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Excerpt from The Phantom in the Rainbow
Private radio code snapped and snarled through the ether. Out of the very early morning mist, a great ship loomed up off Sandy Hook. The veteran captain, in resplendent uniform, stood tensely on one end of' the bridge and closely scanned the Long Island horizon.
On that side of the huge vessel, down under the lowest deck, a freight opening was being cleared. These preparations were so far below that no one could notice them unless he was particularly curious and hung over the rail to see.
The vast promenade decks were deserted at this early hour. Only a few passengers were astir, but among them was Bill Skyles, star reporter of the sensational New York Morning Star, returning from a European assignment. Ever alert to any unusual development, he felt the quiet tension pervading the crew and traced their interest to the skyline and the mysterious business below decks.
The monstrous greyhound of the deep gave one short blast and idled to a stop as a long dark cabin cruiser shot out of the fog which' clung to the Long Island shore. The wasp-like bloat circled gracefully to the side of the steam 3 1p.
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