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Hop and Tank have traced Dr. Tober's stolen secret to Hunter's office.

But Tober has also located it and orders his assistant, Ruttner, to come with his

mystery plane and to destroy the enemies who've robbed it. And as Hop accuses

Hunter of theft, not knowing they're all in Tober's deadly trap... Lower.

The box is in the center building of that block on the main street.

Direct your ray at it.

The lowest power first.

You're way off the beam, Harrigan.

I delivered that gold to your airport exactly as the contract called for.

What happened to it after that is no concern of mine.

And another thing, I'm busy.

There it goes again.

What's in there?

That belongs to Dr. Tobor. It's going to explode. I'm getting out of here.

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guess is as good as mine, Sheriff. What's the meaning of this, Harrigan? A

box in Hunter's office exploded.

What were you doing in there?

Wait a minute.

I want to ask some questions.

Well, ask him how he knew that box was going to explode.

He yelled for us to get out.

Anyone could see what was going to happen.

Do you think this man planted that explosion?

You're way off, Sheriff.

That box was in his possession when I walked in.

Wasn't it, Hunter?

Yes.

Well, what was in it? You'd be much more disturbed if I told you my guess.

Couldn't we continue this talk some other place? Just a minute.

What was that box doing in your desk?

It was supposed to be valuable. The man who shipped it said so. Who is he?

I don't know.

Who was it consigned to?

If you can find the tag that was on it, you tell me, Harrigan.

Sheriff, my name is Arnold.

Harrigan and Tank are working for me.

If there are any charges, I'll vouch for them.

Well, Hunter suffered a loss. It's for him to save.

Well, I'm sure Mr. Hunter will take my guarantee.

Anything Mr. Arnold says is okay with me.

Our car's out here.

Oh, Sheriff.

There are a couple of men locked up in the barn in the old Martin place.

They tried to steal the Atlas Mining Company's gold shipment.

Just so?

Well, I'll pick them up myself.

We'd better get back to the office.

Get out to the old Martin place and release Arlen and Barry before the

sheriff gets there.

Tank, you better gas up and take Gail's car back to the airport.

I'll meet you there later.

Good enough.

Make it snappy.

You hinted that I would be surprised if I knew your guess as to the contents of

the box that exploded.

Explain that statement.

I think it contains some part of Dr. Tobor's secret.

Oh, that's nonsense.

How in the world would anything of Tobor's be in Hunter's possession?

That's something I'd like to know myself.

Suspicious of Hunter will get us no place. Give me the details of your

flight to Tobor's laboratory.

Well, I followed the course he gave me. Did you see the laboratory?

Yes, I did.

It's the weirdest place I've ever seen. Think you could find it again?

No.

We weren't there very long.

Dr. Tobor packed something into a box and ordered us to fly him out again.

On the way back, we were hit by the light that burned out the ignition.

That is the most unbelievable part of your story. If you'd been there, you'd

have believed it.

Mr. Arnold, I'm convinced that the box that exploded was the same box that Dr.

Tobor was carrying.

And what's more, I intend to make it my business to find out what it was doing

in Hunter's desk.

Tell me, Harrigan, why couldn't you fly back to Dr. Tobor's?

Because I was blindfolded.

What? I was blindfolded, and so was Tank. We couldn't see a thing.

Well, how could you navigate?

That's something the doctor will have to answer if we ever see him again.

to turn this whole matter over to the authorities.

Why do you say that?

Dr. Tobor's a very important man, and we haven't been able to find him.

If the wrong people get hold of him and his invention, it'll be just too bad.

Getting the authorities to look for Tobor would be the worst thing we could

do. Why? We're not breaking any laws.

Tobor's a very peculiar man.

You've got something there.

A nationwide police search for him is bound to result in publicity at the

wrong time.

The secret of why we're looking for him is bound to come out.

So far, no foreign country knows of Toboy's invention.

If we broadcast it, it will triple the danger for him and our country.

But the police would keep it quiet.

No, I'm afraid not.

Oh, don't misunderstand me, Harrigan.

The police would not intentionally tell the world about it, but then... Well,

you know how those things happen.

Maybe you're right.

Besides, Toboy would immediately take the stand that he was being hunted like

a common criminal.

He'd be all the harder to catch.

See, that's swell, Jackie. I've got to go back and listen for radio for it. And

don't go beyond the edge of the field, will you please?

All right, sis, I will.

Boy, will Tank be surprised when he sees this baby fly.

Pardon me. Any news, Gail? Not a thing, Hop. Hop, I gotta talk to you. Just a

minute, Jackie.

Thanks for the lift, Mr. Arnold.

It's quite all right. Hop, I gotta talk to you. Jackie, behave yourself.

Let me know the minute you hear any word at all about Dr. Tobor. I will, and you

do the same. All right. Bye. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I found your car.

No. Where? About two miles down the highway, and not a soul in sight.

Hop, you gotta listen to me.

Okay, Jackie, as soon as I come back with my car.

Come on, thanks. You better not leave now. I've got that funny-looking guy

locked up in the storeroom. What?

Now, let me get this straight.

You mean you have Dr. Tobor in there?

I caught him prowling around in the hangar, so I followed him.

He heard me and ran into the storeroom. Then I locked the door.

Let's look into this.

Nice to see you again, Mr. Harrigan. Yeah, if it was up to you, there

wouldn't be anything left to say.

We're going to have a showdown, Doctor.

Yes? You're going to answer some questions.

Perhaps. Why did you try to kill us?

I destroyed my enemies.

They stole my invention.

You haven't destroyed anyone.

And another thing. If Hunter tried to steal anything from you, he was working

for somebody else.

The explosion didn't accomplish my purpose. If it had, we wouldn't be here.

That is too bad.

Now, look here, you... I demand to be thrown back to my headquarters at once.

I'll do that after you... After what?

After you've had a talk with Mr. Arnold.

I'll have nothing more to do with Mr. Arnold. I trust him less than ever.

He's invested thousands of dollars in your idea, and he's entitled to a fair

break. I said I'd have nothing more to do with him.

I think you're trying to run out on Arnold and keep the whole thing for

yourself. Nobody will get it.

It's up here.

And I don't have to give that up if I don't want to.

Maybe so.

But Arnold's a big man in the airplane industry.

And I'd like to clear my name with him. He holds me responsible for your

disappearance. You can tell him you talked to me.

And I'll have nothing to do with him.

Okay, let it go at that.

How about some chow, Gail?

Sure, I'll run over to my place and see what I can find in the icebox for you.

That's the most sensible thing I've heard in the last two days.

I like my eggs sunny side up, miss.

The air friction at this point would be less if you changed the leading edge of

the wing just a little.

So? And where did you learn that, young man?

My books.

Ah.

To think that I found such an aeronautical mind in a child.

Tank says he can tell all about mortars by just listening.

But I read about it.

What would you say if I told you you could hardly hear my new plane at all?

You'd have to prove that to me.

Yeah, me too.

I will.

Now look here.

Hello, this is Hop Harrigan. Is Mr. Arnold there?

Well, let me talk to him, please.

This is quite important, Miss Brooks. I'm sure he won't mind having his

director's meeting disturbed.

Just a moment, Mr. Harrigan.

Mr. Arnold, Hop Harrigan is on the phone. I tried to tell him you were

busy, but... I'll take the call in here.

Yes, go ahead, Harrigan.

Tobor, is that your place?

Go ahead.

I'll try to convince him to come in and talk it over with you.

Well, all right.

I'll leave Tobor in your hands. But remember, I'm holding you responsible

for him.

Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on him. Yes.

Very well. Handle it your own way.

Do you think it's safe to leave Dr. Tobor out there?

Well, why not?

No one knows he's there.

We know it.

Others may learn it, but also.

Dr. Tobor is at Hop Harrigan's Airport.

Get him.

See, I made some improvements on this outfit since Hop gave it to me. I don't

doubt it.

Well, it's one of the best little radios anybody ever had. Jackie, don't brag.

Well, it is, sis.

Oh, let him boast a little bit, Miss Nolan.

He's a bright boy.

Isn't it about time for you to hit the sack, Doctor?

You can bunk with us.

Can I go, too?

No, they need that extra bed for Dr. Tobor.

Oh, I never get to go over to Hop's place.

And then we were to spend the night for weeks.

Now he even wants to sleep near airplanes and paint.

I hope you'll be comfortable here, doctor.

I'm sure I will be.

There you are, doc.

You can make your own sack.

You'll find that bed's okay.

We bunk over here.

I'm gonna sleep with one eye open and my clothes on.

You'll be all right until morning.

Make a lot of noise. Get Harrigan into his office.

Hey, Hop.

Did you hear that?

Doc sure is a sound sleeper.

Let's see what's going on.

Here they come.

to find Dr. Tober? And even if they do, what chance have they against the

powerful defense of the chief pilot's men?

Don't miss Betrayed by a Madman, the fifth smashing chapter of Hop Harrigan

at this theater next week.