“Yes, and no. He has aides, but they play very minor parts. That will be to our advantage. Everything is arranged. Spotter and Bronson have awaited my word, only in case I might have a better suggestion.
“I approve of their plan. It will work. Remain tranquil.”
Jerry knocked at the door.
“Dinner,” said Isaac Coffran. “Time you were back at Windsor’s. Forget The Shadow. He is my prize. Be watchful from now on. You have done well.”
Birdie Crull had reached the stairway when the old man recalled him.
“Be sure to send Vernon over immediately,” said Isaac Coffran. “Tell him to bring his appliances. I have work for him. He will understand.”
“All right. By the way — I found these on Jarnow.”
Birdie Crull gave three crisp twenty-dollar bills to Isaac Coffran. The old man studied them keenly.
“He must have picked these up when he was here,” he said.
“Exactly,” answered Crull. “Just another clue that Detective Griffith didn’t keep. I know what I’m doing when I work.”