Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-07-20
FIRST EPISODE OF 1.-THE
FATAL RING" TONIGHT

The mystery of a violet diamond
III thrillingly portrayed in the first
episode Of Pathe's new serial, "The
Fatal Ring" in which Pearl White
is to be seen at the Montpelier the
atre tonight. The story of this ep-
isode is briefly as follows:
Pearl Standish, the richest girl In
America, has little interest in the
things money can buy. Bored with
the diversion of society, she longs
fDr excitement. Leaving her home
to attend a ball, she is held up by
| a masked man. Instead of becoming
alarmed she appears to be overjoyed.
4 want the Violet Diamond of OAR
ron-qufck," the man tells her.
Pearl had never heard of the dia-
nlond, but it sounds interesting, SO
she determines to learn all she can
about it.
Nicholas Knox, the masked man,
was sent by the secret order of the
Violet God, to recover the Diamond,
believed to be in the possession of
Pearl. Knox had the setting for
this mysterious gem, and he learned
that Pearl had inherited the diamond
from her father, who bought it be-
fore his death from villainous
priest IN Arabia.
PEARLS father, while on a trip
through Arabia, accompanied by his
secretary, Richard Carslake, did pur-
chase the diamond. but had never
mentioned the fact to Pearl, ana
shortly afterwards he died. So Pearl
knew nothing of 1t.
The stone and the setting had a
value which makes death preferable
I'd their loss. Knox was elected to
recover the gem from Pearl, and was
given three days to accomplish this
mission. Death will follow fail
ure" he was told.
The Priestess, the leader of the
Secret Order, accompanied by two
spies, determined to watch Knox's
every move. Pearl tells him thar
perhaps her father has the diamond
stored in her Fifth Avenue home,
and II he will go with her, they will
search the house. Leaving her home
Pearl notices a suspicious looking
man and suggests that he might have
something to do with the Violet Dia-
mand. Overtaking the man, Knox
discovers that he is a spy sent by the
Priestess. The spy warns him.
Your mission is the diamond, not
the girl he says. In the fight which
follows Knox is struck on the head
and falls unconscious. Pearl has
brought him to her home, where he
regains consciousness. He discovers
Pearl with the setting. Jumping up
he snatches the ring from her, ana
quickly makes his getaway.
The only man that might know
something about the diamond would
be Richard Carslake, so Pearl writes
him a note. The next evening he
appears. In spite of the knowledge
that her father and he had had
agreement. she requests him to |
give her the information concerning |
the Violet Diamond. Just then Knox |
enters. Pearl points to him and |
says, There Is the man who has the
setting"
Immediately Carslake moves to-
ward the door. Looking at IL and
drawing his revolver, he demands
the setting for the diamond. Search
ing Knox he finds the setting, and is
about to escape, when through the
comes the Priestess, accom-
panied by two other spies who sneak
behind Carslake and knock the re-
volVer from his hand. In the strug-
gle which follows Knox RECEIVERS the
setting.
After desperate struggle Cars
lake escapes and Pearl finds herself
alone with Knox. Wishing to know
the identity OF the people who helped
him and the mysterious woman,
Pearl asks Knox. 81 can tell Won
well then, il you can
tell me nothing, / want you to hand
over that apparently much valued
setting for the Violet Diamond" AS
sisted by her butler Pearl secures the
setting, but the spies come to Knox's
assistance again and Pearl is attack
I'D by an Arab. In q struggle with