Thus two taxis were on their way to Joe le Blanc’s road house in the country. One contained Genara and Anelmo; the other held a man who evidently was much interested in the affairs of the Homicide Twins.
CHAPTER XXIV
THE PLOT AGAINST SAVOLI
Two hours later, John Genara and Tony Anelmo were seated in the private room of Joe le Blanc’s road house. The two killers seemed to be awaiting the arrival of another man. It was not long before he appeared.
The newcomer was Nails Pietro, one of the toughest of Chicago’s lesser gang leaders.
The Homicide Twins rose to meet him. They were well away from the window, and they did not observe what happened there.
As on that day when Joe le Blanc had talked to Steve Cronin, a hand appeared at the window, but only for an instant. Something slipped behind the radiator. It was a tiny instrument, and it disappeared immediately.
The wire attached to it was inconspicuous in the shadows at the side of the room.
The three men took their places at the table. Anelmo rose to make an inspection tour. He made sure that the doors were locked. He closed the half-opened window, and the thin wire was pressed beneath the sash. Then he returned to the table.
The three men began to talk in Italian. They were sure that they were not being heard.