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Blackmail for Murder

The Green Hornet · October 31, 1944 · 29 min · 4,380 words

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The Green Hornet. He hunts the biggest of all game. Public enemies who try to destroy our America. With his faithful Filipino valid Cato, Britt Reid, daring young publisher, matches wits with racketeers and saboteurs,

risking his life that criminals and enemy spies will feel the weight of the law by the sting of the Green Hornet. Flight with Britt Reid in a thrilling adventure, flatmail for murder. The Green Hornet strikes again.

Every dollar contributed to the National War Fund does a three-way job, helping our fighting men, our allies and our neighbors on the home front. To our fighting forces, the Fund means the continued operation of 3,000 USO clubs and units, and USO camp shows to entertain our soldiers and sailors in every combat zone.

To our fighting allies, the fun means shipments of food and clothing for those whose lands were stripped by the Nazi invaders before their retreat. And to our neighbors on the home front, it means the maintenance of countless services vital to community health and welfare.

Even after victory in Europe, there will still be urgent need for the services provided by the National War Fund agencies. Give generously. This is the only appeal to be made this year. And now, the Green Hornet.

In a back room of a certain roadhouse, Chick Hanley, big-time racketeer, was talking to three of his cronies who listened intently to the plan he was outlining to them. As all of you know, young Lewis Melville, son of the big-shot brokers inside feeling his drinks.

If you put on a real show like I told you, we can shake the kid down for a lot of dough. Yeah, don't worry boss. Let's get a living daylights out of him. Sure, we got it all straight chick.

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