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GRAY FIST
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. DANGER STALKS
? CHAPTER II. WORD TO THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER III. MEN IN THE DARK
? CHAPTER IV. CARDONA DECIDES
? CHAPTER V. THE GRAY PAPER
? CHAPTER VI. MINIONS AT WORK
? CHAPTER VII. THE HOME THRUST
? CHAPTER VIII. THE SHADOW COMPLIES
? CHAPTER IX. THE SHADOW SPEAKS
? CHAPTER X. THE SHADOW'S FLIGHT
? CHAPTER XI. THE SHADOW'S STRONGHOLD
? CHAPTER XII. GRAY FIST SPEAKS
? CHAPTER XIII. THE SHADOW'S CALL
? CHAPTER XIV. PRESTON GIVES ADVICE
? CHAPTER XV. GRAY FIST'S ANSWER
? CHAPTER XVI. THE LAST REFUGE
? CHAPTER XVII. CARDONA'S CLEW
? CHAPTER XVIII. IN CHINATOWN
? CHAPTER XIX. CARDONA'S LUCK
? CHAPTER XX. MOBSMEN STRIKE
? CHAPTER XXI. YAT SOON RULES
? CHAPTER XXII. GRAY FIST ARRIVES
? CHAPTER XXIII. GRAY FIST'S TREACHERY
? CHAPTER XXIV. THE SHADOW STRIKES
? CHAPTER XXV. THE TRIUMPH
? CHAPTER XXVI. THE LAST LAUGH

CHAPTER I. DANGER STALKS
"HELLO... Hello... Detective headquarters?"

A gray-haired man was asking the question as he spoke into the mouthpiece of a telephone. A look of
relief appeared upon his strained lips as he received an affirmative answer.

"To whom am I speaking?" he inquired, in an even tone. "Ah! Detective Cardona... Very good; you are
the man I wanted. My name is Varden... Yes, Worth Varden, the importer... Here, at my home."

The gray-haired man paused. His face became tense. His voice lowered as he again took up the
conversation.
"It is important that I see you, Cardona," declared Varden. "Highly important... To-night... That is why I
called again to learn if you had returned. I was afraid that you had not received my message this
afternoon...

"I can't talk nowтАФnot until I see you... Yes, I shall be here. Come to the side door of my home. Bring
men with you. There is danger... Myself? Certainly, I am in danger. I shall leave here with you, after you