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BEN glanced at Albert Panzer slyly, and they tightened reins on their horses so as to drop even farther
behind. Ben scratched his head. "Amazing man, huh?"

"Probably the greatest scientific genius of our day," Panzer said. "He is a man who is famous in the fields
of chemistry, electricity, surgery, engineering, archaeology. And, mind you, I don’t mean famous the way
a movie star is famous, or a politician. Not because of a build-up. Not newspaper famous. The public
does not know a great deal about Doc Savage’s work. But great chemists, electricians, surgeons, all
know of his ability."

"Ever meet this Doc Savage?" Ben asked.

"Not personally. I have heard of him, is all."

Ben said, "D’Orr seemed to think of him as an adventurer. He said—I think these were his
words—’Savage is connected with the wildest kind of excitement, usually.’"
"Savage might be called that."

"But you said he was a scientist."

"I think Savage uses his scientific skill to help people who are in trouble," Panzer said. "I know I’ve heard
him referred to as a man who rights wrongs and punishes evildoers."

Ben said, "That don’t sound like a payin’ job to me."

Albert Panzer shrugged. "I’m just telling you what I heard."

Ben eyed him curiously. "How come you didn’t out with this information when I first asked?"

"I figured," Panzer explained slyly, "that you might want it confidentially."

"What gave you that idea?"

"Didn’t the dead man mention Doc Savage to you?" Panzer asked.

Ben was all set for that. He told another lie.

"Of course not," he said.

Panzer seemed surprised. He hardly registered belief. Then be shrugged, and they rode in silence.

Coyotes were howling on the hills long before they got back to the Broken Circle. The night sky was as
clear as ice, and about the same color. They turned up their collars, for they could see their breath.

The coroner was also undertaker, and he had left his hearse at the ranch. They transferred the body. Ben
assisted. D’Orr, McCain, Panzer and the others had turned their horses over to cowboys and gone into
the house.

"Ben."