The Shadow - 04 - The Red Menace by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Street & Smith
Published: 1931-11-21T23:00:00+00:00

“Telephone, sir,” said an attendant, who approached the chair where Lamont Cranston was seated.

The millionaire arose slowly, and went to the private telephone room. He displayed no enthusiasm whatever. Even when he answered the phone, in a place free from observation, he acted in a most disinterested manner.

“This is Burbank,” came a voice over the wire. “Shall I talk to you now?”

“Everything all right at your end?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Go ahead then.”

“I have been watching Volovick -“

“Never mind the name, Burbank.”

“All right, sir. I have been watching the man. I have talked with him. I have learned nothing of importance except one very small detail.”

“Which is -“

“When he opened his wallet to take out some money, he pulled out a yellow card. It was a blank card; I saw both sides of it. But he put it away so quickly that I thought it might have some significance.”

“A yellow card, Burbank? Are you sure it was not a white one?”

“Positive, sir. I thought it was white for a moment; but when he held it in his hand, I noted that it was yellow. A pale yellow— almost white.”

“Where is the man now?”

“At the Pink Rat. He has been drinking a great deal.”

“All right, Burbank. Let him stay there. Go off duty. I’ll let you know when you are needed.”

Lamont Cranston sat in thought for a few minutes after he had hung up the receiver. Then he smiled.

“A yellow card,” he murmured. “Yellow—almost white. Volovick has been drinking. Rather a bad practice if he is engaged in active work.”

He drew a pad from his pocket, and wrote:

Black—A meeting to-night.

Gray—Meeting: do not come if in danger.

White—Work ended. No more meetings.

He paused momentarily; then added:

Yellow—No work or meetings until specially notified.

LAMONT CRANSTON laughed. The matter of Volovick had troubled him during the past few days.

Now he understood that the man was temporarily inactive.

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