Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-06-15
Each Episode Suggested by Prominent Author
Sterilization by HUGH WEIR and JOE BRANDT
Produced by the Universal Film Company
10y MISUNDERSTANDING

whoever liiu thruwn the dart might he
within sight. But no suspicious char
actcr of any sort rewarded his search
ing glance: instead h., saw Dorothy
Maxwell and stanford Stone approach
Ing the house They looked up and
waved Ia him.
81 certainly didn't expect to see either
OF you"' said Bruce, laughingly. Have
you seen any suspicious looking char
actcr nro"rlt'
"NO one except you-you look pretty
suspicious" laughed Stone. "WhyT
"Nothing-no matter" said Bruce.
Come in and see my mother. won't
you:''
"I'll tell you why | asked you that
question, Mr.. Stone" said Bruce when
they were alone. Look at this"
lie handed him the note. first draw
Ing n line through The Fifteen"
only fourteen now" he said. II got
rid of Murphy. I'll run them down and
get even with my fathers mur,lcrers.'
Outside they separated. Bruce and
Dorothy to 20 downtown. Stone to
hurry to his office. his face set In lines
Of grim determination. He strobe rap.
idly toward his office. And there he
called meeting OF the fifteen Anton
Dow, head Of the tenement house trust.
appeared. angry because OF newspaper
stories about Bruces determination to
get the man higher up In the tenement
evils. Dow knew. MS Bruce did not.
that he himself was the man higher
La.
cealed.
We've got to strike at him before he
can hit us" said Stone anGrily. "Our
whole position is menaced by this one
man. Dow. you are the one chiefly in
tcrcSted. You own some property In
the tenement district OF a--wcll. a
questionable sortf''
Il suppose do" said Dow. I'm not
responsible for my tenants
We'll, trap Larnigan with woman
In one Of your houses"
'Ic.es-that can be done" agreed
Dow. after II moments thought. Wen
plan the details later Stone"
There was more talk, and then Dow
had to hurry home to lunch. Dow was
model father husband. He was
devoted To his wife. and his love FOR
his two children, Harold and Lillian.
knew no bounds.
And meanwhile, even while Dow
PLAYED with his own children In his
luxurious home, Bruce and Dorothy
were seeing other children In house
that was also owned by Dow. But this
house was u tenement that disregard.
ed law and dccenCy alike. There werr
no fire ESCAPES: the heating system was
out Of order. and there was running
water from only one tap on each floor.
Dorothy and the woman's two chill.
drcn went To look over the building
Bruce. sickcnch went to the street
Other children came to talk with him,
aud he sut down on the stoop and
played with them. Across the street
was saloon. and from this emerged a
burly, Ill favored man. ut the sight of
whom the children shuddered.
Hey. youSc, Beat It, We don't
want no dude rcformcrS down this way
-sec:" said the fellow. whom Bruce
recognized us cheap ward politician
named Black.
Bruce smiled, took out Il pad and
made n note. Black shook his fist IN
his face and, turning. made II signal
that set several roughs across the
str ri in motion. Bruce started to rise:
Black knocked him down. and the gang
came tearing over.
kick him till he's stin" yelled
Black
But n sudden and remarkable inter,
vcntion came to Bruces aid. As IL by
instinct the children flung themselves
upon him. covering him with their soft
bodies. The gang stopped: even their
brutality shrank from attacking the
children. Bruce had time To draw his
revolver and rose. the weapon In his
hand. Black turned and ran; the gang
stcrs drew guns and looked for shelter.
But the children's screams had brought
the police. and Bruce WAS safe for the
time.
From TINT moment Bruce went to
work with redoubled energy. And Dor.
othy. painfully impressed by what she
. had seen. had hclrcd by trying to do
. what she could fer the tenement chi
dren. She knew ,hc could not do much
for the. whole city. hut IN that one
house she improved conditions vastly.
One night she WAS visiting the DGws,
old friends of nor flI:'ily, u, Il d'!"rib.
ell the class she hld cstahlisl. -"
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