Maxwell Grant - The Shadow - 065 by Maxwel l Grant

Author:Maxwel,l Grant
Language: eng
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CHAPTER XV. GENTLEMEN OF CRIME

THREE days had elapsed since Harry Vincent's trip about New York. A huge man in gorgeous uniform was standing by a doorway near Sixth Avenue. It was Jericho, the ex-employment agent from Harlem.

On the second floor above where Jericho stood, the large-lettered announcements of an advertising dentist were plastered in the window. Jericho, as he bowed to passers, was handing them cards that bore the dentist's name.

Jericho had walked into this job. He had visited the dentist, shown him the uniform, and had offered to work for a surprisingly low wage. Jericho's broad smile had clinched the job. The perfect teeth that the African displayed were as good advertising as the cards that he passed out.

The dentist had been rather surprised that Jericho had pressed him for the job. There were other dentists with larger businesses who would have paid more. Yet Jericho was satisfied with this spot. There was a reason that his employer did not suspect.

From the doorway outside the steps that led to the dentist's offices, Jericho commanded a perfect view of a Chinese laundry across the way. Hour after hour, the big African could spy the activities of two Celestials who kept bobbing back and forth between the front room of the laundry and the back.

Those two Chinese were Loon Goy and Hoy Wen. Formerly the tools of Tam Sook, they now served the master who had taken the merchant's place. They were underlings of Diamond Bert Farwell, who had visited them in the guise of Tam Sook and who had left their place as an American.

Patiently, Jericho watched. This was the third day that he had kept tabs on the medley of customers that came in and out of the laundry. Loon Goy and Hoy Wen appeared to be doing an excellent business.

Most of the persons who visited their place either brought laundry or left with packages.

There were a few who had come and gone empty handed. Jericho had eyed such persons carefully; but all had passed his inspection. By this time, Jericho felt convinced that any persons who communicated with the Chinamen would certainly be bringing or taking laundry as a blind.

From his post, Jericho had fair opportunity for observation. Nevertheless, he could not see as closely as he wanted. Sometimes persons spent several minutes in the shop; but Jericho had not yet gained suspicions of any one individual.

FIVE o'clock passed. The big African lost his smile as he kept on handing cards to passers. Then, suddenly, Jericho's grin returned. He saw a solemn-faced man enter the laundry. The fellow's sober gait and severe garb marked him as a serving man of a well-to-do master.

This man had left a package of laundry two days before. He was obviously returning for it. But Jericho, sighting through the window, saw him pause and speak to one of the Chinamen. The solemn man held his hand cupped, as though displaying some object in his palm.

The Chinaman stopped as he was about to hand the fellow a package.

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