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THE CRIME CRYPT
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. A MAN OF MURDER
? CHAPTER II. CROOKS OF A KIND
? CHAPTER III. THE MEETING
? CHAPTER IV. CRIME BREAKS
? CHAPTER V. TWO MEN MEET
? CHAPTER VI. THE ALIBI
? CHAPTER VII. MOBSTERS MOVE
? CHAPTER VIII. WITHIN THE HOUSE
? CHAPTER IX. GUNS BARK
? CHAPTER X. CRIME AND COUNTERCRIME
? CHAPTER XI. THE SHADOW'S PART
? CHAPTER XII. THE STOLEN SCROLL
? CHAPTER XIII. THE SHADOW ACTS
? CHAPTER XIV. CROOKS SUSPECT
? CHAPTER XV. AT THE MUSEUM
? CHAPTER XVI. THE PILLAGERS
? CHAPTER XVII. BRODIE'S MOVE
? CHAPTER XVIII. DEATH AWAITS
? CHAPTER XIX. CARDONA'S CLEW
? CHAPTER XX. THE SNARE
? CHAPTER XXI. LIVING AND DEAD
? CHAPTER XXII. WORDS OF THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER XXIII. THE SHADOW'S MIGHT
? CHAPTER XXIV. FROM THE CRYPT

CHAPTER I. A MAN OF MURDER
THE glare of a Manhattan evening flushed Times Square. Standing amid the brilliant illumination of the
Rialto, a young man surveyed the bright lights as though they were a sight that he had long forgotten.

Lost among the myriads who strolled this dense district, the young man remained unnoticed by those who
passed him. Yet there was something in his bearing that would have attracted attention had people
paused to look at him. His suave, mustached face; his shrewd, roving eyes; these were tokens of a clever
schemer - a man whose mind was trained to think in crime.

The young man noted a huge clock dial that glittered from the far side of Broadway. It told the time as
twenty minutes after eight. The observer shrugged his shoulders, strolled leisurely along the street and
hailed a taxicab. He gave the driver an uptown address.

Twenty minutes later, the cab stopped in front of an old brownstone house. The young man alighted and
paid the driver. He ascended the steps and rang the bell. A solemn-faced servant opened the door. The
menial stepped back and bowed as the young man entered.

"Good evening, Mr. Havelock," said the servant. "Your uncle is awaiting your arrival. His attorney is
here, sir."