MIKE was sleeping when Jelks arrived at the office. He didn’t wake until the doctor had shaken him, and then sat upright, rubbing his eyes.
“Doctor Jelks! I thought you were at the hospital.”
“I was.” Jelks rested a package on the desk. “Where’s Sam?”
“In the rest room getting some sleep.”
“Get him.” Jelks sat down as Mike left the office. Normally he would have joked with the secretary, but not now. Now he had no time or thought for anything but what he had discovered, and what had to be decided. He closed his burning eyes, then started, conscious that he had almost fallen asleep.
“You wanted me?” Sam sat heavily on a chair. He was haggard with fatigue.
“Yes.” Jelks fumbled for cigarettes and couldn’t find any. He’d been doing the same thing on and off for the past few hours, always
