Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
Copyright. 1914, Mcbride Mast & co.
BY WIN. HAMILTON OSBORNE
CHAPTER NXVti1-tContinued).

CHAPTER I-(Continued).
Craig was ahead For one startled sec
ond he stared at the other Helderman,
the ono he had seen pacing back and
forth with characteristic gestures in the
room, as he approached the house with
the real lIoldcrinan beside him,
There on the smooth white wall of the
room, opposite the broad window, this
other llcldcrman moved, every detail so
like the man who stood chaang under
Crowder's grasp, that Crag's eyes turned
conrusedly from the one to the other,
as il to assure his puzzled vision that
he actually saw two men.
BY all that's holy!" he burst out at
last ITS moving picturc"
His words seemed to release Hederman
from his thrall of tortured silence.
'Dolt! Idiot! 'ool" he screamed.
out of the semi gloon a beautiful face,
Contorted to a mask OF hate, mocked at
him from the balcony. 1t was Irene
Nrany. taking cruel revenge for Hell
dcrman's change of heart.
'hn accumplicc of yours, l believe Hell
dormant observed Crowder dryly
"l cs, she has turned the trick on him
for some of his duplicity, with a ven
gcance" added Craig,
1t was true. Irene looked down on the
man she had loved, ana whose schemes
she had shared with no shadow of un-
certainty in her facc The look of hate
bore with it a CLEAN of satisfaction
so YOU were through with me-quito"
sho sCoifod. ~ was merely useful tool
like Sopho' Well ] wasn't through with
you-and I'm not through with you-yet!
! told you once your smuGgled diamonds
were not safe, | show you now that you
were never safc--uevcr safe from me"
And the cruel show of him upon the
wall never ceased, or was interrupted for
an instant. Steadily she kept the betray-
ing picture at its fiendish task Now
the simulated Helderman walked-ap-
parently--to the window-but actually
upon the bare wall--and looked out. Now
it lighted cigar Now 1t sat down and
crossed its legs. Now it paced up and
down the wall with many a shruE and
grimace that its counterpart had assidu-
ously cultivated, for such n purpose as
thisl
Helderman. the real, sworc until he
was out Of breath.
"Thcrcs whore your picture man falls
short" commented Crowdcr, quizzically.
"You should have had him trained to
swear tool Edison could have fixed you
up"
Enragcd and humilatcd beyond endur-
ance, llelderman flung his Inanacled
hands wildly around, seeking to do this
jecring detective bodily harm. Crowdcr
quickly eluded him, and took advantage
pl MS move 10 ldlll MN lli one OF lDe
spindle legged chairs.
He had scarcely touched It, when il he
gan its part i'm the embarrassing revela-
tons. II began to move. with a sliding
noise, toward a corner of the room. Its
fellows moved also; and the table i'm the
centre of tho room as if not wishing to
be left behind accompanied them on the
queer journey Actuated by concealed
panels and levers i'm the floor, they stead
lily proceeded until they had all taken
inconspicuous places along the wall
leaving the stage cleared for the action
of the moving picture.
That's what happened when the lights
We're off. That's what made the noise!'
exclaimed Craig.
You're a wonder, Hcderman," said
Crowder with genuine admiration. But
you've oVer-reaChed yourself. You wanted
the Rallantync money-EIeaven only
knows when or how you got on the Bal
Iantync trail-and the Braine money, and
the smuggling money and any money
you could lay your hands on, to keep you
going to pun you out of the big hole
your last enterprise got you into"
What enterprise" asked Rutherford
when Hedeman did not deEn to reply.
"a colossal moving picture trust. He'd |
have made it go, too ic we hadn't stopped
his little game. But it would have been
y tight squeeze, for even a real multi
millionaire. His company had bought up
hundreds of shows, and had been running
them at a tremendous loss, so far; but
he'd have Won out i'm the end. if
Crowder did not think it necessary to |
his sentence. Irene Arany !
laughed-a horrible, mrthless sound,
which caused all three of the men to
start.
"Chromattc nlms-naturc-color process |
developed to the highest degree-thnt |
lickering fire which took up the flicker
the camera hidden, automatic machinery |
10 move the real furniture out of the way |
Df its counterfeit presentment-the blank |
white wall for tho moving picture screen |
the Great Danes to keep the onlookers .