The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-25

10 him that he ought TO fight the bully.
Harry then agrees to do so il Pauline
will allow him to drive her car instead
Of doing.so herself. Pauline consents &c
do this.
She then accompanies Harry to the
place where the duel is to be fought.
They find FerraTi and his second, who
approach with the rspiers. In present
ing them 10 Harry for bis choice. one
OF the swords extends nearer him.
Harry chooses this one. Ferrari seems
much pleased with the choice.
The duel begins and Harry immedi-
ately takes the offensive. He engages
his opponent fereely and maintains a
furious attack. With swift strike he
disarms his adversary. Ferrari stoops
to get his rapier but Harry picks it up
and then tosses bis own sword at Fer
rari's feet. Ferrari is stricken with
fear for the sword he now holds was
poisoned in the hopes that Harry would
receive his death wound thereby. At a
prearranged signal, Ferrari's hench-
men rush IN 10 sieze Pauline and Harry.
But Pauline picks up the poisoned sword
and goes TO Harry's assistance. Des-
parately they battle against the odds
but finally manage to escape.
Owen is foiled once more but his re-
sources seem TO be exhaustless. Once
more he calls Balthazsr to do his ne
fsrious work. This time he hopes to
destroy both Harry and Pauline at one
time. Knowing that Pauline will ac-
company Harry IN the auto race as his
mechanician. Owen and Balthazar in
duce Ferrari to enter the race and col
lide with HarTy's car. Balthazar sprin-
kles the road with sharp pieces OF
metal expecting to cause a blowout of
Harry's tires which will give Feriari
the opportunity to collide, Fortunately
Harry's machine swerves and runs off
the track, but Ferrari's ear following
swiftly behind, runs into the midst of
the metal pieces, puneturing all of his
tires. With terrible lurch the ma
chine is seen to swerve and then topple
end over end. pnping Ferrari and his
mechanic under the ruins. The crowd
rushes to their rescue but Ferrari has
paid for his misdeeds and lies crushed
and lifeless on the road. Balthazar,
pursued by the maddened crowd, makes
his escape. Pauline and her lover are
once more spared from the evil machin-
alton of the scheming Owen.
The willy secretary still covets the
Marvin fortune. Many times he has
attempted to eliminte Pauline and her
lover, Harry, but as many times have
his villalnous schemes been frustrated.
To assist Owen to do away with Paul
inc, his ward, and thereby acquire her
fortune, Balthazar, gypsy chief Sc
cures a position with Professor Laroux,
an eminent scientist. Laroux has Just
discovered the germ of peculiar dis
ease, one OF the peculiarities of which
is that the patient is possessed of a
mad desire to submerge himself in
water. Soon after Balthazar steals a
test tube containing the germ culture
and turns ii over to Owen. Seeing a
box Of chocolates on the veranda table,
Owen secretly inJects some of the germ
culture therein. Offering them to Paul
inc, he is much pleased when she eats
literally of them. Owen manages to
upset the remainder on the lawn. one
OF which is quickly devoured by the
Marvin's dog, which soon after leaps
into the lake and browns.
Harry. who has gone to his camp in
the mountains, telephones to Pauline
asking her to form a party and join
him. Pauline Immediately prepares to
do so. With her friend, Lucille, she
sets forth in her auto. Owen and Bal
thazar decide to engage the services of
SaveIli, dope fend and disbarred ply
slcian. They tell him that Pauline is on
her way to the mountains and explain
the germ episode TO him, advising him
that she is likely to become i'll on the
way. Owen tells SavelIi to follow Paul
ine.and hints that he is to see that she
does not recover.
When Pauline arrives at the camp
she is already in the grip of the terri
bic malady. Discovering water on the
table she eagerly pOuTs out a glassluI
and gulps 1t down. Then filling the
glass once more she empties its con.
tents over her hands and arms. Harry
notices her apparent nervousness anC
agitation and becomes alarmed. Taking
up the telephone, he attempts to call :
doctor, but is unable to connect. Over
has cut the wires. The secretary comes
into the lodge and Stimulates surprise
when told of Pauline S attack and offers
to go for a physician on his motorcycle
Instead he meets Saveli and gives hin
his cue. Savelli, introduced by Owen,
examines Pauline and diagnoses hei
case as acute appendicitis. lie advises
an immediate operation. This Harry
will not permit, which decision Savell
Indignantly protests. Harry tells him
that he is going to go for Iaroux, the
scientist, but Savelli threatens to op.
crate in his absence. Thoroughly
aroused, Harry drives Savelli into the