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.At seven o'clock, exhausted and aching in every muscle, the boys were beingdriven home by a grim-faced Collins and an equally grim-faced Pop Allen, whohad both been summoned to the plant by the boys' foundryman rescuer.Collinsand Pop Allen had been in constant touch all night, ever since the boys hadfailed to return home for dinner.But the search for Ken and Sandy had beenconcentrated on the opposite side of Brentwood, where their abandoned redconvertible had been found by one of Chief Kane's regular patrols.At eight o'clock Ken and Sandy, raw wrists and ankles bandaged, were gulpingdown huge breakfasts under Mom's worried eyes.The doctor who had justPage 61 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlexamined them had assured Mom Allen that they would both be fit again after afew days' rest, and she was being insistent that they must go to bed162TELLTALE FINGERPRINTS 163the moment they finished eating.Ken and Sandy were being equally insistent,between mouthfuls, that they couldn't possibly rest until after a meeting thatwas going to take place in Lew Collins' office almost immediately.They didn't tell Mom that the meeting would be a last desperate attempt toidentify the brutal extortionist who had so far outwitted them at every turn.But she gave in finally when she realized that sleep was impossible for themuntil the mysterious meeting they mentioned had taken place.They had already helped draw up the list of people Collins was summoning tothat meeting.Police Chief Kane was among them, and so was Collins' secretary,Gloria Harris, because it had been agreed that a stenographic record should bemade of every word spoken during the session.Jennings' name was on the listtoo.The other names were those of the six men who had their own offices inthe administrative section of the plant building-the men who had the privacyneeded to make use of the dictaphone.They were Don Bascom and the plant'sdepartment heads -Clark, the chief accountant; Golding, the sales manager;Delman, the production manager; Talbot, the purchasing agent; and Gibbons, thechief estimator.Collins called the hospital before they left the Allen house.Ben Kurowski hadregained consciousness during the night, and Collins had talked to him brieflyin the early hours of the morning.Now, turning away from the phone, Collinsnodded."He's going to be all right."Collins' car, Pop's and Andy Kane's, pulled into164 THE MYSTERY OF THE INVISIBLE ENEMYthe parking lot in that order at seven minutes before nine.The occupants ofall three were behind the closed door of Collins' inner office two minuteslater.At exactly five minutes after nine Gloria Harris opened the door andput her head inside."They're all here, Mr.Collins," she said quietly.The outer office, except for the seven men seated in it, looked as it alwayshad.Gloria Harris prided herself on its neatness and on the fresh flowers shekept in a vase on one small table.The flowers were there today too, and therow of magazines on the larger table were in their usual perfect order.But the seven men gave the room an air of tenseness.And all seven pairs ofeyes widened when Lew Collins ushered his companions into the room ahead ofhimself.Ken, trying to study each of the seven faces for some sign of guiltand fear, could see nothing in any of them except surprise and puzzlement.Butnone of the seven spoke while the group who had entered with Lew Collinsseated themselves.Bert, Pop, and Andy Kane joined Jennings on the long leather couch.Sandy tooka straight chair which Gloria Harris had brought in from another office andplaced beside the magazine table.Ken sat on a second straight chair besidethe smaller table.Only Collins remained on his feet, beside his secretary'sdesk.Collins was clearing his throat when Jennings spoke."This is pretty highhanded of you, Collins," he declared brusquely.Jennings'narrow dark face looked angry, and he held his thin figure stiffly."I'd liketo hear an explanation of being called here without warning-and an explanationas to why reportersTELLTALE FINGERPRINTS 165and a police officer are present at what I took for granted would be adiscussion of company affairs.""You'll understand very shortly why these people are here," Collins replied."And in good time-""Now you look here!" Jennings interrupted [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.At seven o'clock, exhausted and aching in every muscle, the boys were beingdriven home by a grim-faced Collins and an equally grim-faced Pop Allen, whohad both been summoned to the plant by the boys' foundryman rescuer.Collinsand Pop Allen had been in constant touch all night, ever since the boys hadfailed to return home for dinner.But the search for Ken and Sandy had beenconcentrated on the opposite side of Brentwood, where their abandoned redconvertible had been found by one of Chief Kane's regular patrols.At eight o'clock Ken and Sandy, raw wrists and ankles bandaged, were gulpingdown huge breakfasts under Mom's worried eyes.The doctor who had justPage 61 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlexamined them had assured Mom Allen that they would both be fit again after afew days' rest, and she was being insistent that they must go to bed162TELLTALE FINGERPRINTS 163the moment they finished eating.Ken and Sandy were being equally insistent,between mouthfuls, that they couldn't possibly rest until after a meeting thatwas going to take place in Lew Collins' office almost immediately.They didn't tell Mom that the meeting would be a last desperate attempt toidentify the brutal extortionist who had so far outwitted them at every turn.But she gave in finally when she realized that sleep was impossible for themuntil the mysterious meeting they mentioned had taken place.They had already helped draw up the list of people Collins was summoning tothat meeting.Police Chief Kane was among them, and so was Collins' secretary,Gloria Harris, because it had been agreed that a stenographic record should bemade of every word spoken during the session.Jennings' name was on the listtoo.The other names were those of the six men who had their own offices inthe administrative section of the plant building-the men who had the privacyneeded to make use of the dictaphone.They were Don Bascom and the plant'sdepartment heads -Clark, the chief accountant; Golding, the sales manager;Delman, the production manager; Talbot, the purchasing agent; and Gibbons, thechief estimator.Collins called the hospital before they left the Allen house.Ben Kurowski hadregained consciousness during the night, and Collins had talked to him brieflyin the early hours of the morning.Now, turning away from the phone, Collinsnodded."He's going to be all right."Collins' car, Pop's and Andy Kane's, pulled into164 THE MYSTERY OF THE INVISIBLE ENEMYthe parking lot in that order at seven minutes before nine.The occupants ofall three were behind the closed door of Collins' inner office two minuteslater.At exactly five minutes after nine Gloria Harris opened the door andput her head inside."They're all here, Mr.Collins," she said quietly.The outer office, except for the seven men seated in it, looked as it alwayshad.Gloria Harris prided herself on its neatness and on the fresh flowers shekept in a vase on one small table.The flowers were there today too, and therow of magazines on the larger table were in their usual perfect order.But the seven men gave the room an air of tenseness.And all seven pairs ofeyes widened when Lew Collins ushered his companions into the room ahead ofhimself.Ken, trying to study each of the seven faces for some sign of guiltand fear, could see nothing in any of them except surprise and puzzlement.Butnone of the seven spoke while the group who had entered with Lew Collinsseated themselves.Bert, Pop, and Andy Kane joined Jennings on the long leather couch.Sandy tooka straight chair which Gloria Harris had brought in from another office andplaced beside the magazine table.Ken sat on a second straight chair besidethe smaller table.Only Collins remained on his feet, beside his secretary'sdesk.Collins was clearing his throat when Jennings spoke."This is pretty highhanded of you, Collins," he declared brusquely.Jennings'narrow dark face looked angry, and he held his thin figure stiffly."I'd liketo hear an explanation of being called here without warning-and an explanationas to why reportersTELLTALE FINGERPRINTS 165and a police officer are present at what I took for granted would be adiscussion of company affairs.""You'll understand very shortly why these people are here," Collins replied."And in good time-""Now you look here!" Jennings interrupted [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]