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Returning to the hotel, The Shadow went to his room and made a telephone
call. Donning cloak and hat, he went out to the linen closet where he had
stowed Brad. He cut the rangy crook's bonds; ordered Brad to march down the
stairs.
Brad raised no objection. A gun muzzle between his shoulders was
sufficient argument.
Holding Brad at the bottom of the stairway, The Shadow saw that the route
to the street was clear. He marched Brad through the passage. Outside, a light
truck was waiting; its closed sides gave it the appearance of a small van. Two
men were by the truck. They took charge of Brad.
The Shadow went back into the hotel, opened the end telephone booth and
released Skeet. He brought the second crook out to the truck.
Both thugs were hustled aboard; the rear door was locked to keep them
prisoners. The Shadow's men drove away, while their chief watched the
departure
from darkness. The Shadow had shipped Brad and Skeet to a destination where
they
could no longer engage in crime; to a colony that he had established for
crooks
of their ilk.
 In so doing, The Shadow accomplished two things. The first concerned Brad
and Skeet; he had shown them mercy and was giving them an opportunity to try a
better mode of life.
The second accomplishment was important to The Shadow himself. By
shipping
Brad and Skeet to parts unknown, The Shadow had removed the only two crooks in
Dorchester who could connect him with the roles of Lamont Cranston and Link
Delvo. The secret of The Shadow's threefold identity was preserved.
His past methods fully covered, The Shadow was free to resume his
campaign
against the master crook called Intimidation, Incorporated. With Judge Hancock
Noy as an ally, The Shadow could count on new cooperation.


CHAPTER XIII

IN TWO CAMPS

IT was not until two o'clock the next afternoon that The Shadow strolled
from the Dorchester House. Wearing the guise of Lamont Cranston, he entered a
taxicab and rode to the office building where Station MXDO was located.
The office building presented a different appearance when viewed by day.
People were going in and out by the front door; also by the side entrance in
the far portion of the building. There were very few, however, who entered the
special corner where the elevator led directly up to MXDO.
Not until night would the radio station be busy. Its time of activity
always began after the office building was deserted and darkened for the
night.
The Shadow, however, headed for the radio station. He arrived on the top
floor, to find no one in attendance. He went to the director's office; there