The Shadow 011 - The Poison Death

Who knows what evils in the hearts of men. The Shadow knows. Loue Coles ends the Shadow, the mystery man who strikes terror into the very hearts the Jost's lawbreakers and criminals, Today the Poisoned Death. Today's exciting adventure with the Shadow will start in just a month. But first I have an unusual free offer of great interest to all. Mister John Bartley, blue Cohole's heating expert, has written a book How to Reduce the Cost of beating your Homes, and you can obtain a copy of this effectively a rustled twenty four page books, absolutely without charge. Just address Blue Coal, one forty Broadway, New York today, all right to Blue Coal, in care of the station to which you are a slap Drove a postcard in the mail tonight for your free copy of help you reduce the cost of eating your home? Mercy Hospital, quick to teach up your road. Not children have poisoned time? Oh hi hi bahi. Doctor, Do what's wrong with my husband's done? Poison? Point? There's something you can do some way. No, I'm sorry, idea, it's too late. What's this bill? The point in case? Yes, the calls are coming in passing and you can answer them. Now, let's all have to go to General. The emergency war is full. Not a cock left the same thing in every hospital in town. They's wall a poison cases and nobody knows how they're getting. You know what it is. Coming in, Commissioner Welton that I keep up as soon as I got your missing you know, I said yes, and I hate to admit it, but we haven't won the single clue to Gore. I've had the entire police force working on this poison epidemic for three days and we're right where we started. From the verse runs another center. These tugs demanding Amnion Nana's ransom, this city of our Amenion souls and were wiped out, poisoned, And I thought it as a hopes Mayor. It's a wild scheme of a crazed mind. It can't be anything else. I totally agree with you. The ransom note a signed the shadow. This same shadow you claim has helped yoursels so many crimes, but there is never asked. For a lord a credit. I don't believe the shadows said that note. Mayor. Then look at this photostatic copy of the original tantorting threat listen to the way it's worded. For years, the Shadow has smashed brackets, wiped out criminal syndicates, tracked murderers without reward, and now the. Time has come for a settlement. The Shadow is saved the city bigians. Now the city will pay the Shadow one million dollars or the hospitals will be filled with the dying, and I'm also will filled with the dead. I'm still convinced that it isn't the real Shadow. Who's guilty. You'll say that because the Shadow has helped you so much in the past. I well, we'll present it, but it's up to you to. Get busy and find out whose responsible. That remains. That no clues have been found, well, I've got to have action, doing everything I can. Maybe you allow, but you're to do better. But at this report, the hospitals are filled with the dying, The morgig is filled of the dead, numbers. Of innocent people stricken. By a poison. The health department can't identify a poison to which there seems to be no antidotes. What is it? How is it being fed to the people? Find out or we'll get another police commissioner. That's a minute. Take it pone. Well, this is quite berg up the pat what is it? We don't proceed? Another note signed by the Shadow. Listen to this. I can strike at random, but I can also single out any one of you for death. For provid I am going to poison ten. Frankly, Commissioner of Sanitation. When you get this through the nail, Frankly will be ten. Princeton. Margaret, you're back, have little establish this poison holy people? Who you do? Your name? The name of the Shadow? No, Margaret, I've worked on and lett know him wherever he is. This man masterating is the Shadow? Must see absolutely insane. He's noned out about that, Mago. But it's the insanity of the genius, not of the money. Mad fool. What's strange distorted mind could devise it? A terrible scheme, Margot, this is that matters city again. You're not the one where we marked all the areas affected by this slow start poisoning. Yes, I know. You see the cases of why you're scattered all over the city. Have you any ideas of these people were poisoned? Must have been put in food and milk or something. If in so many poisonings, it doesn't seem remanly possible. It could have been administered individually. No, there were poisons in groups in every house affected by the poison. O Ande escaped. It wasn't poisoned, nolp. The newspapers checked on that, and it couldn't have been the food. The food those people that came from a hundred different stores. Wait a minute, Margot, would just gives me an idea. What's the one thing that all these people must have had at some time or another on the data were poisoned? What do you mean, Margot? I think I've got it. Water. Yes, water, that's it. You don't know, Margaret, but that's the answer. I'm sure that that explains the grouping of the poison cases. Could have been done at the water meet, introduced into the main pipe in the basement somewhere, so many different places. About somebody who. Has a Margot, who could tend to with the water pipes from the basements of any building in the city and not arouse suspicion. Why? Why are is someone from the water company? Is the man. Remad exactly or someone closing as a representative of the water company, Margo, Come on, it's open when something else has Happenedmare, Commensation, close the window, Margot, Why do you support Commissioner Brinkley with singles? Margot? Distorted mind, especially that of a brilliant man, very often move along a string line from cause to effect. This case follows a line so simple. And so straight that the police do not even suspect who he is, Margo. But in killing Brinkley, he deviated from his original purpose long enough to settle a grudge. This is that one mistake the greatest of criminals. Make you mean it's somebody who commissioned Brinkly wrong? Yes, But Brinkley may never have wronged anybody, or a man with a warped mind like this and imagined wrongs and inspire revenge just the same. Maybe it's someone who works than their Brinklay, someone in the department of dedication, Muggle. The pieces of this crazy puzzle are beginning to fit together. Where's yes to this paper, the one or the photosyphic copy of the ransom notes sent by the man that's greating under the name of the Shadow. Oh here it is the wrong I've kept it as along as. All the other clip you think. For years. The Shadow has smashed brackets wiped out criminal syndicates, trapped murderers after what Muggle? Hm is this the letter E It appears five you know the six eight times and every time it appears out of line and looks mm okay, the letter A is blood, Muggle. It's like ABC, the obvious coral. He could only find that typewriters mind, out of. All the typewriters in the city. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Don't you suppose the police have considered that angle, tried to find that mission. We'll pressed their hair, but without first logically working out the problem as to the one place where that machine might be, they. They're wasting their time. The one place is the Department of Sanitation. It's it's so logical, it's to be incredible. Come on, Igo, get your hat and coat. We've got work to do and has no time to. Load the mont You're not going to the Department of Sanitation at this hour, and we suppose you were caught. Don't worry, Mago, the real shadow won't be caught. I need your help if we're going to try out all the typewriters in those offices. It's a job full of Mont Crampton and his assistant Bargo Lane. If we're caught, how long a sentence can they give us for breaking into a public building. It's worth risking, and far better than sitting here building our theories and knocking them down again while this, this mad masquerader carries out his monstrous schemes of fullsale murder. Come on, Margaret, let's go still, Margo. Now this sistant the machine, Yeah, it's the last one in here. Let's try the next office. Be careful about. Dash light your mom. Let's see a watch from here in the building somewhere burn on the. Basement, sweeping the chows that before they say go do the community looks like another exploded theory of the moth. We tried dozens the machinery, and none of them have the characteristics of the letters in those ransoms. They're not going to stop ing. We tried the more, Mango. There's the door they're leading to the back part of the store of them. M Yes, it says private office of Chief Chemist. A d good bus that's o him there. Yes, still the machine. It's the only one in here, tried, Mago. Let's a pair for yes, We're glad to get out of the space. Not the same white way I said for years, the shadow of the smash. Rackets, white moms, white top criminals, same. Dicts Margo I a blood, go and finish it. Trass murderers without reward. Now the time has come for several moments. This is the machine, the type of warning notes of the papers. The office of the city's chief limist. It It might not have been Gurgler. Other people could get to this machine and use it. My everything's beginning to fit together. Who would know more about toison than a chemist? And I tell all a long. What is that? Some of these next groups? Till you VERI them on. There's lettering on it, laboratory keep out. Who would you labortorate this time? Stuff? I don't know. I'm going to find out. Maybe the man we're looking for them. I think it'll be best if you'll get out of here, go back to the car, wait for me. See not let me stay here. You come out and I might be able to help you if it's that crazy meaning. To kindly for me. In mont Cranston and Margoline than all they can. The time has come for me to be the shadow. Fo shadow must open that door. The second part of the Shadows adventure will continue in. Just a moment. In the meantime, let's talk about how to save money. You will begin saving money when you use blue coal. Blue coal is Pennsylvania anthrastite. It is an American product mined by the Glenolden Coal Company. Unlike many other fuels, blue coal is especially prepared for use in American homes whose heating plants were designed to use anthracite and to be sure of getting the best anthrastite order blue coal. It's blue color identifies it at a glass. Blue coal is a long burning fuel that's and the steady continuous flow of uniform heat into the living quarters of the home. There is no waste to call it. Blue coal burns completely to a fine powdery ash, and it is such a clean fuel to use. These are just a few of the reasons. Why stales of blue coal and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania this winter are twenty two. Percent greater than last winter. Stroudsburg families have been using blue coal in increasing qualities. These are the families that not only enjoy more comfortable homes, but now save money. On fuel bills as well. So Irondjeall families will have let yet tried blue coal. To order a trial tone tomorrow. Find out for. Yourself how much better this specially prepared home fuel is than any other solid fuel. Order blue coal by name in any one. Of four popular sizes. Eggs, stove, chestnut, or peat. The name of your nearest blue coal dealer can be found in the ratibiot section of your classified telephone directory under the name blue Coal. Nerves Nerves. Why should I be nervous? No one knows, and here all alone you would suspect me. Gerber, the city chemist. I'll never tell them. They never know that Brinkley is dead. They make me Commissioner of Sanitation. I should have had the job when they gave it to him. I guess he knows it now. He said, welb, bring me that report, Burble. Why didn't you do this, Burble? Why didn't you do that? Kitty like thirst? Okay, all that's over now, though over and done with. How that dog get opened? I got to close it, reminded, got to be more careful. Someone might come in. Might ask me what I'm doing, what I'm making? What are you making? Gerbert? Who said that? Who? Last? The shadow spoke. The Shadow laughed. Gerbert Shadow, Yes, Gerbert. I am a shadow. You know my name. You've been using it as a cloak to. Cover your excursions into the realm of murder. Oh, you can make yourself invisible shadows? Or or are you hiding me? I happen to be a master of the ancient art of hypnotism, which I can blind your eyes to my presence. But you are really here in this room physically, I mean. Yes, I opened that door, I walked into this room. I am here. Quite near you, Berbert. How did you find me by a process of elimination? Because you made one mistake in your admirable train of logic. A mistake. Yes, when you murdered Brinkley, the Commissioner of Sanitation, I knew it must be someone who had. A grievance against him, real or imaginary. Real or imaginary. Oh, I see you think I am insane? Shadow. The sanity of a brilliant mind is not measured by ordinary standards. Yes that it. My co workers know I'm brilliant. I don't think I'm accented, because when anybody's around, I'm Oh. My god, what were you doing when I came in? Gerbert? Killing this bottle. Bottle, Gerbert, what is that crimson colored fluid? It is the poison shadow. I'm supposed to be analyzing the blood taken from my first batch of poison victims, but instead I've been making more poison. You think it's all ready now? Would you like some shadow? I'll be glad to give it to you. What are you going to do with that bottle of poison, Gerbert? Or are you afraid to tell me? No, I'm not afraid. You can't stop me. That devil himself couldn't stop me. Listen, I'm going to drive to one of our fashionable suburbs where all the important people of the city lives. There's a high steel water tower there. I'm going to climb that tower and pour this little bottle of poison through the chap door at the top. It would be the uses in the water carry it into the homes of all. Those prominent peopils, and by tomorrow night they will. All be Deading fortunate I found you in time. It's time for what shadow? Who can't stop the shadows? You're not going to leave this laboratory with that bottle of poison, Gerbert? Yes i am, and I'm going this minute, shadow, you see this test, Yes, it's filled with ashment. I said that will burn you beyond recognition. You forget you can't see me? Yeah, but the only way you can stop me is by physical means, with your body that seems to be not even a shadow. And to do that you must drop your cloak with invisibility. How do I know that isn't a blind to make myself become visible to you? Now it isn't a blind, shadow, I pour a little on the floor, you see. Do you think what that would do to human flesh? And you say you are human? Yes, yes, I am human? Then I dare you to stop me. But the first touch of your hands. Is that one man be injured, and you could kill another entire community. I am willing to take that chance, all right. Will see if you're a me that you sound shadow where you are? I'm leaving Unless you stop me physically. I am not kind of able to manage. So you are humans, all right? I warn you shadow? You will be burned be recognition. That it would eat intu of the very bones. And by shadow, at last you've met someone who. Is your message. Now there's no one is stopping. Putting the point in. Body. Yes, you're not your tall part of the bank. Come out of the sanitation building, your serve. You got in the car verys going down the street. You can still see the king. In Heaven's name. Don't lose him. That's the man Gerber. He won't get away the first day. Kid in the car, Yes, inside, park on the marsh. Your clothes. They're smoking on your hands, pleading, holding out my deal for testing. I said Margot. I said he was getting away with a bottle of poison. I tried to stop in me through the air. Oh, they didn't look at your saying. I didn't get any of my phone. I brought my arm in title. It's all right. I'll vanished my hands, but I can't keep your eye by my car. Margo, far more important. Don't lose him. He's heading for the brothers this time. Gerber really means business, Margaret. We set the points in the whole community. It's like a dump a bottle that didn't stop in the water. The Oh you're in terrible's head. I can see it. Set me take care of you. Let me stop at the phone. BO can call Commission of Weston. Let loose them out of general alarm and pick. This man, Margot, we have a job to do. We lose Cervi if we stopped him, the police wouldn't be any good. We'll find out what he's going, and I. Think we can call the police, all right, the Margins. No best. I'll try not to lose him. The mom it's the pain an easier. You've got to get to a doctor as quickly as possible. Infection, Mike said, well, how the luck Yeah, I think, Uh, there's nearing the destinations. He's taking that road up the hill, if I remember correctly, the water towers at the top the mount. How you stopping now, you with your bleeding heads. He's a powerful man, crazy with the strength of a mania. I've got to do what I can to delay and keep him putting that poison of the tarn. Then you can get the glee, the tree, the monk cold. You gotta get the pole on. The tins and the truck door on top of the tower. The daughter used when. They clean the tank. The market means you may have to climb that tower. Now. You can't up your hand in that condition. It's slowly you'll be out on the rungs of the ladder in this window. You're liable to slip and fall. Got the truss stop by the stop? Have the water tower. Built the car stop to disturber keep time towel already? No, Well, I'll get the bully. Sorry, tell them to get someone to shut up the water in the car in case, I say, oh, probably not. Go hurry, I'm going up that afternoon. Oh who is that the man you thought you left in your laboratory. That's some time for an active pano. Yes, I told I had you, But all I keep on hurrying me. You're a long way behind me. Got the toll of your voice. Yes, hey, but you have to stop when you get to the top. And I can't catch up with you. Yes, why, by that time I shall have poison the water. Forget. The trap door of the tape may be lost, It. Will be rusty. I'm easy to break. I will take time, and I shall be gaining on you. You need to hurry, that's. Com mand You didn't pry me for then. Some of it went on you. I heard it kindling into your place. On my hand. Then you must be suffering holding onto the ice covered ladder shore. All right, honey, shadow I'm on the top already. You will write, Shadow. The tap door is locked, but that won't stop me. I'm going to blown open with my remover. The lock is broken. Shadow, You've gotta hurry up. Now. I'm opening the chap door. Shadwar in the water. I had to buttle in my hand. I'm pulling out the stoppers and. I'm here I can knock get out of your hand. Yes, you broke it. You still the poison. You spoil my every things. You spoil it, but you pay for it. You're leaving blood marks on the snow with your hands. You can't get off the top of this tower. You can't get passed me to the ladder. I don't need to see you to find you. The flood mass will show me where you are. And get me. I'm waiting for you here on top of the tank. I know you are, and you can't do any further. You'll slip and fall to the ground. Hundreds of people below. Bathing there. I touched you, Shadow. You squirm but it cleverly, But I got you. I come hold of you. You won't get away from the Shadow, and you won't. Get away from the police. And I'm coming you want the police. Yeah, not before they get here. I'm going to throw you off the towers. Your mind if you try to do that. If I do not put you off with me, Commissioner, what is and he's come particular sl. You never get me, You never take me alive. Your good tramped, your tramp to do escape. Listen to me to missions. You never got nick. Never I did it. I killed all those people. If I make you think it was a shadow, he's done, you'll be killed. Cover I afray. I got afraid because you're coming with me. Shadow, Come on, shadow, come with me. I'm a. Kid. He jumps or your light over the end of the pool of tar? Who is that tall man? A boy? And somebody must be here? Yes, no man can pull that distance to live pretty more where he's face. There's kettle right, that's broken. My wife's herber Heber the keep Kennis of the Senopation Department. Would ever have fallen a man in his position he were struggling with, throwing up there on the top of the tower. Where's the other man. Around the base of the collar. He's gonna find another body. Look at the bushes. I suppose the turtles coom and I don't sure. About see it's taking these soul flurries sing. The search out around anything over their pockets now no signs. No, I don't think care. Nobody listen. Shadows. Yes, commission that works because the shadow. I am walking down, and Commissioner, don't bother to search anymore. I am the man what's struggling with up on the power. So you trapped Berber, Yes, Commissioner, I trapped him. Gether's young man, the. Man who tried to poison the people of the city into paying him a half a million dollars. Well, you won't poison anymore, but the looks of him. And now. Would you do something for me, Commissioner, By all means, if. You don't mind, Commissioner, I'd like to publicly take the credit. For solving this mystery. Gerber committed his crimes in the name of a shadow, and I've I rather think the real shadow deserves to be vindicated. Don't you. You have just heard a dramatized version of one of the many copyrighted stories which appear in the Shadow magazine. All the characters and all the. Places named are ficticious, and the similarity to persons living more dead is purely. Coincidental, the weed of crime. There's bitter food crime? Is that? Kay? The Shadow nos. Next week, same time, same stations, Blue Cole, director's finest Anthracite. When again present another thurning adventure of the Shadow, be sure to listen, and be sure to burn blue coal, the solid duel for solid comfort.