Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-02-01

AWAY .,mc, ont best i'm every cngoan-
ter. go petty profits ct ordinary
.bi,,.ir. are ,rorucd by Lightning,
WHO .'.avs plays for big game. y
Luudr. thousand dollar painting,
..u So are and large that If IS pract-
! ally 'c'',~S, or 4 paper that may
| hang, he dtsunv or uallon, VIII
/ .,n thu girl. hut common burglary or
even X rohhing arc far below her
| .rtrHi .acc. She in q thief deluxe,
cmirt.. Ran'lcS who steals for sheer
| ioye Of she game. In the first cpISod"
If ..ltt, Lightning haihr' 81" il re-
! y,alcd LAYING the Iamc a4c loves. Shc
| T., IN III. rufla room Of the Museum Of
| ,rt /. trw York Clty. Il - trn-thlrtN
| If niclt and Lightning has in>t spread
,dhcsi tape over glass raS" contain
ipg III. thing that has lUrcI her. II
i a so-at KaraSti .aSc, tHrqu"i-ehued,
NOT h. cd rs when it was moulded by
/ tLs .rr,;ug hand Of th len Ii 'aHg cen
turin~ = .ror,. t'g, rs sin and a. price
| ;.<s rs viriuc II sty";racS forth unseen
thands - the girl. The knows that ~"
/ ,nl;fou. n are waiting below The win
low !. which she l1s entered the mu-
/ ',nc, o., capturc her when she leaves;
hut. s. tlv.cutS the glass TOP ~
the CT %, removes .do detached section
| liked 2, the adhesive tApr a"L r"achlng
| n. I - out the hidcUuS little vase
4 worth "a kings ransom. Footing the
| ,nlicr Who were waiting below, by a
| rick. srr slid down the raiupipG to the
rrou1 and jumped TO the running
board i passing taxi III which reciln-
led TT laS Norton, a Young millionaire.
The ..nl. coon followed in another
Taxi an { when tLs rlys" became too hot
| ;lc f. st the precious vhev jn's Tom
Hands. and jumping from the cab, made
| ler O. nc Via an elevated train. An
| 9our Ialcr She visited Tom at his apart
| nent I'D found him terribly agitated
| crt'.s theft Of an ebony block, q
| oxen TT him by us IAthcr IT the time
| f h;s death. lie suspects W. Fn'ae
| erafr, Chinese criminal, AMI, Light
inc, Who is WI Fang's most hated
nemv. agrees 20 help him find the. block
| he rrxt day she takes him to WI
ang : len, which is butt a. the con
ergaqee of two sewers beneath New
| York Sad through an aperture they see
i'm a his desk With the ebony block
! n his hands. They then return to-tA'
,treet aud Tom tells Lightnif y.
,oryd1t been employed BY w tax =
he rubber forests Of Brazil. lie mad
allen IN love with a beautiful Chimes,
;irl.RR lom Wn Fang was holding pris
aer, AID had finally taken the girl and
eed IL America. The ebony block wa;
WI Frng's most cerished possession
| nd Il ~ had taken il in order n nave
hola On Wu Fang Years later Tom ::
atber had been 44ostallv wounded by
N em.5sary of WI Fang, Who bAa gev
p cef ed in his attempts TO secure tht
| l0cb and before his death had givet
t. : tn visa the injunction to guard
as J. wotdd as own fdGor as it wa:
he most dangerous thing IN ste s@Gyla
; .ight"ing then told Tom 10 return tC
| is APARTMENT and SHE started out tt
| ave ,r first interview with Wa Fang
| he found him in his den and cam,
lowp - business at once. She demand
ID the bieek st4t VIZ simply clappeo
his hf1ds and half dozt4 Niii9inous
'oOkinW Chinks entered the room. Light
ming Immediately clapped her hands and
| six Of her men followed the Chinks in
the room and covered them with re
toiveii. Wu, apparently beaten, told
lighting to open chest and get the
4 lock but as her hand touched the
i est as turned suddenly and asked
/ here he Keep 81, snakes. His crest
allen look revealed that sue bad guess
/ ID rig tly and to have opened tit et2es!
I ,ouId have meant sudden and horrible
'eath 4Mea he pointed to another cliest
| but Lightning sieGd in front Of II
he s" ldeuly graSped o Sheif overhead
nd hung on as the hidden trap 5QoI
ropp, leaving her suspended by hel
ands She quickly swung her 1.-THE
,ody Il the floor and said 10 WI, Now
lat ,ou have used up your old trick:
i've ne the block emphasizing hel
words with a revolver pointed at the
'hina IAN. He drew il from the capa
iouS folds of his sleeve and handed il
% hcT. A now episode Of 1.-The Light
ing Faider' will be shown on FRIDAY
i { nh week at the Victor Theatre
egin mig Friday, February 9TH.
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