For a time the two manifested no disposition to leave that corner and, while Patsy was wondering what their purpose was, he caught sight of Chick coming down Forty-second Street rather stealthily. Patsy looked around to see whom he was following, and finally hit upon a low-sized, broad-shouldered man, dressed in the extreme of fashion, who was walking down the street in a vigorous and self-satisfied way.
Patsy at once put himself in a position where he could signal Chick that he was nearby.
Chick caught the signal and immediately returned one which meant that Patsy should come to him if he could.
As the man Chick was following reached the corner of Forty-second Street and Third Avenue—that is to say, the northeast corner—he stopped and looked about in every direction.
Apparently he did not see the person he was looking for, because he settled himself for a wait. This gave Chick an opportunity to cross the street to where Patsy stood.
As he came up he asked:
“Shadowing?”
“Yes,” replied Patsy.
“Who?”
Patsy grinned and replied: