The Shadow 028 The Caverns of Death

What evil. In the hearts of men? The shadow now. The shadow who. Made the forces of law and orders in reality. Lamon Cranston, wealthy young man about town. Years ago the Orient Cranston learned a strange and mysterious secret, the hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so they cannot see him. Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margaret Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the voice of the invisible Shadow belongs. Today's stories what cavern? The judas, most of them will come here to the cavern, believe that the underground tuber which we are evacuator, is one of the most magnificent of natures. Wonder hey, this is pretty. Impressive that they all saying, Hey, God, take a look at a second ndering. Now that's the figures all outdoors. We've named this great natural hall the Temple of Boats, after the Roman god of pirates, because of the pit. If you see over there the other center, the wicked papers continue it fall. I think your class will find this. The most interesting part of the cavern. Professor Morning, you used to say for me to bring my students in the closer to the pits and all the different pomless sure you, yes, do I come. On, let's make a come up. He comes now, mind you for it's not too poor. It all right, professor morning than the railing around. The best, this great circular creature approptimately one hundred feet in diameter. It's truly one of the natural masterpieces of the entire Southway. It's the base of this kit is a pool of water, which is believed to the bottomed bottom. The steam which you would be rising. Before you is the midging of cliff in the rocky wall, about fifteen pet below the brim. Wow, these babies seams by leaning slightly over the raining and looking. Down him any no, yes, let me over here, jim, Oh yeah, right on. We're falling into the honey. Pease, honey. We're doing everything we can tomorrow. It's just horrible, horrible, My entire cross seventeen tine young man, the doll as the bottle, sis, I don't know what this is? A liveab up them, you know, take it easy, they still hope. There ain't no bodies come up yet. The rescue poppies and. Down there for over and hole. They're offer to some word and it takes a long time. To drag the food, you know. Oh, here comes one of the rest of the squad. Now he harry, what's happened down there? He share? What's the news? We dragged the fool up, down and over again. Yes, there wasn't one single body to be founder. Do you mean telling me a tat the plains? Yes? Thank you? How to do this claim? Oh, Professor Morley, I I'm so sorry I heard about the dreadful thing that happened yesterday. I can't tell you how badly idea. Oh it's horrible, indeceivable. I still can't believe it's cool. Has it been any say the word of a boy? No, none of them calm, not even their poppies. Let's put me so horrible all my poems. I should never stick of them to the captain. You mustn't say yourself, professor, you couldn't watch the danger. How am I going to say? The parents vote poor boys? I know it's it's bad for everyone. Some of the parents were arriving on this tamers just lad this. Well, you'll excuse me. I must meet them. I need taking a friend on this plain myself. A good uh good thing to say? Oh oh, my god, I'm discussed them. They health sym There is mountain there. So nice to see you. Oh, I'm glad you were able to come out. I I know you'll just love the cloud. I'm sure it to where I read in this morning to stay for about an accident with Cavin was the lady tellings, not a thing. I I'm setting the second morning. Just before you were around. Oh, he was a man in charge of the car. Yeah, and they found any trace. The boys just none. Hum. But here's the car get in when you drive, saidn't I follow? The rose is the left and then. Steke you the club. Uh, the Cavil's on the same road they they are. Why do you. Ill whever you might stop? The listen, Lamart, what's your purpose in stopping? I know you too well to think. It's more the seriocity and several things about this accident, and I like to understand more fully. Oh what things were? Mart? I wonder if anyone is taking the trouble to find out exactly how those young men selling. The fift we worked the course, the rain broken, the rim of the crater gaveway. You didn't let rim pollic rock. Yeah, I stead of stranger's gloved during the I hadn't thought it that it's more important. Why isn't any searched those young men's and farms and they're supposed to have fallen into a bottom of pool brains the pool of refusal to give up his death unless they're doing with serious about the pitt muggle. And when we reached the cavern's iron sand the right out what it is, I shouldn't be taken you in here? These kevins were officially closed after the. Extra said nothing has been discovered. Then no man, there was a party down there about an hour ago. They didn't find the things. That's here we are this is the pit, said that must be the place where the room gateway. M yes, ma'am that it's stroke off verty Either it isn't then yeah, rocks do that sometimes an examine it. But you can't go near there. That's sort it the well. Remember how did the searching party get. Into fift rope ladder? Over on the other side the bottle of the pit entirely covered by the pool. There's a white lake on one side. That's why the searching party went down over there, which may. Of pire Margot. Where are you going bottom of the slip at. But hey, whisker, he's going down there and long but he's not going alone. Well, I'm not going with him. I know I am from Margo you. I'm going with you so much. Well, once you've made up your mind, I know that is going to argue with him. Here's a letter about these papers guide and there's very hot. Oh up you're down, pitty feet, you'll be pa So anyhow, down. Here we go. I'll eat the way him. Carefully you start, mango, he's so better. The trick here he's going the mine. I'm right behind you. It'll be a lot of half ill. And fox through these papers. Yes that Oh it's better I about SI minus be careful hence I will yeah, And the other say how far is into the bottom? Oh? Who's my fast? Hm? You little way now? But let's just direct the lurd wie is down. Stay down here, hollo, I could choose. That's says where it is logo h w the letter eas you know, and get up tacky once the center he's not SI. No, that's tell everything killed down here, hide. Here and cold look around they goes no man hut out the money the. Pool black and tennis. Then Jesus believe. It as fathers. And I wu stud in the direction of the circle to 'em all right if they shot out here? Oh the money to give me that? Yes? And then what's money? Does know? Be kind of a fool? Uh? Right? Who is that? And I said, uh? And I said, look, come in, please and let you the pool. Oh, come on back o the mark you suppose he couldn't be winning with seed. Take it like my guard, not the water. Make me part of that. The monk he's wanted to sell. I know what he got round. Uh, I'm gonna get on. I gotta get out. Take it easy, will get you out. Uh. One of the others of their alive. Let us stand there are they alives? Really breaking? Were falling? Uh? Uh stupid? Then a very sick boy. Get him out of that quick, guy. I called the guy hollo off there, But what I wanted excuse the liar your room? Yeah, this is about over like tightest something up? Oh, no, where do you come coming? What do you look? No? Going better? That's tell a fat hyver. Always stay at the wall. And the boy right. There right out of that and that point in the hospital, you might be so much as top by now. Right here, and I can't. Oh the rocket up. They didn't nothing we can do, my m he said, I why. Did that go straight? My gir did not straight? My girl said it was copy some of us. That was a place of what this boy might say. Now, I'm sure if I go that this is a case for the shadows. I was just hes fox all the time. I'm calling the boy, I'm thinking of what will happen if you talk? Well? Then I at good work, Bruns. So what about the couple of me down in. The fifth It came right up? They never caught on to what it happened. It might have cut the letter on them brunt. And just to make sure, I never thought of that. It is the say the call hand me that gas man's burnt. I never seen men say sure, save you our pot. H I let him it. I won't you want? I'd like to ask the question was all right? Well? I well, I was wondering how much long you was gonna keep me here? And I'm just satisfied. And I'm gonna tell you I'm sort of be thick of being healthier, like a prisoner or so much kind of like to see my family. Better make up your mind that you're gonna stay here in the guy's quarters just as long as we need to e for it. Just be bitter off if you keep your mouth shut and send to your work. Okay, but I'm telling you I don't know much how much longer I'm gonna be able to take it, and I kind of talk. Never mind, buns and put on your gas mask. They going into the cabin alright, boss, I wanna find out how that boy reached the bottom of the pillow. They ain't no way they keep me here like this. They're afraid I know something. They're afraid I'll tell. What have you to tell? Who's letter? There's no use looking for me? You can't me? Who are you? I am called a shadow? What do you want with me? I said, your conversation with the two men that just left. What are they afraid that you will tell? Lessing? Lessing? Come now, you've no reason. To hear me. If you'll give me the information I seek and may be able to help you get away from here. Oh, I'm only the cook here right now. Yes, I don't know nothing. Who is the man in the gas mask? Well, he's the boy that's all I know. I never seen it. Say why does he wear a mask? They always wear a mask when they go to the lower level of the cabin or a level. And that's more than the captains and the public is filled sure that. What they I told you, I don't know nothing. You must realize that you will never leave this place alone unless I help. You and you help me, cause they maybe you're right, you know I am. Now what about those boys? Are they alive or dead? I don't know, but when they fell, it wasn't no accident. Somewhere in the wall that it there's a star. Oh, I know he shouldn't the store he dead? Yes? And let's mister Shadow, Oh it's all this you're going to hear. I presume that you are the man they call the boy. That's right, Shadow, they meeting. I need five although I can't see. You, I too am faced behind this wall. What happened to those boys? That smirefa Shadow? I advise you to keep out of 'em? That dead man. I'm the floor as pope. That I mean business a regard that is a challenge. From now on. It is war between us. I promise to say those young men and bring you and your gang for justice. Oh h h. H, we'll have a lot of se dounble letter. Are you sure? No one? So I thought been kick that. Be known about the challenge to pout, and I just that's just part. And comftable what you can do. Set to find? Yeah, what what's the store? Everybody was murdered somewhere in the war. Just quicker. There's a secret entrance to the lower level of the cabin. You think that the boys bodies of a. More, Yes, but I will the probably happened deserve the real The TI was deliberate down the mine. They were dropping to the cabin and and from the cappen they were taking food. You could do less time I go play up. FI might plap along that wall. I set the time, and these projecting rocks making sure ens. The mom what you suppose the holld over. Now we won't long. Then we get beyond these walls. Look the pip tis run completely around with 'em. Uh it's done. He started to do him. I'm trying to see. Mode. I could go tack back. Oh yeah, it's so easying. No, oh no, it's widening up. Let it throw Come on, No, they say. Like you're a number with sid there are Papa been. All of them. I go, they must search these kids sometime of 'em. I think they will give us the crew to the completely propels of the students. Wouldn't you stay tides the us to stick the text the car? Oh no, no, be better if you remain here. The entrance was pitted and you can guide me back. To the sound of your voice anyway. I'll follow the patic sirt you're gonna call me on the mouse and uncle a s h. Yeah, they're growing narrower. I think continually have me about home. Were suppland in the passage way I was being doesn't meet anywhere? You do have the. Mother? What do guess think we can deal with that box? But the person we're locker in the ball wouldn't keep me tased her out of the ways. We'll tend the lay. There might be locking into and lots. The dog right said, what about the man that was with us? And you get him? Uh, he'll start number. For the girl and get lord take you up in one of the cars. Wi margo, Yeah, yeah, I just out the type of the door of the ball. I had them he slay him A boy I know whether there was the dog never was around the corn boy. Did they arm him? Nor do they sell you like to take close call. We won't give them that opportunity. Give you out of gives what he Maybe you sit in the car now cause we predet Kethley. Well straight down the Patrick's Way, stay close. To the walls. I'll be right to type it is he discover No? I I mean who concerned was finding you till you're out? To be out of the deck quickly? I saw play Hi, I got to stop. Don't move, can't wat as much moss. That I let him blow. Yeah, you'll haven't find your way out. I let him go so now and stop tomorrow ball to look back ul a by. Sorry if I go, good cause discarded to lead up directly out of doors. Follow you. You'll come out within a hundred yards of the car. Are you coming with me? No? I just follow. Here's a leaking of the mind. Yeah that maybe, Ut you don't whereabout the lady boy m. You'll be careful to Monty money James and the second bout me. There's something I want you to do. I go as soon as you reach the village, communicate the police and bring 'em back to here. I ain't need that help. Oh my good bye to many good monn. I take the lead. That guy run and looks down to her. You know there's always that can have the risk, that's possibility, cause the mormans still un duty in my mind. Uh remember get told me that he's from working all night. Yeah. I don't wanna have a talk, but I still like to know how to explain that boys was sit and cleans. He didn't even see him go. Excise doesn't satisfy. Uh, where are the mind put on your guys? Of course? Oh boy, hell about the. Lucky kind of here's a couple we jug out about an hour. Uh let me see it. Oh boy, I say, getting beautiful little anyway that type. Yeah, and I take the one. But I know it's just magnificently jetting and they powered. I had a hard time even the children for nothing them at fact. You know they've been working kitty for eight hard. They must keep on working because the. Last night they're working as patch as the gas got draw. If we threw our by gop and bad the gas in his mind go, wow, we've been slowed up too. I think guys could make them long have made a. No boy, don't hit the boys a hot head gone. I haven't made that whip. I look them at a lively. Come on you. Top that ain't human the fox that was, but he's lean and work. Oh god, I can't want you anymore. It's tall. I go ready, I ask yeah, And that's they got time to ask you. How that boys came to the pitt Did. You let a call? No? But that's a good idea. I'd like to let them all go. Oh included these pots students work than the lord animal. We got to breed them and gas with the joint, said will Pard. But working the mics, playing day and night, I'm not thought. Uh what hurts? That's he's hit that much. You're right, guess he is. He's mud. Oh that's exactly what I planned to do when I'll throw you with theether. Oh okay, well, don't forget. I know you really are. If I just pat with ye your oh. Yea, I have a tack, you'll die right here with the other. Yeah. Die, you got a constant truck. But I think them on, so I like you stay when I come to take off these guys and put him the worst for the other good. They look at those little bids again. Yah, after to night's work, will have enough of these prices. Yeah, well to live in lucky there for the rest of my uh after tonight you live in a penitentary for the rest of your alliance. What's that those you set? Yeah, I finally caught up. When you miss the bot or be. Swearing to see high with the shadow, he's still. Calls me to show us self. So a man with your record of treachery and mud you never mention collards. They expect the games shadow, But I mettling with my affairs. I hear any interests of goutness. I didn't lend the release of those young men. Oh it's you're ridiculous. I'm not bluffing. I where if I can give up, always can go to park I be there's as MS stations. Just tell you they you could start a shatto. I've dealt with men like you before, by my own message. The police throwing that way here out when they arrived, I promise to deliver you into their hands. And the talk for the doctor I am. There are a few details that give overlook the. Shadow, the chamber, the silver of the guys, the story. As the whim power. In a few minutes, you will feeling the tack said, we will be able to see you. I see it's the second to boil the gas, destroy it. I will and I will power. But they didn't give the steam the head. Right sets might score you way. You may not know that this gas but which this mine is still. They also had explting, So I trike that max. These tamons will. Be blown to keep him. Come and blow yourself up with us if fire back power up. Yeah, that's that's what I do. I if I use what that match away. Oh, I am holding a revolver which is came to your head. You make one move, strike a light fire fire. That even to you and you you must say, guys, cause he's stupid. You know what well adze in the pistol shop with his nice his gas as thickly as my match. Where yes, that's top. Yeah they're not enterta the g shop to study lad to you kids. Yeah yeah we. Can say all, uh just relieve your uh man's. Kids like a matter of box shut off something. No, no, I the man you open that door and let there a. Young man out. Uh one part way lay they had got far ho you he got me. He comes in and got, oh you don't have that color to you. I told him you were. Gonna come off. Even everything got to go. I got as much gold when you was about movies that your tools at the morning got them all the gleany. Yes, that's who the boy's really is. I seed that's how you. That was a disappearance with those boys. How many all this come about? Boy? They be come with this miney years old. Hen brought them plans to kids out of of those boys. So ye didn't got the lady what sep with me? Or the owners of the ketos would have pop out about the movies. I see, I see they might pardon me think from the beginning, and now let it go about. I'm not telling you I kill'em both yours. It's been a crime of violence. Got there. The lord was lenient stage his herd. And die. No over left doors. Well leave. He's a young man off of the living death in the freedom and life. The weed of Christ. There's that is. Lies. That's a lot pays. Got all know All the kinds and all the places named are there if any similarity to a person's living or dead is purely coincidence,