Shadow 088 - The House That Vanished 10-15-35, The by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant [Grant, Maxwell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Street and Smith
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

KERMAL arose impressively. Chewing at a fresh cigar, he paced back and forth. He finally seated himself on the couch, nearer to Lanford than he had been before.

“There are remedies for most ills,” stated Kermal, steadily. “I saw the cure in this case. To keep Myra Dolthan hidden until she is of age. Then to have her make out a will herself, cutting George Garling off entirely. When that has been accomplished, plotters will be checkmated.

“I happened to be a friend of Doctor Leo Claig. He came to Boston while Myra was on her way from Europe. I wanted to use his house as our hiding place. He suggested that it would be better to occupy a house on Dobson’s Road, a building recently vacated by an artist named Brooks.

“We moved in there one night. Myra, myself, Daggart and two servants: Croy and Blissop. Brooks had failed to order the telephone disconnected. That suited us, because it enabled us to communicate with Doctor Claig.

“However, the telephone caused trouble. Last Saturday night, Daggart heard someone making a call by the door of the hall closet. Daggart listened; he heard Blissop giving someone instructions how to reach our house.

“Blissop, like Croy, was in my confidence. The man had turned traitor. He was selling out to those who wished to murder Myra. Daggart rushed upon Blissop as soon as the fellow had completed the call.

“Blissop drew a gun. He fired two shots; one clipped Daggart’s arm. When Daggart fell, Blissop was aiming deliberately to kill him when Croy arrived. He had a gun; he had heard the shots. He fired and his bullet lodged in Blissop’s heart.”

Lanford saw Daggart standing pale-faced near the couch. The secretary nodded as he caught Kermal’s gaze. Daggart’s face looked troubled; Lanford decided that the man was recalling that experience in which he had been wounded.

“I called Doctor Claig,” declared Kermal. “He attended Daggart’s wound. We placed Blissop’s body in the living room. Then we discussed our next step. Less than one week remained before Myra would be twenty-one. It seemed best to avoid complications until that date.

“To inform the authorities would have caused an inquiry. Our whereabouts would be known. Myra would be held as a witness. We knew that we were dealing with hidden foes who would go to any measure to slay the girl whom we were protecting

“Blissop had told them where we were. Fortunately, his telephone conversation had been finished. They did not know what had happened. Yet there was a chance that they might come that very night. Blissop had directed them to take the first road after they passed the one marked Westbury.

“We sent Croy out into the storm. He removed the sign. He brought it to our road and planted it there. We knew that we would have time to move. We were packing upstairs when you and Goodling arrived. Naturally, Croy suspected that you might be enemies.”

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