Aimless?Doc Savage went to a spot below the ledge. A noosed rope was tossed down; he placed this under his arms, and was hauled upward. Guards menaced him with small automatic pistols which had been converted into semimachine guns. It was significant that they had these weapons handcuffed to their wrists, presumably to prevent the weapons being seized unexpectedly and turned on their owners.
The bronze man was conducted into a long room. The roof was supported by a single post, and to this post was attached a chain. The other end of the chain was padlocked around the bronze man’s waist.
A door at the other end of the room opened. A man came out—a rather large man, neatly dressed. Across the man’s chest was draped a heavy gold watch chain, and to this chain was affixed a gold medallion, r
