THE HAND OF PERIL
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over the wire, jot it down. And keep an ear open for that dictograph."
"But what's there left for us to do?"
"Several things! One of them is to rig up my field-transmitter. And among other things, I've got to be shaved to the blood again. You see, I still have that appointment with Maura Lambert to-morrow at eight."
"But what's the use of that, now? You've got the bunch where you want them, and inside of three weeks you'll have 'em behind bars!"
"Still, I think I'll keep that appointment."
"But it's only facing danger when there's no need for it!"
"Well, I imagine it's worth it," was Kestner's somewhat enigmatic reply.
