Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.

The Shadow knows.

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 present the first act of today's shadow story, a brief reminder to you homeowners.

You all know what an unpredictable month

March in. The weather's bluster, bitter cold, one day, and

mild beneath. And I don't have to remind you a very dangerous

those extremes of temperature are to the health of everyone in your family.

Now if you want to ensure steady, comfortable warmth inside your home and help prevent

late winter colds and illness, here's what you do.

Call your nearest blue coal dealer.

Get a supply of blue coal.

The quality tested hard coal that guarantees you steadier,

more helpful heating performance and satisfaction.

Don't gamble with just any ordinary coal, insist on blue coal.

Ask for it by name.

It's the coal that's trademark blue so you can identify it at a glance it's the

cold that will give you better heat with less furnace attention.

As our story open, we find Lemont Cranston with his friend Margot Lane in his apartment,

grizzly turning the dial of a shortwave radio receiver.

Mughal. of a shortwave radio receiver. Margo, a few nights ago, I came across a very peculiar noise on the radio.

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