The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30
THE GREAT GAMBLE
Fourth Episode
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the cliff with her, Ralph jumps from
his horse into the water, swims to- |
wards Aline and rescues her. Plac-
ing Aline on his horse with him,
Ralph rides up hill to the top of
the cliff. Here he is attacked by the
desperate, Morgan, who tries to stab
him. Just as Morgan is about to
stab Ralph, the latter hits him in the
jaw, knocks him backwards over the
cliff into the river. Cooley and Blake
have seen this fight, and it has also
been witnessed by two miners, who
do not realize that Morgan is party
to the plot against Ralph and Aline.
Ralph takes AIine to small hotel
Meanwhile the miners, melted by
Blake, have informed a number of
other miners of the killing of Morgan
and they accuse Ralph of the murder
The miners capture Ralph and lead
him off to lynch him. Aline phones
the sheriff, who comes dashing to the
scene. On the way, they meet Nor
gan, who has come out of the river
safely. Aline points to him and says,
There is one of the men that tried
to abduct mel" While the sheriff is
speaking to Morgan, Aline dasfes on
to save Ralph. The miners have
thrown a rope about Ralph's neck,
and have pulled the rope, lifting him
from the ground. Aline dashe, up,
riding into the men, who then release
the rope. Then she tells them, "He
is innocent-Morgan is alive" Blake
instigates the men to proceed with
the hanging, and they are again
about to pull the rope, when the sher-
if approaches with Morgan. Ralph is
rescued but is then accused BY Blake
of being wanted in New York for the
murder of Harding. Ralph makes a
counter charge against Blake, that
! he had attempted to abduct Aline.
| The sheriff arrests both men, Realiz-
! ing the danger of his arrest at that
time, Ralph takes big chance and
gets away, but is chased by the posse.
Blake is in prison. Following his
Instructions to get Aline and her
father away at any cost, Shorty gets
note to Aline, telling her that her
fathers life is in danger-to get him
away that night. However, Mr..
Morton, his busienss through, has
already planned to leave, and re-as-
sured by a telephone message from
Ralph that he is safe, Aline goes with
her father.
The next morning, Nell appears
ut the sherif's office, and represent
ing herself to be Aline Morton, she
states that she cannot swear that
Blake is one of the men concerned in
the attempt to abduct her. Blake is
discharged.
Then Ralph gets into Blake'S Yves
tern cottage near the mine, confrotns
Nell and demands that she go with
him. Cooley enters, gets Ralph's pis-
tol. and holds him up. Ralph escapes
makes thrilling jump from the win
low to Cooley's horse. Later in the
, day he is captured by the shiriff's
{ posse. Ralph is now held in prison
and the sheriff wires Police head
quarters in New York which ii
, structs him to hold Ralph fo- the
murder of Harding.
Cooley, Blake and Nell are await
| ing in another town the receipt of q
/ telegram from Shorty, who has fol.
: lowed Aline and her father to Palm,
Beach. The detective arrives from
, New York, recognizes Ralph, anc
handouts him, ana gets him on &
r train bound for New York. Mean
! while, Aline and her father have ar
, rived at Palm Beach followed by
Shorty, who wires Blake and Cooley