Maxwell Grant - The Shadow - 057 by Maxwel l Grant

Author:Maxwel,l Grant
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

"Could he be the murderer?"

"No. I checked on that. He isn't very husky; but that's not the point. I figured it this way: the guy that killed Dyke was the one who murdered Fallow. So I quizzed Parsons and found out that Talbot was at Dyke's, on the job, the night that Fallow was killed. Parsons is sure about it."

"I hope that Parsons is to be relied upon. He might have been in league with Talbot."

"Not a chance. One guy wouldn't hold the bag if the other scrammed. Maybe Talbot is phony; but Parsons isn't. That's settled."

TOWSON pondered. Cardona's words had apparently started a thread of recollection in the engineer's mind. Cardona waited for a statement.

"Loring Dyke came here but seldom," remarked Towson. "He spent most of his waking hours, so I understand, in his laboratory. On one visit, I remember that he mentioned his servants—Parsons and Talbot—and he spoke highly of their loyalty.

"Dyke was a man of sound judgment. Your impression of Parsons is doubtless correct. It fits in with Dyke's belief. It is possible, of course, that Dyke was mistaken regarding Talbot."

"Once we've found the fellow," persisted Cardona, "we'll know. There's another angle to it, Mr. Towson.

The police surgeon thinks that Loring Dyke was killed just about the time when Talbot left the house.

"Maybe the killer was waiting until he got out. That would have been good business; it would have meant only one servant to fight. It happened that Parsons was on the third floor; so there's no reason why the murderer— assuming he had a key—couldn't have gone in and out right after Talbot left."

The trend of conversation had changed. Joe Cardona had been stating his own theories. His questioning had ceased at an early stage. Bryce Towson was adhering to the plan which Herbert Whilton had ordered. He had diverted the talk to a point where there could be no mention of the supermotor.

Joe Cardona was rising. The door closed without a semblance of a jar. The Shadow merged with darkness. Then the door reopened; Cardona stepped into the hall, accompanied by Bryce Towson. The detective shook hands with the engineer; then left.

The Shadow waited until Bryce Towson had returned to the conference room. The engineer left the door partly opened; The Shadow, passing, saw Towson busied with his papers. Then the gliding shape reached the front door. The Shadow made his silent, unseen way out into the night.

Joe Cardona had been at Bryce Towson's slightly more than twenty minutes. In the period between twelve-eight and twelve-thirty, he had discussed the theory upon which the police were working. Joe Cardona was returning to headquarters; The Shadow was faring forth on new investigation. Cardona had learned nothing that The Shadow knew; The Shadow had learned Cardona's theories.

Yet neither had learned of the reward of Charg. The death of Talbot, delivered in a hidden lair, was yet unknown. Only those whom Charg had chosen could find the body of Talbot at the spot where it now lay!

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.