"027 (B020) - The Secret in the Sky (1935-05) - Lester Dent.XT" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

A NEWSBOY with a freckled face was first to convey the news to Doc Savage. The newsboy was also cross-eyed. Neither the newsboy, nor his freckles, nor his crossed eyes had other connection with the affair, except that the lad's reaction when he sighted Doc Savage was typical of the effect which the bronze man had on people.



The boy's mouth went roundly open with a kind of amazement when he first saw the bronze giant; then, as he sold the paper, his demeanor was awed and very near worshipful.



"I know you, mister," he said in a small voice. "You're Doc Savage! I've seen your picture in the newspapers!"



Doc Savage studied the boy as he paid for the paper. He seemed particularly interested in the crossed eyes.



"Wear glasses?" He asked. He had a remarkable voice; it seemed filled with a great, controlled power.



"Sure," said the newsboy, "They give me headaches."



Doc Savage produced a small business card. The card was not white, but bronze, and the printing - his name only was on it - was in a slightly darker bronze.



"If I asked you to do something." he queried, "would you do it?"



"Betcha boots!" replied the newsboy.



Doc Savage wrote a name and address on the card and said, "Go see that man," then walked on, leaving the boy puzzled.



The name and address the bronze man had written was that of an eye specialist whose particular forte was afflictions such as the boy had.



More than one gaze followed Doc Savage along the street, for he was a giant of bronze with a face that was remarkable in its regularity of feature and a body that was a thing of incredible muscular development. His eyes attracted no little attention, too. They were like pools of flake-gold, stirred into continuous motion by some invisible force.