“I don’t figure him in on this, Bob.”
“Listen, Briggs.” Bob’s voice was serious. “We’ve got to play the game without taking any chances! I agree with you — there’s been no sign of The Shadow, so far as we’re concerned. At the same time, he’s a guy that doesn’t leave any traces. Never forget that!”
Briggs nodded.
“First,” declared Bob, “the girl saw somebody in here. That put me on the lookout. Then the Chief wised me up to something else.
“The Shadow or somebody a lot like him — had a run-in with Zull the night after the Harkness murder. Zull kept pretty mum about it, but the news got to the Chief.
“It means that The Shadow was looking in on that affair.”
“I thought he was looking in here,” admitted Briggs, “two nights ago, when Clink did that nose dive down the cellar stairs.”
“So did I,” agreed Bob. “I figured Clink imagined he saw something down there. But when I looked the place over, it was okay. No sign of anybody having been there.
“At the same time, it’s hard to figure how Clink slipped the way he did. He must have been pretty sure something was happening to miss his step and take a fall like that one.
“That’s why I say — look out!”