The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-18

personal service, two powerful factors
 ln her favor. (who remain with her
 throughout this series of Dlays).-Dur-
 ing this trying period while Kathlyn has all her wits working to thwart
 the conniyance Of the crafty people
 about her; Bruce. an American sports,
 man, happens upon the scene from the
 interior where he has been hunting biz game. and at once becomes hero in spite of himself
 Second Reel.
 The second reel opens with Che close of the fatefuI week-Kathlyn still refusing the alliance with UmbaNah the Council has decreed that she must submit to two ordeols with wild ami. mals. If she survives these. she win bo permitted to occupy the throne Ike Elizabeth Of old, asa maiden Queen. Bruce. learning of her plight, hus managed to communicate with her. and swears himsolf her lie champion. Pundita communicates with Bruce the circumstances of tho ordeals.-In the first test Kathlyn is dragged to a leop- ards trap. and lashed to the moiu- stay of the deadfan as human bait to lure the spotted cat from the depths of the jungle. She is so secured that lhe heavy door will fall the moment the animals springs upon it, lt would seem that there is no hope of escape. The faithful Pundita, however has in. formed her that Bruce win not fail to appear at the proper moment-Now comes the stealthy leopard closer and closer to the trap. At the last mo, ment there is flash but 1t is aot the form of the leopard hurlling itself through the air-but Bruce. Even as the heavy door falls, tho famished. | irenzled cat is clawing at 1t, trying to break through Bruce fires at the animal through the bars, and 1t limps | back into the jungle, broken from hisf lire.
 While Kathlyn has escaped from thel beast by seeming marvel. for tneI second time she refuses the request of the Council to marry the y'llainous man that dominates them She is or iered to an amDhtheatre, where the assemble to witness her fate ls the refractory leader of their com Bruce, now more wonderful. y resourcefuI than ever in Kathlyn's interest, appears before high priest md the Council and tells them that a niricle will save the Queen from the !. laws of the savage lions. but if they compel her to submit to such cruel ,rdeal, the same force will destroy a ,reat many of the people assembled ' Q witness her death The Impress .ionable people shrink at this idea; | nut stern Umballah mocAs at him and F ,rders him driven out.
 That same night we see Bruce and ! lamabai meet at the house of high i aste native Ramabai is the leader | ,f a band of high.minded conspirators, ! whose object is to lit the people and ! ecure better government They lead Bruce to a secluded place where are ldden land-mines, which have been muggled by RevoIutionists into Ala a. in view of the fact of Impending il ailltary troubles. These mines. with : apparatus for operation, are oaded on elephants, and then under over of night the little band enter the iiont and deserted arena of the am hitheatre bury the mines and con. r oct them with wires leading to box , n tho lower amphitheatre. x
 Tho great day comes-The hungry r ons are shown in their dens; the opulace crowd in the stalls; and then omes Kathlyn the beautiful captive, E egal even in her simple robes Of 'hite who is led to the arena. She if 'allls to the far end md stands under
 canopy designed as 9 resting place pr athletes between their Heats. Um-I allah and hia Council arc in the roy box.-The keeper opens the door nd the famished lions rush into the rena. They seen shining human ark; they crouch tbeir lean sinewy odies for the fatal spring. The scene ashes back to the shadowv box where