Crack!
SymphonyÕs gun spat flame, but in almost the same instant his foot caught in a hidden root and he sprawled on all fours over the turf.
The hound stopped dead, then, with another bloodcurdling bay, turned and launched itself full at the oncoming Henry. So quick was its spring, and so powerful its impetus, that Henry was knocked flying, the gun spinning from his fingers. The great beastÕs hot breath fanned his cheeks and the slavering jaws were within an inch of his throat. There was nothing ghostly about this animal. Desperately, Henry tried to grapple with the monstrous hound. He dug his nails into its pendulous jowls, scrabbling frantically for the animalÕs windpipe.
Quick as a flash, Symphony Sam took aim, kneeling, at the monstrous beast, his hand as steady as a rock.
Sam Hicks, better known as ÔSymphony SamÕ has turned detective and stars in three thrilling storiesÑÒThe Man from Abyssinia,Ó ÒThe Secret of All Baba's Jars,Ó and ÒThe Man with the Diamond Mask.Ó With the aid of ex-Fleet Street newspaperman and eccentric millionaire Bill Kellaway, the pluperfect Henry Henry, and the calmly efficient Miss Candy Lee, he sets up the S.S. Detective Bureau opens its office directly opposite Scotland YardÑto the intense fury of Detective-Inspector Barker, who wants nothing more than to put Sam back in clink.