Chapter XIV

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STRANGE FISH

“How the blazes did Berlitz get hold of his men here so quick?”

“Short−wave radio. German government station. One of the Nazi agents has confessed to that.”

“Oh,” Monk said. “Well, I guess this is wound up. You going back to New York right away?”

“Why?” Doc asked suspiciously.

Monk looked sheepish. “Well, Paris invited me to stick around for a vacation. I think I will. Ham is horning in on it, too. And I was just wondering if you could think of some reason for taking Ham back with you, while I stayed here.”

Doc frowned. He was exasperated.

“Let what happened to Johnny Toms be a lesson to you,” he said. “Johnny was in love with Paris Stevens, but he was too proud to do anything about it because he had no money. The temptation to get a lot of money by selling the fish tank was almost too much for him. He nearly fell for it.”

“Why look at me?” Monk asked.

“Aren't you perpetually broke?”

“Sure.”

“Well, falling in love when you're broke upsets you psychologically.”

“Who's falling in love?”

“What do you call this eye−popping you and Ham are doing at Paris?” Doc demanded.

Monk grinned.

“We're just wolves,” he said.

THE END