The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
SYNOPSIS


 his third prison term. One in each Bor- den generation, always a criminal has borne the Red Circle mark. Jim and his son Ted, the only known living of the Bordens are killed. Next day Lamar sees the Red Circle on a woman's hand outside curtained automobile. June. marked with the Red Circle, robs Grant, loan shark, Mary, June's nurse. discovers her thelt and tells her she is Circle Jim's" daughter, though Mrs. Travis does not know. Mary tricks La mar. Lamar visits Smiling Sam," Jim's old crime partner Sent to Surfton by Smiling Sam, Alma La Sale robs the guests at a ball. Lamar follows her back to town, captures her with the jewels, and goes after Smiling Sam. On the edge of cliff pursuer and pursued engage in deadly combat. Gordon, a fugitive, rescues Lamar, and June ill turn saves Gordon from arrest. Smiling Sam sees the Red Circle on June's hand, tells her he knows her secret and fol- lows her to her city home. She helps Gordon to get away, after recovering for him the securities receipt which in eliminates him by tricking Farwell and Lamar. Lamar suspects June. He cap lures Smiling Sam. Gordon gives him. self up.
 Yama was ushering two men into the garden. June recognized them as Chief Allen and Farwell. And her heart stool still.
 Good day, Miss Travis" began the chief, awkwardly holding out his hand as he spoke. You'll excuse us for intruding, won't you? You see, we--'
 He paused. June had accepted his prof. fered hand. He held her fingers in his for a moment, peering down at the back of the little hand that lay in his own Farwell also stared wolfshly at her hand
 But no circle rewarded their keen ex- animation. The back of June's hand was white and unmarked. s
 What can I do for you, chief?' asked June, struggling to keep her voice steady and pretending not to notice the double inspection of her hands,
 Well" stammered the chief, woefully Ill at ease you see, it's this way, Miss Travis: Smiling Sam Eagan wanted me to see you about-about the Red Circle
 I'm afraid I can't be of very much help to you" answered the girl. "Pve heard MT. Lamar speak about the Red Circle, of course, and I read something about it, think, in one of the papers put that's really all know. What did poor Sam think T.?
 'Look!' shouted Farwell, in savage glee Took there, chief! Lookr'
 When Allen had released June's right hand the girl had allowed it to drop, carelessly, on the back of the bench. Farwell was pointing, excitedly, at it. The chiefs gaze followed the direction of the stubby forefinger.
 June, with cry, thrust her hand be- hind her. But not before both men had seen the Red Circle begin to gleam through the soft whiteness of it's flesh.
 'The Red Circler' exclaimed Chief Allen.
 He took step toward the girl Her nerve going to pieces she screamed and lied into the house. At the chiefs next step he found himself confronted by Mary.
 The old woman. eyes ablaze, had snatched up the light bench and was brandishing it wildly.
 You lay one finger on my precious baby, Mir Chief" she snarled like an angry cat, ''and I'll brain you with this!
 The men, unheeding. made as though to push past her toward the house. She flung the bench straight across their path And. in their onward scramble. they stumbled over it. As they gathered themselves up they saw Mary vanish into the house in tho wake of June. The chief--yeling to Far well to watch the house from the out side--ran in pursuit. June had fled upstairs. And, halfway up the stairway. Mary was holding aloft a wicker chair.
 You keep back!'' she shrilled fiercely to the chief. Keep back or--'' She hurled the chair full at him as he started to ascend the stairs And she fled to the upper landing There again, with her bare hands this time, she attacked him. He gently thrust to one side the scratching, buffeting old woman and continued his pursuit Fighting every step of the way Mary dogged the chiefs steps as he burst into the suite of rooms that were June's They were empty. A window leading out on a balcony stood open. Allen reached it at a bound
 June, 15 seconds earlier had fled out upon that balcony and thence down d lattice to the ground. At the very bot tom of the lattice Farwell seized her. T got her, chief" he called up, ex- ultantly.'
 (Continued in tomorrows Age-Herald)