East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-13
"The Red Mems Menace"
Second chapter of White Eagle" adapted by Herbert
Croker from the Pathe photoplay serial of the
same name, starring Ruth Roland.
Original story by Val Cleveland
Copyright BY Pafhs Exchange. Inc.

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While Ruth was being carried away
by the White Rider, pandemonInin
was in fall sway at the W,gwam, rhh
Stanton and his cowpunchers were 50
busily engaged in lighting on the IN
dams that they dds not notice the
white horseman. In TACT. II was not
antil lin LOOMS and julia Wells rode,
so that the hostilities showed any
SIGNS Of cessation. Looms and Gray
Woli were on friendly terms, how
ever. and although the chieftain was
highly indignant over the Invasion OF
, MS ssnctum he called a truce.
.Why did you permit this attack" !
he asked Looms.
1T happened without my Snowi-s |
edge" came the answer. Il teel JUST
as indignant over it as you DO. Ihess
cowpunchers are ny men, but ! don't
know what brought them here"
He was interrupted by the approach
Of four redskins leading Phil. The
Young man was securely tied but none
the worse for the fray. A smile spread
over his face as he recognized MS
friend. =,
"Can off these nuts, will your" he
said to his partner. I've spanSeo
several of them and now | suppose
they want to scalp me-"
"What do you mean by pulling on
a scrap like this. Phil?" the older man
! asked. This attack t'as outrageous.
Stanton was about to answer when
Moonlight ran up to them crying, the
Princess-White Eagle-has disapy
peared!"
Loomis and Julia took Crouching
Mole aside and it was decided that
d .oomis would 20 with the latter and
his men to look for Ruth. Randolph.
while Julia would take another direc-
ton alone. She mounted her horse
and galloped off. LOOMS and Phil
], quickly called the men together, and
all mounting, rode away. Before
leaving, however, Loomis whispered
some words to Gray Wolf which Phil
could not hear. He wondered at the
friendliness between his partner and
the Indian.
tulia Wells had ridden for about
half an hour when she caught a
glimpse of white a short distance
ahead of her. Urging her horse to
greater speed she shortened the dis
tance. and saw that it was the White
Rider, bearing Ruth in his arms, The
mysterious horseman had reached a
canyon completely boxed in except for
the entrance. He stopped Tor a
moment before a huge tree which
blocked an exit to the canyon, and the
next moment door, cut in the tree,
swung open, admitting the rider and
the girl. The tree closed. again Just
as Julia rode up. She was mystified
and could not fathom out how tht
horseman disappeared.
Meanwhile. the White Rider carried
Ruth through tunnel and into his
caye-like dwelling. 1t was a chamber
furnished in extremely good taste with
elegant simplicity. He laid the CIR
upon a couch and proceeded to bathe
her forehead. In moment she re-
covered and looked at the surround
,ings with startled eyes.
"Haye, no fear" the man said, "you
are safe here. but danger awaits you
outside. Remain until return. Lam
your friend" He left the room
through the passageway, mounted his
lterse. and rode into the canyon the
same gay in which he had entered
Ruth rose 10 her feet and quickly ex.
amined the room. The door was
locked and there was no way tor her
She walked hopelessly toward the
single table in the room and picked
no a book which lay on it. Its tit!s
was "Gold." The girl turned over
few pages and an unusual passage
struck her eye. "Thus if eyer an un.
limited supply of gold were discov.
ered.p she said, "its possessor would
absolutely control the finances OF the
world until gold became so cheap II
would be practically valueless." 10
"That's pretty thought" sht
smiled to herself, closing the book ant
again examining the room for pos.
sible means of escape. She discovered
a narrow window UP near the top o.
the chamber Taking a coil OF rope
she fastened one end to the table
climbed to a cliais On top of the table
and threw the other rope-end through
the window. Then she let ,hersel
out Of the window and started dowr
the rope, hand over hand.
At that moment, an Indian attend
ant entered the room with some food
and. seeing the table arrangement
Quickly surmised that the girl wa
making her escape. He ran TO tn
window, climbed up and out witt
surprising agility, and started dow
after her. The weight OF two .peopl
was too much for the rope, and whel
Ruth was about twenty feet from tn
ground it broke. tumhling both 3
them to the earth. The Indian re
covered himself first and started 10