Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-22
The Crimson Stain Mystery
NOxeli<cd by Albert Pay.un Terhuus
from Consolidated Motion Picture
Triumph.
Copyright. 1916 by Consolidated Film
CorporatiOa.)
Everything you read here to-day you
may soc III moving pictures this week
at tho Victor Thcater.
SYNOPSIS.
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III" led the way oit into tic hall
as she spoke. her arm ,irkcd in Mont
roses. They gave i'cl X ample time
10 clear OF the door, AID Il half frown
OF perpleXed annoyance crossed her
face. But. banishing the idea that had
nitted into her brain. she turned again
10 her father
DR. Montrosc had reopcned his mcdi-
cine case as IL lay on tho hall table,
"''' wis al IHHSthG some OIL the DOt-
tie. strapped alonL. its sides He had
returned from professional call. and
had not rcadJusted the contents OF the
cases before lenving the sick room he
had been visiting
DO YOU remember" ne asked. when
you were little girl. how eagcr YOU
used 10 be TO play with this medic. ne
satchcl OF mine. couldn't 90, Won IA
Keep bur hands oil II. You were for
ever asking which ph!ais held poison
and
remember" she laughed. and
SUN reel sort Of morbid interest in
H. uSed 20 beg you to give Inc "a
case IKE this for Christmas I, was
'he oni% thinS you ever refused me -
II ~ the only thing ever could
nave had the heart to refuse YOU" he
shid fondly. My most haunting fear
In life has always been that some
harm might som" time bcfalI YOU.
You ar" all have that makes life
worth while. and any mischance to YOU
would break my heart nnd my licc
WIN IT. Always remember that. my
da Ring
She drew his head down TO her own
ana kissed him. He put his arms low
inply about her. but first he carefully
laid aside one Of the tiny phiaIs he
had taken from the case.
You handle that miserable it'll,
Dott!" as II you were afraid II might
explode. she tcased him What's in
II that's so precious? potion to
make patients pay their bills
Worse than that" he returned. in
the same vein Il, would send them
where there arc no bills to Day That
Is one OF the de#dliest poisons known
to the pharmacopOca. 1t is hydro
cyanic acid had the phial in here
because 7 was using the drug in an
experiments. y very few drops Of this
would II >an almost instant death"
That's why YOU handle II so Gin
Hcrly?" she asked. We'll. you needn't
Don't you Sc" il is empty
Empty" he echoed. looking closer
at it. Why, SO it is. must re
member to fill ii. have supply
bottle Of i, in my laboratory"
lie put the empty flask III his pocket,
that he might not fort ct TO rcplenish
There comes Bob Clayton" said
Florence. looking out t, ward the walk.
"Good-by. daddy"
She moved toward the door DR..
Montros". following her, welcomed
young Carton courtcously, and watch
new car. Then. slowly. he turned his
steps TO the library.
His paramount thought just then
was concerned with the success Of =
certain experiment. and for more than
an hour he sat in his big leather
chair reading Il treatise by highly
respected authority. Suddenly INFO the
midst of his scientific deliberations a
disturbing thought made its insitious
way. Something. perhaps it was mem
til ttlepathy, whispered TO him that