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FORMULA FOR CRIME
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. FORMULA FOR CRIME
? CHAPTER II. TRAPS REVERSED
? CHAPTER III. MASSACRE REVERSED
? CHAPTER IV. AFTER THE STRIFE
? CHAPTER V. THE LINK BETWEEN
? CHAPTER VI. OUT OF THE FOG
? CHAPTER VII. CRIME TO COME
? CHAPTER VIII. CAMPS OF EVIL
? CHAPTER IX. HAND OF DEATH
? CHAPTER X. TROUBLE FINDS THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER XI. TWO SIDES TO A STORY
? CHAPTER XII. STRANGE TRAILS
? CHAPTER XIII. THE SHADOW'S PLAN
? CHAPTER XIV. THE AMAZING VANISH
? CHAPTER XV. GATHERED EVIDENCE
? CHAPTER XVI. CRIME'S COME-BACK
? CHAPTER XVII. THE SHADOW WAITS
? CHAPTER XVIII. THE WRONG SHOWDOWN
? CHAPTER XIX. NEEDED: THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER XX. STRANGE SETTLEMENT

CHAPTER I. FORMULA FOR CRIME
A BIG, official car was twisting its way through the narrow streets of downtown Manhattan.
The car had two passengers: one, a man of brisk manner and military appearance; the
other, an elderly gentleman with thin face and shocky white hair.
The man with the military manner was Police Commissioner Ralph Weston, and this was his
official car. He was intent upon finding a certain destination among the narrow streets, a
task that was quite difficult, considering the darkness. Weston was anxious, too, that his
approach should not be known; for the fifth time, he lifted the speaking tube and warned his
chauffeur not to use the siren.
Then, recognizing a corner they were passing, Weston added through the tube:

"One more block, then stop at the old garage on the right. Inspector Cardona will meet us
there."

As he leaned back, satisfied, the commissioner was somewhat startled by a chuckle that
sounded in his very ear. He looked about, saw the gleam of eager eyes that peered from a
fanatical face. The commissioner smiled, indulgently. He'd almost forgotten his fellow
passenger, Professor Achilles Troy.

Sometimes, on these excursions to a scene that promised crime, Commissioner Weston
took along a friend named Lamont Cranston, who usually rode in meditative silence.
On this occasion, Cranston hadn't been around when Weston received the call to arms.
Since Troy was present, the commissioner had accepted him as Cranston's substitute.