The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
"The Phantom" !"

in "CaSey at U1e Ddt.
"The Phantom"
sThe Phantom" in which Frank
keenan, and Enid Markey will appear
at the Gem today, is said to be one of
The best detective stories written since
the famous "Raffies" series. The
aphantom" is the sobriquet of Farrell,
the most elusive gentleman thief"
known. Operating in conjunction
with his valet, Crabbe, a rascal of
much inferioG Rrness, he has es-
cap Ia uetectfBh for many years. Still
the detective service is aware that
Farrell is responsible for many jewel
robberies, even though they have not
been able to get any direct evidence.
81 Inspector James Blaisdell of the
central Office calls to notify Farrell
that it might be well for him to move
on to another city. Farrell readily
promises to leave town, planning to
90 to the home of James Bereton in
the suburbs to rob Bereton's daugh-
ter. Avice, of the famous Bereton
necklace. :,
The Phantom uses Blaisdelps card
to introduce himself to Bereton and
his weekend guests as central otfice
man sent to guard the jewels. Among
the persons present are Bereton, his
daughter, Avice; prospective son-in-
law, Captain Broome; his son, BERTHE,
and Bertie's friend, DR.. Ratcliffe. Far
rell feels he has seen Ratcliffe some
where before, and that he may have
to reckon with him. And then his
plans are disturbed because ne finds
himself falling in love with the beau
tiful Avice. Indeed, for love of
Ayice, Farrell does not take the jew
els when he has chance.
But if Farrell has missed his oppor-
tunity, DR.. Ratcliffe has not. He has
d hold over Bertie for lot of gam
bling debts, and the boy is aiding him
to steal his sisters jewels.
The necklace suddenly disappears.
Ratcliffe has taken it. He unstrlngs
I the pearls and hides them with the
diasnofld clasp Iii vfals Iii HIS nfed1-
cine case.
Then the Phantom acts out his as
surned part of detective. He searches
everyone. including the doctor, but
can find nothing. The doctor pre-
pares to depart "to attend patient
in the city who is very low" He goes
to the station unmolested. The Phan-
tom suspects BERTHE. He questions
him, and bit by bit Bertie tells how
Ratcliffe threatened him and how he
helped him steal the jewels.
Making Bertie pretend illness, Ear
rell goes in racing car to the station
to bring back DR.. Ratcliffe. He re,
fuses to return. Farrell makes him
come at the point of gun. Withou'
the doctor finding it out he removes
the pearls and the clasp from the vials
and, after Bertie has been treated
let's the doctor go on his way, first
however, making him give up the pa
pers with which he has threatenes
BERTHE. These papers are destroyed
The Phantom reassembles the neck
lace, and by more strategy he places
inside of Bereton's walstcoat ana see
that it is found in presence OF Tn
company. Scarcely has he finished re
ceiying the congratulations OF TN
guests when the real Blaisdell OF TN
central Office, who has trailed Farrei
to the place, enters to tell Beretol
who the Phantom really IS.
How the Phantom makes his escap
is one of the most thrilling moment
IN the picture.
&c Wiid Gsl6f the sierras."
Mae Marsh and Robert Harron ar
starred in the supremely interestln
Triangle production, "The Wild Gll
of the Sierras," which will be the Sur
day offering at the Gem:
Jim Hamilton, one of the first {
Join the rush to California, IN tn
days of '49, locates mine in the Slel
ras. 1t turns out to be failure, no"
ever, so he starts off to find new IL
cation, leaving his wife and intaI
daughter in the care of friends IN tn
camp. During his absence band
G4dians swoops down on the plac'
Killing everyone save the little glr
who miraculously escapes. Ha5llto
concludes, however, that she mu
have been carried off by Indians, an
goes his way.
Fifteen years later, Hamilton n;
become a gentleman gambler.
thinks of his old mine and conclud'
it would be a good plan to sell it
some tenderfoot. This tenderfo'
chances to be young man from I'll
east nab Jordan by name. He co
=. =, accompany Hamilton and h
4 - :, mpanion, Moll, to examil
de- %berty.
-, ~ %the way to the mine, Bob shoe
Ssyhat he believes to be deer. h
.darry proves to be singularly 8
tractive girl, dressed in leaves al
feathers, able to utter noises like t
: wild beasts of the forest, but quite
capable of understanding Englis
She is taken into the party, and so'
becomes imbued with doglike deV
ton to Bob, who has been kind to ht
Jordan soon discovers that the mi
lsno good, and refuses to buy it. B
Hamilton, who is desperate, dets
mines to get the money at the poi
Of gun. The wild girl in the mes
time has observed how much trout
there is about Bob's money belt,
She takes it and buries it. Bob,
course, cannot Snd it even VIII
threatened, so suggests Moll m
have taken it. As Moll at the n
ment is eloping with another M
Hamilton believes this, and goes