The Shadow - 323 - The Magigals Mystery by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Street & Smith
Published: 1948-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

XI

THE STARS RULE ALL

THE esplanade approaching the Planetarium was divided by a series of twelve pools, all in a long line, with a ledge along the sides. Those pools represented the signs of the zodiac, whose symbols since ancient times have been regarded as a ruling agency in the affairs of mankind.

In its turn, the esplanade was flanked by separated hedgerows, while straight ahead, the Planetarium loomed like a mighty cheese-box topped with a squatty turret that supported a huge dome. It was along this route that three men were hurrying, keeping well apart as if they did not know each other and showing preference for the darkish shelter of the hedges.

There were other people walking along the esplanade, but they were few and

far between. Comparatively speaking, the concourse was deserted except for the three men and the cloaked figure that was on their trail. If he had personally conjured up this situation, The Shadow couldn’t have had it more to order.

In the darkness, the three men fitted the term of nondescript. They differed somewhat in gait and size, but they were all wearing dark clothes. As for The Shadow, he couldn’t even be seen, let alone described. Gaining ground along beside a hedge, The Shadow was represented only by a fleeting patch of black, his own shadow gliding against the white paving of the esplanade.

There was only one thing certain about those three men up ahead, and that was their own uncertainty. They had evidenced it previously, now they were to show the trait again. Just as The Shadow was silently overtaking the last man of the lot, the fellow broke into a rapid jog. Simultaneously, the middle man halted in his tracks. The man up front wheeled about and came hurrying back toward the others.

They couldn’t have suspected that The Shadow was close upon them; certainly not all three. The only man who might have guessed it was the one who

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