The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-21

The Rescue Of Injured Innocence
By JOHN CARMICHAEL

the captured n.y. He was not a trs-,p.
by any means He was dressed Ia me
height of fashion, and Poindexter won
dered what any man, looking so much
like a tailor's model, was doing on q
lonely path In the woods at IL o'clock
In the morning.
"Ha. ha." he said still smiling. AT
last l have found you. Perhaps now
you will listen to me. my Lady Dis
dain"
The girl gave low cry and looked
wildly about her, as though searching
for way to escape, but the man
quickly stepped up to her. Poindexter
rose quickly, silently. to a crouching
attitude. ready to spring in a mo-
ment
"The plot thickens." he said to him
self. Talk about never the time and
the place It's positively theatrical in
it, setting, this little drama
The man seized the girl by the wrist
Answer me now" he said. "Wul you
marry me today, or will you not?
give you one more chance. II you
will not marry me. at least you will
marry no one else" A look of mad
ness came into his eyes and to Poin-
dexter's horror he drew out revolt
yer. He could hear the click as the
villain cooked 1t.
Without waiting for any more de-
velopments of the melodrama, Poin-
dexter bounded to his feet, leaped
down the bank, stumbling over rocks,
crashing through bushes. and precipi-
tated his IT'S pounds of hard-trafned
muscle on the man. who. taken I'M
awares, fell like shot in the path.
Then, with savage thirst for blood.
Poindexter proceeded to pummel the
villain vigorously. after wrenching
away the revolver and throwing it into
the bushes. where It went OF harm
lessly. He heard the girl shrek wild
~, but oblivious to everything but
the desire to punish the man he was
unconscious of the entrance of any
other actors on the scene until he was
suddenly. forcibly. but with great diff
ficulty, pulled from his victim.
When he staggered to his feet and
looked about him. he wondered II he
were in Q nightmare. A stout the
atrical-looking man was dancing up
and down with rage, the rescued lady
was wringing her hands and at the
same time laughing Historically, and .
little German supporting large cam
era on . tripod with one hand was
shaking his fst In Poindexter's face.
while two men were holding his arms
so tightly behind his back that he
could hardly endure the pain
The villain Of the drama slowly
rose to his feet, disclosing a CHASTITY
bruised and bleeding countenance.
There. you meddling fool" the
stout person sputtered. You see what
you've done! You've ruined the ilm
and spoiled Judson's face, 80 he won't
be able to 80 on again for weeks. I'll
have you arrested. I'll haye you ar
rested at once SIR"
Poindexter, dazed and feeling ~ II
he were awaking from dream, gased
blankly from him to the beautiful lady.
"Oh. he thinks it's all neal" she
gasped hyaterically. He thinks it's
all real" Then she dropped little
curtsy. one hand on her heart. her
face wreathed In smiles. NY dear
pugnacious young man." shss said. you
have seriously interfered. with, the pho
tographing Of the moring-picture
drama, The Revenge OF the Rejectsd
Lover suppose you have spoiled
about thousand nims,, a. ii seems
that ME- Gravestein kept ON antomat-
ically swapping you during your very
dramatic performance. You de- nat.
apparsn1ly, know the ropes. 30 Will
explain To you that he and I" nodding
toward the villain, belong to . stock
company that spends eli It's TINA 20
sing for moving-pictura plays I "a
Antoinnette Dubois. You may have
heard q me-"
And then Poindexter knew uAy her
face lad been so familiar. He had
seen her play score Of times IN pop
ular plays ON the legitimate STAGE.
Mr.. Cavendish," the ltttie German
photographer deposited his camera In
a safe place and came forward rub
bling his hands and beaming 1t his in.
SEPARATION. "Mr. Cavendfsh. w NOT
change de name Of de- biece-call Il
the Rescue OF Injured Innocence or
Something's Of dat nature. You can Al
ways get beable to pose for your
Jealous Lover Mr.. Cavendish. but
meier WIN you get anyding 30 realistic
again as this scene Ach. 1t was