The Shadow 019 - The Hypnotized Audience

Who knows right evil releks in the hearts of men, A shadow knows the shadow. The Monk Cranston, a man of wealth, a student of clients, and a master of. Other people's minds, devotes his life to righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, and punishing the guilty using advanced methods that may ultimately become available to all law enforcement agencies. Cranston is known to the underworld as the Shadow, never seen, only heard as haunting, to superstitious minds, as a goop, as inevitable as a guilty conscience. The shadows true identity is not only to was constant friends and aid margol Lee Today's story the hypnotized audience. That's just suppose we want depressed. Please please, My master has already answered too many quests, or you need to get tough about it, telling. Me you must excuse my servants. I made gentlemen. Your reception it is of a welling. He tears, I may be too tired pronounce tonight. Are you really going back in the boat of the Yes? That is exam now I must take to be excused. I must get a shot. Okay, okay, come along, thanks. Wine Master. They took so many pictures, all deepenness to them. Derga Khan is merely a sin, a sorry down for and mystic. It would be amusing to see what they would print if they knew our real preference in giving this recital. Years, Master, come, come with creditors. What may look the princess Zaga. She came to the per herself. Sada, where is she over that way? See standing alone behind the barricades. Yes, she sees us, See little fool, I'm sending enough by like coffee the prince. Yes, oh, Dorgatan, what is that day? Is this for thy father's house? Come away from the crowd. You should not have come. Do you think my nurves are made of tear my. Husband from the brother? My brother. If I say wet to wait twenty. Nine hours, they would kill him, the Khan and the. Electric in the execution. In twenty four hours, my brother shall be free. We'll not got twenty four hours. The execution's need for free. Tomorrow morning there is still time. We will delay the execution that's done. Tomorrow there will be a jail break. My brother will escape. Listen to me, listen this his governor. He will be at the dance recycles will be. There to night. The honorable Governor will grant is they have execution to your husband, Princess. They stay up twenty. Four hours, which will be long enough. Now that I am here, the prison break will be no problem. But if the governor will not grant to save my husband really dies. But him will not die. When Dagger can't ask the fever, he asks in a special way that the Governor's not even King's refuse. Is not in the Adurga can They will guard this governor bars my powers, but there is no gods. Go to the house in the country. Wake up for me if you well. When Durger can't dances, there's no paper failure And to night the ether his dances. For his brother's life. Cigarette, Margot, you must admit the man, isn't I? Yes, of course, Urga Khan is certainly the greatest Oriental dance of the day. He dances. They have the strange mystic fascination of ease. I just love everything Oriental is perfect. You know that woman has forgotten all about another Oriental preparing to die only a few miles away. Joseph murder exactly. And no one applauded his display of Oriental culture. And he's from the same section as Durga Khan and of. The same cast a moment the brutal murder. Certainly he's to die to night in the electric chair. And nevertheless he's a product of the same civilization as the artistic Durga Khan. Oh, yes, I saw him in his bunk. Coming over here now, commiss name Transom, how do you like the self? I wouldn't be here, but it wasn't for the governor. Governor barn The Governor isn't here. Not yet. What was the execution and everything he couldn't get away early? He's coming to the. Last half of the Recignmal you mean Governor band is actually leaving the Statehouse tonight. Yes, farms and hips on seeing this dancing fellow, because he's wanted better prisons, and that's taken care of. I have one of my men keeping a special wire open here to the stem. Wasn't the present case, was it, Commissioner No? No, the plain cold blooded butchery. And here comes Governor b. I much not too much, Governor to indo Mission bog Lane and the young Princeton. They told me this kanns preachy place. Every death fine but I'm gonna get to my boss. Yes, Governor, we better get back or not the bull. But after that first half of the program's got. To be wonderful. What can he do to top it? I don't actually look to the bright plain from that lamp on. The autun lovely blue. I've only seen at. Once, Margot, something rather experience happened that time. Yes, comes the Western Box. Then, sitting in the rear, CON's going to speak like julem Now I will recite for you. I mystic is more Jule believer. I mean there is no complations for you must put my daughter jump? Is it? Well? This is something new? Listen does makes sense? Margo, Margo, that's hypnotism. He's trying to hypnotize the audience. Wonder listen, listen, have you hear me? Lovely use your will, Margo, your will? Margo, and the con still. Good Lord, everyone is an entire audience. Even I can feel the influence mass hypnotism. But why why is Durga Khan exerting his will on all these people? Mother, listen to media, listen, fight against it. I can't give me your hand. Now, come back, Margo, come back? What Durga Khan giving a remarkable of mass hypnotism. Yes, he has the whole audience. Sell bond, don't listen, don't look at that blue flame. Look up in the boxes, anything at Westerman Fricken, Look, look, Mago. Two men are scraped from the bond. Come here the dragons. Look stop quers, everyone listen to me. Husband kidnapped. Oh what a thunder storm. Commissioners step on at Margo. It can't do side of Durga Khan's cars. Well in a month, I won't ransom. I've got to get back down stage into the country. Is ridiculous. Did you have a highway? Why should Durga Khan kidnap Governor barn Leaman. Here's a house on that hilltop. That's where go conn headed for the How do you place to hide the job? The commissioner, Well, we can't raid every lonely house in the contry. Hurry, Margo, We've got to get into that house's Marco. Look out stop it, oh, Scott. We nearly hit that telephone pole. The storm is blowing it over halfway. Into the road. Yes, you could trust the wires if you wanted to cut. Your voto Margo. We'll walk the rest away. Who shall I come along? Will you stay here? I'll hurry up, ransom, Let's get this folding over. Get the shortwave radio kipping in, stand back for call. Yes, you'll be careful. Amount. There's a kind of table and dangerous man. Yes, idea, But so is a certain friend of ours, the Shadows. Ladies and gentlemen, How will this exciting adventure of the Shadow turn out? 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Ride on it, feel it trip, feel it stop you quicker safer than. You've ever stopped before. Then you'll understand why a silver Town stops may save your life. No answer, Commissioner Western, No, wait a month, someone's coming now, Yes, I want to see Dogger com The master is resting. I'm sorry, I'm Commissioned Western Peach apartment. You can attend to go away now look here, Master, Oh but what is this two gentlemen, Master Commissioner Western Dogger comment. Amed yes, Master stepin, thank you. We did think, gentlemen. Sorry to disturb your Dogger com it is late, Commissioner, how did they have a party doc call? We'd just like to ask you some questions then about the governor's disappearance, so you. Will make our ahmed. Yes, Master, gentlemen, I know nothing. You don't mind if we look around to death before mellots. Okay around, well, yes, you mean to use this, I have to search my house merely a master's routine. Routine and routine. There's an insult you don't understand. So we home of Juga count to be set like a can if become in criminals. But if I will not allow it, jug A cons that is royal in thevery country in the world, this privacy is respected. I will complaint to your government who. Was forcing as to go and get a search warrant Burger Khan. But transom you'll think all this is necessary. Burger Khan really has nothing to do. No, of course I have not. Perhaps I have been too hasty. It is, I suppose after your. Customary routine is yes, sir, yes, nothing personally you understand. In that case, come, I will conduct you myself. Now he's room here, Wait till I switch on the lights. Stepin, gentlemen, Hey, in some layout. Coffee. Is the inside of the temple, isn't it? Yes? You see I have fitted it even with an altar. What's that curtain behind the older, sir, that. Covers the sacred flame? Mister Conston, wait, I will unvail it, you know, Cranston, it's crazy enough to give you. The creepy, it is marvel Was it beautiful? Yet? Look this secret flame? Why that's the same sort of a fire that he had on the stage, isn't it? That looks so very familiar? Urga Khan? In what way mister Cranston here had a rather strange idea about the governor's kidnapping. He links it up with hypnotism. Hypotism? What hypnotism or it's just an idea of. Cranston one minute, Commissioner Durga Khan the Oriental prayer of yours, it seemed to have well. A hypnotic influence on me. In fact, from the whole audio. You will must have been mistaken at the constant. Yaka Khan is a dansa, not a hypnotism, That's what I said. But that prayer there is harmless my pray. Look, Durga Khan, will replied for you quickly. It is a simple petition to one of my countries. Gone listen, gentlemen. Money. London, move and. Oh constant, yes. That's not come stop, I said, stop, got me, wake up, stop dog Comera. I'll you can shoot commissioners like the lever. I'm the constant. You can only fall wah. Wah ah sleepfold. Did you think to resist the power of Dougga Khan? Now touch my house? Do you will find your governors safe in my hands? No? Since you lie still, Durga Khan's your master will return before you are awake. Let's sleep. So you think you can cast yourself over me, Dagger Khan. Never now. Let it be a war of wills, you against the shadow. Margo Lane, Margo Lane, the shadow calling Margo Lane. Governor Bards is here, so a commissioner Western Prisoners. The month Urdi Khan's men came starting and I. Had to see the car. The 'm afraid of right palace the telephone. I read it from the right hand part of the car. Break it up the telephone wires for the police forums. Can you reach the wires, Yes, they're quite low. You get the operator. I can trace the call and send help. Then tell her to stay off the wire. If I'm right, For the Governor. Will make a call from here very soon. You must give accept that call. You must pose as the operators of state prison and the Wharton secretary, her. Name is miss Pierce. Take the Governor's message. Be about a stay of execution for the murderer of Joseph Hakim say you will give. The wharton that message understands. Yes, then I'll protect the governor's Turga Khan does not know about the shadow, that is all. And they will enda that a little more. Man. Let governor bounds know what is relliant stop for him? Yes, we're not what time I mean of princes, My brother is not to die forreful hour. In half that time the governor will be begging to do our biding wrong. Little breaks quiet ladder dug count commands here, listen to me. Governor bands either upon the prison and stop the execution, or this potch so will grow west and west. I will not do it, but he is going to pay. Yes, and another time of the wheels in mart. What about those two men? Don't say I have hypnotized them, put them to sleep? I send, I'm had to bind them men Wi we will. Master? What is it? Dammit Master? One of the men you put on your powers disappeared. It is the commissioner Western here's asleep. The other one is gone in pativill. He's not the temple musk. I slept everywhere m and said, oh, dog can what shall we do? Not here? He cannot have gone paper clean. Catch him. We must set south. Yes, Master, you want to do you want through the grounds? Come? We must find him. We must yes, lock the door on it. Governor Band, whose book a friend? Governor, I am here the shadow. You cannot see me, but I am here to help you. Are some call me the shadow, the shadow I've heard of. The Governor Bands. Theurger Con does not know I'm in this room, not a weedy person. Governor Bands doesn't closer. I send for help. But you must make that phone call to the prison for turger Con. You must let me explain. You will not suffer anymore, but baptism will antagony. Oh, I'll good, stop hurting me. I'll it's good. Governor ban child, Yes, do not worry. There's still time. Listen the real A little lament, Yes, Slater, please no more thought you no more thought, your Governor. But you are a very stubborn man. Your partner. You promise to loosen my barn after. The call, Governor, Hello, Hello, they will have a Remember, Governor, it is your life for my brothers. There will be no trick. I said I'd write the call. It talks, take present all the right, Governor. I'm your knife is at the Governor's CRUs Yes, Master, Governor seek Hello, take present. Hello, this's Governor Barns the Water's office. Please, yes, Governor, just remember governor went fall smooth and death. God's office woman squeeky Hello, Let's go the barn who's talking? Peers, Governor one sect name? Yes, Enjoy ahead, Governor. I want to play of execution for Joseph Hockey. Joseph, Yes, hurry tell the warden. Don't worry, Governor, we'll stop it. It will be yes, and you marrow the prison break and your husband will be a free man. You'll never get away with this. You think your friends may trace that call, Governor, perhaps, but when they reach here, we will the gun. My husband's three. What about me, your papa? If I go free? If I made the call the governor IMiD he annoys me your trust civil school. He is gag madker Con is not a fool. Governor. You would make too good a witness. I cannot let you leave to accuse me. I'm yes, Master, silence the Governor forever with your knife. Yes, Master, you're fool. You dropped the night flow. Master. Someone slipped my arm. There is no one here. There is Princess. I am here the shadows. There is only the voice you are you that speaks, and there's not seen one. Whose power is greater than yours. Durga Khan, the Shadow. Get the car of them. You are wrong, Durga Khan. I can't stop you. No shadow and your clock of invisibility stop people with. The gun is useless, Urga Khan. No marksman can get what he cannot see. But I can see the governor shadow. He is still my hostage. We are leaving here, and if the Shadow attempts to stop us, the governor dies. You cannot escape the shadow. Durga Khan, No here, Dada, take this gun. If I get the words, shoot the governor a life for a light. Shadow, we live in peace, or buns and weapon die. Now you must bargain with me. Shadow. Great is Durga Khan. He talks while his brother dies. Young my brother leaves. I say, Dada, this man with his dreams of power has deceived you. He has not saved Joseph has even now, Princess, your husband is dead. While talk Shadow and follow Durga Khan. You cannot stop the course of justice. By the power of your will. Hakim is dead. You're kidnapping with in vain. He lies. Ada should take up waitza pay my own, Princess, you wish to know the truth about your husband, turn on the radio. Here it is time for the news. Listen and learn if. Joseph Hakim was said tonight or not? And that is the weather We walk for the lesson, Princess. Now we bring you a news class which just arrived in the studio. Exactly two minutes ago, Joseph Hakim was executed at state prison for murder. Hakim walked to the death chamber unaided. Andy, there must be some mistakes. You have so many promises. You're the fotse brother. The mistake was husting you. That was a mistake. Princess Zada Da put that gun down. Zada Daka tongue speak. For the last. Put down that young princess Hockey. My husband is dead. What is the lesson for me? But Ja shut herself. We've caught another woman. Release the girl on it. Where is the voice? What is it? It is the voice of the shadow men of Durga Khan. Your chief Durga Khan is dead. Your Princess Zada is dead. Release the prisoners and go mus Ahmed. The blood of Durga Khan is no more. The police are coming on it. Yes, shut me, Yes, So the great Durga Khan is dead. Yes, Margo. He forgot that laws were for all men, not only for the poor and the weak. Durga Khan had great talent power, but he used it for evil, and it cost him his life. You have been listening to a dramatized version of one of the many copyrighted stories which appear in the Shadow magazine. The Weed of Crime. There's bitter food. Crime does not pay The Shadow nos, all the characters and all the places named Doctor Chats, any similarity to person's living or dead is purely Covid death.