“Shoot!” said Clyde.
“Well,” Cardona said, “Double Z has tipped us off that some one is going to bump off Arnold Bodine tonight. Now what do you know? Does that fit in?”
“It does,” said Clyde.
“How?”
“Well,” Clyde spoke thoughtfully, “you know I’ve been handling this Wise Owl column since Caulkins died. I get around a bit, and when some of these inside boys find out who I am they spill a lot of chatter, most of which is hokum. But I’m always listening, and every now and then I overhear something that’s worth following.”
“And you heard—”
“Some mention of a big job coming off tonight. A thousand dollars being paid.”
“To whom?”
Clyde shrugged his shoulders.
“You don’t know who’s in back of it?” quizzed Cardona.