The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-04
Dealing as Il Does with the Great
Opium Industry That Our
government Is Trying
to Eliminate.
AT COLONIAL TONIGHT
California and Frisco Bay Supply the
Setting for This Extremely
Fascinating Pic
ture.


ing and devoted woman. who in her
implicit faith is ignorant Of the fact
that her husband is at the head OF
gigantic organization IN the unlaw-
ful traffic OF opium, with quarters in
the notorious joss house Of King Yen
Lo, OF Frisco. Lawton engages as
his house servants Chinese, in order
that he may carry on his work with
a surer degree Of safety.
One day as he was walking through
public park he chances upon Mar
garie Ward, to whom he previously
made overtures. and who, not being
aware that he was married, is cor
dial in her treatment and falls an easy
victim to his pretended admiration.
John Mason, sutton for Margarie's
hand, meets them on one of the lawns
and plainly shows his keen disappoint-
nlent that man known to him as
was Lawton and his reputation should
force, as the thistle and the thorn,
its way into undefiled innocence, and
he VOWS to place Lawton in his prop
er light Accordingly he calls on
Lawton the following day. Desperate
that he may be exposed. Lawton at
temrts to put Mason out OF che way.
The wife comes upon the scene and
plainly shows her first waning faith
In her husband. but is covered be-
fore his threats. The servants hur-
riedly notify the thugs in the joss
house and preparation is made to re-
move and confine Mason in the snug
gIer's den on Ponca Island, In the
Frisco Bay An old sea captain Is
summoned and soon bargain is
struck, whereby within few moments
he has the. tug Arrow under steam and
the trip across the bay has begun.
The wife, through threats, is com
1elled to be party on the boat. She
eTerhears conversation between the
captain and hers husband I'm which
hey said Mason would easily be lost
sight Of at the bottom Of the bav. In
an unguarded moment she hastily un-
ties Mason that he may defend him.
self, but he is unable to rally .rom the
stupor.
Discovering the attitude of his wife,
Lawton again threatens her. The
scene quickly changes to the arrival
at Ponca Island. the home of the
smugglers, where escape seems for
Torn hope The ringing of the warning
bell is signal for CONSERVATION;
however, the new arrivals prove to
be only the Orientals with a new ship
ment Of opium.
The time for payment and division
OF spells is at hand. attended with the
usual dissatisfaction and argument.
The sea captain and Lawton become
involved in an alteration and part
company For revenge Mason, is
with much difficulty, rescued by the
sea captain and taken aboard the
Arrow and returned to Margarie, she
being convinced OF the true character
of Lawton AS soon as Mason is suf-
fciently revived. he, together with
Margarie and his rescuer, return to
the smuggler's den with officers, that
they may rescue the wife, who is a
prisoner in the den, and place Lawton
within the pale of the law. The cap
ture is effected, Margarie and Mason
are reunited and the broken-hearted
wife is taken back to her little home
where sunshine and flowers will hide
the cloud under which she was an
unconscious victim.