Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1914)

346 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD innocenoe." The minister, who after having heard Plerreval's words, is convinced of James' innocence, accepts the proposal. Chavertin Is in his study. He has an attack of delirium tremens. Someone knocks at the door. He thinks it is the foreign agent coming for the document, but a Tision of vengeance appears before his eyes. James Pontois, Helen, Pierreval and a police detective surroanded by his men. Denial is useless. Chavertin confesses his infamy, then the wretch has an attack of furious anger and attempts suicide. His body is t\.viste(l in a sardonical laugh. Madness has got the best of Chavertin. Justice has passed over his head. James Pontois and his wife are fondling a pretty baby a few months old. Pierreval enters and has a little gift for the baby, a charm to bring luck. This remembrance, which Pierreval fastens to the baby's neck is none other than the famous gold coin. APEX. THE BLACK THIRTEEN (Three parts).— ChaOng at a period of enforced idleness. Detective Hayes reads one morning in the paper that the notorious gang of criminals, known as the Black Thirteen, are actively pursuing their nefarious occupation in spite of all endeavors of the police to suppress them. He, however, has already instructed one of his scouts to investigate, and the latter now reports that he has traced the forged notes, which the gang have been circulating, to the house of a certain millionairess — Miss Dennison. Hayes is delighted at the success of this preliminary investigation and at once takes up the case. Obtaining a po<:t as footman at Miss Dennison's house, where the forged notes are put into circulation at a g.aming table, he quickly discovers the ringleaders to be a "Dr. Preston" and John Terdeu. his "nephew" and another known as "Slim Jack," and that these are to meet the nest evening in a waterside saloon called "The Blue Lantern." Hayes enters the den and watciies, but is discovered. In the scramble, however, he manages to capture "Slim Jack," who to his immense astonishment, is no other than Miss Dennison herself. She pleads with him that she has been forced into it. and implores Hayes to rescue her from these men. Believing her, Hayes takes her under his charge and for better safety disguises her as his servant. Bob. Miss Dennison tells Hayes that "Dr. Preston*' is waiting for her in a certain train at the Central Station, and Hayes makes off to capture him. "Slim Jack." however, is playing a double and dangerous game. Hayes is a minute too late, but hailing a motor cab gives chase and reaojes a railway bridge as the train is .tasFing under. A daring leap and he is on the roiif of rl;e train and quickly makes bis way to "Dr. Prei^tcn's"' compartment. The latter makes A bold bid for freedom. Jumping from the train as it ciorses a bridge into the river below. Annoye.l at h!s failure, Hayes returns just in tin>e to s*'^ the "nephew" entering his chambers. Inside John Verden and Miss Denni.«on are batch in? a plot to get Hayes out of tlie way. when two railway poriei-s deliver a large trunk. Oat of it springs Hayes and "t tin poMit nf his revolver seizes Vcrden, but "Slim Jack" gets away. At the police siat ov Hayes; disgui.'^os him^^-lf as Vfrden's "un'.'le" and makes a sham affidavit laying . the blame on Verden until the latter, umhlp tn contain bis rage any longer, cries out, "It was you who fitted up Lonely Mill!" Sn Lonely Mill is the place where the forged notes are made I Throwing off the disguise as the "nephew" and assuming that of the "uncle." Hayes loses no time m following up the clue to Txinely Mill. The mill is closely barred, but Hayes gains an entry by swarming up the arm as it moves round until he reaches the top. where he enters by a small window. Inside he discovers "Slim .Tack.** bat an attempt to capture her is frustrated by her henchmen, and Hayes finds himself — bound and gagged — wairhing the fuse to a barrel of gunpowder slowly burning away. At this moment "Dr. Preston" reappears and seeing — as he imagines — his "nenhew" in this dangerous situation, unbinds him. Tlie detective instantly springs to his feet and fells the "dottor," escaping as he came by means of the mV.] arm. Scarcely is he on the ground when a teTiflc explosion occurs and the mill is blown to aton s. "Dr. Preston" loses his life in the catastrophe and as the as.^embled hands of a neighborin;? ranch — who have been attracted by the noise of the explosion — stand bareheaded round his body. * Slim Jack" aprioars above the ruins hurling threats and taunts at Hayes. Goaded by his defeat, the detective seeks the aid of the cowboys to bunt down the girl. She makes a valiant effort to escape by forcing her horse to spring from a suspension bridge into the river, but the boys of the West are too smart for her, and she is captured. Thus Hayes adds another victory to his credit, and the Spider League and the Black Thirteen are relesated to the record of the country's Criminal Investi.iration Department. HABA-KIRI (Three parts). — Andre and Ivan two young otBcers and friends, have been appointed to the embassy at Tokio. In a teahouse they met Mimosa, a yoang dancer, whom Andre protects from the importunities of a hateful old Japanese Cabul. Ivan uses this opportunity to approach her. She repulses him; for her heart belongs to her chivalrous protector, and when after a certain time Andre is ordered back home, he leaves In Mimosa a woman who loves and yearns for him. But at home the young oflScer soon .forms new ties. Baroness Barowzow is charmed with him, and he confesses his love for her. Ivan, who hopes to win the baroness for the sake of her great wealth, jealously tries to cut out his more fortunate friend. Heated by wine, he seizes the baroness in brutal passion in his arms, and when Andre appears, be tries to ruin the latter's chances with the baroness by revealing Andre's Japanese love affair. Andre leaps at his throat. A fight ensues. By aiAunlucky blow Andre kills his only friend. With rhe aid of the baroness, he makes his escape. He reaches the border in wild flight and after many adventures he arrives in Japan, where Mimosa is waiting in the unshakeable hope of his return. She receives him lovingly. He would have been safely hidden had not Cabul, the old rake, who was still hovering about Mimosa, overheard him telling his beloved of his unfortunate deed. Cabul sees an opportunity to be avenged on the hated European who has taken his beloved Mimosa from him. He proposes to have Andre arrested unless Mimosa accedes to his desires. To save the man she loves, the poor girl agrees to his terms, without suspecting that Andre has received aid from another quarter. Through her brilliant connections the baroness Is able to have Andre pardoned. She hastens in person to Tokio to bring him joyful news. Cabul's intrigue is frustrated. But it is too late to save Mimosa. As Andree returns to her house to bring her the news of his pardon, he finds her dying behind the screen. In her boundless love she has sacrificed herself for him. To avoid having to keep the promise which Cabul had wrung from her, she met a \oluntary death — hara-kiri. WORLD'S LEADER FEATURES REBECCA, THE JEWESS (Slx parts). — In Rotherwood Hall, the home of Cedrie, the Saxon, preparations are being made for the evening meal. Rowena, who does not reciprocate Athelstane's affection, recalls her parting from Ivanhoe, the disinherited sou of Cedrie, on his departure for the Holy Wars in Palestine. Out of doors a poor Palmer makes his way to the Hall to escape the impending storm. Gurth, the swineherd, and Wamba, the jester, also hurry forward with the herd to gain shelter in time Taking advantage of King Richard's absence. Prince John is plotting to seize the throne, aided by some of the nobles and by the Knights Templar. Sir Brian de Bois GuUbert and Sir Reginald Front de Boeuf, Knights Templar, are traveling to Ashby-de-la-Zouche to be present, with Prince, at the tournament. They also seek shelter at Rotherwood. The banquet prepared in their honor is marred by Cedric's refusal to bow the knee to any man. The boastful Normans claim all the honors for the Crusades. The Palmer upholds the bravery of the Saxons and challenges Sir Brian to meet Ivanhoe in combat when the latter shall return to England. The challenge is accepted. Isaac of York ^nd his daughter, Rebecca, now claim shelter from the storm. None will make room for the despised Jew but the poor Palmer, who willingly gives up his seat. Sir Brian and Sir Reginald take great interest in the beautiful Rebecca and the former instructs the Saracen servants to abduct her and seize the father. Tiie plot is discovered and they are assisted to escape hy the Palmer, but before Gurth will open the gates for them the Palmer has to reveal his identity. He is Wilfred of Ivanhoe himself. The Jew and hia daughter, freed from their persecutors, at their home at Ashby, Ivauhoe borrows from Isaac the horse and armour necessary for the forthcoming combat. Rebecca is greatly struck with Ivanhoe's manly bearing. At the tournament Ivanhoe is declared victor and is handed the chaplet, but la badly wounded. With the money won in the fighting he sends Gurth to repay Isaac. King Richard, returned from captivity and wishing to learn the true state of the country under his brother's rule, wanders about the country as a lonely knight. Happening on the cell of a hermit, he craves rest and refreshment. On close acquaintance, the friar becomes most un-hermit-like and boisterous, and at this point the outlaw Locksley enters. A spy informs Brian at Richard*s return, and the news is conveyed to Prince John. Sir Brian and Sir Reginald capture the Saxon household, it being part of their plan to abduct Rowena as well as Rebecca, the Jewess, and to hold the Jew until ransomed. Gurth and Wamba escape and carry the news to Richard Coeur-de-Lion and the outlaws. At Torquilstone, the Castle of Front de Boeuf, the Jew Is threatened with torture unless he gives the necessary order for his ransom. He bravely makes the condition that his daughter shall be given to him unharmed. Even as he is threatened with torture of a most revolting description, the outlaw band commences the attempt at rescue. Within the castle, Ulrica, aged and degraded daughter of the former Saxon lord. Torquil, distresses Rebecca by foretelling her fate at the hands of Sir Brian. He enters the room where Rebecca is confined, but she threatens to throw herself from the embrasure. The outlaw band and the King, with the help of villagers, successfully attack the castle. whi<-li is fired at last by Ulrica; she taunts the dying master, Reginald Front de Boeuf, while the flames creep around his death-bed. Sir Brian, however, fights his way through the attacking party, bearing with him the unhappy Rebecca. Sir Brian hides his prisoner, in defiance of the rules of the order of Templars, in the preceptory. The Grand Master discovers the fact and puts down the knight's infatuation to witchcraft. For this serious crime she is tried, and condemned to death at the stake, but by the rules of the order. If she can find a champion to fight for her, and he overcomes the champion of the Knights Templar, she may go free. When informed of this, Ivanhoe, though not perfectly recovered from his wounds, sets off and arrives just as the herald makes his appeal for a champion for the last time. By vanquishing Sir Brian de Bois Guilbert he frees the Jewish maiden, who leaves England with her father, after bidding Ivanhoe a sad farewell, knowing that his love for Rowena is deep and lasting, and his brave fight to save her from the flames was only dictated by his noble sense of duty as a chivalrous knight. WARNER'S FEATURES. FOR IRELAND'S SAKE.— Marty has a forge in the hills, where he makes weapons for the "boys." A detachment of redcoats drive him from his lair, but he escapes capture for the time being by hiding under Eileen's cape. After numerous narrow escapes, he swims the late and hides in an old cave where Eileen visits him daily with food. At last he and Eileen are captured, tried and imprisoned. Urged by Eileen's frantic mother, the vil lage priest smuggles a file into Marty, and that nisht after cutting away his bars, Marty stuns the sentinel and by climbing the ivy covered wall to Kileen's window, rescues her also. They are married by the old priest and the next morning are on their way to America. THE FIRST LAW OF NATtTRE.— Nellie Benton goes West by stage coach to join her father and Jack, her sweetheart, in their new home upon the plains. The stage coach is held ap by a band of outlaw Indians under the leadership of Jim, one of Nellie's old admirers. Face to face with Nellie again, he compels her and her baby sister to remain in his cabin while he seeks a minister. They escape and travel with a band of friendly Indians. Meantime the sheriff's posse kills Little Rofk. son of a powerful chief, for having in his possession the empty express box stolen from the stage coach. The Indians attack the settlers, and but for the timely arrival of a troop of cavalry out scouting would have massacred them all. Nellie, who had left the stockade to ring the bell on the hill for help, is saved from death by Jim, who gives his life to shield her, thereby making amends for his cowardly life. THE ROSE OF YESTERYEAR. — The story opens with ^^1ss Leonard, now a woman past the prime of life, relating the sad, romantic story of her life to her dearest niece, who is engaged to be married. As in a vision, the story shifts back forty years and discloses the interior of an orphan asylum. Three babies are there — two boy babies and one baby girl — awaiting adoption into a good homeYears pass and the orphaned children have grown up in three different homes. Miss I,*ouard's dearest treasures are a pair of tiny baby shoes and a faded plaid shawl given to her foster parents by the asylum nurse. Of her twin brother she knows nothing, except that he too has a tiny pair of shoes like those in her keeping. She loves and is loved in return by a dasliing chap, whose mother had adopted him when a baby. They decide to elope, but are stopped by the groom's mother, who thinks she has discovered that Miss Leonard and her son are brother and sister — at least the baby ?l.'.es tend to prove it. In a quiet village Miss Leonard discovers her real brotVer. a clergyman. Avlio^^e r«^t*r parents had lost his tiny shoes at the time of his adoption. She returns to the city and witnesses the marriage of her beloved to another woman. So ended her romance while all the years she treasured the tiny baby shoes that had brought her face to face, with a great tragedy. THE LOYALTY OF A SAVAGE.— Red Eagle is thrown by his horse and injured. Settlers westward bound pick him up and nurse him back to health. Red Eagle leaves for his own habitation, promising that he will some day reciprocate their kindness. A year later finds them in their permanent homes. Baby Early is left with her grandmother, while the other members of the family are at the round-up. Early seeing an Indian steal two of their horses, gives the alarm. In a thrilling chase the Indian is captured, but after a good beating is let go. Pad Indian, seeking revenge, kidnaps Early. Red Eagle, a member of the same tribe, recognizes Early and decides to restore her to the settlers whohad saved his life. Bad Indian sets upon him and in the struggle is killed by Red Eagle, who escapes with Early. Ten years pass. Early has grown up as the adopted daughter of Red Eagle. Roy. an artist from the East, meets Early and falls madly in love with her. Red Eagle tells him the life story of Early and how he came to adopt her. On his way back East. Roy stops off at a wealthy rancher's home. The sight of the rancher's old frame wagon inspires Roy to relate Red Eagle's interesting story. Curious to see the girl, the rancher and the artist set out for Red Eagle's cabin, where in a heart-touching scene the father and long lost daughter are reunited. Roy readily obtains consent to marry Early, and so the story ends happily.