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d never squeal O’Shay and Tommy would kill him anyway Just to be on the safe side

At least To Isaac Bell Of course he didn’t offer to help And it ithout saying that if Tommy and Eyes saw a chance to kill him first, they wouldn’t wait for him to take a crack at Bell

Wiltse bunted in the ninth and Bridwell doubled When the inning ended New York had twothe rush for the Fifth Avenue Elevated with a fair notion of how to transport the snake to the Yale Club

He needed a suit of “college lass, a bellboy with a luggage cart, and directions to the fuse box

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WHO IS THAT OFFICER?” ISAAC BELL DEMANDED OF THE Protection Services operative assigned to guard Farley Kent’s drawing loft in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

“I don’t know, Mr Bell”

“How did he get in here?”

“He knew the password”

Van Dorn Protection Services had issued passwords for each of the Hull 44 dreadnoughtthe gates, a visitor still had to prove he was expected by the individual he clai

“Where is Mr Kent?”

“They’re all in the test chae-mastacross the drawing loft at a closed door that led to the laboratory “Is there so, Mr Bell?”

“Three things,” Bell answered tersely “Farley Kent is not here, so he does not seem to have expected that officer to visit The officer has been studying Kent’s drawing board since I walked in And in case you haven’t noticed, he is wearing the uniform of the Czar’s Navy”

“Them blue unifor Bell that few PS boys possessed the brains and ed Van Dorn detective “Besides, he’s carrying thes like they all do You want I should question him, Mr Bell?”

“I’ll do it Next time someone walks in unexpected, assume he’s trouble until you learn otherwise”