"Maxwell Grant - The Shadow - 042 - Mox" - читать интересную книгу автора (Grant Maxwell)

"The place is an old apartment building with a single telephone," he said. "Markham is going up there. We
can meet him. The manager apparently lives in the building. East Seventy-ninth Street."

THE trio rode in Cranston's limousine. When they reached their destination, Markham was awaiting
them, with another detective. He announced that other men were watching the house in case a raid
should be necessary.

"We'll see the owner," decided Cardona, pointing toward a window on the ground floor.

Weston nodded. Cardona had picked out the window because it bore a sign: Apartments To Let.

A quizzical, middle-aged man answered the door. He shrank back as Cardona exhibited a badge. He
began to talk in a worried, pleading tone. Cardona motioned the others into the small room that served as
a rental office, and began to talk.

"Your name is Mursled?" he questioned, following information received from Markham.

The man nodded, incapable of speech.

"Who's been getting calls here beside yourself?" Cardona pointed to the telephone as he spoke.

"The tenants," replied the middle aged man, still using his wheedling voice. "They come down from
upstairs. I let them use the telephone, if they do not ask too often."

"Who are the tenants?"

"The old lady on the second floor front; the two women who have the second floor back. The third floor
front is empty. But the third-floor back apartment -"

"Who lives there?"

"The man you must be wanting. His name is GreersonтАФPeter Greerson. He has money, but not much.
He always pays regular -"

"What is his occupation?"

"He says he is an inventor. I have seen him bring in big rolls of paper, with drawings on them."

"He's upstairs now?"

Mursled shook his head painfully. His face took on a wry expression.

"Mr. Greerson has gone out," he declared. "He has gone out to stay away, maybe. He stops in hereтАФin
this roomтАФto-night. He tells me he may not come back. He says he expects to get money from
somebody. He has drawings with himтАФ and he says that if he does not come back, the things upstairs
are no good unless he sends for them."

"Did he have a suitcase?"
"Two of them. Big ones. Why not? I do not stop him from going. He is paid in advance."