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“Can’t”

“Why not?”

“Those five powder cars block the field of fire I can cover one or the other, but not the gate and the water both”

“Then get another un In case he att

acks from the water”

“I’onna happen tonight Sorry, Isaac What if I put a couple of riflemen on the end of the pier?”

“You say the powder cars block the field of fire? Put your un on top of them”

“On top of them?”

“You heard un on top of the dynaun in either direction That way, they can cover the gate and the water On the jump, Eddie Do it now!”

Bell cradled the earpiece with great relief That hat he had forgotten The water An attack by boat He grinned at the other detectives, who had been listening avidly

“Manning an autoht to be plenty incentive to stay awake,” he said

He sauntered back to the theater, feeling much less worried, and slipped into his seat just as the curtain came down on the Follies’ first act

“What was that all about?” Abbott asked

“If the Wrecker decides to attack fro to run head-on into a Vickers autoun”

“Good thinking, Isaac So now you can relax by introducing me to your friend”