"Maxwell Grant - The Shadow - 116 - Intimidation,Inc" - читать интересную книгу автора (Grant Maxwell)

The fire bomb hit the barrier at an angle, glanced from the door and
struck the wall. It exploded with a silent puff that produced a huge sheet of
whipping flame. Like blobs from a cauldron, the fire scattered everywhere
about
the room.
Brad was safe. He had reached the outer hall. So was Skeet, as he
scrambled through the doorway to the next office. The Shadow held a spot of
temporary security. Though fire lashed the door, it did not penetrate to the
closet.


THE pyrotechnic force of the fire bomb ended within a dozen seconds.
Inspired by the chemical flames, masses of paper ignited; they were blazing
high, licking toward the bodies of Meldon and Lenning when The Shadow emerged,
and stepped across the nearer corpse. Furniture was catching fire; The
Shadow's
path was almost blocked; but by skirting the wall beside the windows, he
reached
the doorway through which Skeet had fled.
Already, The Shadow heard shouts within the building. The gunplay had
alarmed tenants, who would soon arrive to deal with the fire. The Shadow took
Skeet's route. Passing through a darkened office, he reached an opened window
and saw a low roof beyond it.
Skeet had made a get-away. Brad had fled by the stairs. The crooks had
gained sufficient time to elude The Shadow tonight. With no intention of
pursuit, The Shadow swung through the darkened window and merged with the
blackness of the lower roof.
Tonight, The Shadow had learned of Intimidation, Incorporated, the title
under which some supercrook masqueraded. He had seen the proof of murder; had
discovered one of the killer's methods of covering evidence. Encountering
Skeet
and Brad, The Shadow had gained a link to Sack Balban, local racketeer whom
the
cover-up men served.
Though death had arrived before him, The Shadow was embarked upon a
campaign that would not end until he dealt in person with the master murderer
who styled himself as Intimidation, Incorporated.


CHAPTER III

DOOM'S NEW THREAT

THE next morning, the Dorchester newspapers carried the story of double
death, with photographs of Meldon and Lenning. They also reported the
short-lived fire, which had been extinguished before it could destroy
Lenning's
office or burn the bodies that were lying there. All that went up in smoke
were
the papers that Skeet had strewn on the floor.