29/31 They're planning to blow up the Dome of the Rock." "Jee-rusalem!" "Straight goods, Davey. Two tons of TNT stolen, and our friend Scharnhoff, the Austrian, hunting for the Tomb of the Kings-- digging for it day and night--conspirators waiting to run in the explosive as soon as the tunnel is complete." "Why not arrest 'em at once ?" "We want to catch the principals red-handed, explosive and all. Bag the lot, and kill the story. Otherwise, d'you see what it means, if the news leaks out? And the minute the British protect the Jews there'll be all Moslem Asia on fire. |