The Shadow 010 - The Society of the Living Dead

Shadow. No blue coal presents the shadows the mystery man who trieds terror unto the very hearts of shopsters, lawbreakers and criminals. Today the society of the living day. In just a moment, the Shadow's exciting adventure will forget. Meanwhile, I have an important message for all you homeowners. We are now in the midst of the most treacherous season of the entire year. But you can protect your family's health during this danger period by burning blue coal. For blue coal gives you clean, uniform, healthful heat all winter law and its harmless blue coloring is your guarantee of better heat at less costs. So won you order fuel insist on blue coal if Pennsylvania's finest anthracite, your nearest blue coal dealer will be glad to send you a trial con Phone him tomorrow. Hello, Hello Hendy classic sit he does? Yes, go ahead, turner K. For missus Smiser being held in Holly Military Prisoners five. The smister believes not to be American citizens. What yes? The Prime Minister was handed and known by American abatsor this. Morning, Yes go ahead. American State Department reported investigating such a dance under which the Smith's passport. Gracious, good work trying to keep beating it. Yes, all the presents for a new front page story London consponded is on the wire. This phony passport like that is being. Uncovered off a news on the Smith's case. Let's bring mister Smith. I'm not citizens. A fake passport and identification ring is suspected. The name Schwartz was taken from Trudstone to secure passports. All stop and disclosures are promised by federal lations and local authorities. Who suspects? Why? All right, Margaret, It's fake passport and identification racket interest me part. And job in England, the State Department of Washington, the whole New York Police force working on that fake passport racket. Do you have to get mixed up in it? Margot? It ties up the case that interests me. You mean the suicide of your broker, Henrietta. Yes. Not. What possible connection could there be? I I don't see it. I didn't see any connection either. And to the day, although Adams had struck me being the type of man who would commit suicide, his. Body was found two weeks ago and they buried him right after within the family vault in kingdom cemetery. Seems to me that's what you might. Call a closed king We don't agree, Margot. I noticed in one of the gossip columns the other day, remarked. That interested me very much. What is that? An item that said that Irene Adams, the orphan daughter of Henry Adams, was being courted by Ray Kelvin. Oh, Ray Kelvin was Henry Adams's partner. What, yes, he was. But what interested me even more was another item which said that Ray Kelvin was very friendly with a man named Burger, and, according to our reports, is a very questionable character. I don't see the connection, Lamont, that much of. The evidence points to Burgo being mixed up in his business. Oh you mean that fake passport and identification ring that we just heard about on the radio. Yes, I'll go. I want you to call on Adams's orphan daughter, name is Irene hos Is. A reporter asked her about the rumors of her coming marriage with Kelvin and find out if she actually saw the face of her father at any time after his death. All right, Lamont, where will you do when I get there? Laphoni at my office? Are you going to visit Burghers Lamont Cranston. Oh, Margot, I rather think Burger will be more impressive. I visited him. It's a shadow. I'm so sorry, Miss Adams. I know it's hard to talk to a stranger about such personal thing so soon after your father's tragic day. Yes, yes, true that my father didn't want me to marry mister Kelvin. It seems so unsair Gray Kelvin was his own partner. In business, that you are going to marry mister Kelvin. Yes, I wanted to wait. This is soon after father's death. But Ray has to go away, so you're he. May be gone for years. Oh, I see mister Kelvin's leaving the country. But isn't he indicted on a stocks when Lyncha? Yes? Oh, but he says he'll soon have proof that he didn't have anything to do with it. Miss Adams. Don't you realize that mister Kelvin can only clear himself by proving that your own father was the swindler? No, No, I wouldn't do that. Did you ever see your father after they found his body in the river? No? No, mister Kelvin said I shouldn't. He said, it only upset me. Do you believe your father committed suicide, Adams, No, I. Can't bring myself to believe that. Of there, what does Ray Kelvin think about your father's deaths? Ray said it was suicide. That was worried what would happen when they tried him on that stock swindled chart. But don't you see miss Adams Kelvin, No fiance had been implying all along that your father is a swindler, that he's going to clear himself by pinning the guilt on your father. No, no, I can't believe that by. Your father opposed your marriage to Kelvin. No, why are you saying you have no rights? Please? Good? Yes, I am going with Adams. I'm so sorry if I've hurt you, but I believe you're going to thank me for keeping you from marrying a treacherous thief, perhaps even a murderer. What do you mean? How are you. Talking about your dead father's partner your films day? Ray Kelvin? Hi Kelvin, what's on your mind? Our listen Burger. I want action. I won't be safe till I get Adams to sign a confession taking full blame for that stock swindle. I see you got the confession already for Adams to sign. Yes, stated the day. I'm supposed to jump in the river. How are you going to account for not having produced the confession until now? It's easy, just totally Athora, These that ben't going over his papers. I've just found it and the government will have to has missed the charges against me when I produced this confession signed by Adams. What are you going to do with Adams off signed? That's for you and your man and the morgue come in. You've got the papers that brand the man who is buried in Adam's place. All you have to do is put those papers on Adams when we dump him in the river. What that's murder. I've never gone that power before, and you've never been paid ten thousand dollars before either. Oh, come on, quit Stoley, get your happy coat. We're going to finish this job. Now. Wait a minute, coming, Wait a minute, I'll give you back that money, every son of it. No, No, I'm afraid of this. Burger. How does that? Somebody laughs here in this office? Yes, Kelvin, it is the laughter that has echoed through the mind of many a killer during his last hours in the death House. Who is that, Burger, Kelvin, there's nobody here. Yes, mister Burger, the Shadow is here. The Shadow, Kelvin. Did you hear that? The Shadow? He knows he's not everything. You can't go through with it now. Yes, Kelvin, I know everything. Yes, well, I've heard about you Shadow, the man who has the power to make himself invisible. I know how you do it. Hypnotic suggestion, Hindu mesmerism, oriental trickery. Well, you don't scare me. Your murderous scheme is doomed to fail. Your Kelvin, give it up before it is too late. Yeah, listener, and Kelvin Adams is still alive. We haven't murdered him yet. Oh, but we've kidnap him and we'll burn for that if we're caught. Only we're not going to be caught, Shadow or no Shadow. Come on, Burger, you're coming with me. Don't make me go through with the Kelvin. Come on down. I'll show you what I think of the Shadow. Come on, Rod, really where you stand? And the Shadow if he tries to stop me. You've had your warning, Kelvin. Remember, Come on, Burger, get going, And that's for you. Shadow, here's a warning for me. If you follow us, I'll find a way to kill you. Remember that. Hello, Hello, Margoline. I told you Irene Adams she never saw her father. After he died. Henry Adams isn't dead, Margot. Where is he? I don't know. But Berger and Kelvin are on their way to the place where they're holding him, and I'm following them. The mark Kelvin is trying to marry Irene Adams and leave the country in a few days. Much can happen in a few days, Margo, even in a few hours. And let me meet you. Go with you. Maybe I can help. You can help me most by standing by with a short wave radio. Keep it tuned in on the band the Shadow always uses. All right, But now you've discovered that mister Adams is a lot. Why don't you let the police handle it? As far as the police are concerned, Henry Adams is dead, buried the close case. I guess you're right. But what about Burger and Kelvin? Do they know the Shadow is on there? Yes, Kelvin has dead the Shadow to follow him. The what it may be a trap, a trick to get you someplace where all your powers won't stay you where you'll be helpless Themarth. Please don't go. Please, Margo, I must follow Burger and Kelvin. If they lead me to Adams, I may need help. 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Your job is to make Adam sign that confession. The Shadow has developed superstitious fear in the underworld by means of his magicians tricks, he's dealing now with intelligent people who don't believe in hocus pocus. Why there isn't one chance in a thousand the shadow has been able to follow us here? What you do if he has? What can you do? You leave the shadow to me. I'll deal with him if he comes. See Adam's gray ball just ahead, isn't it? Yeah, it's fat underground ball on the left. Yeah, the keys to the ball. I don't get the wall door open? Hey, give me, give me a hand with his door. Oh it's. I'll be careful. Adams doesn't get out? Where's your flashlights? Adams from the throne in the corner? What I tell you? I bet you's so weak? He can't crawl much less run Burger. He looks like he's dead. Here's the whole scheme's ruined. I want you want to be cappy. He ain't dead. I know I didn't want to see one. He's just sleeping that. Wake him up and see if he's ready to listen to reason. Come on, Adam, come on, wake up, hey, smap out of him? What? What? Who are you? Never mind? Who I am? Come on up? Are you God? And take me out of this tomb? Are you there. You're going to get out. All you have to do. Is sign your name with a piece of water. Give me a drink. All I've had for days some moisture and stones. Nothing to eat. Nothing I got to better than water. It's like this brand news. Oh thanks, thank you. How did you find out that locked me up in this grave vault? I thought they were going. To leave me here till I died. And then put me in that coffin there in place of that copse that's supposed to be me. Never mind about that. Now you're going to have a chance to get out of this grave alive. If you do, is your told listen Berger, quit wasting time. Here's the confession and a pair. Make him sign it. Colvin you. I couldn't see you with flashlight in my eyes. You my own trusted partner. You're behind this. You've done this to me. You stole those securities frame me. You're innocent, But if you want to get out of this family vault of yours, you'll take the blame. Sign this confession. I won't. I'll never sign it. Oh yes, you will, cut it out, put it out coming. You can't pay much of that must shape you In. Do you want to. Turn I won't sign it. I won't A confession for me would clear you. Covin put the blame on me. Leave your free to marry my daughter. I mean you made her think I'd drowned myself. I'm innocent at the swindling charge. You are the kilty one. Will sign that confession or I'll break every ball in your bunny. I told you go easy, Adam out cold, shut up and help me bring him around the shadow on our trail. There's no time to lose. Yeah, I know, and I give plenty to know where the shadow is? Right now, what would you give? Very good? Come? He's here? Here? The head off the flash light quick. Now you think we're uneven, Curve, don't you kill him? You can't see me in the dark of the two, and you think I cannot see you? Yes, yes, that's right, Shadow, kill him? What are you doing there? Will you too? Shadow? I may not be. Able to see you, but if you come close enough to try to stop me closing the door of this. Halt, I'll free up full of land. Don't leave me who. Used to me anymore? Burger? You can thank the Shadow that you don't want to leave me in here to die. You tell me, don't put it right. I'll tell you one last favor. I won't leave you to die. For thirst, and you'll be luckier than Adams in the shadow. Come on, try to get out before I. Close the steel door. I'll give you my Adam. Don't give me an how's it going? You know that, yes, Burger, I know that. Come on, I was just coolly you you mean. So, Kelvin. You shot Berger and had it murdered. Your other crime. You'll never get out of this fault to tell about a shadow. You've cheated me out of a chance to beat that swindle indictment. You've run my chance of getting Irene with a Adam's money. Well, now you're going. To have splenty of time. To wish you'd never Meddlederness. You'll have the pleasure of watching Adams die. He's almost dead now, and when he's gone, you'll have the company of three dead men, three dead men waiting for you to join them. Goodbye, Shadow. You can lock that steel door, Kelvin, but somehow the shadow will. You'll get out, all right. Shadow, Let's see your trial. Shadow, show Kilvin's double across me. I'm going for all right? What about you? Can you get out of this place? Like you said, the police will be here in a few minutes. You told him to come here. You me no, but I'm going to right now. Margo Lane, margol Lane. Don't if I Commissioner Western to pick up Ray Helvin having intended squad of men the kingman cemetry have them open. The grave Hark of Henry Adams. Adams is alive, but. In the critical condition of Margo. Don't come into the cemetery. Your don't COVID in the plant. Don't if I police Commissioner Weston. At once, so Shadow, you're calling the cops. Shadow, he's Kilvin. He's a that airbend at the top of the road. He heard you calling the cops. Yes, I heard your Shadow. And if you think the police are going to get here in time to sh behave you you mistake every minute you wan. And clothing bring you near of the electric chair, Colvin. Don't waste your sympathy on me. Shadow. I wonder what you'll look like when the cops find you with Berger and Adams, all of you drowned like rats in a trap. Because that's what's going to happen to you. It's going to drown like rats and a trap. Listen, who's going. Right up to the top and it won't take long. Too bad for you. I found a fire hose and the ground keeper's shed. Now let the police come. He'll welcome to anything. They can get out of any of you when they get here. So long, Shadow, let's see you get out of that spot. Shadow. You can't water water. There's water water, Shadow. The water is steeple fo already. Minute. I only opened that the police will get here at the time. He's that radios do what's happened? Hurry radio temporter. We have the last appeal for help. Tell me, tell me you deserve no help. Burger, you left Adams here to die. I never did anything like this before they passport identification. I could I say, I don't kill anybody. That's very sad. Water. He's getting deeper. There's only one high place in this tomb, one high place on top of the casket, the casket. Of the man you buried and made the world believe. With Henry Adams. Who lets me up there? What's around here on the poor red. No, okay, I won't lift you up, Adams is too weak to stand. There's only room for one on top, for that coffin, And if anyone is to have a few extra minutes of life, Adams will get it. What are you going to do with Adam to the coffin? His life is was a dozen my cures. I really I read forgive me. I was afraid you're going to marry Kelvin. I knew it was treacherous, a thief shadow it called me, helped me up, help me on my feet, leave me against. I'll do that much, Folly, Yeah, I'll do that much for you all I can thank you. Thanks Shedduw. I am trying to save himself from drowning so that I can die a pullet wound. I am lifted by a man whose hands I can feel on my arms, but I can't see. Maybe maybe it isn't happening. Maybe keeps a dream. Maybe this is no burger, this is not death. This is real. You're still alive, and I am here, and Adams is here. The water is rising all around us after our waste. Now what about you Shadow? All the queer things about you that you couldn't be killed? Can't you get out of here? Her even though I have a power of invisibility, I cannot walk through. Solid stone walls. There's no windows, no other opening but that doors. Try it, Try it. Maybe you did lock. Then he'll be closer her. Maybe who'll try something shadows. By head, Yes, Burgers, I might be a shot. I don't be a shut. I'm going to try to. Break down the door. Joseph Burger, you. Can't even. Know. I can't even say myself. Help them come soon. If this bald fills in the roof, the shadow will die as quickly as he Burger. Not. I just clear, I'm finished shadow. Thanks to Kelvin's bullets, I won't drown. Oh, and perhaps you were lucky after all, Burger. I ren I Rene, help me, help me. Listen to me. Listen to me, Henry Adams, listen. Help is coming, but it will be too late. Unlets you help yourself. Kelvin. Kelvin is filling this tomb with water. It's up to the top of the coffin you're lying on. Listen to me, Henry Adams. You must get up, hold on to an ear. You were drowned. I can't. My strength is good. You must. You must. For Irene's sake. Who are you? What are you doing here? I am a shadow. I came here to save you, but I'm afraid I failed, Shadow. Shadow. It doesn't matter who of what I am, Shadow Shadow? Are you still there? Still alive? So, Calvin, the fascination of murders drawn you back to the seat of your crime. I just wanted to make sure of your shadow that day. You'd better wait a few minutes longer. Calvin, who is that? Who's there talking? Sounds like killed ru ring? Don't do it, don't marry tell me he'll marry me with you and Fergan the Shadow out of the way. You'll never know, Adams, He'll never know Helvin. Calvin, you hella your head at Colvin in the police run be a like coven a ben till I know and pee you on your triumph. Okay, they're going. To drown like rats. The police won't get me. They won't get you out of are in time. You're drown down like. Ratch you will. I didn't help you to I didn't have. You, and Shadow I got him. Okay, come on, man at the door of that ball, open to what's going on here? Here's the keys I got from the watchman's the cemetery gate, Commisioner. Right, get that door open, Commissioner. There's water spurting out around the sides the bottom of the door. Look, heaven, the horse been flooded. Commissioner. There's a street pushing horse attached to the highway. It's pailing water into that wall. Cut it off. Okay, tight it open that door, yes, sir, I gotta tighten. Good Heaven, the wall. Must have been filled with the real quick pry your flat light on the floor. Yes, sir, commission The man on top of that Come on, that man is a dead he's trying to get up. Come on here, give me a handle. Hi, Hi, Well, this this must be animal. It is Adam, Henry Adams. Commissioner. We them shadow. It's the Shadow again. Yes, Commissioners for Shadow. You were just in kind. So I see what's back of all this. Henry Adams committed suicide two weeks ago. He was buried in this vault. If this man is Adams, who's in that sealed casket just one of. The many unidentified men and women who find their way into the law. Commissioner, Foreign spies and secretations. They big price for. Fat board issued in the names of those unidentified men and women. Good Heaven shadow, But Commissioner. The fake identification ring is fast. And berger. The leader was killed. Commissioner. This is the end of the Society of the Living Dead. Ladies and gentlemen. Before the shadow leaves you, here's John Buckley, Blue Coal's heating expert, Ladies and gentlemen, Mister. Barclay, Thank you, Ken Roberts. Good evening, friends, tonight. I have some news for all you homeowners. When you buy Blue Coal, you're entitled to the free John Barkley service. At your request, a John Barkley serviceman will be sent to inspect your heating plan. No matter what your problem may be, he can solve it for you, and his valuable advice as yours, free of charge. Thousands of families are profiting by the John Barkley heating service. For instance, a woman in Roxbury, Massachusetts writes, I'm truly grateful for the valuable information given me by your John Barclay serviceman. I've learned more about saving coal and looking after my furnace this year than ever before. And friends, that's only one of the many expressions of satisfaction. I receive every day. So for the very best results, I earnestly recommend that you burned blue coal in your heating plant and take advantage of the free John Barkley Heating service. Phone your nearest Blue Coal dealer tomorrow. And here's another suggestion for you homeowners. Either write me in care of. This station or send to Blue Coal, one twenty Broadway, New York City for my valuable free booklet, How to Reduce the Cost of Heating your Home. Thank you, Thank you, mister Barclay and friends. Write to John Buckley or Blue Coal, one twenty Broadway, New York City and get your free copy of How to Reduce the Costs of Heating Your Home. You have just heard a dramatized version of one of the many copyrighted story which appear in The Shadow magazine. All the characters and all the places named are fictitious. Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. The weed of crime there is it. Crime is not pay. 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