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The Midnight Visitor (part 2)
Max was slender, a little less than tall,with features that suggested slightly the crafty, pointed countenance of a fox. There was about him- aside from the gun -nothing especially menacing. "The report ,"he murmured. "The report that is being brought to you tonight concerning some new missiles. I thought I would take it from you. It will be safer in my hands then in yours.
Ausable moved to an arm chair and sat down heavily. "I am going to raise the devil with the management is time, and you can bet on it," he said grimly. "This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony. Fowler's eyes went to the single window of the room. It was an ordinary window, against which now the night was pressing blackly.
"Balcony?"Max said with a rising inflection."No, a passkey. I did not know about the balcony. It might have saved me some trouble had I known.
"It's not my balcony," Ausable said with extreme irritation. "Itbelongs to the next apartment." He glanced explainatorily at Fowler. "You see," he said ,"this room used to be a part of a larger unit, and the next room -through that door there- used to be the living room. It had the balcony, which extends under my window now. You can get onto it from the empty room two doors down and somebody did last month. The management promised to block it off but they haven't."
Max glanced at Fowler who was standing stiffly not far from Ausable, and waved the gun with a commanding gesture. "Please sit down," he said. We have a wait of half an hour I think."
"31 minutes ,"Ausable said moodily." The appointment was for 12:30. I wish I knew how you learned about the report Max.The little spy smiled evilly. "And we wish we knew how your people got the report. But no harm has been done I will get it back tonight. What is that? Who is at the door ?"
Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door. Ausable just smiled . "That will be the police," he said. "I thought that such an important paper as the one we are waiting for should have a little extra protection.So, I told them to check on me to make sure everything was alright."
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated .
"What will you do now ,Max?"Ausable asked.
Quiz time
( Ans. Max entered the room using a passkey.)
What do you think?Will Max get the paper?
Comment your answer.
Answer in the next part.😁
Ausable moved to an arm chair and sat down heavily. "I am going to raise the devil with the management is time, and you can bet on it," he said grimly. "This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony. Fowler's eyes went to the single window of the room. It was an ordinary window, against which now the night was pressing blackly.
"Balcony?"Max said with a rising inflection."No, a passkey. I did not know about the balcony. It might have saved me some trouble had I known.
"It's not my balcony," Ausable said with extreme irritation. "Itbelongs to the next apartment." He glanced explainatorily at Fowler. "You see," he said ,"this room used to be a part of a larger unit, and the next room -through that door there- used to be the living room. It had the balcony, which extends under my window now. You can get onto it from the empty room two doors down and somebody did last month. The management promised to block it off but they haven't."
Max glanced at Fowler who was standing stiffly not far from Ausable, and waved the gun with a commanding gesture. "Please sit down," he said. We have a wait of half an hour I think."
"31 minutes ,"Ausable said moodily." The appointment was for 12:30. I wish I knew how you learned about the report Max.The little spy smiled evilly. "And we wish we knew how your people got the report. But no harm has been done I will get it back tonight. What is that? Who is at the door ?"
Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door. Ausable just smiled . "That will be the police," he said. "I thought that such an important paper as the one we are waiting for should have a little extra protection.So, I told them to check on me to make sure everything was alright."
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated .
"What will you do now ,Max?"Ausable asked.
Quiz time
( Ans. Max entered the room using a passkey.)
What do you think?Will Max get the paper?
Comment your answer.
Answer in the next part.😁
