CHAPTER NINE
The little house situated in a secluded area of Saigon was plunged into total darkness. Or so it seemed to Michael Shelby and his Oriental companion, Pei Liao, as they walked silently up the short drive. Pei Liao went to work on a low window. The curtains were drawn, and they could see nothing but blackness inside. There was a sharp click as Pei Liao's knife located the window lock, and then they were inside the house.
The two men had come there to try to find and free Brian Slattery who was being by Major Carter's men. They had already tried several places in vain, and this was the last address on the list Pei had brought. . .After that if the search proves fruitless Brian would have to be abandoned to his fate.
Silently, Pei Liao and Michael paddle across the dark empty r
