The Shadow - The League of Terror

The Shadow. No Blue Coal presents the shadow, the mystery man who strikes terror in the very hearts of chapters lawbreakers and criminals. Today the League of Terror, Ladies and gentlemen. The Shadow is exciting adventures starts in just the Mole. But first I'd like to ask. You, homeowner, is a question. Do you want to cut down winter coals protect your family's health during this dangerous winter season? Then boom blue coal for clean, safe, helpful heath. All winter law. Blue cold is Pennsylvania's finest cent for site and it's hormeless blue coloring is You're guarantee a better heat. At less cost. So when it comes to fuel, insists on blue coal, order it by me. Your new blue coal dealer will be glad to send you a trial to form him tomorrow. With the Costs Commission, I'll rephraise that question, mister Sullivan, Do you know how these counterfeit one and five dollar bills came to be in the cash register. At your grocery store? Hey, I got them from customers. I guess. Michael Sullivan, you're a witness in a federal trial under oath to tell the troth and nothing about the truth. Do you know you can be sent to prison for pleasurin Yes. I know it well enough. Before this trial began. You testify this defenders in this case, Slaver and Marino, and it's your star. But they forced you to buy counterfeit five and ten dollar bills they passed out changed to your unsuspecting content. Why will change your testimony? Why I was mistaken? That's all your im, Michael Salivan, life, honor, honor. In the car, mister prosecutor, Yes, shall anna. It is quite apparent that your witness has received the threats either to himself or his family as he testified against the defendants in this case. Since he will not repeat his swan testimony against these defendants, I have no alternative but to. Dismiss the charges. Case dismissed. Order in the car, Your Anna, I demand that Michael Sullivan. Be having a charge of patche me. Michael Sullivan, much as this court may sympathize with your reasons and votives for shielding these criminals who pray upon it unsuspecting public in the wholesale commerce of worthless counterfeit money, I have no alternative but to sentence you to one year in prison. On your own, prisoner, but your honor as my wife and my daughter Mary. I'm afraid of what the dirty rats were doing with them. If I told the truth, I'm sorry, Michael Sullivan, but unless you testify it, I can't. I tell you, I can't do well. Sentence of one year in prison must stand court to judge. That right. I get a year in prison for trying to protect my family and the real crook's care free. Look at them walking out the cot free is the air the. Golimb with that dirty business. Yes, a good thing that is doing a matter that Sullivan took my warning. Come on, let's get out of the Yeah, okay, boss. The mod of all the un unjust time home, Margot. It seems cruel, harsh, but our whole legal system is being undermined by violence and intimidational witnesses. Were something you were doing a. Month somewhat helping Michael Sullivan. File isn't the only one who is suffering from the operation of this counterfeit ring small businessmen, shopkeepers, poor people who can't afford. To get bad money. The Countesfo dollar bill. Probably means the difference between eating and not eating. A lot of those people are in Sullivan exactly, mar This is operating among the poor people who can't defend themselves to the. Months are you doing? In other cases the shadow. Well later perhaps right now made the mont Crimston. Margo Lane can help by doing a little shopping Michael Sullivan's grocery store. Avonna, how the money? Oh she's sick? Oh time she cry? What's the matter? I don't know. The doctors say she only get enough to eat. I don't know. I'm sorry. Only can they help. Me, Sullivan? Or I'm a mighty sorry. They send you a papasa jare because he well, he want to talk about bother to talk. He'm afraid, not for himself. He didn't say to what they do to mother and me? How he your mother not so well? She's been sick all along, and I was father in prison. She can't understand that I don't fight for her. She's so certain none of us. You don't understand. We're all at faith. Oh I'm not. I've got father's gun here under the counter, and if any other count of the gang comes around here, then I won't to depend on the law to protect me. You know, know me, Sullivan, You can't fight them. They're too many. Well, there'll be a couple of less if they bought us again. Hoy SHMASI hope your sad being a lady. No me, Sullivan, you have so much trouble. I don't like to bother you. But what is it, Missus Giovanni. The landlord, he say, that's five dollar bill that mister Sullivan gave me. Eat no food? He say, I got to pay the bud get out. Look you give it back to me now. The condor said, Bill, I'm sorry, Missus Giovanni, give. It to me. Here, here's a good bill. Hm. At least I think it is account of that those are so good you can hardly tell their sakes or tang to you, tang to your so much? You mean. Here we are not those Ill be with you that the moment. Thank you. If you hear of anyone else who has any of these bad Bill's father had to give up, let me know, Missus Giovanni, make 'em good if it takes every cent. We got out. Oh lass, your men say, well, I look good by it. You you like you can tell it that? I well, Missus Giovanni, good night, good evening. What do you want? I think a couple of cans of corn and string being and uh loaf of bread? Hasn't some butter? Yes? Strangers in this neighborhood? Ah, yes, and. Get some features, Yes too large cans of teachers. Strangers don't come way over here in this section of buy groceries? Who are you? And what do you really want? A Sullivan forul war that gun? A're courageous but a rather foolish young woman. Oh maybe so, but I got only myself to think of. I'm not right dad afraid because he had a family. Please, miss Sullivan, we're not members of the counterfeit ring. It's been terrorizing your father. How do I know that? If we were members of that ring, Miss Sullivan, you would have been shot long before you could get that gun. It's very obvious. Well what do you want? For appearance's sake? In case this store is being watched, you better give us the groceries we ordered? All right? What was it? Now? More on spring beans and peaches? Here's the coin? Who are you this? Purple reporters and the police. Would you like to save your fathers in that year in prison? It's anything, it's killing my mother. As a man watching a store across the. Street in a door room. I expected as much. Who are you happy you saved my daughters? Yes, how the other things keep moving? But listen to me. Yes, you're a big boor in ass, Sullivan, but your life won't be worth one of those counterfeit bills unless you use your head. What you mean? You know enough about this counterfeit ring, how they operate, who they are to make them fear you will talk. I know how they operate. But Slater and Marina are the only ones who ever came here. Slater and Marina will be out of the picture of the prison. Don't stand there, get any things, anything at all. Make a package. My father never saw anyone else either, none of the big shots. I'll put this step in a paper bag. Or two men in that doorway across the street in alivand have they know if they stop this way? Now, I'm a Sullivan. I can't tell you who I am, exactly why I'm. Here, except that I was in court today. I want to help you. I can. If you're willing to take a great. Risk to help your father, I'll do anything for dead. If I don't get him out, I'm afraid my mother will die if I only know who's behind Slater and Marino? Who's that boy? You can find out, but you know what happens to those who know too much. I'll take that risk. How can I find out who they are by pretending to know more than you do? I don't understand. Those men across the street will undoubtedly come in here in a minute we leave. They'll question you. Pretend you'll know how they operate. Yes, but you wanna be paid to keep quiet. The chances are they'll take you to a higher up, maybe not the ring leader, but someone who knows the real leader. But Lamart don't kill him, not until they find out how much she knows and who else shares that knowledge. Anyhow, I don't care. It's only fair to warn you you're taking a desperate chance. What have I got to lose. They'll probably try to put me out of the way anyhow, in our neighborhood knows how I feel about 'em. I said I'd kill 'em for what they've done to my father if I ever found out who they were. This way, you've got to go, missle of them. Better think over what I've said before. You, Ah, I'll do it my mind's made out. Come on, Margot. Lamart, aren't you letting that poor girl take a terrible ras mango? That girl was marked for death before we came here. What are you going to do? Flop Lamart? Whose men they're going in the store? Margo, get a taxi and get out of this district. Be sure you're un followed. Go to my office and keep the short wave radio tune in on the band. I was used. So won't you tell me what you're going to do now? Time I go, I've got to see where they take her from now on, the fate of many Sullivan is in the hands of the Shadow. Ladies and gentlemen, The Shadow will be back with you in just a moment. In the meantime, I'd like to tell you some interesting facts. 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What do you know about the big boys? Plenty? Then your number is up? All right, kid, and there's no plenty about the big boys. Don't live long? You're still alive? Yeah? Yeah, sure cause I don't even know who the big boss is and I don't wanna know. It ain't healthy. Oh is that there? You're rank? You got the Celliman game? Yeah he is. Yeah, so I see a nice looking listener ranking. She says. You know it's funny about the big Boss. I'll say I do. But Liam, Mary Sullivan, she do know too much about the rest of us. You better get in touch with a big boss before you do anything to me. We don't bother him with all the details of this counterfeit record. I got bet I bother him about that, And you know, Rack, and I think she knows something. Shut up, trigger, I got thinking around here. Maybe she does it that. I know plenty, and I'm not the only one. Say what's about Fellow and band that was in the Sullivan grocery just before we snatched her? The guy got clean away somehow. Yeah, what about the game? Yeah, she took a cab spitty trailer and she gave him a slip. Switched cabs in traffic somewhere. Maybe you'd better take this kid to the Big. Boss, not till I find out how much she knows. Come on straight and make her talk, you know how? All right, kid, just throw what you know or do we have to get it out of you the hard way? I go my arm. I won't talk to anybody but the Big Boss, and he'll tell me plenty to keep quiet. You can't scare me like it did my father. She wants throw to keep quiet. Shout out, trigger, twist therround. You're a sample of what's coming over. She don't talk and. Talk first, All right, kid, you ask for it? Yo, Yo, Hey, you're dope. She's fainted. I guess I twisted around too hard. Ranking do you hear that? Kah? Yeah? What was the trap? The cop with the father's here? Come on, let's take it my lamb. No, wait, we can't do that, daby. You'll take a fucking kid. I'll shoot out the light. Don't go your gun, trigger, don't move Rankin. He knows who we are, trick except for story about this. That voice, it's right here, but there ain't nobody. With its rankin. There is someone here. What kind of guy gets is making I don't see nothing but saying I'm getting hunted. Wait, trigger, trigger? Do you remember left this him? Sure? The first thing a man in the east, but. He tried to shoot it out with a voice. The police got him, but when they went to the chair, there was only one name on his lips. Remember the shadow. That's what I think. They make a plea for the thanks the guy. Nobody's got a thing the shadow. They think the fellow look like minds. You can't pay. Shut up, your crazy head. It's just somebody throwing his voice and I've seen him do it in forard them. Come on, you'll pop that like his wife. Wait. I'm not going to stop you, but before you go, take this message to your leader. You don't listen to one like you can't help smart that nobody ever has not belonged to tell him a. Man who can crolls this counterfeit ring the preys. I'm the poor and helpers. Tell him that if anything should happen, so many heeleven, he will answer to the shadow. See he's right in front of him somewhere. Take a couple of pot shats. Maybe he can get him. Huh, I mean and to see the shadows have to shake down the big boy. If you'll walk shoot, I will. I'll tell him even if I can't see him. Uh, gun won't help you, ran Kim. Uh oh, we'll see about that. Uh yeah, you've gotta talk about what. Yeah, but let's get going. Well, I look's still good. I don't know if I killed him or not, but I must have wind him. Come on, grab that Sullivan. Damon. Let's get bight to the big boss and tell him what's happen. Yeah, how where are we going? I gotta sleep boat waiting under the wharf. Come on, we're heading down the bay. He love. Why do you think the big boys will stay about. Bigging the Selivan Dane to do it? Hide out? Yeah? I hate to think about her. They have about stayed about you watch that Suliman. Damn. She ought to be coming too by now, Yeah, she's coming out of it. And how much fun do we gotta go? Yeah, we'll practically there. See that yacht lay ankle out there. Oh you mean that's that the big boy's tide out. Yeah, tree, and you'll find her out something in your lib But I wish you've never heard about much less seen. Yeah you mean that the plant. Huh, that's where all the forny tha's been coming from. You get catch on twick, don't you. Yeah? Yeah, that's the lay up the sets and cops if I'm looking for it for much as glaciation, I'm right over here. Get that Sullivan dame of her fifty Yeah okay, And but how about me staying in the spain boat that ntil when you're coming on a board and telling her big boys what you'll know about this shadow? I don't nobody knows much. About I had a school what you do know? And speak faster? Big horses ahead of his racket, because they can think faster than you can shoot. And gets the idea you're gonna shake down. You're as good as dead. I ain't pulling no double course. I well you ain't. My hat out and bring that game aboard fors he how to handle her Gae much a stepper, you'll get what's coming to her. Okay, okay, come on, just say come on, before. The night's over. I got a hunch you and me you're gonna wish we'd never seen this Ritzya. Coup, harg Lean, Margo Lean. Let them carefully, act quickly. The life of the pullivant girl depends upon it. Telephone police to make a no weapon hav him not defy for harbor patrol boats that they will find the leader of the Count of the Ring on board the Lord timon point. Hurry. Okay, there you are. I can listen to us, so you listen to me. I warned you never to come to this yats without orders, but boss I had the idea of being intrigued that Sullivan go here. You know what happened to those who break the rules of my organization. I couldn't help that force. This is important. She ain't seen anything. I locked over the cabin. I decide what's important? Why didn't you report first? There wasn't time. I was going to report, but then this shadow started talking. There wasn't nowhare house this shadow. Yeah, you'll tell him straight I've heard all about this shadow, so he's on the trailer. Yeah, the shakedown, Shut up and listen to me. The shadows behind this is no shakedown. What is his right? Putting organizations like mine out of business, putting foods like you? And Trigger in the electric chair? Yeah, well he was cause I got him back in the warehouse. You you ye, boss? And I get to a couple of while shots where the shadow's voice was coming from, and we wait him for uh do you know that forward? The trick? How do you know he didn't follow you here? And now boat trails and now ah, I suppose he didn't have cut you, or that they might have been hiding in the speed boat with your whey. That sullivant girl bring in, I'll get a bot. She's right in the next cabin. Like you're a fool. You're that Trigger and the sullivant girl. You know something they're not likely to forget, and you know what to do. Take care of them. You mean fiction, so they won't talk permanent. Do you know of any other way? But listen, boss, the shadow set off. Anything happened and Mary Selim and you would answer the hey. Leave the shadow to me? A shadow. He hate that I didn't kill him. That is the reason the bird comshoo right, okay, boy, see he's here in this cabin. I see my presence is accepted without question, even though you can't see me. Man can shoot your fool. Shoot yeah, try again, Ryankin? All right, Shadow, Maybe I won't miss this time. Hey, rank, what's up? Rankin? Try I get dog. He's getting out first. Figger shoe, drinking shoe. Get out of the way. Trigger. Oh yeah, Ranking, you rap, you double crushing rap. Don't be full of lead? Will you rub me out? Because I think too much for you t be on that shad. I wasn't shook the Jews with the shadow. He was here that the medica. I't care about the shadow. All I know is I got a lord of leading me. You're lads, and I'm gonna show. I'm bad drinking too bad. Couldn't the power steal off like I did him? Quick and easy? Craig, Shadow, Craig, That man there, the big boy ordered Ranking to kill you. Cregger. He is your real enemy. Yeah yeah, I had a notion he might try. Don't dress that gun trigger. I know that one If I do, you'll kill me. You can't kill a guy with as much lessing as I'm carrying. You can't kill a guy that's already dead, that's not but I can't avoid the risk. But you never think enough left to raise that bug. Huh. You're a better shot than racing, big shot, better shot, big shot. Not bad, not a bad gag. And now we are alone, yes, yes, quite alone. And now I'm with the dealer with your shadow. Your hand is shaking? Is that the way for her master mind to act? You? Definitely if I could only see you. But you'll won't get away, and neither way you don't. I've never fried the police. The boat trick coming? Oh oh, so so that's today, Yeah, that's it. They're coming to get the leader of a count of it ring. But they will find a murderer, a cold blooded killer, locked in this cabin with his victory. That's what you think. But you're mistake. Why are you putting down your gun? Are you giving up so easily? Listen, shadow, I've heard a lot about you. You're clever. Well, I'm clever, too clever enough to know when the game is up. I've anticipated just such individuality. I suppose you can see this little switch on my desk. My hand's resting on it. Yeah yeah, I say, you know what will happen if I close this switch? And I will if the police set foot on this yacht I think I can get well, I'll tell you this switch will set of a charge of my explosive done in the hole to go blow you and me and the police of Kingdom come. I say, if you touch me, try to stop me out for the switch? What do you expect me to do? You'll call the police and you can send 'em away? What makes you think I will? If you think you do them, I'll. Throw this switch. What have I got the orse? Well? Have they are? What about these big pots? Will you send them away? So you think bluffing? He shut up? No, no, you're not bluffing. I have no doubt that it's high explosive in the whole of the ship. But I wonder, I wonder if you'll have nerve enough to throw that switch. I want to quite shadow you had got chunk and you wouldn't take it. Now I'll show you how throw the switch. But he didn't work. H he didn't explode. No, no, it didn't explode. The switch doesn't work because I cut the wires. See that they run along the wall. She's never I'll get you. They may get me now, but I'll get you. You'll never take me alive. Get him out of here, gold On, get. Him on, I get this the man we're APPI Commissioner, all right, you come on, get going. Yes, Commissioner Western, that is your man. That is the leader of the confeteit ring. You'll count it so long you win. Shadow of the Shadow, I might have known I had a hundred with you again when a mysterious call came through. Commission of Western. There's the girl in the next cabin. She says she isn't a member of the gang. She is Marith Sullivan, daughter of Michael Sullivan, convicted of perjury and the competit trial. Sullivan's naught her. Yes, she rich her life to find these men. Reward by getting a pop out of curtain. You'll be freed in the morning. You have my word on that. It looks like you do a reward for this night's work. Shadow. My reward, like your Commissioner, is in protecting the defenseless from those what poplars? But crime. The copy. The story we've just. Heard of one of the many copyrighted stories and appeal in the Shadow magazine. The characters of the story are entirely fictitious, and in similarity to the person's living or dead is purely coincidental. The weed of crime dead it is, crime doesn't pay. The Shadow. 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