As Tony departed, Rajah Brahman dropped the curtain and stepped back into the sanctum.
"I saw the curtain move," he explained quickly. "Come on — we'll make a round-up. You stay here, chief. Slade, you cut in by the seance room, I'll go through the anteroom."
Rajah Brahman's theory was incorrect. As he stood with his back toward the anteroom, a tall form clad in black emerged from beside the curtain, and moved through another entrance. It did not take the path toward the outer door where Imam Singh was on guard. Instead, it was headed directly toward the reception room. Reaching that apartment, it turned toward the seance room — the very place where Rajah Brahman intended to make search!
None of the three men in the sanctum were cognizant of what had taken place. The curtain which Rajah Brahman had dropped now obscured their view. The rajah lifted the curtain again and gave his last word to Martin Slade.
"Wait about a half a minute," he said. "Then cut into the seance room. I'm going around the other way. We'll meet there."
As the seer left on his search, Martin Slade nervously drew a revolver from his pocket. He did not like this job. He was too worried about the possible identity of that invisible presence. Could The Shadow be here?
Slade did not voice his thought, because of the chief. Steadying himself, he started toward the seance room and cautiously opened the door from the sanctum. He waited, revolver in hand, then slipped through the door.
The seance room was empty. Its indirect light showed every spot, and there was no sign of a hidden person.
A man appeared from another door. It was Rajah Brahman. He shook his head as he saw Martin Slade. Together, they searched the room.
"Guess I'm the goat," declared Rajah Brahman. "Not a chance of any one being here. I looked all around."