The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
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fore. Repentance for cruel neglect in
the past speaks from his eyes as he
kneels by the bedside Of the sick woman.
Husband and wife. brother and sister are
reunited. And the father wins his boys
heart completely when he rescues Mike
next day for the city dog pound.
"The Disaster I'm Shaft No. TO-"
tAt the Raphael tonight)
The story tells OF prosperous owner
Of q coal mine who engages promising
young engineer as his superintendent
Shortly after starting his new job the
mine Is wrecked by q terrible explosion
A scheming banker. who is in love
with the owners daughter, agrees 70
help him over hard times, II he vii
consent to his wedding his daughter.
Tho old mine owner ID stricken witt
paralysis. II looks as II he would have
to accept aid when the young engineer
volunteers to go down into the depths
of the mine and make an investigation.
Equipped with an oxygen helmet and
an electric headlight, he bids good-b,
to the owner and his daughter, and Il
lowered into the bowels of the earth.
Before the elevator reaches the lower
level, there Ii another terrible explosion
and sis dropped to the base Of the
shaft. After laying unconscious for
hours, he crawls along the narrow pas
sageway to find he is henmed in by
caye-fns on all sides. After severe suf-
fering he finds a stick of dynamite and
as a last resource he wedges IT in the
rocks and lights the fuse. trusting II
will open the passage to the sea cnn
which he knows Is near. And to his
great joy, 1t is successful, and he hast
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daughter who have given him up as
dead. He exposes the tricky banker and
wins the hand of the daughter Of his
employer, who is restored to health when
he learns Of his hopes to again operate
the mine.
"Johanna, the barbarian"
cat the Leader todayo
Cast: Johanna, mountain woman, Anne
Schaefer; George, her son. Paul Willis
Randolph. mining engineer, Alfred D..
yosburgh; Mrs. Randolph, his invalid
wife, Daisy z. Smith; Juliet, dancer.
Jane Novak; mine, foreman. Duane
Wagar.
After her husbands death, Johanna
Weston, a rough mountain woman. con-
tinues single-handed hauling ore from her
mine to the mill, over her private right
of way The Yellow Rose, a competing
mine, meets with difficulties when land
slide blocks its roadway. The owners
want to use Johanna's, the only other
road, but she asks a prohibitive price Tor
its use and the foreman, fearing he viii
lose his contracts, writes to Crane, the
owner, asking that George Rancolph,
young mining engineer. be sent to make
terms with the Barbarian" Randolph.
whose wife is an invalid, is glad Of the
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Juliet, a pretty dancer, with whom he
has been infatuated. He accordingly
moves with bis wife to Randsburg.
George, Johanna's lazy son, Is treated
kindly by Mrs Randolph and her good
influence has its effect. Johanna loves
the boy in her coarse way and demon
strates 1t; at the same time displays her
strength and courage by thrashing the
camp bully for abusing George. Randolph
gets an idea from this. what q sturdy
tyre Of woman he has to deal with.
The little sick lady," as GeSfge calls
Mrs. Randolph, wins Johanna's heart
her kindness to the boy. Ran
dolph determines to run his automobile
track over Johanna's road without her
Johanna, in revenge, plants
several sticks Of dynamite IN the road.
Shortly after she sees a pair of shoes
Mrs. Randolph has given George and they
remind her Of the good woman's influence
over her boy. Johanna becomes remorse-
ful at the thought of her dealy plan and
the sorrow It will cause. George points
to the new truck moving along the road.
and, taking her gun, she shoots into the
dynamite, exploding it before the truck
reaches the spot. Randolph and the
foreman are about to give up in despair
when Johanna has George write a note
selling out to Randolph on his own
terms Later Randolphs wife gets well
and is able to walk again. Through
Johanna, Randolph gets rid of Juliet for
ever. In gratitude, Johanna determines
nothing shall cloud the happiness of the
woman who has added so much to her
own.
''Caught In the Web of Intrfrue.,
Cat the American today.)
Caught in The Web of Intrigue" asl
the name implies, is one of those tanta-
lizing mystery pictures, where the OBJ
end of the third reel. The web" is
woven by a daring adventures
and her accomplices intent upon securing
Of the large fortune of a rich
Did man. Their well-laid plans are upset
by a cool detective and a loyal maid, who
work upon the theory that every criminal
caves a trail that can be followed up in
time. The wrecking of the passenger
rain, the daring escape over the roofs,
he burning of the mansion-these are
some of the big scenes that will thrill
fou through and through.
Farman, a clever rogue. in league with
Betty Love, an adventures, is the trust
ID secretary of Armor, a wealthy man.
Failing to bring about the mock marriage
of Betty and Henry, Armor's favoritel
nephew. Farman dynamites the train
n which the uncle and nephew are travel
ng. They escape unharmed, and turn to |
'ender help to the injured. One of these
s beautiful girl named Adeline. She |
promptly falls in love with Henry and |
n short time after her recovery they
IRE married.
Armor returns to Paris and is murdered. |
Henry is told that his uncle committed |
'uicide. A celebrated detective sets to |