"020 (B026) - Death in Silver (1934-10) - Lester Dent" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

MONK squinted at the receding chin and the none-too-robust physique of Sparks.



"You know something?" he asked.



Clarence Sparks moistened his lips nervously. "I - I hope this won't get me into trouble," he muttered.



Monk and Ham were both intensely interested.



"Spill it," Monk directed.



The Seven Seas billing clerk swelled his thin chest with a full breath of resolution.



"I was eavesdropping outside Paine L. Winthrop's door," he said in a voice which excitement made loud. "I heard him make the telephone call which was directly responsible for his death."



"Blazes!" Monk exploded. "Then it was a murder, huh?"



Clarence Sparks clenched his fists and said, "It certainly was!"



"Who was Winthrop talkin' to?" Monk demanded.



"To the secret mastermind of the Silver Death's-Heads," Clarence gulped.



"For the love of mud!" said Monk. "What was his name?"