At the rear of the old mansion stood The Shadow.

Clear at the rear of the passage stood The Shadow, triumphant.

There, in this portion of the heaving yacht, stood The Shadow.

Alone at the far end of the long hall stood The Shadow.

There, cloaked in his garb of black, stood The Shadow!

She had come with confidence, for behind her stood The Shadow.

In the doorway, against the brighter light of the outer room, stood The Shadow!

There, in from the roof, stood The Shadow, ready with his automatics.

Beyond the open door of an elevator that was bent but not broken, stood The Shadow.

Five feet away, tall and mysterious, stood The Shadow!