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Doc Savage ordered quietly, "Watch the oxygen closely." He stepped swiftly from the room. He always
tried to foresee emergencies; there was a flashlight in his equipment case outside in the sterilizing room.
He came back in a moment and passed the light to the assistant.

"Hold it steady."

Doc Savage’s flake-gold eyes never left the small incision that meant life or death to the small boy on the
table; his swift hands made delicate movements, until finally he straightened, said quietly, "See that he has
absolute quiet. I shall see him later."

Not until the table with the still form was wheeled from the darkened room, did the famous specialists
and surgeons applaud the bronze man’s work. The applause was a roar. Only the greatest of them really
knew what an amazing feat they had witnessed.

Doc Savage, unmoved by the applause, was taking off the operating gown, white skull cap and facial
mask.

Most of the visiting medical men had never seen Doc Savage before he appeared in the room. They
stared, for this Doc Savage was a man of amazing physical appearance.

His bronze hair was a shade darker than the bronze man’s skin, and it lay flat and smooth, while his
mouth was muscular and strong without being severe. Strong facial lines showed power of character.

Doc Savage said, "What was that interruption—about Uppercue?"

The bronze man’s voice—calm, yet with a repressed power and tonal inflection that were
remarkable—held the attention of everyone, though Doc was only addressing the assistant doctor at his
side.

The assistant had unmasked also. It could be seen that the assistant was a young, good-looking man with
slender height and delicate features. His hair was straw-blond.

The assistant was Dr. Alexis Mandroff—in charge of the clinic here—and he had willingly offered his
services to Doc Savage in performing this operation to demonstrate a method that would save thousands
of lives in the future.

Dr. Mandroff replied, "It must be something terrible, sir."

An attendant put in, "I just phoned to find out. They say Professor Uppercue is in trouble or something.
They’re trying to catch him—"

"Catch him?" Doc asked.

"They say he was acting insane."

There were gasps of dismay, for many of these men knew the famous scientist, Uppercue.

To Dr. Mandroff, Doc said, "See that the printed booklet of the operation procedure is distributed. Also
see that each person gets a copy of the motion-picture film."