CHAPTER XIX
VINCENT RECEIVES A MESSAGE
EVENTS had moved slowly at Frank Marmosa’s place since that exciting night when Monk Thurman had appeared there. Harry Vincent was now accustomed to the routine of the gambling den, and he performed his duties with a precision that brought the commendation of Frank Marmosa.
Yet Harry had as yet divined no purpose in his work. He knew that he had been installed in this place through the action of The Shadow; but so far he had received no instructions from his mysterious chief.
In times gone by, Harry had looked to Claude Fellows for contact. He knew little of The Shadow’s organization beyond the insurance broker. Now he realized that he must either receive orders directly from The Shadow, or through some other agent.
So far, Harry knew of nothing which had been accomplished. He had not heard of the episode in the death car, the night that the gangsters had failed in their efforts to murder Morris Clarendon.
He had no idea that only the night before, The Shadow had met Nick Savoli face to face.
Living at the Goliath Hotel, Harry had heard of the peace dinner, but he had not been in the building when it had taken place.
He read the papers avidly, and found the reports meager and the suppositions great. The morning following, Harry had checked out of the Goliath Hotel. He did this, not because it was a spot chosen by gangsters, but because he found more suitable quarters at a smaller hotel, as close to Marmosa’s Cafe.
Harry had been unable to notify The Shadow that he was staying at the Goliath, so there was apparently no reason why he should not change his abode.