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Speaker 1 (00:20):
Oh, what evil work in the hearts of men.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
The shadows.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Once again, the thrilling adventures of the Shadow, the hard
and relentless fight of one man against the forces of evil.
These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate, forcibly to old and
young alike, that crime does not pay the shadow at a moment.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
But first you know all.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
This is a world of wonder, exploration and adventure for children.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Parents know that. But it is also a world of danger.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
The National Safety Council, in its Back to School safety
campaign this month, is asking you to teach your youngsters
a good reason for safe habits. Teach them they need
not be afraid of life, but that they can have
as much fun and enjoy longer life if they don't
take reckless chances. Show them by example how to avoid
all the traffic dangers. Your experience is their best teacher.
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Parents who furnish their children with safe habits are training
their children for life, long life. Now in a moment,
the Shadow, The shadow who waged the forces of law
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and order is in reality Lamant Cranston, wealthy young man
about town. Years ago, in the Audient, Cranston learned a
strange and mysterious Secret, the hypnotic to cloud men's minds
so they cannot see him.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margo Lane.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Is the only person who knows to whom the voice
of the Invisible Shadow belongs. Two day's drama, The Drum
of Obi. It was an inky, black afternoon in early fall.
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All day a storm had been hovering over the city,
and then at exactly four point thirty PM, the first
roll of thunder broke across the sky. Precisely at that instant,
the door of the Heavenly Whole Funeral follow open, and
a lean faced stranger in a wide brimmed black hat
entered and approached the owner of the establishment.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Like the coffin, Yes, sir, a.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Teakwood coffin with silver handles lined with purple satin.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Why we should be able to make one for you, sir.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
That won't do that, won't do it all. I need
it delivered before sundown.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Before sundown. I'll speak to my assistant William. Yes, sir,
this gentleman.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Would like a teakwood casket with silver linings and purple
satin lighting. That can be arranged, I think, but he
wants have delivered before sundown today.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Well, that can be arranged too.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
There's a coffin like that below in the store, you
are sure, William, Yes, sir, it just arrived with a
new shipment. Excellent, excellent, glad to service you've served me admirably.
Such things are most important to me. You will pay
me by making delivery to number eight acre Stone Lane.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Number eight acis Stone Lane.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Yes, sir, there's been a death in your family, sir,
not yet, I said, not yet. Don't understand. It isn't
necessary that you understand. Are there any more details? Only
for the record, sir, I should like to know whose
funeral it is.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
To be the funeral of mister T. Theodore Jedwick the second.
T Theodore Jedwick the Second. Make a note of that, William.
And now, sir, your name my name for the record, sir,
My name is T. Theodore Jedwick the second. Is he insane?
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He didn't look insane? Drunk? Then? Hardly? Look? Look how
steady is walking across the street? Steady and straight? Is it?
If I have Jack? What's the matter with him? Eh?
Doesn't he see that car coming? Look, sir, loo gonza,
mister Jack? Look out? Let me pass?
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Please?
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Please let me through, mister Jedricks. Mister jeds.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Mister Jedrick, is he is he? You may deliver that
confidence specified William.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Mister Jedrick seems to have known exactly what he was
talking about.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Man, Yes, Margo, if you have to listen to the
car right you can't you get some music?
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I want to catch a special news flash, Margot the
number and so.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Having ordered the coffin for his own funerals, mister t
and all, Jederick the seconds of number eight pacres don't
Laden stepped into the street in front of the Heavenly
Hope funeral party, where he was killed instantly.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
By a hit and run limousine. The coffin was delivered.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
A specified but there is no to the riddle of
how mister Deatrick was able to prophesy his own death.
M what do you think I think you ought to
be in jail a newscaster for broadcasting such.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
I noort that nonsense happened. It couldn't have happened. It
may have seemed to have happened, but it didn't.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
After all them you there, I don't have to be
there to note that everything is a simple and logical explanation.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
I don't see how you can.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Number eight acre Stone Lane.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Where we go number eight acre Stone Lane proved you.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Model that everything has a simple and loved little.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Explanation that must be there, that how to the click side.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Ulie eh old, dark mansion overhanging the sea, strictly in character.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Come on, I think pass. We ought to go home.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Now. It's remarkable.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
What's remarkable.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
That Margot is the rhythm of obian Obi.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
Yes, it's the rhythm of the drums that they played
for the rituals of the god Obib.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Who in the world is Obi, Who's the.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Kind of super demon god of the island of Jamaica.
It's weird getting it here just outside of town.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Nightmare is under the circumstances.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Under any circumstances, and I think this will be a
most intriguing explanation if.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
We live to hear it.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Igo ain't hard, Neir want fair explanation. Here's the house.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
Do you think you should have done that?
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Why not?
Speaker 3 (07:48):
You don't think we should just go our way?
Speaker 2 (07:51):
Our way lies ahead of us, Margo.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Oh, your pardon this intrusion, sir, but we heard about
the strange occurrence this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
I will not partner this in, Sir.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
I want nothing whatever to do with your kind reporters.
Both of you.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
I'm lying to me.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
I can smell you newspaper rats. I'm a writer myself,
and I know you. Theeroor Jedrick was killed.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
He's dead. He's lying in there in his confident. There's
an end of the matter.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
You'll get no further news out of me on the
subject rhapsay, and get some news out of you in
another subject. Who's beating that drum?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
And what business is that of yours?
Speaker 1 (08:21):
It's curious to know why in these civilized parts anyone
should be beating the savage ritual of obi oby Obi?
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Did you say you are familiar with obi? Sir? I
made something of a study of all forms of witchcraft?
Why didn't you say so? At once? Sir? Come in?
Do do? Both of you? Come in?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
You will understand, sir. To you, I can explain, explain, Yes,
the circumstances of my brother's dead. The dead man was
your brother, Yes, brother Theodore. I am Lyle Lyle Jedrick.
This is miss Margot Lay You know how do you do?
I'm the mon Krens. I'm delighted, mister Cranston. Yes, indeed,
now about the regrettable incident at the funeral parlor this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
The present radio sound quite fantastic, not supernatural.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
The power of suggestion can be very potent, particularly upon
a weak minded individual like my poor brother. In the coffin,
it was simple for them to make him believe that
he was going to die. In fact, he even ordered
its own coffin and then walked directly into the path
of the oncoming car. So great was his conviction. Who
gave him that conviction? There is a cult of Obi
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in this country, sir, small but devout, led by a man,
a self styled priest named Lao Lao. Yes, Lao, sir,
And it was this Lao who caused my brother's death.
How I'll show you see here? Look at these postal cards,
ninety two of them, one for each day of the
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past three months. They arrived regularly every morning, and the
effect was finally too much for Theodos. What did they say,
Obi wild It the house of Jederick parishes in October
twenty four. By October twenty fourth, the House of Jedrick
will be no more. That's all so, but enough for
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Theodore and poor Deirdre, Deirdre, who's Deirdre our sister? Oh,
she and Theodore both believed in the savage foolishness. Now
he is dead there in the coffin, and she, she
is sitting in her superstitious sphere in the next room,
beating out that rhythm of mobe too hoorn off the
cunning evil.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Why what does this lao against you?
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Or the fact that the Jedricks were an old Jamaican
family descended from a long line of Caribbean privateers and pirates.
And then I recently wrote a book debunking Obie, calling
it nothing more than auto hypnotic suggestion and using.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Authenticated Jamaican data to prove my points. Must be quite
a book. It is, It is, indeed, sir, Would you
care to see it? It's a matter of fact I would. Well,
I have a copy. I say, I don't want to trouble,
No trouble at all, sir, none in the world. Just
make yourself at home, scally at home.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Well, you see, just as I told you, perfectly simple
and logical explanation. Theodore Jederick believed in this orb nonsense,
and so by the power of suggestion, he met his
death In.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
That case, I'm afraid Sister Deadre is doomed.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Judging for that drumly she's pretty far gone.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Yes, perhaps we can do something about that.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
What are you guys do?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
I'm trying to reason with Dep. Jedwick before it's too late,
Miss Jederick. Miss Jederick would like to come in and
see you.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
I don't think she wants to commit See.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Miss Jedrick. We want to talk.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Oh you are young people, you'll have time ahead. Oh
now for death lives in this house tonight.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Miss Jederick.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
Oh, Miss Jederick, will you please listen.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Stop eating that drum for just a moment. Let me talk.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I beat this drum to keep through him away.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
When I stop beating it, the hand.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
Of death rescribed.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
No, No, you're wrong. Rum isn't helping.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
It's doing harm. It's hiding your here, weakening your mind.
It's just what Lao wants, what Nail wants. Yes, yes,
believe me. Stop the drum just long enough to hear me.
How please please now listen. There is no magic in Obi.
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The only people that can harm are those people who
are fools enough to believe in it. Snap out of it,
get hold of yourself, and you'll.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Be safe, like Theodore always save. Like Lyle is safe.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
He laughs at the curse, and then laughing, he puts
himself beyond him. Lyle dial is absolutely.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Are you sure?
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Yes, miss Jedwick, I'm completely sure. Screams gave him upstairs here.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Somewhere that window pan, the one tasting the seats and smash.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
The bit must have fallen from here, jeneric Jerey m hm.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Dam crashed to the rocks and sea below.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
Derek wh jebrek an he answer, Oh, Margo, only the wind,
just as we feared, he's gone. It's washed out the sea. Yes,
he'd be starting with that wretched drummer again.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
I think Pressed, we'd better letter. What do you mean?
I mean, I'm really getting scared now.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
You said that Lyle was safe from the Obie magic
because he didn't.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Believe in it.
Speaker 1 (13:48):
Well, he didn't believe in it.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
He's gone all the same, gone, just like seeing Margo.
You're telling me you believe in Obie. You got another explanation, Yes.
Speaker 3 (13:56):
A simple and logical one.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
I suppose exactly whatever kill Lyle, Jedrick wasn't magine what
murder my sweet symple? Logical old fashioned murder, who perhaps
layo the priest l I mean, it's quite possible that
that kind of fanatic wouldn't hesitate.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
I hardly think it will rain. What did you see?
I said, I hardly think it will rain. I don't go.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
After all, we've had our share of storms this fall,
and in my opinion, here.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
We are a cross. But I saw when you climb
the wall, just not rant. I saw your duck behind
this clump of trees or hump. Only put the hard
pull on a stump. Go man that loose let me
still handstill? Will you took an harnd the cryer out
where you hurt me? Man? Only dump dumb fashing pasill
see about that muggo.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
I want you to go inside. Get miss Dee dree
wire loose from that drum if you have to.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
What do you want? You wanted to take a look
at this chapanzee.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
If I haven't captured old man Trouble himself, I mean,
I mean, I think we're standing face to face with
his nibs, the high muckety machabe layo himself.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Don't stop. I never thought you stop again.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
Long to Jesu, Jesu, you are right, Please you have
a man give him it's request.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
The more give him, the more let no no Heaven Gavin.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
We'll return to the shadow in just a minute. With
elections coming up, the big topic of conversation is politics.
So I was amazed the other day when a fellow
in market he hadn't voted in fifteen years, and it
ought to say that he never had time to read
the papers and find out what the issues were, or
what the candidate stood for, and the problems of the day.
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Then he laughed and said, all the old country seems
to be getting along all right without me worrying about politics. Well,
he was wrong, because the democracy just can't get.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
Along without the interest and help of all its people.
Of course, just voting isn't quite enough. Intelligence voting, it's
what comes. They must have a good reason for testing
our vote for a particular candidate.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
Now, some people vote for a certain party because their
father and grandfather voted that way, sort of an inherited
way to vote.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Well, of course, nobody.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Tells you how to vote. We don't get a one
party ballot. There's no gun in your back or coercion
on election day here makes it such a privilege to
step up to that ballot.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
Vote a ballot.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
Box and drop in that vote. The ballot box packed
a terrific walk your ideas, my ideas, all count that's
got our voice to be heard by using our vote
intelligently at every opportunity.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Now to the Shadow.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Clanston wanted to find a simple and logical explanation for
the weird happenings in the House of Pedric a bleak
cattle overlooking the sea, happening which appeared to be caused
by Leo at Jamaican High frie Now while Margot is
inside with theadray Jetrich Lamar Paul was the high priest
captive outside the seaside mansion, there's belong time, gunmen, A
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step is come on, look.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Ahet it me no sept face moved, no set face for.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
Nobody money, don't say face the young girl alone. Come
one more we'll see inside. M hm borrow, borrow, borrow,
bitten maney horrow mother.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
School. It's deep. What happened fast? No one left to
please took me to muster what must.
Speaker 1 (18:39):
Have on the report to help others?
Speaker 2 (18:42):
What the lady means.
Speaker 1 (18:46):
Exact?
Speaker 5 (18:47):
Shop stop says well, ye oh lo here I's treasure.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
You know your me longer the jet no longer time
do me?
Speaker 1 (19:09):
Oh lady dead man?
Speaker 2 (19:13):
Yeah dad you killed her?
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Ju Lao old man, no Leo, I am course I
make but I kill nobody in die.
Speaker 2 (19:23):
I swear my name of Obi who did kill her?
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Then nobody course of Obi killed aller and saying.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
No man, nothing thing. You don't understand that Obi worked.
I'll be older than you, older than word.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
But all this time what Obi worded in a strange way,
it all we done a large with you later right
now there's not going to be found.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
And Lao makes a gession I wanted it wise.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
Men of Oobi said that they lead us the way
at once we should go. They just given us keyth
the treasure balls below. Does it's go done now and
see where Fink will lead us from there?
Speaker 5 (20:00):
Uh h.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
H, I do very nut. He seems very much like
drinker is look mine no role set open.
Speaker 1 (20:23):
One of them.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Empty open another one empty or empty thing in not
very hes all.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
What's that.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
On the flat of pep h this, Kealy said, mm hmm.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
But the piece of ordinary food chap and it's all
none of that matteral that's something scrolled on it in temple,
sort of semens s map of the cove, the troll
line thrown in the channel markets in the Yeah, what.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
Do you think, min me?
Speaker 1 (21:05):
I think there's a cove in the beat somewhere nearby
Little Noman will concealed in that curve. I think there
may be a boat, a boat laden with treasure, a
boat getting ready to sail for parts unknown. Oh well,
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the love.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
No, no, mom is not present, My dear miss Lane.
Who are you? Wait until I set into the light
there no, yes, no, general the same, dear girl. Can't
you're dead?
Speaker 1 (21:58):
Your certainty of my death is a trifle exaggerated. My
fall from the window was entirely illusory.
Speaker 2 (22:07):
I mean I faked this. Why did you? For purposes
of my own? And now, if you will pardon me,
I must start the engines. What am I doing on
this book? Oh, let's just say that we are going
on a little boy. Now, you are going along as.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Shustage McClane, just so that I shall have a weapon
over mister Cranston's head in Katy ever discovered too.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Much and threatens my security.
Speaker 6 (22:35):
He Oh look, my DearS, today I killed my own
brother by running over him in the car tonight, I
have stabbed my own sister, and I shan't talk too
much at killing you.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Who's aboard.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
The Shadow?
Speaker 2 (23:01):
Shadow?
Speaker 1 (23:03):
Where are you?
Speaker 2 (23:03):
I can't see you.
Speaker 1 (23:04):
You can't see it that I'm here, nevertheless, invisible over
on hand to see that justice triumphs over the ugly
game you've played, lyon, Jedrick, What game You've killed off
your entire family, trying to use the smoke screen of
the old curse, trying to make it appear that not you,
but the Priest's Layer is guilty of all this death
and destruction.
Speaker 2 (23:21):
You're wrong, You're wrong, Shadow? Why should I do such
a thing?
Speaker 1 (23:24):
But the Jederick Treasure, a treasure that belonged to all
the Jedricks in common, and that you couldn't abde. You
wanted it for yourself, every pery of it, for yourself alone.
You knew that such a treasure made up of rare
and antique coins, could have been too easily identified. If
any of your family will have to liar, and so
you'll kill them one by one, and will do you
an offer to lie Jedricks? The Shadow?
Speaker 2 (23:46):
No?
Speaker 1 (23:48):
And what if I have law and decency and civilization
on my side, you. You have nothing is nothing else
this is I think hello will come to nothing on
the else we'll see.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
We start the engines, and if you so much have
bras a finger to detain me, I shall send miss
Lane along to keep eternal company with dear dre and
dear thing at all. You're not living here, Jedrick. You're
not living here, Jedrick, Yo, you're staying right here? You think?
Speaker 1 (24:24):
Well, now broad time the look the playoff step martllar. Look,
I'll give you with you the treasure will be half share.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
For each one of us.
Speaker 5 (24:33):
Now take.
Speaker 2 (24:34):
I want what what then? What can I give you?
Collor revenge?
Speaker 1 (24:38):
Revenge? What will be revenge?
Speaker 2 (24:41):
But god, you have made a mockery. But I you
you you have a little doby magic.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Use it to steale, use it the heppy and bloody
mud and cheap step.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Yes, but I want you can give me some can
you shall give me revenge? To stand where you are
and it's just another stepping out fire. What's the matter
with you?
Speaker 1 (25:09):
Fall all.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Margo honor?
Speaker 3 (25:32):
What happened?
Speaker 2 (25:33):
He fainted? Mm hm no, yes, he's on the deck, Yes,
lay beside him. That's the way it had to be
going down the deck that paper this m's one of.
Speaker 1 (25:53):
Those cards Lao sent to Dietricks must have blown out
of Lyle's pocket, Obie will Is the House of Jederick
Parish is in October twenty fourth. By October twenty fourth,
the House of Jederick will be no more the member.
Speaker 2 (26:08):
And it's happened in spite of all the tricks and twist.
Speaker 3 (26:12):
It's happened Jedrick. But all days it's the twenty fourth
in the House of Jedrick is no more.
Speaker 1 (26:18):
Margaret, You mustn't take on your tired hysterical What do
you call this? Not magic coincidence? A simple and logical explanation. Yeah, yes,
you know what, Yes, I know what it is, Margaret.
Speaker 2 (26:34):
What is it? You want me to tell you more?
Speaker 1 (26:39):
It's sir booming on the rocks if, of course everything
is a simple and logical explanation, Margaret. More Americans than
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ever before are now using the nation's hospitals.
Speaker 2 (27:07):
As a result of public education programs, people are paying
more attention to their.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
Ailments than in past years. But now the hospitals are
hard pressed. They can't get enough nurses to keep up
with a steadily rising number of patients. It's true that
the number of nurses in the United States has been
on the increase and now is higher than ever before.
But still many more nurses are needed immediately to meet
current and future demands. Guide to the hospitals, industry and
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the armed forces must have more nurses. To meet this
increased need for graduate nurses, more girls must enroll the
year as student nurses. Girls and young women, high school
graduates and college students of good health and character are needed,
and needed badly. If you're a young women looking around
for a good career, find out more about the advantages
of nursing. Go to your nearest hospital as soon as
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you can. They'll give you all the details. Now back
to the Shadow.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
This story is copyrighted by.
Speaker 1 (28:10):
Sweden Smith Publications, Incorporated. All names and places are fictitious.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Listen again next week, same time, same station, when the
Shadow will again demonstrate that the weight of crime there's
hit her fruit crime does not pay. The Shadow nows
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next week, same time, same station, Another strange and thrilling
adventure in the Shadow's daring battle against the forces of evil.
The part of La Mont Cranston was played by Breth Morrison,
Margot by Grace Matthews. The program came to you from
New York a tune all fourth, Quick as a Fly.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
This is a mutual broadcasting s HM.
Oh, what evil work in the hearts of men.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
The shadows.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Once again, the thrilling adventures of the Shadow, the hard
and relentless fight of one man against the forces of evil.
These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate, forcibly to old and
young alike, that crime does not pay the shadow at a moment.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
But first you know all.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
This is a world of wonder, exploration and adventure for children.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Parents know that. But it is also a world of danger.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
The National Safety Council, in its Back to School safety
campaign this month, is asking you to teach your youngsters
a good reason for safe habits. Teach them they need
not be afraid of life, but that they can have
as much fun and enjoy longer life if they don't
take reckless chances. Show them by example how to avoid
all the traffic dangers. Your experience is their best teacher.
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Parents who furnish their children with safe habits are training
their children for life, long life. Now in a moment,
the Shadow, The shadow who waged the forces of law
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and order is in reality Lamant Cranston, wealthy young man
about town. Years ago, in the Audient, Cranston learned a
strange and mysterious Secret, the hypnotic to cloud men's minds
so they cannot see him.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margo Lane.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Is the only person who knows to whom the voice
of the Invisible Shadow belongs. Two day's drama, The Drum
of Obi. It was an inky, black afternoon in early fall.
(02:38):
All day a storm had been hovering over the city,
and then at exactly four point thirty PM, the first
roll of thunder broke across the sky. Precisely at that instant,
the door of the Heavenly Whole Funeral follow open, and
a lean faced stranger in a wide brimmed black hat
entered and approached the owner of the establishment.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Like the coffin, Yes, sir, a.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Teakwood coffin with silver handles lined with purple satin.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Why we should be able to make one for you, sir.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
That won't do that, won't do it all. I need
it delivered before sundown.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Before sundown. I'll speak to my assistant William. Yes, sir,
this gentleman.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Would like a teakwood casket with silver linings and purple
satin lighting. That can be arranged, I think, but he
wants have delivered before sundown today.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Well, that can be arranged too.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
There's a coffin like that below in the store, you
are sure, William, Yes, sir, it just arrived with a
new shipment. Excellent, excellent, glad to service you've served me admirably.
Such things are most important to me. You will pay
me by making delivery to number eight acre Stone Lane.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Number eight acis Stone Lane.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Yes, sir, there's been a death in your family, sir,
not yet, I said, not yet. Don't understand. It isn't
necessary that you understand. Are there any more details? Only
for the record, sir, I should like to know whose
funeral it is.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
To be the funeral of mister T. Theodore Jedwick the second.
T Theodore Jedwick the Second. Make a note of that, William.
And now, sir, your name my name for the record, sir,
My name is T. Theodore Jedwick the second. Is he insane?
(04:40):
He didn't look insane? Drunk? Then? Hardly? Look? Look how
steady is walking across the street? Steady and straight? Is it?
If I have Jack? What's the matter with him? Eh?
Doesn't he see that car coming? Look, sir, loo gonza,
mister Jack? Look out? Let me pass?
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Please?
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Please let me through, mister Jedricks. Mister jeds.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Mister Jedrick, is he is he? You may deliver that
confidence specified William.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Mister Jedrick seems to have known exactly what he was
talking about.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Man, Yes, Margo, if you have to listen to the
car right you can't you get some music?
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I want to catch a special news flash, Margot the
number and so.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Having ordered the coffin for his own funerals, mister t
and all, Jederick the seconds of number eight pacres don't
Laden stepped into the street in front of the Heavenly
Hope funeral party, where he was killed instantly.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
By a hit and run limousine. The coffin was delivered.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
A specified but there is no to the riddle of
how mister Deatrick was able to prophesy his own death.
M what do you think I think you ought to
be in jail a newscaster for broadcasting such.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
I noort that nonsense happened. It couldn't have happened. It
may have seemed to have happened, but it didn't.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
After all them you there, I don't have to be
there to note that everything is a simple and logical explanation.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
I don't see how you can.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Number eight acre Stone Lane.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Where we go number eight acre Stone Lane proved you.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Model that everything has a simple and loved little.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Explanation that must be there, that how to the click side.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Ulie eh old, dark mansion overhanging the sea, strictly in character.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Come on, I think pass. We ought to go home.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Now. It's remarkable.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
What's remarkable.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
That Margot is the rhythm of obian Obi.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
Yes, it's the rhythm of the drums that they played
for the rituals of the god Obib.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Who in the world is Obi, Who's the.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Kind of super demon god of the island of Jamaica.
It's weird getting it here just outside of town.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Nightmare is under the circumstances.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Under any circumstances, and I think this will be a
most intriguing explanation if.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
We live to hear it.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Igo ain't hard, Neir want fair explanation. Here's the house.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
Do you think you should have done that?
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Why not?
Speaker 3 (07:48):
You don't think we should just go our way?
Speaker 2 (07:51):
Our way lies ahead of us, Margo.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Oh, your pardon this intrusion, sir, but we heard about
the strange occurrence this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
I will not partner this in, Sir.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
I want nothing whatever to do with your kind reporters.
Both of you.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
I'm lying to me.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
I can smell you newspaper rats. I'm a writer myself,
and I know you. Theeroor Jedrick was killed.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
He's dead. He's lying in there in his confident. There's
an end of the matter.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
You'll get no further news out of me on the
subject rhapsay, and get some news out of you in
another subject. Who's beating that drum?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
And what business is that of yours?
Speaker 1 (08:21):
It's curious to know why in these civilized parts anyone
should be beating the savage ritual of obi oby Obi?
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Did you say you are familiar with obi? Sir? I
made something of a study of all forms of witchcraft?
Why didn't you say so? At once? Sir? Come in?
Do do? Both of you? Come in?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
You will understand, sir. To you, I can explain, explain, Yes,
the circumstances of my brother's dead. The dead man was
your brother, Yes, brother Theodore. I am Lyle Lyle Jedrick.
This is miss Margot Lay You know how do you do?
I'm the mon Krens. I'm delighted, mister Cranston. Yes, indeed,
now about the regrettable incident at the funeral parlor this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
The present radio sound quite fantastic, not supernatural.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
The power of suggestion can be very potent, particularly upon
a weak minded individual like my poor brother. In the coffin,
it was simple for them to make him believe that
he was going to die. In fact, he even ordered
its own coffin and then walked directly into the path
of the oncoming car. So great was his conviction. Who
gave him that conviction? There is a cult of Obi
(09:24):
in this country, sir, small but devout, led by a man,
a self styled priest named Lao Lao. Yes, Lao, sir,
And it was this Lao who caused my brother's death.
How I'll show you see here? Look at these postal cards,
ninety two of them, one for each day of the
(09:46):
past three months. They arrived regularly every morning, and the
effect was finally too much for Theodos. What did they say,
Obi wild It the house of Jederick parishes in October
twenty four. By October twenty fourth, the House of Jedrick
will be no more. That's all so, but enough for
(10:08):
Theodore and poor Deirdre, Deirdre, who's Deirdre our sister? Oh,
she and Theodore both believed in the savage foolishness. Now
he is dead there in the coffin, and she, she
is sitting in her superstitious sphere in the next room,
beating out that rhythm of mobe too hoorn off the
cunning evil.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Why what does this lao against you?
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Or the fact that the Jedricks were an old Jamaican
family descended from a long line of Caribbean privateers and pirates.
And then I recently wrote a book debunking Obie, calling
it nothing more than auto hypnotic suggestion and using.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Authenticated Jamaican data to prove my points. Must be quite
a book. It is, It is, indeed, sir, Would you
care to see it? It's a matter of fact I would. Well,
I have a copy. I say, I don't want to trouble,
No trouble at all, sir, none in the world. Just
make yourself at home, scally at home.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Well, you see, just as I told you, perfectly simple
and logical explanation. Theodore Jederick believed in this orb nonsense,
and so by the power of suggestion, he met his
death In.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
That case, I'm afraid Sister Deadre is doomed.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Judging for that drumly she's pretty far gone.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Yes, perhaps we can do something about that.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
What are you guys do?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
I'm trying to reason with Dep. Jedwick before it's too late,
Miss Jederick. Miss Jederick would like to come in and
see you.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
I don't think she wants to commit See.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Miss Jedrick. We want to talk.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Oh you are young people, you'll have time ahead. Oh
now for death lives in this house tonight.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Miss Jederick.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
Oh, Miss Jederick, will you please listen.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Stop eating that drum for just a moment. Let me talk.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I beat this drum to keep through him away.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
When I stop beating it, the hand.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
Of death rescribed.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
No, No, you're wrong. Rum isn't helping.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
It's doing harm. It's hiding your here, weakening your mind.
It's just what Lao wants, what Nail wants. Yes, yes,
believe me. Stop the drum just long enough to hear me.
How please please now listen. There is no magic in Obi.
(12:19):
The only people that can harm are those people who
are fools enough to believe in it. Snap out of it,
get hold of yourself, and you'll.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Be safe, like Theodore always save. Like Lyle is safe.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
He laughs at the curse, and then laughing, he puts
himself beyond him. Lyle dial is absolutely.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Are you sure?
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Yes, miss Jedwick, I'm completely sure. Screams gave him upstairs here.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Somewhere that window pan, the one tasting the seats and smash.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
The bit must have fallen from here, jeneric Jerey m hm.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Dam crashed to the rocks and sea below.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
Derek wh jebrek an he answer, Oh, Margo, only the wind,
just as we feared, he's gone. It's washed out the sea. Yes,
he'd be starting with that wretched drummer again.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
I think Pressed, we'd better letter. What do you mean?
I mean, I'm really getting scared now.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
You said that Lyle was safe from the Obie magic
because he didn't.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Believe in it.
Speaker 1 (13:48):
Well, he didn't believe in it.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
He's gone all the same, gone, just like seeing Margo.
You're telling me you believe in Obie. You got another explanation, Yes.
Speaker 3 (13:56):
A simple and logical one.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
I suppose exactly whatever kill Lyle, Jedrick wasn't magine what
murder my sweet symple? Logical old fashioned murder, who perhaps
layo the priest l I mean, it's quite possible that
that kind of fanatic wouldn't hesitate.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
I hardly think it will rain. What did you see?
I said, I hardly think it will rain. I don't go.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
After all, we've had our share of storms this fall,
and in my opinion, here.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
We are a cross. But I saw when you climb
the wall, just not rant. I saw your duck behind
this clump of trees or hump. Only put the hard
pull on a stump. Go man that loose let me
still handstill? Will you took an harnd the cryer out
where you hurt me? Man? Only dump dumb fashing pasill
see about that muggo.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
I want you to go inside. Get miss Dee dree
wire loose from that drum if you have to.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
What do you want? You wanted to take a look
at this chapanzee.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
If I haven't captured old man Trouble himself, I mean,
I mean, I think we're standing face to face with
his nibs, the high muckety machabe layo himself.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Don't stop. I never thought you stop again.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
Long to Jesu, Jesu, you are right, Please you have
a man give him it's request.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
The more give him, the more let no no Heaven Gavin.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
We'll return to the shadow in just a minute. With
elections coming up, the big topic of conversation is politics.
So I was amazed the other day when a fellow
in market he hadn't voted in fifteen years, and it
ought to say that he never had time to read
the papers and find out what the issues were, or
what the candidate stood for, and the problems of the day.
(16:18):
Then he laughed and said, all the old country seems
to be getting along all right without me worrying about politics. Well,
he was wrong, because the democracy just can't get.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
Along without the interest and help of all its people.
Of course, just voting isn't quite enough. Intelligence voting, it's
what comes. They must have a good reason for testing
our vote for a particular candidate.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
Now, some people vote for a certain party because their
father and grandfather voted that way, sort of an inherited
way to vote.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Well, of course, nobody.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Tells you how to vote. We don't get a one
party ballot. There's no gun in your back or coercion
on election day here makes it such a privilege to
step up to that ballot.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
Vote a ballot.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
Box and drop in that vote. The ballot box packed
a terrific walk your ideas, my ideas, all count that's
got our voice to be heard by using our vote
intelligently at every opportunity.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Now to the Shadow.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Clanston wanted to find a simple and logical explanation for
the weird happenings in the House of Pedric a bleak
cattle overlooking the sea, happening which appeared to be caused
by Leo at Jamaican High frie Now while Margot is
inside with theadray Jetrich Lamar Paul was the high priest
captive outside the seaside mansion, there's belong time, gunmen, A
(17:54):
step is come on, look.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Ahet it me no sept face moved, no set face for.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
Nobody money, don't say face the young girl alone. Come
one more we'll see inside. M hm borrow, borrow, borrow,
bitten maney horrow mother.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
School. It's deep. What happened fast? No one left to
please took me to muster what must.
Speaker 1 (18:39):
Have on the report to help others?
Speaker 2 (18:42):
What the lady means.
Speaker 1 (18:46):
Exact?
Speaker 5 (18:47):
Shop stop says well, ye oh lo here I's treasure.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
You know your me longer the jet no longer time
do me?
Speaker 1 (19:09):
Oh lady dead man?
Speaker 2 (19:13):
Yeah dad you killed her?
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Ju Lao old man, no Leo, I am course I
make but I kill nobody in die.
Speaker 2 (19:23):
I swear my name of Obi who did kill her?
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Then nobody course of Obi killed aller and saying.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
No man, nothing thing. You don't understand that Obi worked.
I'll be older than you, older than word.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
But all this time what Obi worded in a strange way,
it all we done a large with you later right
now there's not going to be found.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
And Lao makes a gession I wanted it wise.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
Men of Oobi said that they lead us the way
at once we should go. They just given us keyth
the treasure balls below. Does it's go done now and
see where Fink will lead us from there?
Speaker 5 (20:00):
Uh h.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
H, I do very nut. He seems very much like
drinker is look mine no role set open.
Speaker 1 (20:23):
One of them.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Empty open another one empty or empty thing in not
very hes all.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
What's that.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
On the flat of pep h this, Kealy said, mm hmm.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
But the piece of ordinary food chap and it's all
none of that matteral that's something scrolled on it in temple,
sort of semens s map of the cove, the troll
line thrown in the channel markets in the Yeah, what.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
Do you think, min me?
Speaker 1 (21:05):
I think there's a cove in the beat somewhere nearby
Little Noman will concealed in that curve. I think there
may be a boat, a boat laden with treasure, a
boat getting ready to sail for parts unknown. Oh well,
(21:35):
the love.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
No, no, mom is not present, My dear miss Lane.
Who are you? Wait until I set into the light
there no, yes, no, general the same, dear girl. Can't
you're dead?
Speaker 1 (21:58):
Your certainty of my death is a trifle exaggerated. My
fall from the window was entirely illusory.
Speaker 2 (22:07):
I mean I faked this. Why did you? For purposes
of my own? And now, if you will pardon me,
I must start the engines. What am I doing on
this book? Oh, let's just say that we are going
on a little boy. Now, you are going along as.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Shustage McClane, just so that I shall have a weapon
over mister Cranston's head in Katy ever discovered too.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Much and threatens my security.
Speaker 6 (22:35):
He Oh look, my DearS, today I killed my own
brother by running over him in the car tonight, I
have stabbed my own sister, and I shan't talk too
much at killing you.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Who's aboard.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
The Shadow?
Speaker 2 (23:01):
Shadow?
Speaker 1 (23:03):
Where are you?
Speaker 2 (23:03):
I can't see you.
Speaker 1 (23:04):
You can't see it that I'm here, nevertheless, invisible over
on hand to see that justice triumphs over the ugly
game you've played, lyon, Jedrick, What game You've killed off
your entire family, trying to use the smoke screen of
the old curse, trying to make it appear that not you,
but the Priest's Layer is guilty of all this death
and destruction.
Speaker 2 (23:21):
You're wrong, You're wrong, Shadow? Why should I do such
a thing?
Speaker 1 (23:24):
But the Jederick Treasure, a treasure that belonged to all
the Jedricks in common, and that you couldn't abde. You
wanted it for yourself, every pery of it, for yourself alone.
You knew that such a treasure made up of rare
and antique coins, could have been too easily identified. If
any of your family will have to liar, and so
you'll kill them one by one, and will do you
an offer to lie Jedricks? The Shadow?
Speaker 2 (23:46):
No?
Speaker 1 (23:48):
And what if I have law and decency and civilization
on my side, you. You have nothing is nothing else
this is I think hello will come to nothing on
the else we'll see.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
We start the engines, and if you so much have
bras a finger to detain me, I shall send miss
Lane along to keep eternal company with dear dre and
dear thing at all. You're not living here, Jedrick. You're
not living here, Jedrick, Yo, you're staying right here? You think?
Speaker 1 (24:24):
Well, now broad time the look the playoff step martllar. Look,
I'll give you with you the treasure will be half share.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
For each one of us.
Speaker 5 (24:33):
Now take.
Speaker 2 (24:34):
I want what what then? What can I give you?
Collor revenge?
Speaker 1 (24:38):
Revenge? What will be revenge?
Speaker 2 (24:41):
But god, you have made a mockery. But I you
you you have a little doby magic.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Use it to steale, use it the heppy and bloody
mud and cheap step.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Yes, but I want you can give me some can
you shall give me revenge? To stand where you are
and it's just another stepping out fire. What's the matter
with you?
Speaker 1 (25:09):
Fall all.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Margo honor?
Speaker 3 (25:32):
What happened?
Speaker 2 (25:33):
He fainted? Mm hm no, yes, he's on the deck, Yes,
lay beside him. That's the way it had to be
going down the deck that paper this m's one of.
Speaker 1 (25:53):
Those cards Lao sent to Dietricks must have blown out
of Lyle's pocket, Obie will Is the House of Jederick
Parish is in October twenty fourth. By October twenty fourth,
the House of Jederick will be no more the member.
Speaker 2 (26:08):
And it's happened in spite of all the tricks and twist.
Speaker 3 (26:12):
It's happened Jedrick. But all days it's the twenty fourth
in the House of Jedrick is no more.
Speaker 1 (26:18):
Margaret, You mustn't take on your tired hysterical What do
you call this? Not magic coincidence? A simple and logical explanation. Yeah, yes,
you know what, Yes, I know what it is, Margaret.
Speaker 2 (26:34):
What is it? You want me to tell you more?
Speaker 1 (26:39):
It's sir booming on the rocks if, of course everything
is a simple and logical explanation, Margaret. More Americans than
(27:04):
ever before are now using the nation's hospitals.
Speaker 2 (27:07):
As a result of public education programs, people are paying
more attention to their.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
Ailments than in past years. But now the hospitals are
hard pressed. They can't get enough nurses to keep up
with a steadily rising number of patients. It's true that
the number of nurses in the United States has been
on the increase and now is higher than ever before.
But still many more nurses are needed immediately to meet
current and future demands. Guide to the hospitals, industry and
(27:34):
the armed forces must have more nurses. To meet this
increased need for graduate nurses, more girls must enroll the
year as student nurses. Girls and young women, high school
graduates and college students of good health and character are needed,
and needed badly. If you're a young women looking around
for a good career, find out more about the advantages
of nursing. Go to your nearest hospital as soon as
(27:55):
you can. They'll give you all the details. Now back
to the Shadow.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
This story is copyrighted by.
Speaker 1 (28:10):
Sweden Smith Publications, Incorporated. All names and places are fictitious.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Listen again next week, same time, same station, when the
Shadow will again demonstrate that the weight of crime there's
hit her fruit crime does not pay. The Shadow nows
(28:44):
next week, same time, same station, Another strange and thrilling
adventure in the Shadow's daring battle against the forces of evil.
The part of La Mont Cranston was played by Breth Morrison,
Margot by Grace Matthews. The program came to you from
New York a tune all fourth, Quick as a Fly.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
This is a mutual broadcasting s HM.
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