The Shadow - 06 - The Death Tower by Maxwell Grant

Author:Maxwell Grant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Street & Smith
Published: 1932-01-14T23:00:00+00:00

“I did it, didn’t I?” retorted Macklin. “Nobody ever wised up that Harriman wasn’t a suicide. I didn’t get that jewel you wanted. Harriman didn’t have it on him.

“You figured that maybe he had given it to that guy Horace Chatham, and I had a couple of men trailing Chatham, until he bumped off Wilkinson and disappeared.”

“Quite right,” agreed Palermo. “We have dropped Chatham, now. He didn’t have the purple sapphire. I believe I know where it is at present, and I can acquire it myself.

“No, Macklin, I have no fault to find with your work until recently. But this double failure in the simple matter of eliminating a newspaperman—namely Clyde Burke—may prove to be serious. In fact, it is hampering some of my most important plans.”

“Why?” Macklin’s voice was challenging. “Whadda you care about a guy like Burke? He ain’t got anything on you, has he?”

“Nothing of consequence.”

“Why all the fuss then?”

“Macklin,” said Palermo suavely, “you have one failing. You cannot see beyond facts that are extremely obvious. You realize, of course, that Burke has escaped through the aid of a friend, or protector. Yet you have no idea who his protector may be.”

“Yeah,” admitted Macklin, “you’re right there, Doc. Maybe I have got a one-track mind. I told the boys to get Burke. I didn’t think much about this other guy. If he—”

“If he were out of the way,” put in Palermo, as Macklin hesitated, “it would be easy to get Burke, wouldn’t it?”

“Yeah. I hadn’t thought of it until now.”

“All right. Put him out of the way.”

“That would be easy,” laughed Macklin, “if I knew who he was. But right now I ain’t—”

“You’d like to know who he is, wouldn’t you?”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll tell you who he is,” said Palermo, in a low, subtle voice that made Macklin stare. “I’ll tell you who he is. They call him”— the speaker paused impressively—”The Shadow!”

“The Shadow!” Macklin’s eyes were wide.

“The Shadow,” repeated Palermo impressively. “Have you ever heard of him?”

“Gunner” Macklin was on his feet, walking nervously up and down the room.

“You’re sure of that, Doc?” he questioned, in a whining voice. “You ain’t kiddin’ me, are you?”

“Certainly not,” replied Palermo coldly.

“The Shadow!” whispered Macklin. “I can’t believe it, Doc! What a guy he is! There ain’t no gunman that could ever get him! I never figured I’d be up against The Shadow!

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