“Nobody in here,” came a voice through the darkness.
“No?” The man with the automatic spoke incredulously. “Take a look in there. Make sure there’s nothing in back.”
A man started to enter the car. He turned on his flashlight to illuminate the interior. A sudden exclamation came from his lips.
“Looks like something!” he said. “Something black, on the back seat — Look out! Look out!”
WITH his warning cry came a sharp revolver shot. It startled the chauffeur as well as the man who had stopped him.
Craig turned his head and saw the glint of a revolver. Another shot burst the silence.
The man at the door of the limousine fell into the road.
The leader — he with the badge — uttered an enraged command. Instantly a group of men appeared from beside the road. Craig saw the leader level his automatic. The chauffeur realized that he was the helpless target for the man’s gun.
But before the trigger was drawn, another shot came from the opened door in the back of the car. The leader’s arm dropped; his gun fell to the ground.
The attackers were shooting into the back of the limousine. Craig flung himself flat on the front seat.