The Shadow 126 Treasure Trail by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant [Grant, Maxwell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Street & Smith
Published: 1937-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

“Precisely,” declared Weston. “I asked Prumbull where Weed lived, and he gave me the address. Weed doesn’t go on duty for an hour. We still have a chance to reach him before he goes to work.”

“And the professor,” questioned Cranston - “where has he gone?”

“He left for the salvage barge,” replied Weston. “It was good policy to let him return there. We shall question Weed independently. If the fellow acts suspiciously, we can arrest him.”

“And what will the professor think?”

“He will suppose that Weed decided to quit the job. Weed practically said that he might do so.”

THE limousine slowed, turning into Twenty-fifth Street. It rolled along the one-way thoroughfare, the chauffeur looking for house numbers on the right. Cranston lowered a window at his left elbow; extended his hand to flick ashes from a cigarette.

Long fingers moved, giving an up-and-down signal. Cranston’s keen eyes saw the hunched figure of Hawkeye, shambling past a doorway. The spotter caught the signal; gave an upward nudge of his own hand in return.

The response meant that Weed was still at home. Absence of any other gesture signified that all was clear. It would be The Shadow’s part, as Cranston, to sit quietly by while the law opened its negotiations with Curtin Weed.

The Shadow would continue that part, unless circumstances demanded otherwise. There was always the chance that issues might develop, particularly in a case like this one. Matters were deeper than the law supposed. Behind the deaths of Cray and Tasper lay past circumstances involving the Grenadier.

The Shadow remembered those five men who had disappeared. Beneath his calm, surface guise of Cranston, he was linking events; considering whether chance, alone, had caused Professor Prumbull to mention the name of Curtin Weed to Baybrook and Weston.

The Shadow suspected hidden motive. His assumptions of that sort were usually correct. This easy approach to Weed’s shabby residence could be the harbinger of swift events. Despite the calmness of the scene, and Hawkeye’s tip that all was well, The Shadow was preparing for trouble.

The Shadow’s readiness was fortunate. Within the next five minutes, his skill was due to meet a heavy test. The Shadow’s alertness was the one factor that would allow a chance against formidable odds.

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