Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
The Shielding Shadow
By GEORGE BRACKETT SEITZ, Author Cw"
Episode H.. "The Great Sacrifice"

(Note to readers; Tho story of 'NThe
Shielding Shadow" will be given In scenario
form; o new scenario will be published in
this paper each weeko
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Leontine Navarro 90. Grace Darrnond
Sebastian Navarro. ......... Leon Diary
Blanca, Queen of the Underworld.
................... Madaline Traverse
Bianca,s men. sheriff. sheriff's men,
workmen, foreman, etc.
PART l.
Subtitle: Fleeing from her husband and the
hireiings of Blanca, Queen of the I'm
derworld, Leontine Navarro and Raven
gar, her mysterious friend, find the
haven in the woods
Scene 1. (Outside hunting lodge tn a wood
ed and rocky country. This is small
shack with an addition to one side'
which is, used as kttchen)
Open diaphragm on Leontine and raw
engar coming into the picture gazing
about and going into the lodge.
Scene 2 Inside lodge. Same contains
closet, door to kitchen, window, door
to outside and fireplace In the floor
is a hatchway leading to small dug
out cellar.)
Leontine and Ravengar come In Raw
engar gazes about and speaks:
and speaks:
for while I must recover the cioth
from Ruggins.'
Scene s. (Trail location. Alongside the trail
there is large boulder) Ravengar Is
seen climbing down from above the
boulder in such way that he Is IN
seen by Ruggins, who is coming into
picture along trail Ravengar climbs
onto boulder in such position that he
can leap down upon Ruggins. lie leaps
Scene 0. (Second rocky or wooded location
as per y. Blanca and party run out of
picture at Bianca's command to aid
Ruggins.
Scene 10. Trail location as per 81. Ter
and Ruggins. Ravengar knocks out
Ruggns, seized cloth and runs out of
picture AS he exits Biancas men
come in. followed by Blanca. One or
two stop by Ruggins, others follow after
Ravengar.
Scene IL. (Another trail location. This
trail must be harrow path on the
side of the cliff with an ascent going
up on one side and rather steep drop
the other).
Rayengar comes running into picture
and starts to climb up side Of cliff. The
rock he steps on gives way and he
loses his balance and falls down the
declivty. Bianca's men come running
in looking down other side of trail in
direction Ravengar has fallen. Start
to climb down.
Scene IL. Bottom of decivtty). Ravengar
weakly rises, tries to take step, falls.
lie tnen IOluS LIE Sloti anu iA'NS' -
between two rocks. Biancas men, fol-
lowed by Blanca come down to Raven
gar. He is apparently unconscious One
man picks up heavy rock to strike
Ravengar dead with 1t. Blanca stops
him. Men turn furious at her
Spoken title: I'VE have had enough of your
interfering and saving this guy. He Is
being the cause of all our trouble"
He finishes speaking out above and
Bianca's followers push her aside Man
with heavy rock approaches Ravengar
again. Rugglns excitedly crying out
comes running into picture. Pushes
man away from Ravengar and speaks:
Spoken title: "Did you get the cloth off
him?"
Ruggins finished inquiring the above.
The men do not know what he is talk
ing about and indicate that they got no
cloth from Ravengar. higgins moves
to Ravengar and hastily examines him
Can't find cloth. Blanca's men demand
to know what Ruggins is hunting for.
Ruggins hastily tells them Then I'M
able to find the cloth, he speaks again:
spoken title: He has hidden 1t somewhere,
but he will come to pretty soon and We
will make him cough up. Bring him
to my shack"
Ruggins speaks out above and Bianca's
men pick up Ravengar and start to