The Avenger 4 - the Devil’s Horns
“Nellie Gray’s long evening at Sisco’s Gray Dragon was almost done. She had one more number to sing. Then she would be through. She and Rosabel both were very glad of that.
In the meantime, however, she did not slacken her efforts to find out something The Avenger might find useful.
She had circulated among the tables—paying particular attention to those held down by Sisco’s political and underworld friends. She had heard a hundred snatches of talk. But none that seemed important.
Sh...e had seen one thing she thought Benson might want to know. That was, coming with a frightened look from Sisco’s office, a violet-eyed girl who had been pointed out to her as the daughter of Oliver Groman.
Sisco himself had been out all the early part of the evening. He had come back just before that exit of Groman’s daughter. He had looked at Nellie several times with cold but unreadable eyes, and, for the rest, left her alone.MoreLess
In the meantime, however, she did not slacken her efforts to find out something The Avenger might find useful.
She had circulated among the tables—paying particular attention to those held down by Sisco’s political and underworld friends. She had heard a hundred snatches of talk. But none that seemed important.
Sh...e had seen one thing she thought Benson might want to know. That was, coming with a frightened look from Sisco’s office, a violet-eyed girl who had been pointed out to her as the daughter of Oliver Groman.
Sisco himself had been out all the early part of the evening. He had come back just before that exit of Groman’s daughter. He had looked at Nellie several times with cold but unreadable eyes, and, for the rest, left her alone.MoreLess
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