Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-06-21
The Tigers Trail
FOURTH EPISODE
DANGER SIGNALS
THE CAST


Belle Boyd ...-.....--..-.-.--.-.--..Ruth Roland
Jack Randall --.--.-,...----.-~.George Larkln
..Grim' Gordon -..-........ Mark Strong
Randolph Gordon Mark Strong
..TiUer Face' .....-. Parry G.. Moody
/" Bull" Shotwell... Frederick L. K0hler
Salonga -.---------..---6eorge Fleld
Hi{da ..........................Ea Faster Walters
Belle BOYD has been rendered uncon-
scious by gas fumes, injected into her
stateroom on the train by an old man
in the adjoining room, who has stolen
the handbag containing the Tiger Idol.
As she RECEIVERS consciousness sHe reach
es up and pulls the hell cord which
causes the train to stop. As the train.
men run nand general excitement pre-.
avis, the man in the adjoining state
room takes advantage OF the opportuni-
" to leap from the train and take to
the woods. Removing his false beard
and goggles ne is revealed as Randolph
Gordon. Belle also leaps from the train
10 follow, but in the woods she loses
sight Of him so she hurries to the near,
est telephone to tell Jack Randall Of
her trouble and that Randolph Gordon
has stolen the Idol.
Belle, after hunting around finds
railroad shanty with phone and man
ages to reach Jack at the mine office
and he promises to come to her at once.
Meanwhile, Salonga and Shotwell who
had sent the three bandits to rob Belle
on the train see their men swept from
the train in the tunnel and hurry to
the spot where the train stopped to
capture Belle, if possible, and secure
the Idol. Belle, awaiting Jack at the
railroad slanty from which she tele-
phoned, determines that she will not
be captured again by Salonga and Shot
we'll and leaping on handear standing
on the track, she starts down the line.
The outlaws give chase ON their hor
ses, speeding along the track. Jack has
started in an automobile and in cross
ing the tracks he has a close shave as
tne train which has started on, just
misses his machine which had crashed
through the gate guarding the tracks.
Two fhis tires have been Down out
and noting the bandits after Belle, he
hastily removes the other tires and as
mis- rims just the railroad track he
follows, driving his CAP on the rails.
Before he can come upI to the bandits
they have reached Belle and pull her
from the handcar ON Al tTsstle bridge.
Searching her they find that she is
not in possession Of tho Tiger Idol and
they evolve fiendisas scheme to kin
her. They suspend fhe. hclplass girl by
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is left hanging higb ST the. river. aaa
when train passes It viii cut the rope
and hurl her to almost certain death.
Jack, in his AUTOMOBILE strives just as
the train is approaching he uses every
effort to signal it to step but it is use
less and the train cuts the rops and
drops Belle into the river.
Jack dives after her, however, and
succeeds in bringing her safely to shore.
In the meantime, Randolph Gordon, car
rying the handbag contsining the Tiger
Idol he has stolen from Belle, returns
to the Gordon acme and decides.to re-
main in tn Wst and brsv tn dangers
of the Tiger Worshippers. Shotwell
comes to the house aud ltells Hilda, the
maid, who is his confederate, that Belle
has been drowned and that Randolph
must be watched carefully as he may
lave the Idol.
After resuscitating Belle, Jack re-
turns with her to the house and they
decide to watch Randolph Gordon also
in a neffort to secure the Idol as they
have discovered the wig he wore on the
train and know that it was he who stole
! the handbag from the stateroom.
Finally their vigilance Is rewarded,
and peeking through the keyhole Of his
room, they see him hiding the Tiger
Idol in the upholstering of an arm chair.
Jack opens the door slowly and pre-
pares to spring on Gordon as the episode
ends, "The Tigers Trail" will be
SHOWN at the Victor Theatre on Friday
of each week,