August 18, 2025 • 28 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:12):
Who knows what evil looks.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
The hearts of face a shadow node.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Your local blue coal dealer presents the shadow. These half
hour dramatizations are designed to forcibly demonstrate to old and
young alike that crime does not pay. Before we start
the first act of today's shadow story, Attention homeowners, if
you want better heat with less furnace attention, here's what
(00:49):
you do. Get in touch with your nearest blue coal dealer.
Order a supply of blue coals, the fine quality hard
coal that's been mined and prepared by the most modern
methods and laboratory tested for quality.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
You will find that.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Blue coal offers you by far the most for your
money in heating comfort and satisfaction. Don't fail to try it,
or that your supply of blue coal tomorrow. The shadow
mysterious character who waits those in distress is in reality
Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. Cranston's friend and companion,
(01:27):
the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows
to whom the unseen voice belongs Today's story Friend of Darkness.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Sign enough. If you, lady gentlemen, give the blind for
sexy sides.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
They hardly need bad and most would rather not has it.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
They would rather win an appreciation of their attainments and talents.
When one faculty is denied, it's nature compensates.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
By developing others.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
To illustrate that point, I've invited here to my home
a young man who has been blind from birth.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
I take pleasure.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Now I'm presenting to you mister Peter Blair, and oh yes,
I want you to meet Peter's best friend, his guide
and companions.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Ladies and gentlemen, Meet Wreck.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Is going to demonstrate how generously nature has compensated him
for the loss of his sight. You'll need a couple
of volunteers to help with this, Lamark Preston, would you
be a courageous soul and come up here in front.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Of all these nice femen.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
All right, morel I hope I'm not going to be
sword and half or anything like that.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
It is usually a woman that's taught in her.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Now we need one law volunteer, a commissioner Western.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
I know you're not afraid of a crowd.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Would you be so kind?
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Grand That's fine.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Now that we have our volunteers, I turn the platform.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Over to you, Peter. Thank you, Miss thing. Okay, ladies
and gentlemen.
Speaker 5 (02:57):
I first want to express my deep appreciation to Miss
Lane and all you ladies and gentlemen who are launching
this campaign for the economic and industrial advancement of the blind.
As Miss Lane has told you, nature generously compensates for
the loss of the site faculty. In my case, I've
been endowed with a rare sense of touch, and I'll
(03:19):
show you now to what extent that faculty has been developed.
I hold in my hand a piece of steel three
inches thick. Commissioner Western, would you hold this piece of
steel against your chest?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Right?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yes, of course, thank you.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
And now, mister Cranston, will you take the Commissioner's hand
and hold your middle finger on his pulks?
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Come, Come, Western, Come.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
I suppose that's the first time you two men have
been asked to hold hands. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'm
going to place my fingers on the piece of steel.
It's against Commissioner Western's chest. I'll count the beat of
the Commissioner's heart through this steel. Then we'll verify my
call by the pulse beat, and we'll start on a.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Signal from Miss Lane. All right, now, miss Lane, whatever
you say, all right, and night.
Speaker 5 (04:07):
They go go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Stop the commissioner's heart beat ten times.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
We stopped on the eleventh beat.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Mister Craston correct ten beats, called exactly on the beat.
Where's the skinner, Joe? He's out with that police dog
Princy for teaching himself. And he says, I wonder what
the skinner has up his sleeve. He's been training that month,
for the past month.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
I don't give it.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Birsty holds herse up in his shack and then he
goes in for dog trainer. It's got me shut up
here he comes, Hello, Skinner, Hi Skinner, How Tom not
do tonight?
Speaker 1 (04:55):
I did?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Okay, it's a smug house. I had to slap around
of bib. He gets the idea after a while he
spoke with him, certainly gonna, well.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
I guess this is the night I for what the
pull of stun I've been planning on for a couple
of months.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I mean you got something on the fire.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Yeah, they're gonna make some real go no penniety stuff
this time.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
See, I thought there was gonna spend our lives just
training that month.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
That hound is gonna be more important. The stunt I've
got in mind than either of you guys. What's on
the sleeve And you'll find out as they clip the
knikeet out of a paper about.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
A month ago.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Well, it is a popular and beautiful Margo.
Speaker 6 (05:29):
Lane launches Society for the Economic and Industrial Advancement of
the Blind.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Oh, it's very interested. You ain't going into society, he
shut up.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Though, there's a lot of.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Stuff here about this Margo Lane. But here's what interests me.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Among the demonstrations that amazed the guests was the feat
performed by Peter Blair, blind from birth. Flair registered the
heartbeat of a guest through a thick piece of steel.
This he did by placing the steel over the heart
of one of the guests, with his own fingers on
the outer side. So why so we can use that guy?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Anybody that can feel.
Speaker 6 (06:04):
Our heart beat through a piece of steel could feel
a tumblers falling?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
The safe not swell. But how are you gonna get
the guy? Kidnap him? Next? Snakes that carries a dead
sex in a stick. If you take a guy by
physical force, it does, but it.
Speaker 6 (06:17):
Wouldn't be kidnapping if the guy walked in.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Here without us laying a hand on him. Would it
You think the guy's nuts enough to do that.
Speaker 6 (06:23):
I'm gonna make him do it. Oh, Prince here'll do
it for us.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
This guy wear is let around by a big police dog,
just like Prince here, Lex is his name, takes his
dog to the park for exercise every night.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
We're gonna watch for him tonight and he lets his
dog off the.
Speaker 6 (06:39):
Leash, We grab him and leave Prince in his place
and lead Brier here right this shack is between the
park and Blare his home.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
And that sounds all right, But wait a minute, what
will Prince do when we beat it?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Prince won't move from where I put him till he
hears the name Rex, and he'll go to whoever says it. Oh, oh,
that's what you've been teaching him.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Man, So both let heya about everything Blad's dog does.
Oh that's thinking, i'm'a believe me. Well, when don't we
go right now? I'll drive out of the park and
wait for Blad. Come on, Prince, you are one of.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
The gang now.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
And ask Peter there now, sitting on that bench over
there and his dog running around.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Yeah, she'll let Prince out of the car. Right, that's
why we make the switch.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Okay, come out. Uh.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
Soon as we get the wrecks over the head of
the car, we'll trade dogs. Prince speak speak, Hey, rook.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
The other buck stopped geting this trench and now he's
answer it.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Fact here he comes alright, Prince, Oh, alright, boy, and
do your stuff. Why the grand Blazers dog do ye?
Speaker 2 (07:51):
He won't get away? Hello, Rax, nice racks. He come
here for it.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Uh, that's a good sem alright, fella's grabbing muscle and
I got him scab in the car to make a
seppy shut out.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
The feld find up walking a little while.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Okay, okay, skin the wirre all set up. Dogs in
the car, ride right out on the grass. Prince. That's
now stay put till Black calls for Rex.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
No, no, no, no, boy down now.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
Yright that friends ain't moving a muscle. Boy, you should
got in training. D hind the doll call.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Look at Prince.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
You hear him call right, say look at the Prince
tip all over blare like he knew him all his life.
He'll never know it. Ain't Rex. We go look at top.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
The Prince is leading the guy.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Right out of the park. Right out of the park
and right into our heads. Woo heyrecting a bit strange tonight, Wrex?
Is something wrong?
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Hey?
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Hyy? Why don't answer me?
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Ah?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
He's sucking. I that certainly isn't like you. I'm surprised.
Whate' is what's stopping there?
Speaker 1 (09:13):
For Rex?
Speaker 2 (09:13):
We're not in there home yet the cart him away?
It's found your voice at last, wreck you you've taken
me to somebody's door. Stop pulling like Frex?
Speaker 1 (09:25):
What?
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Wrex? Stop?
Speaker 1 (09:27):
What? Wol Marma?
Speaker 2 (09:30):
What poice?
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Is this?
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Is anybody here? They get easy, buddy, you're among friends.
M Margo. You're wrong excepted something wrong? Oh yeah, the
a's terrible thing has happened. Sit down and tell me
about it.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
No, the man. I can't sit down and out it,
can you.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
We've got to get to work this minute.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
What is it? Mark?
Speaker 4 (09:55):
Do you remember that nice blind boy Peter?
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Yet?
Speaker 2 (09:58):
That's right, he's gone gone.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
I was just talking to another on the note.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Wait, boggle, he comes so and tell me where's he going? Cool?
I don't know. Nobody knows. He's disappeared his dog with him.
When did this happen?
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Well, he left the house last night for you will
night you walk with Rex?
Speaker 4 (10:11):
He hasn't been heard some since his ball. Mother's nearly
mad with Ansian.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Come on, muggle, we've got to start from where Peter
Flair started and see if.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
It won't lead us somewhere.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
I take it easy plan. Nobody's gonna hurt you.
Speaker 3 (10:27):
Oh. I don't care what you do with me.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
What have you done with my dog?
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Rex?
Speaker 6 (10:30):
He's okay with the time being. Well, the boys are
feeding him down on the cellar. I'll lets you and
me get down the business.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
I'll get it.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Over with us.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
I have no money, if that's what you're right.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Now, but you can get plenty for us. At least
you can help us get it.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Help you? What do you mean?
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Here's a dope.
Speaker 6 (10:47):
You've got a line on how to get into the
State Straight Bank. There's plenty of dough in that big ball.
All you've got to do is plant that educated fingers
of yours against the ball door and tell us when
a tumble us fall.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
H you mean you want me to help you rob
a bank. That's just what we want, and that's just
what you're gonna do. Oh, you must be mad to
think I do anything like that.
Speaker 6 (11:05):
Okay, Blair, I try to be nice to you. I
guess I ain't the right treatment.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
I got another medicine. That's pretty bit of dose, pretty mean.
I wanna keep your dog, don't you? Writ Of course,
I've been lost with on him.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
He he's my eyes, he.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Sees for him. Had gone to the bank with us
tonight or else? Oh, you wouldn't. You wouldn't hurt rights
as bad as killing a person a helpless humor. You're
gonna do what we say on that? Oh I couldn't.
I I'd be a criminal. I couldn't do it. Okay,
you have had your chances money?
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Yes, what at you gonna do?
Speaker 2 (11:38):
Go find out? But he got your gun money? Yeah,
and I can't. Can I want you to plug that
dog up? Blair? No, no, no, you can. That's just
how long you've got to make up your mind and
a count of ten. Right, Oh, you wouldn't do that,
you couldn't tell right?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
All right?
Speaker 3 (11:55):
Right?
Speaker 2 (11:56):
No? Alright for thanks seven? Eight way? All right, Oh
do it.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
We'll continue with the second half of the Shadow's.
Speaker 1 (12:21):
Adventure in just a moment.
Speaker 3 (12:23):
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Speaker 2 (12:32):
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Speaker 2 (12:46):
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commission a lesson person.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
He must have.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
Written down here with a milkman.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
What are you doing around at this hour?
Speaker 3 (14:05):
I've been anxious to know what the police are doing
about the disappearance of Peter Blair. Oh you got your
fist in that now, very much so, commission him. What
news have you none? Who've been dragging the river for
his body all night?
Speaker 2 (14:15):
But if we found no trace yet, I don't expect
you will.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Why not?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
That's the most likely place to find him.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
How do you think he was drowned? Who's blind?
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Was he? He probably walked off the end of the pier.
I'm afraid, Commissioner, you underestimate his dog. That animal would
never lead Peter Blair near enough to fall into water well,
and he might have jumped off committed suicide.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
What of the dog?
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Do you believe he also committed suicide? And certainly not.
But if he saw his master go off, the theory
he might follow him.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
That's likely what happened. The dog was drowned going after
his master. I admit that such devotion is characteristic of
dogs like Rex. But I'm afraid your water theory doesn't
hold water, Granson. It's tour in the morning to get
into an argument with you.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
I don't want to start my day off wrong.
Speaker 3 (14:59):
Now, were you your phone's ringing, Commissioner, I know what's ringing.
There goes your day, Commissioner Wiston speaking.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
Was that the State Street Bank? Why that's it? When
did this happened?
Speaker 2 (15:14):
Yes, yes, I'll be right down. Well what do you
know about that? What's up, Commissioner?
Speaker 3 (15:18):
This State Straight Bank was robbed last night. A big
vault was cleaned out.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
Why I can't.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Believe in it. It's impossible it happened.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
It couldn't it did? Or shut up?
Speaker 2 (15:36):
Well?
Speaker 3 (15:36):
This vault was opened by a cracksman. He is the
best one I ever lived. There's not a mark on
the vault anywhere, no drills, no soup, nothing, just open.
That's all that seems to have been enough for the
gang's purpose, Commissioner Wiston Granston. If you're going to let
loose a theory, I'll locked you in that vault until
I've completed this investigation. I wouldn't lock anyone in that
one if I were you commissioned?
Speaker 2 (15:56):
It's too easy to open? Then keep out from under
my feet. Have you an opinion yet as to how
this thing was accomplished?
Speaker 3 (16:02):
Yes, I have. There's only one way it could be done.
Only a person who knew the combination could have.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
Opened that ball.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Then you think it's an inside job.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
Obviously it'd be impossible. Otherwise, how grant you. It has
all the earmarks of an inside job. Still, it doesn't
seem possible that an employee would take such a chance.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
No, it doesn't. There, Well, harder you think it was done.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
There certainly is baffling, say, commissioner, I just thought of something. Yeah,
what do you remember the night Margo launched the Society
for the Advancement of the Blind? Yes, you recall Peter Blair,
the boy who counted your heartbeat through a piece of steel.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Yes, yes, I remember that. Bye, George, I see it now.
He could feel the tumblers.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
And the safe, just as he did the pete of
my heart.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
There may be others with a talent such as that Clanston.
You hit something at last.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Thanks, Why didn't I think of him before? Oh, he's
the only man on the world who could have done this.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
Job said just a minute, commissioner, you don't buy any chance.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
Think Peter Blair robbed this bank.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Why the whole thing ties in perfectly? He disappears mysteriously.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
The bank is wrong. Say players are men? All right, No, Commissioner,
he'd never do anything. He's the only one who could
do it.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
I've been hunting him dead now I'm after Peter.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
Blair, dead or a light. Yeah, what are you hollering about? Blair?
Speaker 6 (17:17):
We're only asking you to do one more job for
us and we'll beat it out of town and you
can go home with your doll.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
But I can't do it again. I just can't. He'll
do it, all right. This job is a cinch. We
got almost an open door of the National Bank. All right.
Speaker 6 (17:30):
Man, here's a setup, and the watchman is coffee delivered
from a lunch wagon every.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
Night at about twelve o'clock.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Huh.
Speaker 6 (17:37):
He takes it from a kid at the side door.
All we have to do is follow the kid into
the alleys, stick a gun in his ribs, make him
ring the bell just as he always does, and the
watchman opens the door to get his coffee.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
We go in, not into it. Oh, you'll be caught
sooner or later. Skin All right, Blair, it'll be later.
Come on, fellas, let's go right o.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Joe, I want you to stay here and get things together,
get away well, leaving town right after this?
Speaker 2 (18:03):
The other what do you want me to do? Clean
out everything? Don't leave a thing behind and get me
uh no evidence?
Speaker 1 (18:11):
Right, don't leave her thing? And how about Blair?
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Will handle him on the way back?
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Right?
Speaker 2 (18:18):
Alright, you guys into the car, body, take care of Len.
Let him along on your what's the matter much? You
trying to be a boss and you won't miss him? Wrong,
Skinner said.
Speaker 7 (18:32):
Clean up everything. That means you too, and you too, Prince.
Your number's up. I guess they might as well get
it over with.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Shut up.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Hey, hey, Rex, get right there, get back a matter
right sort of window?
Speaker 2 (18:46):
Hey, let's get down there. Crazy much? When did you
get home, missus Blair?
Speaker 4 (19:01):
In just a few minutes before I called you, mister Crinston,
and he brought this other dog home with him.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
I see, boy, he is exactly like Rex, the same markings.
No boy, no, we're not talking about you, missus Blair.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yes, mister Crimston, have you noticed that this other dog?
Responds when he hears the name Rex. Yes, yes, he
acts like Rex in every way.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Fine, George, I see it now, Missus Blair. This dog
has been used as a substitute to lure your son away.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
What is it?
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Rex?
Speaker 2 (19:29):
What are you trying to tell me, mister Criston Rix
and proving you towards the door? Yes, you keep the
other dog here, Missus Blair.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
All right, Marlow, Marlow, Yes, the follow us in the car.
Speaker 3 (19:41):
All right, Rex, Oh boy, I think I understand. Come on, easy,
race easy. I wonder why you've led us into this
lonely neighborhood.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
What this hill is it? Boy? Huh uh mugo, stop
the car.
Speaker 4 (20:03):
I think he's trying to call.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Your attention to that shack up there.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Lamon, Yes, muggle. Evidentally that's where Peter Blair is or was.
Turn off the head lamps. Smuggle, wait here the shadows
going to see what the who is in that shack?
Be careful, Laman, I.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
Would muggle come along, Wrecks, Come on, boy, come on, Yes,
somebody's in here.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Alright, let's see.
Speaker 3 (20:31):
And dolls locked it speak grecit that's a boy. Yeah,
somebody's coming here.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
Well, so you come back.
Speaker 7 (20:40):
Cow mu get in here, won't get away this time?
The skinner said clean up everything. Hey, my hearing thinks.
Speaker 2 (20:50):
So the skinner told you to clear up everything here? Well,
what was that? I don't see nobody full laughed. I
did noor you. I am the shadow, shadow guy nobody
can see?
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Yes, where is Peter Blair?
Speaker 2 (21:06):
I ain't telling you enough. I'm getting out of here.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Stay where you are.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
I'm getting out of I'll shoot my way out off
that door, off that gun, call him out, off his arms.
What do you want from me?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
I want you to tell me where Peter Blair is.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
I'll tell you if you let me know.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
I won't barking with you.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
I'm interested only in Peter Blair.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
For the moment.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
All right, all right, I ain't gonna be the fall
guy in this players with the Skinner where they're robbing
the National Bank.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Right now.
Speaker 2 (21:42):
You know there is no Western speaking.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
This is the shadow I've got to talk past. So
listen carefully. The National Bank is being robbed right at
this moment. Rob my home. Skinner crossing this gang. They've
got Peter Player with him.
Speaker 2 (21:53):
Oh so, my dope was right.
Speaker 3 (21:55):
He's a guy who's been.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
Doing the door they work.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Don't be a fool player is innocent? The gang is
forcing him to do this.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Yeah, so scared Kross innocent. The boys are just doing
this as a large commissioner.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
You've got to believe me that boy is not a criminal.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Maybe not, but I am not taking any chances. What
do you mean that Skinner gang is a bad outfit.
I'm taking a squad a man all of that bank
with orders to shoot.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
To kill commissioner. You can't do that. You may kill
an innocent boy. Order is shoot or kill.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
Muggle.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
We've got to get to the National Bank before Western
What happened a month Peter blaand they be killed.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
By the police? Horymugle, drive us sus as you can. Okay,
hold it all right, Claire, What did you get on
that turn? Fifty five? Okay, spin the dial again, kidding
least this time? All right, it's tether. It's the last
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ten we open. Now, that's a number of Bland.
Speaker 5 (22:56):
I'm not gonna tell you, but no, I'm not gonna
be part of the robbery anymore.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
You tell me that number, I'll blow you ahead, go ahead,
you do it anyway.
Speaker 3 (23:04):
So I can't give information to the police.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
I might don one more chance. You gotta tell us
a number. No, I'm not I you what's that side job?
Who's gonna be that'll be a friend of the Watchman?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
What are we gonna do? Skinner?
Speaker 6 (23:15):
Gotta answer it otherwise I want to what happened to
the watchman? Come on, Alier, as soon as I open
this up, you grant whoever it is, drag him inside
right all right here?
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Yeah, you guys, get back there, Primier rods.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
Okay, what is.
Speaker 2 (23:33):
Nobody out here? What that's funny?
Speaker 1 (23:36):
What do you make of it?
Speaker 2 (23:37):
Skinner?
Speaker 1 (23:38):
I don't like it.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Better finish this job quickly, Scraam.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
You better not wait to finish the job. Skin Up?
Oh is that the shadow?
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Shadow?
Speaker 3 (23:47):
Yes, I've got no time to wait, skin Up. Circumstances
forced me to be here alive at the moment. I've
got to warn you that the police are on the
way here with orders to shoot the kill. I ain't
falling for that shadow. Maybe the guy's telling the true
sky hardly warn you if it what necessary to save
the life of an innocent man. Listen, Skinner of the cops,
you hear your answer straight.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Gods, scrap palace, don't leave me here. The police will
suit me. Would be afraid, Peter, Just do as I say,
follow us out of my voice now, need you are?
Skinner is getting up, brunt out of the police.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Come along, Peter. We've got the hides.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
This white there is a real brain to the gang.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
We've caught up with your prayer. Just a minute, Commissioner,
the shadow.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
Yes, Commissioner, you certainly got here fast, just barely fast
enough to.
Speaker 1 (24:29):
Keep you from making a complete fool of yourself.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
Where's my job? Where's Rex? Or what's happened to He's.
Speaker 1 (24:35):
In the car not far from here. If you call
out loud enough, you'll hear you press press for res.
Speaker 2 (24:43):
He it's he's hurt me. I'll stay here, shadow, and
I've got this fellow off easy. He's got a lot
of explaining the though very well, Commissioner.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
It'll all be explained, so even you will understand.
Speaker 2 (24:57):
Oh I'm not sure you were done for him? Your right, right, George.
Speaker 3 (25:03):
I'll never see the dog actually happy? Cute son of again.
Come on, Blair, I think we can talk this thing over.
Speaker 6 (25:21):
Well.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
You've got two fine animals, now, Peter, are you going
to keep them both?
Speaker 5 (25:27):
Creston I'm going to give Prince to a sightless friend.
He'll be a great companion for him, no doubt about it.
Speaker 4 (25:33):
Look at Prince Gobblet.
Speaker 5 (25:34):
I I don't know how to thank you, mister Creston,
and you too, Miss Laying, for everything you've done.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
I wish it were possible to thank our invisible friend,
the Shadow too. I'm sure he feels your gratitude.
Speaker 1 (25:47):
Peter.
Speaker 3 (25:48):
I'll wager that none of his exploits brought him more
satisfaction than the apprehension of the Skinner and his gang.
Speaker 2 (25:56):
Men do terrible things, but the man is.
Speaker 3 (25:59):
Particularly who would rob the sightless of a great and
devoted friend his dog And now here's blue coals eating
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Speaker 2 (27:39):
I thank you.
Speaker 3 (27:46):
Today's program is based on a story copyrighted by The
Shadow magazine. All the characters and all the places named
are fictitious. Any similarity to persons living or dead is
purely coincidental. The Shadow magazine is now on sale. If
your local you stand.
Speaker 1 (28:16):
Loed of crime, there's bit of fruit. Crime does not pay.
The Shadow nods.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
Next week, same time, same station. Blue Coal America's final
stand for site will again present another thrilling adventure of
the shadow. Be sure to listen, and be sure to
burn blue coals, the solid fuel for solid comfort.
Who knows what evil looks.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
The hearts of face a shadow node.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Your local blue coal dealer presents the shadow. These half
hour dramatizations are designed to forcibly demonstrate to old and
young alike that crime does not pay. Before we start
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Order a supply of blue coals, the fine quality hard
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Speaker 2 (01:02):
You will find that.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Blue coal offers you by far the most for your
money in heating comfort and satisfaction. Don't fail to try it,
or that your supply of blue coal tomorrow. The shadow
mysterious character who waits those in distress is in reality
Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. Cranston's friend and companion,
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the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows
to whom the unseen voice belongs Today's story Friend of Darkness.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Sign enough. If you, lady gentlemen, give the blind for
sexy sides.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
They hardly need bad and most would rather not has it.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
They would rather win an appreciation of their attainments and talents.
When one faculty is denied, it's nature compensates.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
By developing others.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
To illustrate that point, I've invited here to my home
a young man who has been blind from birth.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
I take pleasure.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Now I'm presenting to you mister Peter Blair, and oh yes,
I want you to meet Peter's best friend, his guide
and companions.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Ladies and gentlemen, Meet Wreck.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Is going to demonstrate how generously nature has compensated him
for the loss of his sight. You'll need a couple
of volunteers to help with this, Lamark Preston, would you
be a courageous soul and come up here in front.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Of all these nice femen.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
All right, morel I hope I'm not going to be
sword and half or anything like that.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
It is usually a woman that's taught in her.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Now we need one law volunteer, a commissioner Western.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
I know you're not afraid of a crowd.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Would you be so kind?
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Grand That's fine.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Now that we have our volunteers, I turn the platform.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Over to you, Peter. Thank you, Miss thing. Okay, ladies
and gentlemen.
Speaker 5 (02:57):
I first want to express my deep appreciation to Miss
Lane and all you ladies and gentlemen who are launching
this campaign for the economic and industrial advancement of the blind.
As Miss Lane has told you, nature generously compensates for
the loss of the site faculty. In my case, I've
been endowed with a rare sense of touch, and I'll
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show you now to what extent that faculty has been developed.
I hold in my hand a piece of steel three
inches thick. Commissioner Western, would you hold this piece of
steel against your chest?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Right?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yes, of course, thank you.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
And now, mister Cranston, will you take the Commissioner's hand
and hold your middle finger on his pulks?
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Come, Come, Western, Come.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
I suppose that's the first time you two men have
been asked to hold hands. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'm
going to place my fingers on the piece of steel.
It's against Commissioner Western's chest. I'll count the beat of
the Commissioner's heart through this steel. Then we'll verify my
call by the pulse beat, and we'll start on a.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Signal from Miss Lane. All right, now, miss Lane, whatever
you say, all right, and night.
Speaker 5 (04:07):
They go go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Stop the commissioner's heart beat ten times.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
We stopped on the eleventh beat.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Mister Craston correct ten beats, called exactly on the beat.
Where's the skinner, Joe? He's out with that police dog
Princy for teaching himself. And he says, I wonder what
the skinner has up his sleeve. He's been training that month,
for the past month.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
I don't give it.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Birsty holds herse up in his shack and then he
goes in for dog trainer. It's got me shut up
here he comes, Hello, Skinner, Hi Skinner, How Tom not
do tonight?
Speaker 1 (04:55):
I did?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Okay, it's a smug house. I had to slap around
of bib. He gets the idea after a while he
spoke with him, certainly gonna, well.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
I guess this is the night I for what the
pull of stun I've been planning on for a couple
of months.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I mean you got something on the fire.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Yeah, they're gonna make some real go no penniety stuff
this time.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
See, I thought there was gonna spend our lives just
training that month.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
That hound is gonna be more important. The stunt I've
got in mind than either of you guys. What's on
the sleeve And you'll find out as they clip the
knikeet out of a paper about.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
A month ago.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Well, it is a popular and beautiful Margo.
Speaker 6 (05:29):
Lane launches Society for the Economic and Industrial Advancement of
the Blind.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Oh, it's very interested. You ain't going into society, he
shut up.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Though, there's a lot of.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Stuff here about this Margo Lane. But here's what interests me.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Among the demonstrations that amazed the guests was the feat
performed by Peter Blair, blind from birth. Flair registered the
heartbeat of a guest through a thick piece of steel.
This he did by placing the steel over the heart
of one of the guests, with his own fingers on
the outer side. So why so we can use that guy?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Anybody that can feel.
Speaker 6 (06:04):
Our heart beat through a piece of steel could feel
a tumblers falling?
Speaker 2 (06:07):
The safe not swell. But how are you gonna get
the guy? Kidnap him? Next? Snakes that carries a dead
sex in a stick. If you take a guy by
physical force, it does, but it.
Speaker 6 (06:17):
Wouldn't be kidnapping if the guy walked in.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Here without us laying a hand on him. Would it
You think the guy's nuts enough to do that.
Speaker 6 (06:23):
I'm gonna make him do it. Oh, Prince here'll do
it for us.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
This guy wear is let around by a big police dog,
just like Prince here, Lex is his name, takes his
dog to the park for exercise every night.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
We're gonna watch for him tonight and he lets his
dog off the.
Speaker 6 (06:39):
Leash, We grab him and leave Prince in his place
and lead Brier here right this shack is between the
park and Blare his home.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
And that sounds all right, But wait a minute, what
will Prince do when we beat it?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Prince won't move from where I put him till he
hears the name Rex, and he'll go to whoever says it. Oh, oh,
that's what you've been teaching him.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Man, So both let heya about everything Blad's dog does.
Oh that's thinking, i'm'a believe me. Well, when don't we
go right now? I'll drive out of the park and
wait for Blad. Come on, Prince, you are one of.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
The gang now.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
And ask Peter there now, sitting on that bench over
there and his dog running around.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Yeah, she'll let Prince out of the car. Right, that's
why we make the switch.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Okay, come out. Uh.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
Soon as we get the wrecks over the head of
the car, we'll trade dogs. Prince speak speak, Hey, rook.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
The other buck stopped geting this trench and now he's
answer it.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Fact here he comes alright, Prince, Oh, alright, boy, and
do your stuff. Why the grand Blazers dog do ye?
Speaker 2 (07:51):
He won't get away? Hello, Rax, nice racks. He come
here for it.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Uh, that's a good sem alright, fella's grabbing muscle and
I got him scab in the car to make a
seppy shut out.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
The feld find up walking a little while.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Okay, okay, skin the wirre all set up. Dogs in
the car, ride right out on the grass. Prince. That's
now stay put till Black calls for Rex.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
No, no, no, no, boy down now.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
Yright that friends ain't moving a muscle. Boy, you should
got in training. D hind the doll call.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Look at Prince.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
You hear him call right, say look at the Prince
tip all over blare like he knew him all his life.
He'll never know it. Ain't Rex. We go look at top.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
The Prince is leading the guy.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Right out of the park. Right out of the park
and right into our heads. Woo heyrecting a bit strange tonight, Wrex?
Is something wrong?
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Hey?
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Hyy? Why don't answer me?
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Ah?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
He's sucking. I that certainly isn't like you. I'm surprised.
Whate' is what's stopping there?
Speaker 1 (09:13):
For Rex?
Speaker 2 (09:13):
We're not in there home yet the cart him away?
It's found your voice at last, wreck you you've taken
me to somebody's door. Stop pulling like Frex?
Speaker 1 (09:25):
What?
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Wrex? Stop?
Speaker 1 (09:27):
What? Wol Marma?
Speaker 2 (09:30):
What poice?
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Is this?
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Is anybody here? They get easy, buddy, you're among friends.
M Margo. You're wrong excepted something wrong? Oh yeah, the
a's terrible thing has happened. Sit down and tell me
about it.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
No, the man. I can't sit down and out it,
can you.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
We've got to get to work this minute.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
What is it? Mark?
Speaker 4 (09:55):
Do you remember that nice blind boy Peter?
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Yet?
Speaker 2 (09:58):
That's right, he's gone gone.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
I was just talking to another on the note.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Wait, boggle, he comes so and tell me where's he going? Cool?
I don't know. Nobody knows. He's disappeared his dog with him.
When did this happen?
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Well, he left the house last night for you will
night you walk with Rex?
Speaker 4 (10:11):
He hasn't been heard some since his ball. Mother's nearly
mad with Ansian.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Come on, muggle, we've got to start from where Peter
Flair started and see if.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
It won't lead us somewhere.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
I take it easy plan. Nobody's gonna hurt you.
Speaker 3 (10:27):
Oh. I don't care what you do with me.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
What have you done with my dog?
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Rex?
Speaker 6 (10:30):
He's okay with the time being. Well, the boys are
feeding him down on the cellar. I'll lets you and
me get down the business.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
I'll get it.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Over with us.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
I have no money, if that's what you're right.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Now, but you can get plenty for us. At least
you can help us get it.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Help you? What do you mean?
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Here's a dope.
Speaker 6 (10:47):
You've got a line on how to get into the
State Straight Bank. There's plenty of dough in that big ball.
All you've got to do is plant that educated fingers
of yours against the ball door and tell us when
a tumble us fall.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
H you mean you want me to help you rob
a bank. That's just what we want, and that's just
what you're gonna do. Oh, you must be mad to
think I do anything like that.
Speaker 6 (11:05):
Okay, Blair, I try to be nice to you. I
guess I ain't the right treatment.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
I got another medicine. That's pretty bit of dose, pretty mean.
I wanna keep your dog, don't you? Writ Of course,
I've been lost with on him.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
He he's my eyes, he.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Sees for him. Had gone to the bank with us
tonight or else? Oh, you wouldn't. You wouldn't hurt rights
as bad as killing a person a helpless humor. You're
gonna do what we say on that? Oh I couldn't.
I I'd be a criminal. I couldn't do it. Okay,
you have had your chances money?
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Yes, what at you gonna do?
Speaker 2 (11:38):
Go find out? But he got your gun money? Yeah,
and I can't. Can I want you to plug that
dog up? Blair? No, no, no, you can. That's just
how long you've got to make up your mind and
a count of ten. Right, Oh, you wouldn't do that,
you couldn't tell right?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
All right?
Speaker 3 (11:55):
Right?
Speaker 2 (11:56):
No? Alright for thanks seven? Eight way? All right, Oh
do it.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
We'll continue with the second half of the Shadow's.
Speaker 1 (12:21):
Adventure in just a moment.
Speaker 3 (12:23):
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Speaker 2 (12:32):
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Speaker 3 (12:35):
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Speaker 2 (12:46):
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Speaker 3 (12:48):
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commission a lesson person.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
He must have.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
Written down here with a milkman.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
What are you doing around at this hour?
Speaker 3 (14:05):
I've been anxious to know what the police are doing
about the disappearance of Peter Blair. Oh you got your
fist in that now, very much so, commission him. What
news have you none? Who've been dragging the river for
his body all night?
Speaker 2 (14:15):
But if we found no trace yet, I don't expect
you will.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Why not?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
That's the most likely place to find him.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
How do you think he was drowned? Who's blind?
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Was he? He probably walked off the end of the pier.
I'm afraid, Commissioner, you underestimate his dog. That animal would
never lead Peter Blair near enough to fall into water well,
and he might have jumped off committed suicide.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
What of the dog?
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Do you believe he also committed suicide? And certainly not.
But if he saw his master go off, the theory
he might follow him.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
That's likely what happened. The dog was drowned going after
his master. I admit that such devotion is characteristic of
dogs like Rex. But I'm afraid your water theory doesn't
hold water, Granson. It's tour in the morning to get
into an argument with you.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
I don't want to start my day off wrong.
Speaker 3 (14:59):
Now, were you your phone's ringing, Commissioner, I know what's ringing.
There goes your day, Commissioner Wiston speaking.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
Was that the State Street Bank? Why that's it? When
did this happened?
Speaker 2 (15:14):
Yes, yes, I'll be right down. Well what do you
know about that? What's up, Commissioner?
Speaker 3 (15:18):
This State Straight Bank was robbed last night. A big
vault was cleaned out.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
Why I can't.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Believe in it. It's impossible it happened.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
It couldn't it did? Or shut up?
Speaker 2 (15:36):
Well?
Speaker 3 (15:36):
This vault was opened by a cracksman. He is the
best one I ever lived. There's not a mark on
the vault anywhere, no drills, no soup, nothing, just open.
That's all that seems to have been enough for the
gang's purpose, Commissioner Wiston Granston. If you're going to let
loose a theory, I'll locked you in that vault until
I've completed this investigation. I wouldn't lock anyone in that
one if I were you commissioned?
Speaker 2 (15:56):
It's too easy to open? Then keep out from under
my feet. Have you an opinion yet as to how
this thing was accomplished?
Speaker 3 (16:02):
Yes, I have. There's only one way it could be done.
Only a person who knew the combination could have.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
Opened that ball.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Then you think it's an inside job.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
Obviously it'd be impossible. Otherwise, how grant you. It has
all the earmarks of an inside job. Still, it doesn't
seem possible that an employee would take such a chance.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
No, it doesn't. There, Well, harder you think it was done.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
There certainly is baffling, say, commissioner, I just thought of something. Yeah,
what do you remember the night Margo launched the Society
for the Advancement of the Blind? Yes, you recall Peter Blair,
the boy who counted your heartbeat through a piece of steel.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Yes, yes, I remember that. Bye, George, I see it now.
He could feel the tumblers.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
And the safe, just as he did the pete of
my heart.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
There may be others with a talent such as that Clanston.
You hit something at last.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Thanks, Why didn't I think of him before? Oh, he's
the only man on the world who could have done this.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
Job said just a minute, commissioner, you don't buy any chance.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
Think Peter Blair robbed this bank.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Why the whole thing ties in perfectly? He disappears mysteriously.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
The bank is wrong. Say players are men? All right, No, Commissioner,
he'd never do anything. He's the only one who could
do it.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
I've been hunting him dead now I'm after Peter.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
Blair, dead or a light. Yeah, what are you hollering about? Blair?
Speaker 6 (17:17):
We're only asking you to do one more job for
us and we'll beat it out of town and you
can go home with your doll.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
But I can't do it again. I just can't. He'll
do it, all right. This job is a cinch. We
got almost an open door of the National Bank. All right.
Speaker 6 (17:30):
Man, here's a setup, and the watchman is coffee delivered
from a lunch wagon every.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
Night at about twelve o'clock.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Huh.
Speaker 6 (17:37):
He takes it from a kid at the side door.
All we have to do is follow the kid into
the alleys, stick a gun in his ribs, make him
ring the bell just as he always does, and the
watchman opens the door to get his coffee.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
We go in, not into it. Oh, you'll be caught
sooner or later. Skin All right, Blair, it'll be later.
Come on, fellas, let's go right o.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Joe, I want you to stay here and get things together,
get away well, leaving town right after this?
Speaker 2 (18:03):
The other what do you want me to do? Clean
out everything? Don't leave a thing behind and get me
uh no evidence?
Speaker 1 (18:11):
Right, don't leave her thing? And how about Blair?
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Will handle him on the way back?
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Right?
Speaker 2 (18:18):
Alright, you guys into the car, body, take care of Len.
Let him along on your what's the matter much? You
trying to be a boss and you won't miss him? Wrong,
Skinner said.
Speaker 7 (18:32):
Clean up everything. That means you too, and you too, Prince.
Your number's up. I guess they might as well get
it over with.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Shut up.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Hey, hey, Rex, get right there, get back a matter
right sort of window?
Speaker 2 (18:46):
Hey, let's get down there. Crazy much? When did you
get home, missus Blair?
Speaker 4 (19:01):
In just a few minutes before I called you, mister Crinston,
and he brought this other dog home with him.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
I see, boy, he is exactly like Rex, the same markings.
No boy, no, we're not talking about you, missus Blair.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yes, mister Crimston, have you noticed that this other dog?
Responds when he hears the name Rex. Yes, yes, he
acts like Rex in every way.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Fine, George, I see it now, Missus Blair. This dog
has been used as a substitute to lure your son away.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
What is it?
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Rex?
Speaker 2 (19:29):
What are you trying to tell me, mister Criston Rix
and proving you towards the door? Yes, you keep the
other dog here, Missus Blair.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
All right, Marlow, Marlow, Yes, the follow us in the car.
Speaker 3 (19:41):
All right, Rex, Oh boy, I think I understand. Come on, easy,
race easy. I wonder why you've led us into this
lonely neighborhood.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
What this hill is it? Boy? Huh uh mugo, stop
the car.
Speaker 4 (20:03):
I think he's trying to call.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Your attention to that shack up there.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Lamon, Yes, muggle. Evidentally that's where Peter Blair is or was.
Turn off the head lamps. Smuggle, wait here the shadows
going to see what the who is in that shack?
Be careful, Laman, I.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
Would muggle come along, Wrecks, Come on, boy, come on, Yes,
somebody's in here.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Alright, let's see.
Speaker 3 (20:31):
And dolls locked it speak grecit that's a boy. Yeah,
somebody's coming here.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
Well, so you come back.
Speaker 7 (20:40):
Cow mu get in here, won't get away this time?
The skinner said clean up everything. Hey, my hearing thinks.
Speaker 2 (20:50):
So the skinner told you to clear up everything here? Well,
what was that? I don't see nobody full laughed. I
did noor you. I am the shadow, shadow guy nobody
can see?
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Yes, where is Peter Blair?
Speaker 2 (21:06):
I ain't telling you enough. I'm getting out of here.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Stay where you are.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
I'm getting out of I'll shoot my way out off
that door, off that gun, call him out, off his arms.
What do you want from me?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
I want you to tell me where Peter Blair is.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
I'll tell you if you let me know.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
I won't barking with you.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
I'm interested only in Peter Blair.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
For the moment.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
All right, all right, I ain't gonna be the fall
guy in this players with the Skinner where they're robbing
the National Bank.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Right now.
Speaker 2 (21:42):
You know there is no Western speaking.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
This is the shadow I've got to talk past. So
listen carefully. The National Bank is being robbed right at
this moment. Rob my home. Skinner crossing this gang. They've
got Peter Player with him.
Speaker 2 (21:53):
Oh so, my dope was right.
Speaker 3 (21:55):
He's a guy who's been.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
Doing the door they work.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Don't be a fool player is innocent? The gang is
forcing him to do this.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Yeah, so scared Kross innocent. The boys are just doing
this as a large commissioner.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
You've got to believe me that boy is not a criminal.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Maybe not, but I am not taking any chances. What
do you mean that Skinner gang is a bad outfit.
I'm taking a squad a man all of that bank
with orders to shoot.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
To kill commissioner. You can't do that. You may kill
an innocent boy. Order is shoot or kill.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
Muggle.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
We've got to get to the National Bank before Western
What happened a month Peter blaand they be killed.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
By the police? Horymugle, drive us sus as you can. Okay,
hold it all right, Claire, What did you get on
that turn? Fifty five? Okay, spin the dial again, kidding
least this time? All right, it's tether. It's the last
(22:52):
ten we open. Now, that's a number of Bland.
Speaker 5 (22:56):
I'm not gonna tell you, but no, I'm not gonna
be part of the robbery anymore.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
You tell me that number, I'll blow you ahead, go ahead,
you do it anyway.
Speaker 3 (23:04):
So I can't give information to the police.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
I might don one more chance. You gotta tell us
a number. No, I'm not I you what's that side job?
Who's gonna be that'll be a friend of the Watchman?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
What are we gonna do? Skinner?
Speaker 6 (23:15):
Gotta answer it otherwise I want to what happened to
the watchman? Come on, Alier, as soon as I open
this up, you grant whoever it is, drag him inside
right all right here?
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Yeah, you guys, get back there, Primier rods.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
Okay, what is.
Speaker 2 (23:33):
Nobody out here? What that's funny?
Speaker 1 (23:36):
What do you make of it?
Speaker 2 (23:37):
Skinner?
Speaker 1 (23:38):
I don't like it.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Better finish this job quickly, Scraam.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
You better not wait to finish the job. Skin Up?
Oh is that the shadow?
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Shadow?
Speaker 3 (23:47):
Yes, I've got no time to wait, skin Up. Circumstances
forced me to be here alive at the moment. I've
got to warn you that the police are on the
way here with orders to shoot the kill. I ain't
falling for that shadow. Maybe the guy's telling the true
sky hardly warn you if it what necessary to save
the life of an innocent man. Listen, Skinner of the cops,
you hear your answer straight.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Gods, scrap palace, don't leave me here. The police will
suit me. Would be afraid, Peter, Just do as I say,
follow us out of my voice now, need you are?
Skinner is getting up, brunt out of the police.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Come along, Peter. We've got the hides.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
This white there is a real brain to the gang.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
We've caught up with your prayer. Just a minute, Commissioner,
the shadow.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
Yes, Commissioner, you certainly got here fast, just barely fast
enough to.
Speaker 1 (24:29):
Keep you from making a complete fool of yourself.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
Where's my job? Where's Rex? Or what's happened to He's.
Speaker 1 (24:35):
In the car not far from here. If you call
out loud enough, you'll hear you press press for res.
Speaker 2 (24:43):
He it's he's hurt me. I'll stay here, shadow, and
I've got this fellow off easy. He's got a lot
of explaining the though very well, Commissioner.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
It'll all be explained, so even you will understand.
Speaker 2 (24:57):
Oh I'm not sure you were done for him? Your right, right, George.
Speaker 3 (25:03):
I'll never see the dog actually happy? Cute son of again.
Come on, Blair, I think we can talk this thing over.
Speaker 6 (25:21):
Well.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
You've got two fine animals, now, Peter, are you going
to keep them both?
Speaker 5 (25:27):
Creston I'm going to give Prince to a sightless friend.
He'll be a great companion for him, no doubt about it.
Speaker 4 (25:33):
Look at Prince Gobblet.
Speaker 5 (25:34):
I I don't know how to thank you, mister Creston,
and you too, Miss Laying, for everything you've done.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
I wish it were possible to thank our invisible friend,
the Shadow too. I'm sure he feels your gratitude.
Speaker 1 (25:47):
Peter.
Speaker 3 (25:48):
I'll wager that none of his exploits brought him more
satisfaction than the apprehension of the Skinner and his gang.
Speaker 2 (25:56):
Men do terrible things, but the man is.
Speaker 3 (25:59):
Particularly who would rob the sightless of a great and
devoted friend his dog And now here's blue coals eating
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Speaker 2 (27:39):
I thank you.
Speaker 3 (27:46):
Today's program is based on a story copyrighted by The
Shadow magazine. All the characters and all the places named
are fictitious. Any similarity to persons living or dead is
purely coincidental. The Shadow magazine is now on sale. If
your local you stand.
Speaker 1 (28:16):
Loed of crime, there's bit of fruit. Crime does not pay.
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