Recoil
“THE RECEPTIONIST announced the arrival of a client; Gillespie said, “I’ve got to make a call. You’ll have to ask him to wait.” Then he picked up the private line. He put the coded card into the phone and let it dial for him.
“Bellamy Security, may I help you?”
“C. K. Gillespie. Let me talk to Ernie.”
“I’ll see if he’s in, Mr. Gillespie.”
“You do that. It’s important, honey.”
“Yes, sir. Hold on a minute please.”
In a moment she was back: “I have Mr. Guffin for you now.”
Ernie’s voice was coarse;... you kept wishing he’d clear his throat. “Get off the line, Mary Lou.” Gillespie heard the click. “What can I do for you, counselor?”
“There was a man in my office about thirty-five minutes ago. Gave his name as Robert Zeck. Some kind of government computer technician—says he does audits on computerized files.”
“What do you want about him?”
“Robert Zeck’s a phony name. I want to find out who he is.”
“Anything to go on?”
“Blond hair.MoreLess
“Bellamy Security, may I help you?”
“C. K. Gillespie. Let me talk to Ernie.”
“I’ll see if he’s in, Mr. Gillespie.”
“You do that. It’s important, honey.”
“Yes, sir. Hold on a minute please.”
In a moment she was back: “I have Mr. Guffin for you now.”
Ernie’s voice was coarse;... you kept wishing he’d clear his throat. “Get off the line, Mary Lou.” Gillespie heard the click. “What can I do for you, counselor?”
“There was a man in my office about thirty-five minutes ago. Gave his name as Robert Zeck. Some kind of government computer technician—says he does audits on computerized files.”
“What do you want about him?”
“Robert Zeck’s a phony name. I want to find out who he is.”
“Anything to go on?”
“Blond hair.MoreLess
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