Part 4 of Indiana Jones and the Ring of Ra...
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With the two guards safely tied up, Indy tried to explain why he was there.

"My Dad sent me a telegram about your father. He's being forced to help the Germans find something. Now I don't know what it is, but I'm gonna need some help if I'm going to get to it before them," he said.

"Oh," said Miss Langford. "I knew he was in trouble, but no-one would tell me anything. We moved to America when I was small. My father left Germany, ran away from the greatest discovery in the history of archaeology, because he was afraid. He was afraid for his life, and mine. But the more he studied the pictures of the artefact, the more he knew he couldn't let the Nazis keep it. So he came back."

"Okay," said Indy, "So what are YOU doing here?"

"Well, I hadn't heard from my father for months. I presumed he'd returned to Cairo, to Giza, since that was where he found the stone ring. I thought the University people here would help, but there was a German man in charge. He told me he'd find out what happened to my father, and then he put me under guard. He said it was for my own protection."

Indy grunted. Thoughtfully he ran his hand over his stubble.

"You're going to have to tell me everything. But first we've gotta get outta here."

He looked out of the window. Someone had parked a truck underneath the window.

"Grab anything you need," he said.

Catherine picked up a cloth bag and stuffed some papers into it.

"I'm Catherine, by the way," she said.

"You can call me Indy," said Indy, jumping out of the window onto the cloth roof of the truck. He held out his arms.

"Jump!" he ordered.

She jumped.

posted by Fiery Fred @ 4:49 PM