The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-03-15
The
LIGHTNING RAIDER
CAST.
FALSELY ACCUSED.
ninth Episode.) =

WI Fang, who has just raised an
objection to the marriage of Tom Nor
ton and Lightning, now explains the
reason they car never marry they
are brother and sister. He declares
hat Toms father had another child
whom he had Kidnapped from their
home in Ireland years before and thus
explains how he came to train the girl
as a thief. WI also reveals the fact
that he had made good his escape from
the den of crocodiles in the cave in
Brazil and had gone ahead of the two
to Calucchi Cave and secured a phial
of the germs which he now has in his
possession. Tom and Lightning are
dumfounded at this terrible state of
affairs which, of course, ends all hope
of their marrying. Then "The Wasp
decides to destroy his ancient enemy
at any event and leaps towards WI
with his gun. But the Chinaman rails
es a small vial and tells them if he Is
touched he will open it and release
enough germs to kill them all instant
ly. Then he steps out, leaving them
all paralyzed with fear. Now, THE
Wasp" Tom and Lightning decide
that there is but n thing to do and
that is to call in the police and help
them capture WI. Neither "The
Wasp" nor Lightning dare go near the
police, but Tom, with his standing and
social position a accomplish much.
So that afternoon he calls on the Dis
trict Attorney. While waiting in the
anteroom he hears a well-known voice
and hears WI in the next room talking
to the District Attorney himself. WI
has been one leap ahead of Tom all
the time and is even then accusing
lightning of attempting to kill his
friend Lii Chang. Tom opened the
door and confronted WI and the Off
cial. This mar lies" he exclaimed.
He is VT Fang, the most dangerous
criminal in the world and he has in
his possession a phial of deadly germs.
Search him" Two officers entered and
searched WI. They found the phial
but WI calmly took it from one, open
ed it and ate one of the tiny objects it
eontained-a popular brand of breath
perfume tablets. Then WI turned to
the District Attorney and accused The
Lightning Raider of having the germs
and dared Tom to produce her. He
left and Tom, after a long converse
ton with the official, finally convinced
him that WI was not the good citizen
he appeared to be. But the moment
Tom left the District Attorney picked
up the phone and spoke to his assist
ants: Get the Lightning Raider" he
ordered, for he intended to play both
ends against the middle. Meanwhile
WI did a thing in his own peculiar
style. He induced Lii Chang to go
with him to Lightning's apartments.
He left alone, leaving behind him the
contorted body of his friend. He had
told the District Attorney that Light
ming had threatened LIS life and
they would find the proof of his asser-
tien-Li's dead body in Lightning's
apartment. Tom, after leaving the
District Attorneys office, met Light
ming and told her of her danger, for
he feared the police would come to ar
rest her. So together they went to
her apartment to prepare for her flight
and there found the body of Ii Chang.
They realized at once Wu's scheme,
but eve as they were planning a
means of disposing of the body loud
knocks sounded on the door and an
automobile load of police stormed the
place. Soon they broke in and Light
ming at bay, but determined to eve
be taken alive, drew her revolver and
defied them. Tom attempted to come
to her aid but she stopped him, saying,
TON, you must not help a criminal to
escape" In the confusion she threw
her cooked pistol into the next oom
and as it exploded and the police rush
ed to the room thinking she had COM
mitted suicide, she locked the door
and calmly descended to the street.
The policemen looking from the upper
window had the pleasure of seeing her
glide away in their automobile.