The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-31

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fuses. .4.rsa VI
A few days later Ii Hsun comes
again with a more generous offer for
Cherry Blossom. Again Betty re-
fuses, but Ii Hsun smiles craftily and
gives her q letter telling her how to
return Cherry Blossom to him so that
the child will think she Is going back
to Susan.
Betty changes her mind about tax
ing Ii Hsun's gold in exchange for
Cherry Blossom when Geoffry be-
gins to put pressure on her. Upon
her refusal to have anything more to
do with him he withdraws his en-
dorsement Of the j. @. US she gave
Mrs. Stone, and. the lstter says she
will be compelled - lay the whole |
matter before Betty's husband. 49,
After q severe mental struggle
Betty decides to sell Cherry Blossom.
Betty carries out the directions given
her by Ii Hsun, and Cherry Blossom
is taken to the Mandarin. Betty re-
ceives a large sum Of money in ex-
change for the girl. e..
4 Mrs. Stone comes to Betty de-
manding the payment Of the ]. o. US
she holds. Betty pays her with gold,
i, which Mrs. Stone Is startled to re-
ceive. .-s
Then comes the reaction and re-
morse sets in. She becomes frantic,
and sets out In search Of Cherry Bis
som, hoping to, undo the wrong she
has done. '''f|' -. go
Susan Is informed that the Man.
DARN has Cherry Blossom
! In the Mandafins room Ii Hsun
sits on i sort Of throne with All Foo
standing near .hfmg He: orders Cherry
> Blossom brought in, and two slave
: girls enter with Cherry Blossom walk
ing between them The girl declares
that she would sooner die than marry
Ii Hsun. The Mandarin has caught
WI Sing, who Is in love with Cherry
. Blossom, and the Chinese youth Is
brought in. The two young people
embrace, but are fudely hauled apart.
o Betty comes in. She fmplores the
: Mandarin to let Cherry Blossom 60,
but he will not do so. The Chinese
!, girl struggles desperately to free her.
o self and resolutely refuses to marry
- Ii Hsun. Finally, Ii Hsun, thor.
% ouehly angered. orders the death OF
): both Cherry Blossom and WI Sing
4 They are killedtbifore Betty's eyes
% and the Mandarin, turning to her
q says: 'eYou .hs1epaid and will con
q tinue to pay al ksldss s,,.'. =:
% Susan has ,ppt the police on th'
Job, and they break into the room
~ Ii Hsun is mortallS wounded. Susal
ut and Carbon enter the room. Carbon
at after a hurried interchange Of sen
d. fences with Betty. says: at = wa
ne splendid Of you TO go inu search o
ne Cherry Blossomg.5s. -,.t.!si'-s
IL The dying Mandarin.cynica'Iy look
- up at this andsays; Your wife love
OF goldA-she sold Cherry Bloss"mw
ne a. Carbon grasps himGsiifs by n
ne shoulders and forces her. to look hir
m, square.y in the eyes. What he see
o. there causes him to throw her ava
I'M from him.
lie All the. foregoing, beginning wi.
~ he. time that Betty decides to Sc
m Cherry Blossom. proves to 10 visio
'es that Betty has Of what would prol
lat ably occur il She should sell the cir
Oh She COMES to heyself TO find tn,
nd she is holding the Mandarin's note
>, directing her how to send Cher,
his Blossom to him. She tears the no,
les into bits = ~
Of Blair enters, and. Petty abjectly co,
On, fesses to him Of her whole affair vii
has Godfrey and Of the way she had COZ
at sidered selling Cherry Blossom.
I'm glad you aid: tell me, Betty
tty says Blair, 'syen II standish did BIZ
aid all about your affair with Godfrey
nj me, at the club last night. And LITE
dear, the Risely deal went over big
, a now how abont q Chinese weddil
ld- here to cefebratet"
her Cherry Blossom comes in and. /,
it smiles. takes hand ~ each Of the
tty and places them on her forehead,
he token that she Is their slave hene
pay forth. And. ashyiv. while Cher
pts Blossom is busy with h"r rite, Bet
and Blair, kiss each other. =
end This picture win be shown at I
hat Lyric Theatre * msllulah on ne
ge- Friday night, Feb 9th.
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