Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-09
THIRD "CHAPTER'
OF "KATHLYN'
TONIGHT
pEvoTEEs OF THE MOVIES HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE NEXT
INsTALLMENT

of "The Adventures of Kathlyn" will
be given. This clever continued story
in films has attracted the atten.
tion Of large number or picture snow
devotees, all of whom will be on hand
either tonight OF tomorrow night to
see the pictures. The synopsis Of the
third installment is as follows:
First Reel
After the daring and cunning of the
American engineer blew up the amphi-
theater with his land mines, saving
Kathlyn from the nungry lions, he
dragged her from the wreck and ran
to a secluded spot close by, where
Ramabai and Pundita were waiting
with elephants. So they all are ele-
waited into the howdohs; the manouts
prod the big beasts and then follows
a flight through the Jungle. Finally
in the dawn of the morning, they stop
for water. "A baboon runs close to
the trail, frightenine Kathlyn's ele-
plant mount, which runs away. The
mahout tries to stop the terrified
beast, but he is thrown against a tree,
and the elephant continues its frantic
pace with Kathlyn alone. The other
members of the encourage pursue her;
but the runaway gains SO fas, that
Kathlyn is soon lost from their view
in the recesses of the forest.
Finally the weary elephant halts at
the gates of city, aud Kathlyn again
finds herself a stranger captive. She
happens along about the time the fun
eral ceremony of a Parsee is being
celebrated. The scene transfers to the
Burning Cat, where a cremation is in
process. after the primitive fashion of
the Parsee The widow is led to the
pyre to be sacrificed with her husband
for suttee. She shrieks with fear, de-
claTing she will never give herself to
the rite The head man then shouts
to them that victim is providential-
ly at hand to be sacrificed upon the
pyre to propitiate tse gods. There
upon he leads in Kathlyn, the white
captive. She is bound and placed up
on the smoking pile. The prepara-
tons are made for her final resigna-
tion-but she does not resign. AS the
fire is started, the natives start TO de-
corously retire, their flight being ac-
celebrated by the appearance Of mad
elephant. It happens to be Kathlyn's
erratic mount. It recognizes its mis-
tress and reaching up to the top of
the pyre, takes her from the flames
that are now biting her garments AS
the big beast rescues the fair one and
rushes away, the scenc dims.
Second Reel
The day is far spent; likewise the
elephant. and as night comes on, they
approach the portico Of a ruined tenn
pie. The animal kneeIs and Kathlyn
descends weary from the long jour-
ney. Across the pillared portico strolIs
a prowling lion Other parts of the
structure show that the carnivora are
chiefly its inhabitants. Kathlyn alights
and stands close to the sarcophagus.
She observes the lion and leaps into
the carved cavity. So she passes the
night in terror, frequently seeking
safety in the cavernous recesses Of
the ancient tomb, as the black named
lion passes and re-passes in search Of
prey.
AS dawn comes, q priest ventures into
the temple, and observing Kathlyn
miraculously rising from the sarcopha-
gus after her terrible rest, he views
her as an appaIition. and falls at her
feet in worship He calls his asso-
ciates-th bring her food and drink
and elect her to be high priestess in
their temple and hcerorth she must
keep alive BY night and day, the fire
that will ward off evil spirits from
that region. The unhappy young
queen again finds herself not only a
priestess but a prisoner. One night in
fleeing from the prowIing lion she
stumbIes against an ldot, it falls and is
broken into a thousand pieces. The
following morning, the natives, dis
covering the restriction, are enraged
beyond endurance, rushing at Kalhlyn
as If to slay her. She wards them off,
reminding them that as high priestess
her person IS sacred. Then Fortunate
" recurs to her the accomplishment
Of her girlhood days with clay model