The cook thought hard, then replied, “I don’t recollect exactly, but he had a mustache.”
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“Shouldn’t be too hard to run down.” Ames took some folded papers out of his pocket. “I have a list here of all persons who were at the press conference…
. Hmm. I know a lot of these chaps. As I recall, there were only three who had mustaches. I can soon check on them.”
As Ames left, Chow mumbled, “I sure am sorry, Tom, fer bein’ such a jughead.”
Tom gave him a pat. “Forget it, old-timer. I’d probably have done the same thing myself.”
Chow waddled off toward the laboratory. Bud gave him a comforting wink as he passed by.
Ames returned before the boys finished eating. “I’ve identified him, skipper.
The saboteur posed as Venuto Giraud of Euro-Press-a European news agency.
The real Giraud’s on assignment in Washington. The guy who conned Chow must have been carrying faked press credentials.”
“Think you can trace him, Harlan?”
Ames shrugged. “I’ll sure try-starting with any clues in the laboratory.”
“Okay.” Tom got up from the table. “Bud and I will take off again tomorrow.
Guess we’d better notify the European press that we’re behind schedule.”
“Nothing doing!” Ames snapped. “You two have been exposed to enough danger. If you’re bent on going through with this project, this time there will be a news blackout. Those fellows can wait”
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“Suits me,” Tom agreed. “The only important stories, anyhow, are the complete reports we’ll be sending to the scientific journals later.”
Tom and Bud spent most of the day on the island, relaxing and preparing for their fresh takeoff the next morning. They thoroughly checked their equipment and locked it up. Later they flew back to Shopton for dinner at the Swift home.
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