Listlessly, Cardona answered it.
The detective gasped as he recognized the voice from the other end. It was a voice he knew — a voice that he had heard before.
A voice in which he believed, despite the doubts of others.
It was the voice of The Shadow!
“Cardona?” came the weird whisper.
“Yes,” replied the detective.
“Five deaths!” were the sinister words.
“Five?” questioned Cardona.
“One: Silas Harshaw,” tolled the voice. “Two: Louis Glenn. Three: Thomas Sutton. Four: James Throckmorton. Five—”
The voice ended.