The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-01
S 1885, ; ;
AUTHOR OF "THE FIGHTER" CALEB COM
OVER" SYRIA FROM RI SADDLE" ETC.
NOVELIZED FROM PATHE PHOTO PLAY OF
THE SAME NAME BY WILL NJ. RlTCHFY.
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aga lSi ne hereditary curse And that
saved YOU from committing sordid
crimes. when at last the curse over.
too YOU You sinnod But always
YOU sinned that others might be happy.
You can conquer the curse by will.
power, urged Borden You can de.
st-oy the evil that IL In you You can
styo Yourself and me You can do
tbs. Il will be Il fearful conflict, but
n YOU exert all your will power. you
en- win WIN you do this, June? An
syer me-"
juno longod 10 cry out TO him that
'ho would make the fight. that she
you'd strive with all her might to
lamp the curse of the Red Circle
iut she could not speak.
OIL on viii not speak? You viii not
help me- You viii net help YOURSELF"
-tU med the wrath.
My plea cannot move you?" he
umblcd Then there is only one
way 10 end IL. Even as | hoped. once
before. To destroy the Red Circle and
i's curse. Then, | killed myself and
tsc lad I Thought was my son lf |
lad known you were my daughter. YOU
tnould nave died, too, even as now,
on shall de-
The gnafied hands clutchcd at Junes
'ull, white threat In murderous fury.
But the spectral hands bodiless,
shadow -wer harmless against her
warm, living flesh
SLOWLY the impoteutlv murderous
hands Withdrew thcir ElIp
NJ my spirit hands have no pow
or against your human huIs O." ne
suarl,l / am helpless. IL Is my pun
ishmcrt"
lie bowed his head IN his arms his
phantom body twitching with emotion.
Then. turning abruptly. without go
rlucu as a backward look at tho
~trancohold rirl. he melted through the
closed door and was gone.
For a moment June remained as he
had LEFT her Then she shuddcrcd from
head 10 heel Her great dark eyes
gradually opened. They were horror.
filled aud Wild.
Dazolly June got to her feet. glar.
ing about the room IN AFFECT fright
Suo moved uncertainty. a step or two.
Then her tense nerves giving away,
she shr,ckoi aloud and rroled to the
iluor iu a dead faint
Mary and Lamar. at sound Of her
Cry. rushed hcadlQng into the room.
They Tow TO her aid applying such re-.
s~toratiycs as were within reach. Pres.
entity. thc swooning sirl came To her
self Looking up. she encountered the
uursos loving. frightened old face.
on. Mary she gaspcd, trembling
an over, Two had such an awful
dream such u horrible dream. Mary
% if IL a a dream II It Was a
dream
%
Charles Gordon. in the %lounging
il.riug headlines that told of June
Travis arrest on the Red Circle
charge.
Tho lawyer was mu,toriug to him.
self
Guilty or not-sho saved mo from
" AN''AAH W. kAl WIN 'N'a NUS
is "A criminal. lf-if IT wasn't Tor
this damuablo enlightenment charge
against me. Ia defend her. II only
I could get Farwcll 10 admit I'm limo
rcrt. | could practice again. And be
icyc | could clear her. But FaTwcll
would never
lie glanced mp quickly. A man had
hurried into the Don and was speak,
ng %cXcitedly to a little knot of oilers
who sat near the door.
Well" Gordon heard tho ncwcom-
r saying. i think Silas Farwcll has
about paid his debt 20 those employees
= his that he's been swindling
What's up" asked Gordon. Joining
he group.
Il heard this morning that a crowd
II them tried Ia storm his office again.
q mako him settle lie had a lot OF
'%oughncck guards, who scattered them.
But lust now. as ho was coming here
rom his factory, FOR lunch. a lot OF
he strikers mObbcd his auto
Did they ret him Or"
4 don't know. | saw part Of tho
'ow. from the club steps. II was no
MAR of mino. to interfere. Let him
pay for his Crookedness, for all |
are. he
The speaker was interrupted by tho
'n%trance OF Farwell himself hatless.
~iishcyclod, painting.
1t got clear from them" hoarsc-
! painted the fugitive, ms he dashed
uto the room and slammed the door
behind him.
lie was shaking with fear.
Then Gordon, recognizing the value
Z the psychological moment, loapeG
onward and seized Farwell by the torn
na lapols.
'Silas Furwell'" Numbered Gordon.
lis face close 10 the frightened man =.
Confess that the embczzlcUent
barge you made against mo was false
'ontcss It was "a conspiracy-that you
,icd''
The ~unloCkers remained ~outwardly
lcutral, Gully pressing closer about
he two, AS IL not wishing TO miss a
single detail II the scene.
confess Crdorcd Gordon again.