Maxwell Grant - The Shadow 089 by The Chinese Tapestry

Author:The Chinese Tapestry [Tapestry, The Chinese]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-11-14T23:25:00+00:00

Dryer paused. He had heard a rap at the door. He called, telling the person to come in. A stenographer entered.

“A gentleman to see you, Mr. Dryer,” said the girl. “He says that it is urgent. His name is David Kelroy.”

“David Kelroy!”

Dryer uttered the name spontaneously, while Mark and Durling gaped. Recovering himself, the lawyer spoke to the stenographer.

“Tell Mr. Kelroy to wait for a few minutes,” said Dryer. “I shall ring when I wish him to come in. At that time, you may have him enter alone.”

As soon as the girl had gone, Dryer swung to his companions. Carefully, the old lawyer rendered his decision.

“This changes matters entirely,” he assured. “If our visitor is actually David Kelroy, you will know him, Mark. As soon as he enters, you will be the first to greet him - that is, if you recognize him. If he is not Kelroy, make no move. Do you understand?”

Mark nodded.

“If the man is really Kelroy,” added Dryer, “we shall take your advice, Durling. What we know about Colin’s connection with Mellick shall remain as our exclusive information, until new facts warrant a statement to the police.

“Colin was not directly concerned in either of those Chinatown forays. Our position was difficult only because we had reason to believe that David Kelroy had disappeared. Should this visitor be David Kelroy, we can afford to bide our time until we have gained more detailed information regarding Colin’s dealings with Hype Mellick.”

Weldon Dryer pressed a push-button. A buzzer sounded in the outer office, as notice to admit the waiting visitor. Silently, tensely, the three men watched the door. It opened; and Dryer saw a gleam in Mark’s eyes as a young man stepped across the threshold.

Without need of noting Mark’s next action, Dryer knew that this arrival must be David Kelroy.

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