Grant, Maxwell - The Shadow 007 - The Silent Seven by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Detective, Mystery, Crime, Suspense, Adventure, Thriller
ISBN: 9780515039665
Publisher: Street & Smith Publications
Published: 1975-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

THE two men were playing billiards when Herbert arrived with the glasses. When the butler left the room, Blake whispered to Paget:

“That bird was pretty near wise.”

“Only for a minute,” replied Paget.

“Otto will be next,” commented Blake. “I’ll be ready for him. Say, the job was certainty pulled slick. How did you do it?”

“Never mind.”

“Oh, all right. I just liked the job, that was all. The sedan came along and stopped in front of the old house where you told me to wait. A fellow got out and walked away, up the road. When I saw the coast was clear, I hopped in and came back here.”

The door opened, and Herbert returned for the empty glasses.

“Nice shot, Wilbur,” commented Paget, in his usual drawling tone.

“Thanks, Rodney,” returned Blake, chalking his cue. “Now watch this one.”

The men resumed their buzzing conversation after the butler had gone. At last there was a knock at the door. Otto entered in response to Blake’s order.

“Sorry, sir,” said. Otto. “I didn’t know that Mister Paget had gone until I reached the club.”

“All right, Otto,” said Blake briskly. “Did you bring the watchman?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Did you put the sedan away?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Good night.”

At midnight, the men concluded their game of billiards. As they went upstairs together, Blake passed the butler with confidence and assurance. Paget accompanied Blake to his room.

“Remember,” said Paget, “you are Wilbur Blake. I’ve told you much tonight. I have more pointers that you will learn to-morrow.

“I’m here for a month - and the game is in our hands.”

The other man nodded.

“Good night, Rodney,” he said.

In his own room, Paget turned out the light before retiring, and stared through the open window. He saw the watchman pass in his patrol of the grounds. Then his eyes were disturbed by the sight of a long shadow that lay across the lawn.

It reminded him of the shadow that he had seen in that squalid room in the house near Lexington Avenue.

Paget watched the shadow intently for several minutes. He shrugged his shoulders and was about to leave the window, when he fancied he saw the shadow move. He continued watching, but detected no further motion.

“A shadow,” murmured Paget, as he left the window. “Only a shadow - but a shadow may mean - some one. Well, there’s a cure for everything - including shadows.”

He was thinking of the Silent Seven. As yet, he had tested only a portion of their power. Should this strange shadow prove the presence of an enemy, an appeal to Number One would defeat the foe.

What was the power of a shadow compared with that of the Silent Seven!

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