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.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlcleared up-I'm all for it.I'll stand guard up at the head of Barnes' lane.""And I'll take the creek," Clem offered."I'll take the skiff and lay justoffshore, opposite Barnes' house.I can usually kind of feel it if a boat'scomin', even if I don't*j_ "see it.By nine o'clock the camp was cleaned up.The sky was almost dark-clearoverhead but with a heavy pile of clouds blotting out the new stars toward theeast.The sun had gone down in an ominous red haze, and Clem had said thatthey might get a storm later on."But understand," he added quickly, "I still aim to go through with thisscheme.I'm not sayin' that to hint I want to get out of my part of it."Dan dropped an arm over his shoulders."Don't worry, Clem.We know you bynow."Ken and Sandy were getting into the convertible to drive to Clem's houseagain, to call Richard Holt."Anything we can bring you, Clem?" Ken called out."No, thanks.Just make yourselves at home."Less than ten minutes later Sandy eased the convertible into Clem's neatdriveway made of white oyster shells, and they let themselves into a kitchenthat was as neat and clean as the galley on a well-kept yacht."The phone's in the parlor," Ken said.He led the way through a doorway into asmall hall that ended at the front door.Richard Holt must have been waiting alongside his phone because the connectionwent through almost immediately."Ken?" his voice said."Good.How are you both?""Fine, Dad." Ken moved the phone away from his ear so that Sandy could hearthe conversation too."We heard the noon broadcast.What broke loose?"SETTING A TRAP 85"You two did.At least that started it.""You mean what happened last night?" Sandy asked."That's right.The men who were arrested last night in some farmer'spasture"-there was a brief note of laughter in Holt's voice-"work for a mannamed Tex Walters.The special prosecutor has been keeping an eye on Walters,along with three others-Red Davis, Louis Gorman, and Roger Finn.All four aresuspected of being pretty high up in the crime syndicate-the organization thatincludes the water-front protection gang.They're probably not the top bosses,but they may be second-in-command.So naturally when Pop relayed your messageto me last night I got in touch with the special prosecutor and he alerted hismen.And, sure enough, they spotted signs of Walters' imminent departure."Unfortunately," Holt went on, "the prosecutor had no grounds for arrestinghim immediately, but he did get in touch with the Internal Revenue people.Heknew they'd recently been investigating the income-tax returns of some of thesame men he was keeping an eye on.And the Internal Revenue people agreed tosubpoena all four of those men for questioning.They did better than that-theyalso got a court order impounding all their bank accounts and safe-depositboxes.They couldn't be sure a subpoena would keep them from running off, butthey thought the men couldn't possible make a getaway without funds.""So that was it!" Ken said."Sounds like quick work.""Unfortunately not quick enough-or not complete enough," Holt said."Why? What else has happened?""All four men have shaken their shadows and vanished," Holt said."Maybe theyhad loot cached away that the Federal men didn't know about.At any rate86 THE MYSTERY OF THE GALLOPING HORSEthey're gone.There's a nationwide alert out for them- all airports, railroadstations, and ports of exit are being checked.But nothing's turned up sofar."Ken's voice was worried."How does all this affect you? Are you likely to bein more danger than ever, now that these men are on the loose?""No," Holt said quickly."I should have made that clear right away.The heatPage 37 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlis probably off altogether so far as I'm concerned.One or all of those fourmen were undoubtedly responsible for the warnings sent to me, and theirdisappearance suggests pretty conclusively that they've given up thattactic-that they take for granted now that I'm going ahead."But don't worry," he added."We're not going to be careless.Granger insiststhat Tom Golden still stick with me wherever I go.And we still think you twoought to stay where you are for the next couple of days just to be on the safeside.""Whew!" Ken breathed."Well, I'm sure relieved to hear that.""Relieved to be staying down there longer?" Holt sounded puzzled.Ken laughed."No.I meant relieved to hear you're probably out of danger."Then he added, "Matter of fact, we'd kind of hate to leave here now even if wecould.""But you were supposed to be helping Bert's friend," his father reminded him."Are you just spending your time fishing?"Sandy edged closer and spoke into the mouthpiece."The only thing we'refishing for down here is a ghost.""A what?""Sandy's right, Dad.There's something funny going on here and we'd reallyhate to leave before it's cleared up.Besides, the local men who were alllined up toSETTING A TRAP 87work for Tod won't work now that the ghost has turned up, so they need us.""What kind of ghost is this?" Holt wanted to know."A ghost horse.He gallops."Holt's reply was somewhere between a laugh and a groan
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