The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-25
Yolanda, Charles Majors Famous Novel, Has
Been Created Into Super Motion Pic
ture BY Cosmopolitan Productions.
Directed BY VignOIa; Settings BY
Urban; Scenario By Luther
Reed.

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cOpse on the forests edge ana az.
rected every man to look To his
arms and arniOr. I asked Two.
n6tte and Yolanda 10 30 with tbs
mules, and Yolanda became very
Il 30 with the mules? Sir Kari.
you forget yourself, cried the
young lady, drawing herself up
with the dignity Of q princess
royal. TWonette ran az rapidly
a. her feet could take her to seek
refuge with the mules, but Yo-
landa, with flashing eyes, de.
clared:
II WIN remain here
d felt that an apology was due
TO this hurgher girl.
II viii gladly apologize later,
Fraulein, but now ! have only
time to beg that you viii conceal
yourself. These men probably
are robbers. 1 they see you, we
shall be compelled to fight them,
however great their numbers. If
We find their force too large for
US, we may easily ransom the
mules and their packs, but we
could make no terms for you. II
they are Black Riders they win
prefer little gold to great deal
81 six. but they WIN prefer Won
ana Fraulein Twonstte to great
deal Of gold.n
Il would not pay them one
piece Of gold" cried Yolanda, defi-
antly. Give me an arquebuse.
will help you fight"
The brave little heroine aston
ished me.
would you prefer that Max
or your good uncle and perhaps
some Of our poor mule leaders
should be killed by these pig
sticLers?" / asked, 1'or would
you compound with them In sonIs
reasonable way? Shall we fight
them2''
mo, no." she answered, wise
bravery IL better. 1 suppose
shall learn the lesson some day."
While the troop Of hofsemen were
under the crest Of the hill, Yo-
landa ran across the open place
Of concealment beside Twonette.
Hardly was she hidden when the
dust cloud rose from the brink Of
the, hill, and five men, well
though roughly armed, galloped
up to Us and drew their horses
back upon their launches.
what have we here?" de-
manded the captain, q huge Ger
man. Their grimy arrnor and
bearded faces besneared with
black marked them as Black
Riders. / was overjoyed to see
that they numbered but five.
What Is that to your
asked, putting on a bold front,
though I feared our mule leaders
would make sorry fight should
we come to blows.
"That depends on what you
have" responded our swart
friend. coolly Whatever you
have, so much 1t is for u.s."
What viii you take in gold,
my good man, and let Us go our.
way in peace with. our cargo Of
silks?" asked Castleman.
by your leave, friend" said I.
interrupting the negotiations. II
am In command when fighting is
to be done. Let me settle with
this fellow.
''Settle now, II you are so KEEN"
cried the big German, drawing his
sword and squirting his horse upon
me. / could not have withstood
the unexpected onrush, and GER
tainly would have met with hard
blows or worse had not Max come
to my rescue. hurriedly stepped
back, and the German, In follow.
ing me, rode near a large stone by
the roadside. He had doubtless
passed the stone many times in
his travels up and down the road,
but the thought probably never
had occurred to him that II would
be the cause Of his death. The
most potential facts In our lives
are usually too insignificant to at
tract attention.
When the German charged me
Max gprang upon the stone and
dealt the swart ruffian a blow
such as no man may survive.
Max's great battle-ax crushed in
the Black Riders helmet as IL It
were an eggsheIl, and the captain
Of our foes fell backward, hanging
by his stirrups.
But the other robbers were In
no wise inclined to flee even at
the sight Of their dead leader.
One Of them attacked Max from
the front; he was q powerful fel.
low, and the heir to the house Of
Hapsburg had his hands full try
7 ing to ward off his blows.
While Max was busy with the
rohber another crept UP behind
him ana mounting the big boulder
in front Of which Max stood
raised q great stone and prepared
to hurl It on the head Of his Hn.
suspecting adversary.
All this Yolanda saw with ter
ror; she could restrain herself no
longer at sight Of the man she
/ loved in danger Of death: she
rushed from her hiding place, but
not before the rock had descend
ed on the head Of Max. He fell
like q log, but before his attack
ers could deal a finishing blow,
the drivers who had dispensed
with the other freebooters rushed
to- the scene ana put the mis-
creants to flight.
Yolanda l1nelt by the side Of the
wounded man, and IL / had had
any doubt that she loved him It
was dispelled by the look in her
eyes as she wondered whether he
would ever speak again. For.
tunately, Max was only stunned;
the rock had struck a glancing
blow and 1t was not long before
he opened his eyes.
You can imagine his delight at
seeing Yolanda kneeling at his
side. Immediately we discovered
that he vas not badly hurt her
attitude changed to one Of con-
graduation for his prowess as
though she sought to hide her
real feelings in thus psaiBing him
for his yalor.
All, Sir MAX, It was beautifully
DONE" said Yolanda. ''You sprarg
upon the rock with the quickness