and waited.
Bowman looked steadily at Piggot.
“Carla isn’t to know I’ve set you to watch her,” he said in a strained voice. “She’s got hot blood in her veins, and she’d flare up right away if she ever learnt that her father had put a private detective on her heels. But I must know what she’s up to.”
He brooded a while before continuing:
“Carla’s been too quiet lately. It isn’t like her at all—I’m afraid she may have got herself into serious trouble and doesn’t want to worry me with it. I want you to watch her, see where she goes, who she meets. Don’t take any action yourself—report back to me. I’ll decide what to do.”
Matthew Bowman smiled a little.
“Carla’s growing up. She’s a pretty girl—and I don’t want her making a bad match. But she mustn’t know I’m having her watched—you understand that? Carla’s got the real Bowman temper—she’d flare up like a Fourth of July rocket. You’re a detective—though you don’t look like one! It’s up to you to tail her without being found out. That’s all.”
Piggot licked his lips.
“I’ll keep on her tail, Mr. Bowman—that’s an old job for me. I’ll find out what you want and report straight back.”
Old Matthew Bowman lay back on the pillows and closed his eyes. He didn’t say any more, so Piggot walked out of the room. He went down the stairs and out of the house.
A cinch, this job, he thought; just keep an eye on some dizzy dame. His face wore a greasy smile as he got in his car and drove after Carla, along the main highway to New York.
Maybe, if he played his cards right, there would be more money to be made out of Carla than her father. If she had a secret and wanted it kept quiet…well, Piggot wasn’t the man to turn down an offer. If it was big enough. He licked his lips as he thought about that.
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