The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-08-06
THE
MIND
Novelized by Marvin Dana,
Author of Within the Law"
From the Successful Play
by Daniel D. Carter
Convridht. 1919. by the H. K.
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright. 1913. by the II. K.
Fly Company


Henry Allen, a young married man. 10
sentenced to be executed for killing the
man who won the affections Of Aliens
wife. Aliens brother, Andrew, known to
the criminal world as The Master Mind"
determines to avenge his brother. he
writes the district attorney that he will
send him white. red and black blank
cards indicating the progress Of his
plans for revenge.
Andrew discovers that the district at
torney who convicted Henry is In love
with an orphan girl who once saved his
life. The district attorney. Wainwright.
has been searching for this girl, but can
not find her.
Andrew finds the girl and after con-
spring to send her to prison gets her re-
leased. He then educates her.
The Master Mind, Andrew. then pro-
vides a family and a house for the girl.
Lucene. The members OF the family"
are ex-crooks living under assumed names.
Lucene. however. does not know OF their
past. Andrew takes the position Of but
Ter In the house.
Lucene's three associates represent them
selves as her father. mother and brother.
They take the name Of Blount under An
QT0W 3 COIlHldIub. r iIlhliy, uIihIlO~u "
Lucene, they quarrel among themselves.
Wainwright. the district attorney. Is
lured to the Blount establishment by An
drew and accomplices. Wainwright has
doomed up as q leading candidate for gov
ernor Of New York state. Andrew plots
his ruin.
Lucene meets Wainwright. 1t Is a case
Of love at first sight. Each remembers
the occasion when the girl saved his life
by binding q tOurniquet around a wrist
injured in an automobile accident. They
marry.
CHAPTER VII.
The Lovers Meeting.
UCENE was In an evening gown
Of a white alminess that re
vealed with modest truth the
- gracious lines of the slender.
lissome form. A deeper rose blossom,
ell warmly in her cheeks, the tender
bow OF the lips was slightly parted to
q tremul0us smile Of rapture. On the
man, too, a spell was laid, like unto
hers. yet unlike. for where she knew
him in the first instant his memory
did not stir as yet, though the exqui-
site charm Of her there thrilled him
with lOngings new and masterful.
The vOluminOus voice Of Blount, max
ing the ~introductions, freed the twain,
in part at least. from the enchant.
ment fallen upon them.
Wainwright managed artfully to he
beside the girl as the general exodus
was begun. He was filed with an un-
reasoning Indignation that wholly OBJ
scured his sense of humor as he heard
the dialogue between DR.. Forbes and
Mrs. Blount as they passed on their
way toward the door.
"Your daughter Is a dainty creature,
Mrs. Blount," the physician was say
ing with enthusiasm.
Mrs. BlOunt swept an approving look
owe her own majestic frame.
yes. All u family are just like
that"
"Really, the woman is indecent"
was Wainwright's angry thought.
"Come on, Cortland" Forbes called
owe his shoulder as he reached the
doorway. Wainwright turned again
to the girl beside him. The others
were all out Of the room now. and
she looked up at him with a little
smile, so wistful that it set his pulses
bounding in a wild longing to comfort
her-why, for what, he knew not.
"Shall we go now?" she asked tim
idly.
"Yes-no-that Is, wait, just a mo-
ment.' Then, as she faced him with
a certain shrinking bravery born of
long yearning, their eyes met and held
In a lingering look that stirred each to
mans memory stirred and leaped to
life.
Amusement crept into the lines of
his face, and awe glOwed In his pierre
ing expression. The girl stood rigid,
pale from stress, waiting patiently of
body, with IN infinite impotence Of
the heart.
I'll can't be Mistaken" Vain
wright murmured. His voice grew
f1rmer, vibrant with conviction, subtly
caressing: Surely it's the same little
girl. Oh, surely it's my little savior Of
the Chicago street. isn't 1t? Tell me!
Butt know" The final words rang
triumphantly, though uttered 50 softly.
The girls words came falteringly, for
her heart raced with happiness.
Then you-yOu remember meT'
Impulsively Wainwright put out his
hands. With equal impulsiveness Lu-
Gene laid her slim fingers within his
warm clasp.
Remember your" he cried, with a
laugh of sheer Joy. "Well, yes, I think
I ( do"
The words sounded a melody of bliss
in the depths Of the girls being.
"After all these years!" she breathed.
The rigidity Of her pose relaxed.