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“In other words, Chuck, get your own disguise”

Along with the cap and the changemaker, Shipley affected a severe limp, but seated behind the counter it was hard to show it off, as the only tiot to step out hen the trucks arrived with fresh editions But here caeles Exa a bundle under his ar the door so Chuck Shipley couldn’t get out to strut his limp

“Where’s the blind guy?”

“He’s off tonight His old ot sick”

“Here, I got soive it to him”

“What is it?”

“Look here” The helper was holding so but the helper’s hand, which suddenly formed a fist encased in brass knuckles that traveled at his jaw like a rocket Caught flat-footed, Chuck saw fireballs of different colors and then nothing but night

The helper stretched Shipley out on the floor and grabbed more bundles from the truck to cover the body

Then the Examiner truck pulled across the street and stopped in front of the German vice-consul’s mansion Six powerfulsuits of clothes exited the mansion by a bas

ement door Most wore short beards; all had the blue-eyed, strong-jawed features of the South African Dutch They piled into the truck, which drove straight to the I The six entered the lobby by the side entrance The doorreeted them warmly, like old comrades-in-arms

The Golden State Limited rumbled into La Grande Station on time

Froure jump impatiently from the stateroom car that Research had deterh the crowd on the platforh the arrival hall to the front of the station

Bell gave Texas Walt the nod Brooks hopped into a taxi Walt eased into the Oldsmobile, and the Van Dorn driver trailed Brooks’s taxi away fro by the streetcar track, hailed another taxi and tore after them

“Mr Bell Mr Bell”

Bell recognized the out-of-breath Van Dornup to him