The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1915-10-30
1.-THE FAMILY STAIN.'

No more strange and thrilling
story vas ever written than "The
Family Stain" adopted from
''The Widow Lerouge," and pro-
ductd 10y William Fox. 1t is a
mystery story of far more than
usual interest. In this story,
Emile Gaboriau gives greater
play TO his fantastic mind than
any other story that he ever
wrote.
The Widow Lerouge, a strange
widow who lived several years ID
a small com munity, one morning
Is found murdered in her home.
The local police found the sitna-
ton too big for them to cope
with. whereup0n an amateur de-
tectiye, an old man of wealth
named Talbert, is sent for and he
begins TO unravel the mystery.
Such a tangle of complications
as ensue are rarely, If ever,
found in any detective story,
The trail leads from the humble
Widows cottage TO the home of a
powerful man, who stands high
IN the government. 1t appears
tn at many years before this. the
high official, CommaTlD, was in
love with a beautiful girl. He is
forced, however, by his naughty
family to marry a girl in his own
station of life A child is born
to the woman he wanted to marry
aud to bis own wife at almost the
same time.
SO much in love was Commarin
with the woman that be was una
BILE to marry, that he desires to
bring her child up in all the lux
uIy that his great fortune could
command. In order to do this,
he had it arranged that the two
children be cent to certain
place with their respective
nurses, and that in the night
they be exchanged SO that the
illegltimate chi d would be re.
turned directly to his home and
be known as his legitimate heir.
The Widow Lerouge, then a
young woman, was taken into the
secret and ii was up to her to
make the proper deception.
Thirty years later. the young
man who was supposed TO be the
real son Of Valerie, who was the
mot her Of the Legitimate child,
discoversthIongb correspondence
the true situation Between.
grief and humility. he goes to
the home of his father and there
tells the other son that he liz not
the real son of Commarin, but the
son of his fathers mistress. The
Widow Lerouge il known to have
important papers and data bear
ing on the entire transaction,
and because of these, has been
supported by Commarln in luxu-
uey for many years.
Directly following-,he expose
by he supposedly legitimate SOD
to young Albert Commaiin, the
Widow Lerouge is found murder
ed. Her home il found ransack
ed and nothing of value taken ex-
cept these papers. Then COM
mences a search for the criminal.
Before the story ends, six impor.
tant persons are suspecttd Of the
murder and the situations that
arise r fascinating ard thrill
ing to the highest degree The
question as to the identity of the
two young men is shnttle-cockrd
10 auch q way as to make it in
possible 20 know who's who until
the finish of the story
Director William s. Davis,
Who made this wonderful picture,
was able 10 put into it all OF the
charm, interest and thIiile thai
ale portrayed by GaboiiaU IN the
story. In some of the scenes,
more than 100 persons were used.
The way the story works itself
out and the final climaxes folm
one OF the chief features Of the
strength and vivldness OF the nn
usual story.
Elks' Theatre, Tuesday, No
vember 2nd.