The Shadow 247 Twins of Crime by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant [Grant, Maxwell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Street & Smith
Published: 1942-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

“I wanted to surprise you, Mona,” put in Noel. “Apparently, I did.”

“You did, indeed!” With a smile, Mona slid her hand under Noel’s arm. “Where are we going now, Noel?”

“Wherever you say, Mona.”

They went outside and took a cab to ride downtown. The evening was still young and Mona was suggesting that they see the show that Noel had missed the night before, but he shook his head. He preferred to have Mona take her choice of all the shows in town, and during the next dozen blocks she was debating which she would like.

Then, as suddenly as on the night before, Mona’s hopes of a pleasant evening were rudely interrupted.

From far down the avenue came the wail of police sirens. The cab pulled over to the curb to let the law cars sweep past. One patrol car detached itself and pulled alongside. An officer stepped from it and thrust his beefy face into the cab.

He wanted to know where the cab had come from, and Noel told him, as Mona nodded her corroboration. The officer turned to the cabby, who gave the same reply. The cop thought it over a few moments, then spoke an apology. This cab couldn’t possibly be the one that the police were chasing. The time element was far too short.

“We’re looking for a cab that was down by the Arizona Club,” the officer stated. “There was some shooting there. Tex Danver, the boss of the place, was murdered. Sorry I had to stop you.”

The cab proceeded on its way but Mona saw that Noel’s face was troubled, and she wanted to know why. He told her.

“Leon was at the house tonight,” said Noel soberly. “He mentioned Tex Danver. So, for that matter, did the police commissioner when he phoned.”

“What was the connection?” inquired Mona.

“Tex was to give Leon an alibi for last night,” explained Noel. “Odd that Tex should be murdered like Carlo Sarratin.”

“Did Tex have enemies, too?”

“I don’t know,” returned Noel with a headshake. “But this worries me, Mona. I was supposed to stop over and see the commissioner at the Cobalt Club, but I called for you instead. I wonder -“

Mona’s hand tightened on Noel’s. “Drop me at my apartment,” said Mona firmly, “and then keep your appointment with the commissioner. I’ll forget that you met me, Noel. I did it last night.”

Her smile showed that she would forget, exactly as she had before. In her phone call to Noel, Mona had purposely avoided mention of their halted trip to the Skyview Roof. His nod showed that he remembered, and approved.

But there was still that solemn look on Noel’s face, and Mona felt that she understood it. She admired Noel for his concern over his wayward brother. He talked as though he had disowned Leon, but she was quite sure that he never could.

Mona gave the cabby the address of her apartment and they started there. As they rode she kept watching Noel. She could understand why he was troubled. In the

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