The Shadow 060 Gypsy Vengeance by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant [Grant, Maxwell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Street & Smith
Published: 1934-07-31T23:03:42+00:00

“I shall certainly do so,” responded Laustin.

Cranston’s hand moved away. The conversation took another trend. An hour passed. During that period, the eyes of The Shadow, as they peered from the calm countenance of Lamont Cranston, were keen in their notation of Rodney Casper.

Time and again, the pretended Englishman glanced toward the sparkling girasol. The fascination of the gem continued to hold him.

WHEN Lamont Cranston and Rodney Casper took their leave, Lorenna and her manager had already departed. Most of Shirley’s guests were gone. Cranston left the house while Casper was still talking with Laustin and his daughter.

“The club, Stanley.”

The order came to the chauffeur as Lamont Cranston settled in the cushions of his limousine. Stanley heard it, in the tones of Lamont Cranston. He did not catch the whispered laugh that occurred shortly after the car had turned from Laustin’s driveway.

That was the laugh of The Shadow. It had significance tonight. The Shadow had watched two men at work. Claude Jerwyn and Rodney Casper had never met. Each, tonight, had been playing a game of his own.

Both sought the Spanish jewels. Jerwyn, spying, had gained the information that he could pass to Marty Lunk. The possibility of a gang raid at Hampton Uhler’s country residence had been a vital thought to Claude Jerwyn.

To Rodney Casper, the problem had been one of subtle strategy. Cleverly, he had introduced himself to Howard Laustin. Through the retired manufacturer, he was planning to gain access to Hampton Uhler’s home.

Jerwyn had seen Casper; yet it was plain that he had taken the man for an ordinary guest - not as the hidden sponsor of Valdo’s scheme. Casper, on the contrary, had not seen Jerwyn. He did not know that Lorenna’s manager had learned the details of Uhler’s strongroom.

Two men were confident. In that one respect, Rodney Casper and Claude Jerwyn were alike. Such was the situation that produced The Shadow’s laugh. For in this strange approach of cross-purposes, The Shadow held the key.

He could divine the plans of Rodney Casper. He could foresee the actions of Claude Jerwyn. Yet those who sought the wealth of Hampton Uhler had failed to see the hand of The Shadow, as it stretched across their paths!

CHAPTER XII. WORD TO THE SHADOW

“So Jerwyn wants the money. Eh, Valdo?”

“Yes.”

“And he says that Howard Laustin has the gems.”

“Yes. He said the girl told Lorenna that her father was keeping them.”

“Did you talk to Lorenna?”

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