The Shadow was contacting his agents, checking their reports and moving along to other fields.

Waiting in the lower darkness, The Shadow checked his facts.

Finished with his phone call, The Shadow checked the local newspapers.

The Shadow noted the time and checked it at two minutes before six.

The Shadow had checked on that fact personally, through many visits to the badlands.

The Shadow had checked on all of them, prior to the cruise.

The Shadow had already checked the error, in that case.

This time, The Shadow checked the number, including a few figures that he'd missed before.

Besides, The Shadow was checking on the case, as he gave the order.

With that action, The Shadow had checked the time upon the desk.