The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-01
Each Episode Suggested by Prominent Author
Sterilization BY HUGH WEIR and JOE BRANDT
Produced BY the Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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"Only fourteen now" he said. IT got
rid of Murphy! I'll run them down and
get even with my father's murderersr'
Outside they separated, Bruce ana
Dorothy to 60 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 Bruce's determination to
get the man higher up In the tenement
evils. Dow knew, as Bruce did not,
that he himself was the man higher
up, and his nervousness was uncon-
cealed.
We've got to strike Mt 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
terested. You own some property in
the tenement district Of a-well, q
questionable svrtr
II suppose do" said Dow. I'm not
responsible for my tenants"
well, trap Larnigan with a woman
in one Of your houses.
"Ye-es-that can be DONE" agreed
Dow, after moments thought. "Well
plan the details later, Stone"
There was more talk, and then Dow
had to hurry home to lunch. Dow was
model father and 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 tenement that Disregard
ed law and decency alike. There were
no fire escapes; the heating system was
out Of order, md there was running
water from only one tap on each floor.
Dorothy and the woman's two chill
dren went to look over the building.
Bruce, sickened, went to the street.
Other children came to talk with him,
played with them. Across the street
was saloon, and from this emerged a
burly, Ill favored man, Mt the sight of
whom the children shuddered.
Hey, youse! Beat 1t! We don't
want no dude reformers down this way
seer said the fellow, whom Bruce
recognized as cheap ward politician
named Black.
Bruce smiled, took out a pad and
made note. Black shook his fist In
his face and, turning, made a signal
that set several roughs across the
street in motion. Bruce started to rise;
Black knocked him down, and the gang
came tearing over.
: "Kick him till he's stiffw yelled
Black
But a sudden and remarkable inter-
vention came to Bruce's aid. As II by
instinct the children flung themselves
upon him, covering him with their soft
Z 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
sters drew guns and looked for shelter.
| But the children's screams had brought
| the police. and Bruce was safe for the
| time.
From that moment Bruce went to
work with redoubled energy. And Dor
otliy. painfully impressed by what she
had seen, had helped by trying to do
what she could for the tenement chill
dren. She knew she could not do much
for the whole city. but in that one
house she improved conditions vastly.
One night she was visiting the Bows,
old friends Of her family, and describ-
ed the class she Ind established for
the children of the tenement house.
"Apd tonight" said Dorothy-''to
night we're going to have Christmas
| tree for them down there. I'm going
down now to give out the little pres
ents.''
Mother. can't we 60 and seer cried
| Lillian.
"Oh, yes-pleaser' echoed .HerQld.
Mr.. Dow hesitated. But they pIead-
, ed 20 eagerly that she gave in at lat,
land Dorothy took them with her. On
the WAY she STOPPED and telephoned to
tell Bruce and ask him to Join her. His
voice a. be answered was excited.
"I'lt come II can--as soon a. I
can" be said. Dorothy. I'm on the
trail &C lask. I DO bellsvsl Tonight rye
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