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He focused on and th robe and colorful headdress who stood on a narrow platfored it-from the upraised and brisk ed in a fervent speech

"I wonder who the character is in the jazzy costu up the natives?"

Sandecker sat with Lily, exas from the survey He looked up at Pitts question "Probably that phony Topiltzin," he grunted

"He can sway a croith the best of the Evangelists"

"any sign they'll atteht?" asked Lily

Pin leaned back from the telescope and shook his head "They're hard at work on their fleet, but I doubt if it will coht hours Topiltzin won't launch his big push until he's certain he commands the lead news story of the day "

"Topiltzin -s an alias," Sandecker informed him "His real name is Robert Capesterre"

"He's got hi racket"

Sandecker held up one thuer an inch apart "Capesterre is that far away fro over Mexico"

"If that convention on the other side of the river is any indication, he's after the entire American Southwest too"

Lily stood up and stretched "This sitting around is driving me crazy

We do all the work, and the ar over the excavation and keeping us off Sam's property-I think it's rude of them"

Pitt and Sandecker both smiled at Lily's feer than rude, " said the Admiral

Lily chewed nervously on the tip of a pen "Why no word fro by now"

"I can't say," replied Sandecker "All he told me after I explained Dirk's setup, was that he'd somehoork a deal"