The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

20 ■THE MOVING PICTURE WE^:KLY ' "THE GRAY GHOST" Three Scenes from Chapter Seven, "Caught in the Web." c I AUGHT IN THE WEB" is the suggestive title of this chapter of the big serial "The Gray Ghost." Hildreth and Mom Light are already in the power of The Ghost, and now Marco, the secretary, played as you well know, by Eddie Polo, is trapped in the same sort of fashion. Stuart Paton is adapting the story from the Saturday Evening Post success "Loot," by Arthur Somers Roche, and making a success of it. Hildreth makes an eifort to escape from the mysterious house, but is overpowered by several men. When alone, Hildreth and Jack Olmstead become friendly. Jack tells of his trouble and shows the newspaper clipping stating that he is suspected of his father's murder. In the basement of the mysterious house, Williams and the other crooks are looking at the loot when the "Gray Ghost" enters. They are forced to tell him that they have missed the necklace. They accuse Williams, but the Ghost believes him. Meantime, Jerry and his detectives question the boy at Arabin's, whose head is all bandaged up. The phone rings and the doctor of the hospital summons Jerry to come quick; Jacques has spoken at last. Jerry rushes away and is followed by two crooks who have been waiting for him. At the hospital, one of the crooks wait, while the other runs away to a phone booth to tell the "Gray Ghost" that Jerry Tryon has just rushed to the hospital, that something must be wrong. The "Gray Ghost" is angry and quickly orders the crook not to lose sight of Jerry, for if he learns anything important, he must go. Marco c I AUGHT IN THE WEB" is the title of the seventh installment of the big serial adapted and filmed by Stuart Paton from the Saturday Evening Post success, "Loot." by Aithur Somers Roche. Episode Seven. CAST. Hildreth Emory Johnsoif Jerry Tryon Lou Short Morn Light Priscilla Dean Williams Francis McDonald "Gray Ghost" Harry Carter Hildreth's Secretary Eddie Polo Arabin Howard Crampton Jimmie Charles Dorian {Copyright 1917, Universal Film ManufactiLi-ing Co.) decides to go to the hospital to see Jacques. The doctor has taken notes of what Jacques has said and Marco reads, "Mom Light— Ted Daly— at Mom Light's apartment — save them." When Marco leaves the hospital, two crooks spring upon him and after a great fight get the note from him. Marco continues to walk dowTi the street. In his own apartment, the "Gray Ghost" is looking at the picture of Mom Light, murmuring to himself that he would kill her if he didn't love her, when a crook arrives with the note. The "Gray Ghost" is anxious and gives some orders sharply. When Jerry, Marco and the two de tectives enter Mom Light's apartment, by means of a skeleton key, they begin to search around. Two crooks sneak into the apartment and soon when Marco looks about, the "Gray Ghost" steps from behind a curtain and asks if there is an>i;hing he can do for them. Marco looks at him and at the same time jumps toward the switch; he switches off the lights; the door opens and the figures of two crooks as well as those of the detectives are silhouetted. Many shots are fired. 'THE SOUL HERDER. {Continued from page 9) Bill says: "In that case we'd better get rid of the girl." So they plan to carry her off, with the aid of some Me.xicans. They break into the house, and ea^;ily overpower her, but little Mary Ann runs to Harry and wakes him. He sets out in pursuit. After riding hard all night, he catches up with the bandits. Jane is riding with one of them when Harry begins to shoot. She manages to catch the bough of a tree, and swings off the saddle as Harry shoots the rider. Harry picks her up and rides back with her; but Topeka Jack is killed. Cheyenne and Chuck arrange for the funeral. They take the money from Topeka's gambling establishment and Harry gives it to the dance-hall girls to take them back to their people, or at least to a more respectable means of life. Topeka's place is closed for good and all, and Cheyenne succeeds in persuading Jane that, with the gang broken up, Buckhom will not be such a bad place for her to live in after all.