The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS Circle Jim" Borden, named from red birthmark on his hand, has served his third prison term. One in each Borden generation, always a criminal, has borne the Red Circle mark. Jim and his son Ted are the only known living of the Bordens Max Lamar, a detective, is de- tailed to keep an eye on Jim. June Travis and her mother meet Jim as he is re- leased. Jim and Ted are killed Next day Lamar sees the Red Circle on a wom- ans hand outside curtained automobile. June, marked with the Red Circle, robs Grant, loan shark. Mary, Junes nurse, discovers her theft ana 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 Mary points her out to Lamar, who 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, fugitive, rescues La mar, and June in turn saves Gordon from arrest. Smiling Sam sees the Red Circle on June's hand, tells her he knows her secret and follows her to the city.
 Don't worry" whispered June, re- turning the pressure of his hand reas- suringly. Its going to be all right couldn't have happened better! I'll get them both, now! I'm going to jump out and join them, and I want you to stay in the cab and wait for me little way up the street. Or. mo- the park is bet ter"
 Lamar and Farwell, deep in conver- sation, did not notice the sound of foot steps behind them, and so had no idea of June's approach until she came abreast or them as they reached the entrance door of Farwelrs office building. June nodded and smiled at Lamar, who shook hands eagerly. his face radiant. Then he turned tor Farwell and introduced him to June.
 How do you do, MT. Farwell% said June in her most innocent manner.
 T wish you'd come in with us, Miss Travis" Lamar said. "Farwell is going to show me the Gordon papers-I want your advice"
 As they entered the office anteroom Lamar turned to June.
 Can you make yourself comfortable here for a few minutes?" he asked. of- fering a chair. "Farwell and I will go over the preliminaries by ourselves, in the inner office-we won't bore you with unnecessary details
 June was alone, save for a very young secretary who was seated at desk stamping letters.
 'If only that miserable secretary would go awayr' she thought
 Presently he did that very thing.
 June jumped up at once Getting chair from the corner of the room, she up and applied a pair of very pretty but very curious eyes to the transom.
 Lamar and Farwell were seated at a table. Papers were strewn every where; but Farwell had separated Cor dons securities receipt from the oth- CTS and was just in the act of handing it to Lamar
 There's the receipt" June heard him say. 'It means prison if we can cap ture him."
 Lamar let the paper drop to the ta- ble before him. He hated the business in hand.
 June, who loved him, read all this in his face.
 Here is where I come in again." she said to herself.
 In a flash she saw how it could all
  landed on the floor on the tips of her toes and slipped out into the hallway. With quick look up and down, she tossed her wristbag into the farthest corner on the hall floor Then she hurried back to the anteroom, tore her hat off and pulled her hair away. Next she overturned two chairs. one after the other with bang, and staggered wildly into the private office, gasping:
 MT. Lamar! Mir Lamar! Quick!'
 What is it?' cried Lamar and Far well in chorus, jumping up and running toward her.
 "A man came in." panted June. He snatched my handbag-threw me off He's gone!"
 Farwell was already in full pursuit of the imaginary thief, and at June's in- sisterce, Lamar promptly joined him.
 This was just what June was waiting for. She ran to the paper-strewn desk seized the coveted receipt. gave it a quick, keen glance .and hid it in her dress
 Then her eyes on the door, she hurried to the safe. It's door was open, as Far well had left it, when he took out the Gordon papers to show to Lamar. With trembling fingers she snatched up bum dle of bank notes. stuck those in her dress also, and started back to her place.
 Then she was scourged on by still an other mad impulse. Going to the table she picked up a couple of sheets of plain letter paper, folded them together and tore them into rude circles. Her eyes gieamed oddly as she picked up a pen and. sitting down, began to print some thing on one of the circles.
 Looking over her shoulder at every other letter. she finished her printing. Then she put the plain white circle on the dark plotting pad, got up, ran to the safe and hung the printed circle on the knob. With sigh of satisfaction, she went back to the ante-room and collapsed in 8 chair. resuming her air of fright and exhaustion.
 During their wild-goose chase Lamar and Farwell met the returning secretary and they all came down the hall together, talking excitedly.
 While they were talking, Lamar. true to his trade, was looking; so it was he who found Junes bag in the dark cor ner of the hall.
 Here's the bag, anyhowr' he ex- claimed. "The man must have dropped it when he rani See what Santa Claus