“What do you know?” Borrango’s voice sounded impatiently. “Why call me, if you know nothing?”
Steve realized he must tell Borrango something of importance, and in his quick quest for a theory, he struck upon a plausible one.
“Vincent came out here just after Genara and Anelmo left,” said Steve. “He was watching them. I think he was giving some one a tip-off that they had gone.”
“What do you think that means?”
“Maybe The Shadow is watching Genara and Anelmo.”
“If he is — ” The enforcer’s voice broke off suddenly. Then he resumed, giving definite instructions.
“You watch this fellow Vincent, Steve.”
After his talk with Steve Cronin, Mike Borrango reported what he had learned to Nick Savoli. The big shot listened carefully. He weighed Borrango’s words; then looked at the enforcer, as though questioning what he intended to do. That was Savoli’s way. He let Borrango speak his piece; then decided.
“Cronin may be wrong on this,” said the enforcer, “but I think he has found something. I’m going to call Frank Marmosa, and learn all he knows.”
AFTER a conversation by telephone with Marmosa, Mike Borrango was elated. He hung up the receiver and turned to his chief.