
Christopher suggested quietly.
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Operator 5TM MASTER OF BROKEN MEN September, 1934
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The agent shot a quick glance and answered