The Shadow 003 - The Temple Bells of Neban

Who knows what evil in the hearts of men. The shadow knows. Blue Toe presents the shadow, a matter of history, who strikes terror in the very hearts of sharpers, lawbreakers and criminals. Today the temple bells of Lebon. Friends. If you want to be sure that the fuel you get to heat your homeless winter is safe, healthy and economical fuels, then by all means, by blue coal, the finest of Pennsylvania hard cold. Remember, the superior quality anthracite has been colored a harmless flow out the mines so that you can recognize an at a glance. So take the guesswork out of your fuel buying. Get America's finest anthracite. Ask for blue coals by name, order a supply tomorrow. The deil shadow is then submission. They will reave. Your third mistake, Sadi, and your last. It is your mistake and your last. This is the end of your cannon and the shadow. H I got. We'll make this a large evening a couple of hours at the club Kilis. Does that intrigue your love? Lads? If not too late, I have an appointment at ten in the morning at the women's club. They're trying to get some action on this terrible narcottage. Did you. Yes, I'm right about that. Stuff's being pebbled all over town. They've found school children using a society women. Why it's already caused a half dozen suicides. No, it's terrible stuff. Oh it needs the shadow to get at the bottom of it. Yes, I know it, But for tonight I I do enjoy just being myself with Mont Cranston Diller Town. Let's be the shadow on me and real emergency. You know they they tell me there's a lovely Indian dancer at the new club. Kilis Indian dancer. You know there's a place just there cub Cali pleasa. Yes, sir, 'mont you are going to do something about it. You've started already. Perhaps, Well we are all right? Drive up? Hey what thank your sir? Oh that looks like young Jerry Gleason just going in. Yes, I don't think young man, sir. I'd thank him and keep him home occasionally. Well, son of a wealthy sign. Yeah, the navy, your coach, I'll check it with mine. Leave me Jerry. Oh, hello, it's Lake the problem said too. Well, I haven't seen him lay. Yes, yes, I'm sorry, but I can't wait right now, I've got to see someone and it's important. I'm sorry, but Jerry, you I don't know. It seems afy upset about something if he doesn't look well, alive, real and shaky. You're right, it doesn't something curious about that boy. Well, let's go in. I show you to a table. So take this table by the down sor thank you. Oh, there's someone getting up to speak. We seemed to dress the time. The ladies and gentlemen. We take pleasure in presenting the fascinating and beautiful daughter of the. Bar is study bell Other. For her number. Tonight she will. Give you the dance of the cobra bood the bell other nook. She loves you, Yes, real thing too. He'll hinto It's odd, you know. Goodness. Look he's taking a snake out of that with her bag. A live cobra. Another cobra is connected with the old Indian mysticism, the most ancient of magic. See how she quiets the snake, makes it sway to the. Motion of her hens. It's a form of mes prism. We've never improved on that with all our modern psychology. This is the one they call Sadi Beladda Jelly Gleason with a strange look in his eyes. An epidemic of narcotic smoke lead Sadi Belada. Oh, how graceful she is. She keeps looking over here the more. Yes, it's coming this way. To the near for the beautiful lady's side. Oh, oh, bracelet. Thank you. I'm not hear im upheld. Oh you know the tongue of mother India side. Only enough to make a small prayer, Only enough for that, Sadi Beladda. It is good sometimes to know a small prayers. In case of an emergency. Yes, you are very wise side, in case you should meet someone who could destroy your side. I see, Sila. Just what the gan by that? I don't know exactly, funny something she seems to know something about me. I'm trying to recall where I've seen that face. M m m. Y good. She's stopping at the table by the door. Why it's young Jerry Gleason. She handed himself. Good Lord, keep going up with her. Just struck the margo. That boy's face, the color of the skin you mean drunk? Yes, a copy of India. Oh but not Jerry Gleason, Oh, very bit too awful. And our own friend clear Gleason, his aunt whos tried so hard astaring straight since his mother died. It was just about killing. We must do something. We're going to I did come here tonight with a vague idea that this Indian dancer might have some connection with the thing h with her veil threats and Jerry's interest in her. I'm pretty sure. Now, who'd you do? I think the shadow well pay a call on Sunday the ladder in a dressing room. I think the shadow can strike back. I mean. Study, can anyone over hear us here in your dressing room? No? What do you want to lect a message. From the captain? But then tomorrow is the day the police are getting closer. We say tomorrow night that day. I am not afraid of the police, but there is somebody else I am not sure about. Are you took care of Jerry Gliston. I gave him his medicine and sent him home. But you bring him tomorrow night. I do not see, Alexis, Jerry will be with me when we sail. I have a way to let him know good. But the air blows from that window. Close it. Alexis's too bad. Way to terminate. The grand success of Saldi Belada. And the club tallers. Yes, but as the Americans say, business is business. Yes, and we still have a small business with the rich Papa Jerry. Bis no doubt. The richest part of our business feet sturdy. The rich man will pay well. Who laughs? Where are you seek? I am here. In the shadow, but I'm afraid you can't see. Me, speaker. And say who you are? Have you never heard of the shadow? Oh? The shadow? So it is you? Have I not, somewhere in the past seen your face and known your name? I think so? Did you enjoy yourself tonight? I warn you, Shabi Ballada, leave the gleasing boy alone, the boy to whom you give the evil drug. I have no fear of you, shadows sight, I holy greater power. I ho the power of the tem people, bells of Neban. Huh you command the temple bells of neighbor? Do you? Yes? Either you lie or you desecrate a great gift. Put your strength against mine. Why defandi, and you will see how I desecrate that gift. I can trust you little spells aside and its or nothing. I can kill. You kill me the shadow Sadi. Yes, if you dare to come to me again. Will you come? Who could refuse such an invitation, especially when made by so charming a lady as yourself. Yes, I will come, and be sure you don't mistake my voice when I do come, Sadi Bellada. Well, what is it, surgeon? Excuse me? Commissioners, oh man Gleason us outside and insist he's gotta see you. Gleason? You mean Andrew Tleeson? Sure, the big Wall Street Bank a friend of the mayor. Shall I let him come in? All this blame deficiency weren't listening to any good I want to seecoo commissioner. All right, mister Leeson, what the devil is this town coming to? And if you'll tell me what you're getting at? My boys? What I'm getting at He's laying home there with the worst case of delirium tremens I ever saw. Spent the night sopping up liquor in these rotten aunty town Mister Leeson. If you think the police department's going around playing wet nurse to all the spoiled kids in this town? Is this what you came to. See me about, mister Leesia, certainly, Well, I happen to have more important things on my mind. Right now, and you better get this on your mind. You don't, I'll see to it that there's somebody here who does, and I can do it. But they. All seems like this was a busy day, sir, what with uh drunken college boys millionaires. This is another of those uh Commission of wes is speaking. Well you you. Lose your patient's commissioner. Her shadow has information that many help you. Young Jerry Gleason is becoming. A drug addict. Why yes, a victim of this blood of drugs being peddled on our streets. It might cost you your job. Are you interested, commissioner? H Ladies and gentlemen. While we're waiting for the shadow to return, I want to relay a bit of information I'm sure homeowners here in the New England States will find particularly interesting when buying your winter supply of fuel. Bear this in mind. Anthracite coal is unequaled for home use. It is not a flashy fuel that burns seriously for a little while then dies down completely. On the contrary, folks, anthracite burns slowly, steadily, evenly all day long, and so enables you to maintain an even helpful room temperature That's why anthracite is called the solid fuel or solid cumbered And friends, remember this, furnaces, cook stoes, and space heaters in this section of the country were especially designed to burn anthracite. So insist on anthracite, but get the best order blue coal. It's America's finest. Blue coal is mined by the Glen Alden Company, the world's largest produces of Pennsylvania anthracite, to guarantee you the greatest heating satisfaction of the lowest costs. Blue coal is laboratory tested for purity and the uniformity of science. So you see, friends, there's no need to take chances on unknown fuels. Order blue coal today. You will find the name of your nearest blue coal dealer listed in the where to buy Its section of your classified telephone directory under the name blue Coal. You hear, Margo, he came out of nowhere the templed bills of knee burning. Listen, three soft notes will strike and then the spell will be broken. Tacon Tamont You weaken Your apartment is going to be in temple bells where it becomes from? How did you do it? Not too differing? A loner? Deal wheuse who've learned its secret. It's secret based on the phenomenon of telectro. They combined the real science of the yoga, the same. Magic which gives his voice to a. Shadow, with a very awe inspiring demonstration. If there should be someone who could command the temple bells of neighbor, the shadow would cease to be a shadow. You mean you mean you could see, yes, at the last stroke of the bell, I would be only what I am. La mont Cleanston, my magic. Invisibility, so to speak, dispelled by this great power. And and you think there is some one with a sid. I'm not sure. Years ago in India, a Jogi priest, keeper of the temple of the Cobra's a. Deli, taught me the ancient mysteries. He taught me tom his merrit. Trick of the underworld calls invisibility. There was a small girl, his niece, who used to sit and listen, standing up at a sort of round dark eyes. She was very clever, clever. I've often wondered what became of her. But the Congress, you don't know the Indian down there at the club camp. I'm not sure. I'm my girl, I'm not sure I'm but. This worries me, Lamant, aren't you going into dangers too big for you? Don't worry about the murderer, worried about the boy and all the other. Poor miserable wretch's the toils of respectful drug traffic. He's young, beast and safe. Yes, his father made him go to bed. They thought he had been drinking too much. Well, guess it's time I got busy. Have you found out anything else? One or two things? In Sada de Lata's dressing room, I found a note signed by Captain Mallin of the freighter al brought a castle. I think there's some connection there. I'm ready to find out. First though, I'm going to the zoo. Who yes, and as I wanna borrow a decorative little reptile for my friend to kill it. Uh, he's usually a very blind dreaming open that door. Look, cringing from the door. Oh, a snake, don't catch it. It's all right, it's a dead one. M it's a note with it, so she's not bluffing. She does know who I am. Lad, I'm I'm frightened for you. What does it say? Says? Dead cobras are better placings than live ones was I'm mistaken, and he thought about how they Oh the money, I'll go. It's a challenge. But the bells, the bills of need bons. Oh, I'm afraid the shadow this time will get. Beyond this way, I shall seem. I'll go. I shall see who the stronger sabbi and the bells of mayban or the shadow a sneak. I'll show them. They think they can keep me a prisoner in my own house, putting. Me to bed as if I was some half grown kid. What's what's that? Jetty? H hear me? Is it your so. My voice and your thoughts eat some Jetty? Come to me at the dog When we met before, you were mediceous winging. Yes, it's all bought. The sheep I told you about. They had borders hunt. You and I shedd yes, m s. I am waiting, Chady, but they've locked me. Head goes through the window. Chevy. Now he's Saudi the window'. Margo Lane stand by for orders. Jerry Gleason has escaped from his house, but I have followed him to the waterfront, and. I know where he's going. Get work to commission a western Time is short. I accept Sardi's challenge. Send harbor police to the freighter Arbory Castle, which lies in the harbor just off favorite shore, ready to sail. Hurry Margo. Uh oh. God pressing hid him this cabin, said the doll. I need it. Why do you tremble? So I mad? I wish we were card at see all the way to real Uh. Did as the notes? If we leave it, toup of baggy. Yes, of a bedch nothing, Ah, it's you captain here. We are leaving Captain's figuring on the way. Now we've got the boy stowed safely. Below below this, and they rested the Uh we got rid of that what was left of it. A nice clean up for all hands, not counting this pleasing job. That'll left us another hundred thousand or nothing. Oh we're fixed whichever way the dice roll, and after that we live like king without a care. Ye, not even a conscience to bother you bump study he just come. I was a free I did, Captain shut. So you're the one when your ghost talk and magic game. I make so not that way, Captain, No, not that it is. Love, Captain Molly. But the photo no one can get through those, not even her sht say your laugh. Whoever you are, we got her. You're in this cabin somewhere and this ship is output. Bomb love back home. I think you may have made three mistakes, Captain, one too many. Yes, yes, Captain that I. Do not make mistakes. Die that remains to be seen, sade Belada. Then you will seem and me. The weaker basketect Hy, What do you want to do here? Study? I call the temple bells of Neban. Captain. The shadow has the power to blind your eyes. But tricky learned in India from a yogi who was my uncle. But I have a better trick. When the last bell songs, while the sacred cobra dances, you will see the shadow only as a man. Be ready to shoot, Captain. I'm ready and now my cobra to dance with the bells of me band. I wouldn't open that basket if I were you. Study the ladder. You watch, my pretty cobras. He may find you even before the Captain's bullet. You will die just as quickly. Dead cobras better patings than live. Onesh Malahi Ramani Rahim, make your small prayer sids, and now my pretty ones begin to dance. Be careful to bell the cobrasld you my own pretty cobra. You know it's me. You hear the bell shadow, the temple bells of meban, I hear them. When the last bells rise, we shall see our prisoner. And I am waiting for that minute. But Sudy the cobra, my snow relations shy, shy. The Shadow warned you, Sati, A lot of you take credit for the school, do you? No, Sady should have known it was not her cobra in the wicker basket. It was mine. She's dead. Boys, that's another. The police A father, no, please, something married? You do not shoot? Talk but the bracelets on both of them sargant a right, hum, doulp smugglers, kidnappers and from the looks, murderers. This time the police. But who smart for you? Oh? Decidedly? Huh? Who's that? Thanks for coming, Commissioner, you were very helpful. The story you have just heard is copyrighted by The Shadow magazine. The characters in the story are entirely fictitious. Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. The weed of. Crime there is, it is, crime is not paid. I don't know. E exp E roll about it next week a time, same station, The Gatos Ladist, a adventure ex Ex E roll about it next week a time, same station, A cattle