Part 15 (2/2)
Rick and Scotty spoke in unison ”What?”
Winston turned to the word, but not a difficult one
_Electro_ for electrical _Encephalo_ is si 'the brain' _Gra drawn or written A record, if you like So an electroencephalogra of the brain”
”That htfully ”But, assuet an EEG--which is the handy way of saying electroencephalogram, Rick and Scotty--ould he do with it?”
Parnell Winston rose ”Hartson, I think you can conduct the rest of this withoutaround in my head that I'd like to discuss with Chavez I'll pick up the car at the pier and drive over, if you don't et some information for me?”
”We can try”
”Good I want to know if the two team scientists ere stricken first had EEG's made after the attack I would also like to check their medical history, as completely as possible, to find out if EEG's were ever taken while they were norreed ”I don't knoe can turn up on their early medical history, but we can try”
Parnell Winston departed Rick almost wished he had asked permission to accompany Winston, but there was more to be said here, too
”The evidence is not conclusive,” Hartson Brant suh to warrant a clear assumption: we have an enee”
”All right Now for some loose ends” Steve looked at the boys ”Rick and Scotty turned up a barber in Whiteside It happened they had first seen hiot his na on the barber, and kneas in Whiteside We'll dig deeper until we know more about him than he does But for now, our inforot the job in Whiteside legiti time So far as we can tell, he's as innocent as a woolly little lamb”
”Just the saet soe machine of his Especially after what Dr Winston said”
Steve grinned ”Why don't you?”
Rick and Scotty looked at each other, and rose to the challenge ”We will,” they stated flatly
Steve nodded ”All right You're known in Whiteside and ers, or even one inquisitive stranger, would attract attention But that's not all I have another job for you, too”
They waited eagerly
”I want a survey of the area My Boy Scout teah they have an explanation for their presence Scan the area for anything suspicious Get your newspaper pals on the job and have thee folks in the area They can do it easily”
”We'll do it,” Rick agreed There was nothing hard about looking for strangers in their own territory He knew exactly how to go about it
”All right Search for strangers Get your pals on the job, but do it without tipping anything off That State Police captain you've worked ill be a big help, too You can tell him national security is involved, but that's all”
”At least we're not working entirely in the dark any more,” Dr
Morrison said wearily ”Even if the assuo on”
Rick stood up The conference apparently was at an end