Grant, Maxwell - The Shadow 041 - The Killer by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Detective, Mystery, Crime, Suspense, Adventure, Thriller
Publisher: Street & Smith Publications
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

MILLIONS in mineral wealth - there in the lost mines of Durango! With the knowledge that he already possessed, Harland Mullrick was confident that he could find the chosen spot within the option limit of six months.

Yet Burton Blissip, like Roy Selbrig, could either make or mar the game. Blissip had come to New York in response to Mullrick’s second letter. Mullrick folded the map. What if he should ignore the man from Buffalo, who now occupied Room 1378 at the Goliath Hotel?

If Blissip were ignorant of what Mullrick wanted - and Mullrick’s letter had been a cagey one - Blissip might prove to be of no consequence in this affair. Yet the middle course did not appeal to Harland Mullrick. He opened the Aztec volume and brought out the folded paper. He studied the crossed-off name of Roy Selbrig.

Burton Blissip, if he would accept an offer, would give surety to Mullrick’s option even though Blissip’s demand might be exorbitant. Burton Blissip, if he were dead, like Roy Selbrig, could do naught to interfere with Mullrick’s search for the lost mines.

Nervously, Mullrick folded the paper and thrust it back into the big book. He clenched his fists feverishly, as though inspired by hideous worry.

Then, seeing Pascual watching him, Mullrick laughed. His calm came back. Cool and calculating, he sat down in a large chair and lighted a cigarette.

“Dinner,” he mused aloud. “It is not a bad idea, Pascual. I shall rest a little while, then go out to dinner, alone, at some good hotel. After that, Pascual, I shall meet Senor Herston. I am worried a bit tonight. Restless, Pascual. Tomorrow, I shall feel more at ease - perhaps -“

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