The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-06-20
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Direct From Broadway Feature, Produced
al New Rochelle. N. Y.

portatlon, manufacture and dIstribu-
tion of drugs Slim is hard drinker.
and through the use of a hypodermic
injection Of morphine, carelessly Civ.
en- 10y lazy doctor, he becomes an
addict HIS father, John Rogers, hav.
ing no patience with his lapses from
grace. discharges HIM. Slim very
much discouraged. gets terribly in
toxicated aud succeeds in nearly
wrecking his father dining-room be-
fore he is overpowered and hurried to
sanitarium On the way, he escapes
and he is lost track of for a year.
In the meantime, his sister who is
married to Binkly of the firm of
Rogers 81 Binkly, verges on nervous
prostration from too much society,
and innocentlv takes some tablets
which kind friend recommends
and becomes enslaved She has some
of her brothers faIlings, and drink is
Eamong them. During dinner party
given to some of her society friends,
she breaks up the gathering by her be-
havior, and leaves her guests and seeks
her room After the departure of the
guests, Mr.. & Mrs. Rogers having
retired. Binkly goes to the library TO
smoke final cigar and falls asleep
before the fire.
Slim, meanwhile has become an
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tion with all of his class. He has
fallen so low through the use of Dope
that he steels anything he can lay his
hands on Captured by the police in
a tenement, hallway, with a cocaine
friend from whom he is purchasing
flake, he is taken 10 the station.
He telephones his sister of his predica-
ment and she sends her maid with
money to bail him out. Slim returns
with the maid and, making his way in-
TO his sisters room, forces her with
dire threats and little gun. to get
money from the safe in the library.
A tense situation is then presented Of
Slim making his way down the stair
case and Binkly meets him in the hall
Slim gets away with the money and
Binkly is left with the horrible know.
ledge that his wife has aided a thief.
Next morning, Mrs Binkiy, very
much wrought up by the excitement
Of the night before seeks sola 'e from
morphine and finds her bottle empty.
Her maid despatched tor more to an
INSCRIPTIONS druggist who readily sells
100 tablets for the profit there is in
such sales.
Mrs. Binkly placid now under the
soothing influence of the drug. calls
her husband up and they are recon
ciled During this scene Mr.. Binkly
is Mortified at finding the bottle of
morphine and sends for a nurse TO take
care of his wife, but feels helpless.
The next day the nurse goes TO the
closet and Mrs Binkly, taking adj
vantage of the situation, locks her in
the closet and taking her child. boy
of four years, she takes a check her
husband has given her TO pay some
bills, and makes her escape from the
house. Her trip in a taxicab from
the house TO the bank, from the bank
TO the rem. Station, and her de-
parture on Broadway Limited. il
wildly shown.
Slim, a year later in trying TO see
his mother is intercepted by bis father,
who thinking burglar is in the house
has revolver in his hand In the
scufile, Mr.. Rogers is shot and Slim
captured. In the course Of Justice
Slim is sentenced TO ten years In State
prison.
EIGHT YEARS LATER. Mrs. Blink
ly still retaining her love for her boy
now grown 10 lad of thirteen years,
is In Chicago, a scarlet woman She
is picked up by the police and warned
by magistrate that if she does not
leave town she will be sent 10 Bird.
well. She and her boy return to New
York
Slim, who has served his term, has
been Strengthened out by his imurison
ment, meets some of his old compan-
ions and goes back 10 his old habits.
Meeting his sister among lot of dope
fiends he craftily finds out where she
lives and goes to Binkly and asks him
of the reward which Binkly has offered
at the time of his wife's disappear
ance. Slim stands, and being inform
cd in the affirmative, gets Biukly 20
give him few hundred on account,
promising to return that night and
take Binkly with him. Binkly waits
impatiently for Slim TO retrun, and
finally rings for messenger, being
determined 10 put detective quietly
ON Sims trail. -
The messenger boy proves to be Jim.
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