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THE ISLE OF DOUBT
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. WORD TO THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER II. THE THIRD MAN
? CHAPTER III. THE DEPARTURE
? CHAPTER IV. THE SHADOW'S WAY
? CHAPTER V. THE SHADOW SEEKS
? CHAPTER VI. THE MAN FROM THE EAST
? CHAPTER VII. HARRY GETS ACQUAINTED
? CHAPTER VIII. ON THE ISLAND
? CHAPTER IX. THE SHADOW PASSES
? CHAPTER X. THE SHADOW SEES
? CHAPTER XI. BEFORE DAWN
? CHAPTER XII. THE SHADOW'S MESSAGE
? CHAPTER XIII. A MAN IN THE DARK
? CHAPTER XIV. TRAPPED!
? CHAPTER XV. TABLES TURN
? CHAPTER XVI. THE INVESTIGATOR EXPLAINS
? CHAPTER XVII. STOLEN WEALTH
? CHAPTER XVIII. OTHER VISITORS
? CHAPTER XIX. CROOKS COUNTER
? CHAPTER XX. THE SHADOW UNSEEN
? CHAPTER XXI. THE ACCOUNTING
? CHAPTER XXII. THE REVELATION
? CHAPTER XXIII. WEALTH RESTORED

CHAPTER I. WORD TO THE SHADOW
тАЬBURBANK speaking.тАЭ

The words were uttered by a man who was seated at a table in a tiny, gloomy room. A shaded lamp in
the corner provided the sole illumination, and the dim light showed only the speaker's back. The man at
the table was listening intently through a pair of ear phones which were attached to his head.

тАЬAwait reply.тАЭ Burbank spoke in a quiet tone, after receiving the message over the wire. His hands
stretched to the wall and manipulated the plugs of a small switchboard. A click in the ear phones;
Burbank again quietly announced his identity, and listened for acknowledgment of his call. After receiving
it, Burbank spoke.

тАЬReport from Marsland,тАЭ he droned. тАЬBaxton and his mob are at the meeting place. Ready to leave at
eleven o'clock.тАЭ
Orders came over the wire. The ear phones carried a sinister click as they vibrated to the uncanny tones
of the voice that sounded within them.

тАЬInstructions received,тАЭ said Burbank.

Again the manipulation of switchboard plugs; the clicking of a dial as Burbank rang a number. The first