The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-08-21
HIDDEN DANGERS"
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.iream. Both are worried. He gives
Madeline the diamond.
The next day at the appointed hour
he Hindoo arrives at the meeting
,ooo, of the Black Circle. He has the
BAG o. Jewels and the money that has
5ce1 Iargained for by the doctor IN
MS evil moments. But the doctor IS
not present this time. The Hlndoo
spreads the jewels and the money out
on table and ne and the rest Of the
band impatiently await the coming OF
the evil Brutell. The HindoO, after
spreading out the ransom on the table
addresses PinceTs, the lieutenant of
he gang. and says; There is the
price. Where is the Sun of silva and
/ the woman who beclouded it with her
! blasrhemous touch and presence.
Hammer answers that the master has
both. Suddenly Hammer and PlncerS
overcome by their cup!dlty and the
sight of the gems and the money, de .
eide TO steal them. The band whip
out their swords and advance on the
. lore Hindoo priest. He steps back be-
hind the table, and taking a little
| bottle from his pocket, breaks off the
seal and sets il on the table amid me
treasure. lie waves his hand over it
and a great cloud Of smoke pours out
Of the little vial. The SNAKE material
ICES into a huge and malefic image of
the devil-god silva, and the members
CT the Back Circle sliak Iach, fully
cowed by this display Of black art.
In the meantime the doctor and
Madeline have departed again for thc
Stanton lodge, and have taken the
Sun of silva with them. The HindoO
priest, by the power of his magic, gets
entire control of the Black Circle,
J and he and several members of the
band 90 to DR.. Brutell's home. There
they learn of the departure of the
doctor and Madeline. Back at the
meeting room of the Black Circle, the
Hindoo decides to go himself and re-
cover the gem. He DISCUSSES himself
. as peddler and sets out.
| The members of the Black Circle
follow after him. Ihey are intent
upon the capture of Madeline. The
. disguised Hindoo reaches the noun
tain home Of the Stantons late Of the
. afternoon of the next day. He shows
Madeline an array of silks and laceS
and then gives her as present vial
! which he claims contains one of the
rarest of Oriental perfumes. The
peddler asks permission to sleep in the
Z barn that night and Madeline grants
it. DR.. Brutell drops into MadeliEe's
room to say goodnight before sh;
retres She tells him of the HindOc
peddler and shows him the vial Of
/ perfume he gave her. Both of them
smell of it and the doctcr takes his
leave.
During the night the Hindoo
I stealthily makes his way into the
Z house and by means of a powerful
volatile drug which he circulates thru
the air he overcomes Madeline, the
doctor and other inmates. The per-
- fume, which was also a subtle drug,
aids in sending the doctor and the
girl into druggcd slumber. The
HindOo then searches the house for
4 the diamond. Finding it he departs
q In the morning the sheriff ard his
posse, hearing that the Black Circle
. gang are again in the hills, come tc
the Stanton lodge. They wake up the
= occupants and for the first time DR.
Brutell realizes that they have agair
been victims of treachery. They loot
for the diamond and find that it i.
gone. The doctor joins the posse anC
they start after the Hindoo and the
gangsters.
While they are away the gangster:
make their way to the lodge ard breal
into Madeline's room. She pluckily
stands them off and then tries to es
cape by going hand over hand out thu
window on some telephone wires Sh,
drops to the ground and flees on foo
into the hills. Seeing a cave she run
into it, and while hiding there she i
! stunned with fright to find a hug
bear approaching her from out Ct tn
. recesses of the cavern.
This episode Of Hidden Dangers
Il will be shown at the Opera House Of
next Monday night.