Pulp Fiction, 1939 · page 35 of 116
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# "Long-Distance Doom" by Grant Mason This is an interior story page from a pulp magazine, featuring an illustration at the top and the beginning of a crime story below. The illustration depicts two men in formal attire in what appears to be a struggle or confrontation. The story opens with Private Detective Martin arriving on foot near a gambler's hideout in a dark, sparsely-lit residential area at night. The narrative emphasizes the ominous atmosphere with sinister shadows and distant house lights.
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alata atgnocaey Doom By Grant Mason » Author of “Crime Griddle,” etc. Private Detective Martin blocks from his destination, found himself in hot wa- Hoke Martin continued on ter when he plunged into foot. The street lights were few and d the gambler’s kidnap b far between here. Sinister shadows hung over the sidewalk. hideout. But a fast gun Most of the residences sat far back. and a quick brain chilled Except where lights were visible in that tureen of terror into the second stories of some of them, they were bleak bulks against the cold consomme. dark sky, screened by great oaks. _TSD. 33 (5 biocts out of the taxi two Gomichbooks. com