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, hrows drawing together in puzzlement.
Sometimes | think must have done
ii. You know, people out of their
heads do strange things. ! seem to see
myself as in dream. And this man
Braine is n Scoundrel'
Yes: and more than that, he is the
dear friend Of the countess But un-
dorstand. you must never let her dream
or suspect that you know. By lulling
her into overconfdencc some day she
, will naturally grow careless. and then
We'll have them all. ! think ! under
stand what your fathers idea is: NOT
to have them arrested for blackmail, but
practically to exterminate them. put
them in prison for such terms of years
that they'll die there. When you see
get away. Kill it. Well. I must be off
to work"
And you be careful. too. You are in
more danger than I am
But I'm man and can dodge quick
he laughed picking up his hat.
What a horrid thing money is II
hadn't any money, nobody would bother
me-
II would" he SMILED. He wanted to
kiss her. but the eternal Jones might
be watching from the windows: and so
he patted her hand instead and walked
down the Craveled path TO the stree.
1t was difficult work for Florencs TO
play at friendship. She was like her
father: she did not bestow it on e'ery
one. She had given her friendship to
the Russian. the first real big friend
ship in her life. and she had been rough
ly disillusioned. But IL the countess
could act. so could she: and OF the two
her acting was the most consumHate.
She could smile and laugh and jest all
the while her heart was burning with
wrath.
One day. a week or so after her meet
ing with. Norton in the summer lDuso.
Olga arrived. beautifully gowned. land
some as ever. There was not the least
Florence had just received some nail.
and she had dropped the letters br the
library table to greet the countess.
She had opened them. but had ,ot yet
looked at their contents.
They were chatting pleasantly about
came in and asked Florence to come to
Miss Susan's room for a moment.
Florence excused herself, wandering
what Susan could want. Sh, forgot
the mail.
A. soon as she was gone the countess.
certain that Jones was not LURKING
about. picked up the letters AID calmly
examined their contents: and among
them she found this remarkable locu-
me Mt: Dear daughter 7 have never
seen: ] must turn the treastre over In
YOU Meet me at in the summer
house. Tell no one. as my III, Is In dan
ger. Your loving father"
The countess could have laughed
aloud. She saw this man PSofs hand:
and here was the chance u befoo! and
hrmiliate him and send him off packing
to his cold and miserable COUNTRY. She
had made up once as Florence. and she
could easily do SO again The only
thing that troubled her vas the fact
that she did not know whether Florence
had read the letter or MT. Thus. she
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7M|UIONOLlAR MYSTERY9'n MAC &19SaR SRk4n

deeper than the rest of us have any
idea Of"
Perhaps | am" thought Florence; ;
at least. deeper than yoL believe.
When the roIntass fluttered down to
Ter lirnousiIc-F'lorence hated the sight
of it-and drove away FIoCpnce re-nem-
herci her letters. And when she came
tC the one purportine 20 ne from ner
father. she real l. carefully. bent her
head in thought. and finally destroyed
Tic missive. absolutely conf lent that
1t was only 4 trap. and not very we'll
conceived mt thai. Norton had given
her plenty of reasons for believing all
such letters to be forgcries. Her
father. if be really wished to sec her,
would enter the house; ne world not
write. All. when would she SEQ that
father of hers. so my SteriOus. always
lowering near. alwavs unseen?
1t must have been an amusing ad-
venture for ths countess. To steal into
the, summer house AMI wait taere. not
knowing IL Florence had advised Jones
OF the reporter. " caught. she had her
excuses Paroff. the Confident, however.
appeared shortly after.
My child" whispered the man.
And Olga stifed a laugh; brt to him
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greave was going to have new father
in day or so? There We're some clever
rcgues among this band Of theirs: but
their cleverness was well offset by an
equal number Of fools.
Yes there We're some clever rosues,
and to prove this assertion Braine
secured a taxicab and drove furiously
away. his destination the home of his
ancient enemy. He dropped the cab "A
block or two away and presently slowed
himself away in the summer house at
the left OF the lawn. II would have been
capital idea-that is, If the other man
had not thought of and anticipated this
very thing. So he used a public pay
station telephone; and Braine waited in
vain. waited till the lights in the Har-
greave house went out one by'one. and
IL became wrapped in darkness within
and moOnshine without
Braine was a philosopher. He re-
turned to his waiting taXiCab. drove
home. paid the bill. smiling grimly,
and went to bed. II was going to be A
wonderful game of blind mans bluff.
and It was going to be sport to watch
this fool ParofT blunder into n pit.
The next afternoon Florence and Nor
ton sat in the summer house talking OF
the future. Lovers are prone to talk
of that. AS II anything else in the world
ever equals the present. They talked
of nice little apartments and vacations
in the summer and how much they
would save out of his salary. and
thousand and one other things which
would not interest you at all II | re-
counted them in detail. But they did
love each other. and they were going
to be married; you may be certain Of
that. They did not care snap of the
finger what Jones thought. They were
going to he married, and that was al
there was to IL. OF course. Florence
couldn't touch a penny of her father S
In IN kE
care of her without help. why. re
wouldn't he worth the powder to blow
him up with.
Put. my dear. you must be very
careful he said. Jones and ! Will al,
ways be about somewhere. If they
really get hold Of you once. God alone
knows what will happen. It is not you,
II is your poor father thrv want to
bring out into the open. II they knew
where he was they would not bother
You fn the least"
Have ! really a father? Sometimes
1 doubt. Why couldn't ne steal into the
house and see me. just once?
Perhaps he dares not. This house is
always watched. night and day. though
you'll look In vain to discover anyone.
Your father knows best what he is
doing. my dear girl. You see. met
him years ago In China, and when he
started out to do a certain thing he
generally did IL. He never botched any
Of his plans. So we all must wait. Only
I'm going to marry YOU all the same,
whether he likes It or not. The rogueS
will try to impose upon you again; out
do not pay any attention to notes or per-
sonals in the papers. You've been
through enough And It was iIrcky
thing that / was on that freighter that
picked YOU UP at sea. | shall always
wonder how that yacht took fire"
SO shall T." replied Fiosencc. her
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CONDITIONS GOTERNING THE
CONTEST.

The prize Of $1,000 will be Won by the
man. woman. or child who writes .he
most acceptable solution OF the lhHs'eiS, H
from which the last two reels OF iioiioi:
picture drama will be made and the iasl
two chapters OF the story written ny
Harold MacGrath
Solutions may he sent 70 the man
hoUser Film Corpora tiOn, either at 'hl-
Csgo or New York. any time up 10 nlh-
night December Il. They must bear
pos;office mark not later than that date
his allows four weeks alter the hrSt APP
pearsnce OF the last film releases and
three weeks after the last chapter is pub
nshed in this paper. in which to sub
init solutions.
A board of three Judges will determine
which Of the many solutions received is
the most acceptable. The judgment Of
this board will be absolute and final.
Nothing of literary nature will he con-
sidered iE the decision. nor given any
preference in The selection OF the winner
ot the $1,000 prize. The last tW0 reels.
which will give the most acceptable snlu-
ton 10 the mystery. will be presented IN
the theaters having this feature as soon
as II is practical to produce same. The
story corresponding to these motion pic
lures will appear in the newspapers CO.
incidentally. or soon after the appear
ance OF the pictures as practical With
the last two reels will be shown the
pictures OF the winner. his or her home.
and other interesting features. 1t is un-
ierstood that the newspaper. so far AS
practical, IN printing the last 1No Chap-
ters cf the story by Harold MacGrath;
will also show a picture of the success
tul contestant.
Solutions 20 the mystery must not he
more than 100 words long Here are some
questions TO Be kept in mind in connec-
ion with the mystery as an aid TO a So
lJtion:
No What becomes Of the millionaire
No What becomes OF The 81 oC0 0N0?
No S-whom docs Florence marry?
No. What becomes Of the Russian
c0Untess7
Nobody connected. either directly or in
z,rectly with The Million Dollar Mys-
'srv'' will be considered as contestant.
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, was given his chair. He spoke Tor a
while. rather pomPousiy.
| The head organization is not satisfied
with its offspring in this Hargreave
affair. ne said, in conclusion. You
Then YOU have come with some sug-
yest;ons for the hetterment of our bust
Tcss?' asked Braiue ironically
sir, this is not the hour for flip
nancy" said the agent Culdly.
Braine made a sign with his hand. a
sign not observed by every one. In
stantIy Paroff bent lowly. He recog-
nizcd that the speaker was the actual,
not the nominal. head Of the American
branch.
What are your suggestions? INQUIRED
the nominal head from ms cnair,
anxious to avoid CLASH net"een tns s
newcomer and the truculent master ol
II have been informed that Har-
Crosve.s daughter has never neen hcr
father. not even photograph OF hlrn'
said Paroff. more amiablN.
we are absolutely certain tnat @ lnls
is the case" said The nominal head. who
was known as the President, But We We
tried one play In that direction. ana 1t
failed miserably. IL, Dxs
II have the story. repLed diol |.
ut was cIumsily done. Inc ruse WAS
an old one. , ,o .dr,,,
ID ~ .-,,tb Of this statement. however
much he disliked the admission He
nodded. s =:
II have authority TO take a mana IN
summer. Those government plans'o1
the fortifications of the Panama are
waiting. There's your millions hut
the fact remains that II Is the ia"
of the Black Hundred never to step
down till absolutely defeateo. me
hrns a
find and break this renegade Har-
Ereave."
who can say one way or the
other" brusquely asked Paroff. Tile
fact that all your plans and schemes
YOU that you are not hghting ghost.
There is but one way to bring out
the truth"
. And that is 70 make captive OF
mis- daughter" supplemented Braine
And we have worked toward that end
We are quite ready 10
listen to your suggestions. count.
And so am l." thought the man
with his ear to the little hole in the
ceiling above. And some day, my
energetic friend. I'm going to pay
YOU back for that bullet
Count Paroff cleared his voice and
laid his plans before his audience.
ITO act frankly and in the open, 10
90 boldly to the Hargreave home and
proclaim myself HarCreave. can
disguise myself in manner that VIII
AZ least temporarily fool the butler
.yyho has been with his master for
fourteen years, knows every move,
habit. gesture. Infection interpos-
ed Braine. But proceed. count. pro,
coed You will remember the old
adage: too man" cooks.
"Nh.'' flashed hack the count, but
,au cook -"
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAP
TEiSS.

stanley HarGreave, millionaire. after mi
-ulous escape from the den OF the gang
o brilliant thieves known the Black Hun
ed lives the life OF a recluse for eighteen
-ars Hargreave accidentally meets Braine
-sder of the Back Hundred. knowing
-aine Will Try to get him. he escapes from
IS own home by q balloon. Before es-
ping he writes letter to the girls school,
1sre eighteen years before he mysteriously
1T the doorstep his baby daughter, Flor
'Hce Gray. That day HargreaNe also draws
million dollars from the bank, but 1t
L. reported that this dropped into the sea
zen the balloon he escaped in was pCnc-
tired
Florence arrives from the girls school.
"ountess Olga. Braine's companion. visits
her and claims to be relative. Two bogus
1a-ectiNes call, but their piCt is foiled by
Norton. newspaper man.
By bribing the captain Of the Orient. Nor
on lays trap for BTaine and his gang
Countess Olga also visits the Orient's cap
tain. and she easily falls into the reporter :
snare The plan proves abortive through
inio the hands OF the police.
After failing in their first attempt the
sack Hunored trap fIoTenoe: 'Ihey ASK heT
or money, but sne escapes. again foilins
tenn,
Norton and the countess call on Florence
re next day. once more sale at home. The
lsit1rs having gone, Jones renoV es a section
flooring. and from a cavity takes box.
s.rsued by members Of the Black Hundred.
- rUshes TO the water front and succeeds
2 dropping the box into the sea.
ETsine cNnCeiVes the idea of giving a
DarhlnE HdrtE. to- Nhlcn r florence IS =
ed Jones and Norton both so along, and
re fortunately. on hand TO save Florence
~um being imprisoned in the country house
@ which she is lUred.
Florence goes horseback riding. and is cap
r-lred by one Of Braines men along the
oadEide Norton rescUcs her. They are pUr-
ed however. and the pair make theiI
,onlIlste escape only after Norton has eX-
oced a tire on the fast approaching ma
-na with a bullet.
rounress Olga. scheminE TO break the en-
"a cement now existing between F1Oren =
..argreale and Norton. invites them both
o her apartments and preJends 10 faint in
- reporters arms Florence appears in
.rs doorway just at the planned moment.
"a as = result gives Norton back his ring
.ccompIicos OF Brainc succeed in kldnapin :
-~urence while she is shopping. and hurry
- of to sea Norton rece!N IS a wireless
Ter informing him that the girl had leaped
20 The sea and been drowned.
Florence IS picked uD in dazed condition
parry Of rsherwel The Black Hun
red locate her ami BraIne disguished as her
a-her succeeds in taking her back to sea
IN him Florence sets fre 10 the boat ami
8 rescued by a ship on which Norton has
zen shanghaied.
%orton ana Florence. safely ashore and
IN no longer anN misunderstanding between
en-. take the train for home. The train is
-ecked and waiting members "f the Black
hundred carry the injured Florence 10 a do
.s-rcd hut. Norton VII" tries 70 rescu" her
D lied 10 the railroad tracks. Florence
tares him and finally Jones comes to the
.cUe ~ both.
The Black Hundred recover tho box Jones
.-opped IN the o"ean. BY 2 clever ruSe Nor
~ and Jones regain It
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,pyright. 1914. by Harold MCGrath.
CHAPTER XIII.
An Agent From Russia.

TH HE Black Hundred not as indi-
vlduals. but as an organizatior
began to WORRY. Powerful, and
often reckless and daring he-
sure il was powerful il began 10 look
bout for some basic cause for all these
ailUres against Hargreaves daughter
nd Harereave's ghost The had tried
put the inQuisitive reporter out Of
- way: they had laid every trap thcy
nuTd think of to catch the mysterious
sitCr Al the HargreaVe- home. they
ad thrown out a hundred lures to bring
targTeaVe out of his lair and failed.
. nd they had lost a dozen valuable m"u
nj several thousand dollars. This must
md somewhere. and quickly.
The one ray Of hope for the cOnspira-
'nrS lay in the fact that Florence hai
ever seen her father and knew not in
. hs least wnat he looked Iike. They dc
{ i"rmlned to try again in this direction.
Give Il all up" said the countess 10
Srslne. Il tell you. whatever is back Of
II This Is stronger than we are He
"no"s the orSanization. and for all We
KNOW. he may he 4 ghost
u never go back smiled Rraire
There something moro than the mil
Ion. There's the srorr rr IT,. thing
We've been bested in dozen bouts
. nd nearly always 10y 4 fukc. They have
q ne breaks, as thev say out at the uolo
rounds.
"Bui the time and expense when we
light be getting results elsewhere
ell YOU. Leo, IN afraid. It's Ike al
ways hearing some one behind you and
uever finding anybo6y when You turn
o have told you my dOahts. / have
so asked you TO Trap that butler. but
p on We always laughed"
You are seeing ghosts. Olga. 4 new
man from holy Russia. Struggling is
pTnirg tonight. Evidently tn" head
Ger there thinks our contributions Of
ate have not been up to the mark. and
insy are going 20 stir US Up. ! am
Wiling TO wager my soul. however, that
hat boz is simply a hosx 10 befuddle
uf. Either that or il holds the key.
But the rest OF them insist that the box
mist be recovered. When | leave this
room tonight / am going over to River
dale and stalk all by myself I'm going
10 get A glimpse OF that mysterious
stranger. He carries a scar nf mine
somewhere. for ] hit him that night"
The door opened. and the executive
chamber became silent.
COUNT Parof." doomed the voice Of
Vroon. He will present his creden-
tisls"
This formality was executed as pre-
Uakissd hy the rules. and Count Paro6
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il sounded Ike A sob.
- IN worn out" he said. Y am
-. OI the game Of hide, and seek
'You will not have to play tho game
lCr. thought Olga.
-. money Is hidden in ny Office
down ~. And we must 20 there at
ono hon We return We will pack
u ave for Europe. I've lonsed
Il so"'
- - fool, And thew sent YOU
to lie Leo" she Tnuscd
81. we'd out the farce to the very
end. 20 permitted herself 20 be PIN
ion2t ana jogsed: AMI for what un-
necessary roughucss she suffered at the
hands of Paroff ne would presently pay.
He took her straight to the executive
chamber Of the Black Hundred and
pushed her into the room. exclJiruins
triumphantly:
Here - Har.-rcave'5 daughter"
Indeed" .'aid Olga. thro..inG back
her veil and standing revealed in her
mask
-"Olgar cried Brnine. laughing
And that was the ingiorious end Of
the secret agent from Russia.
(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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Betty Martingale, or The Adventures Of
a Lively Hussyt' The action takes place
in London in J1y0, the play having been
written by John Luther Long.
Alice Brady appears 10 he the most
active person IN the theatrical world
just at present. skipping from coast to
coast with an alacritv that speaks vclf
for the versatility of the Young daIGh-
ter of such distinguished a father. Her
latest appearance is in the lead or
What Is Love- which the Shubrrts
produced at Stamford. Conn. last Fri
day night. Theodore Frehus. OF this
city. has an important part in the piece
Sam Bernard announces that this sea-
son will be his last on the road. Here
after he will appear only in New York.
Dudley Hawley, formerly of the Poll
Players here has been engaged by John
Craig for the Castle Square Stock Com
pany in Boston.
Irene Franklin. who is known off the
stage as Mrs. Burt Green. has present
Tho Vanishing Bride tried out by
Belasco three weeks ago. is reported to
he permanently shclved. and Janet
Beecher, who had the leading part. will
he snen in The Trap" with Charles
RiChman as leading man.
"Kismet" is to go out this year with
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$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

The Million Dollar Mystery story will
run for twenty-five consecutive weeks IN
mis- paper. by an arrangement with the
Ihanhouser Film Company II has heen
made Possible not only read the STORY
IN tH-s paper, hut also to see It each
Weeh IN the Various moving picture thr@
'ers For the solution Of this myste''-
Gus story SloOoo will he given
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THE
MILLION
DOLLAR
MYSTERY
By Harold MaCGrafl1
BY Harold MacGrafh

This stupendous serial production is appear
ing in the best theatres throughout the country. A
two-reel episode is being released each week. Each
episode portrays some spectacular feature The en-
tire play will take % episodes. THE WASHING
TON TIMES and more than two hundred other
leading newspapers running this story The
tinued interest this remarkable story due entirely
the merits of the pictures The public has found the
MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY full of human
thrils-exctement, and theatres are always
packed on "MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY
night" Remember, $4,000 will be paid for the best
lOO-word solution of this mystery.
The MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY is an
independent release and may be obtained regardless
of the regular program being used. Bookings may
be arranged by applying to the Syndicate
Film Corporations representatives, 42S
9th ST. n. w.
at the theatrs
arsad saturday, Alamo w.
& NAVY $40 s S. F. E Ever sSad % To0" Fla Ave- c'p' Every Thu"
cash will paid for the best 100 word solution Of
Million Dollar Mystery.
Bookings arranged applying the Syndi AS4WAE
Corporations representative 42S Ninth ST. N EEk&2
w. Washington, d. G. M&&6F&12EN
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Idelle Patteron. former soloist with
Victor Herbet's orchestra. has been
engaged to tale the prima donna roles
in support of De Wolf Hopper In Gil
bert and Sullkan revivals next season.
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Fannie Ward. ir Madam President"
is one of the plays that will be seen in
Washington earlyin the coming season
This is the play that created a furore
in Paris and London. and later in New
York. and has the unique distinction OF
being nlaved simultaneously in six coun-
tries in four languages.
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Three companies are to he sent on
the road with George N. Cohan's farce.
THE Seven &ys 10 Baldpate." nexs
season.
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George Barber ant Carrie Thatcher,
of the Columbia Plsyers. have signed
contracts with a Philadelphia stock
company for the coming season.
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Al II. Woods has been made the de-
PENDANT of a suit for Sl50,0OO damages
by Mrs. Anne Caldwell ODea, VINO
claims she dramatized Potash aud
Perlmutter." which the producer mas
found such a money maker here and
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Frank Schmid. formerly Of Polls
Theater. son of Edward S. Schmid. has
become associated viii the T. Arthur
Smith ticket bureau.
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Charles Dalton in the part of Hail. the
beggar.
Henry Miller will dlr,ct the tour of
Chauncey Olcott in The Heart of
Paddy Whack" this sesson.
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The Dummy is one Of the pr"duc-
tions scheduled for early appearance at
the Columbia when the regular season
opens.
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The play that has been made from
"COrdeiia Blossom" by George Ran
dolph Chester and Lillian Chester. has
been produced in New York with Il
cast that includes Louise Dresser. Burr
Mcintosh. Jane Grey and Harry {.
Brown.
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Manager Gatti-Casazza. oi the Metro
politan OPERA House. has formally an
nounccd that the war in Europe VIII
not interfere with the grand opera plans
for New York this season. AS long as
Italy remains at peace opera Is assured
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Theatrical stars and grand opera sing
ers from abroad Will pay income taA"S
as well as native born actors ana sihc-
.rs according to a recent decision Oh
the =. cretary of the Treasury.
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The name Of the new play to be PRO-
duced ky Mrs. Fiske is given as Lady
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Violet Heming. who vas leading worn-
an OF the Columbia Players during the
early part of the recent summer sea.
SON. has been engaged to play the lead
in The Modern Girl" which was pro
duced last THURSDAY in New York.
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Tho "revue'' craze has struck vaud"-
vile. Gus Edwards is preparing two
act comedy that will satirfze his own
productions.
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Robert Drouet. the well-known actor
playwright and moving picture director.
died in New York last week. Drouet
w&s used by the late clyde Fitch as the
model on which he built most of tn"
leading male characters in his later
works
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"Kismet" is to go out this year with
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Stella Mayhew. who comes to the Be
lasco with High Jinks" next month.
has already written to inquire as to
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Frank Campeau. who made so notable
a characterization OF Trampas in the
original production Of The Virgtnian.
and appeared later az the crook. Joe. in
''W'thin the Law" Is to have the most
important part In The Dummy" to be
produced here the week beginning No
vember %