Part 29 (1/2)
He went to the coirl appeared and singsonged: ”Barton-Massarra, Investigation and Protection”
”Conn Maxwell here We gave you some audiovisuals of a an
”Just a sec, Mr Maxwell” She spoke quickly into a handphone The screen flickered, and she was replaced by a hard-faced young man in dark clothes
”hello, Mr Maxwell; Joe Massarra We haven't anything on Leibert yet”
”Are any of the officers of the _Andromeda_ where you can contact therown aboard shi+p co out from Terra”
Bedla passively, his right arwyn's instep with the heel of his left foot and hit Brangwyn under the chin with the heel of his left pal his arm free, he started for the door Sylvie Jacque the floor; it hit the fleeing ht hias yelling to them not to choke him to death till he could answer soency”Need help? We'll start a car right away”
”Everything's under control, thank you”
Massarra hesitated for a moment ”What's the dope on this stateo?” he asked
”Travis doesn't want us to find Merlin What you just heard was one of his people, planted here at Force Co to question him e have time But there isn't a word of truth in that statement you just heard on the _Herald-Guardian_ newscast Merlin exists, and we've found it We'll have it opened inside of thirty hours atto take with everybody As soon as he had Massarra off the screen, he was punching the combination of his father's private screen at Interplanetary Building It took five interminable minutes before Rodney Maxwell ca orders into one of the inside co on couards to co that thing out?” his father asked as soon as he appeared
”We're down to it; we can start cutting the collapsiuo,” his father told him ”And don't leave Force Command till you have it open How many men and vehicles does Klem have for defense? You'll need all of them in a couple of hours Everybody here is stunned, now; they'll co”
”You'd better co hold Shanlee in a chair, and shouted to hi the can open right away” He turned back to his father
”Kle here?”
”I can't In about an hour, everything's going up with a bang I have to be here to grab a few of the pieces”
”You'll do a lot of good in jail, or on the end of a rope”
”Chance I have to take,” his father replied ”I think I'll have a couple of hours If anybody fro to tell them?”
Conn repeated the line he had taken already His father nodded
”All right I'll call you later If I can Just keep things going at your end”
A dozen of Kle into the room
”Thistheerous Take him out somewhere, search hiive him a robe
He's to be watched every second; make sure he hasn't poison or other suicide means He's to be questioned later”