Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 11, 1922, Page 2

* Brew, in evident relief. (Continued from last issue) T eYes¥ “Don't arrest him, Gramont.” “What?” Gramont gasped. “Don’t touch him, I said! Get in all but leave Fell alone—" “You d—d coward!” shouted Gra- mont, In a heat of fury. “So this is | the way you keep your promises, is it? And I thought you were above all in- | fiuences —real American! You're a 2—1 of a governor—oh, I don’t want to hear any more from you.” He jerked up the receiver. | There was a moment of dead silence in the ‘room. The chief mopped his Jachin Fell sat back in his chair and scrutinized | i | 1 the’ others, no matter who they are, i | @ramont with his thin-lipped smile. * @ramont sat helpless, wrung by cha- grin, rage and fmpotency. There was ‘nothing he could say, nothing he could ‘do. The man behind him had failed him. The entire power of the state. ‘which had been behind him, had failed Rim. There was no higher power to ! which ‘he. could” appeal, except the | ‘power. of the féderal government. His head jerked up sharply. “Pell, T've got evidence on you, and | Tve sot the evidence to put this lot- tery business into federal hands. Boys! come’in here!” ‘At his shout the door opened and two of his men entered. Gramont ; leoked at the chief. “You're willing to take care of all | the rest of the gang, chief?” “Sure,” assented the officer. “All ‘right. Boys, turn over the whiele crowd to the chief, and I'll trust | yeu to see that they’re properly beoked and jailed. Turn over all the evidence likewise, except that mail sack.. Have that brought up here, to | this reom, and see that the corridor | eutside Is kept guarded. Get me?” -The two salated. “Yes, sir.” “Good. Send to the federal build- | ing, find out where there's an agent ! partment, of Justice, angd get | “Have Him here inside of fifteen, minutes.” “My dear Gramont, your devotion to duty is Roman in spirit,” said Ja- «chin Fell, lightly. “I really regret that ¢ircumstances 'so conspire to defeat you! Why, can’t you be satisfied with bagging so many other victims? You can’t bag me—" “Can’t 17" said Gramont, taking a elgar and biting at it. He was cooler mOw. ' “By heavens, Fell, there's one thing in this country that you and no other man can reach with any influ- ence, political bribery or crooked con- mections—and that’s the government of the United States! You can reach | judges and senators and governors, bat you can't reach the unknown and humble men who carry the -badge of the Department of Justice!” Fell made a slight gesture, “Human nature, my dear Gramont. | It is quite true that I have not estab- | lished. this gang of criminals, as you eall them, without taking proper pre- cautions. Memphis Izzy, for instance, has influence that reaches far and! wide. So have I. So have others in the party. I give you my assurance that your Department of Justice man will not arrest me.” Gramont paled. Jachin Fell glanced at his watch. “Lucie will be here at any minute now,” he observed. “I suppose your sense of duty will force you to dis- close everything to her?” @Gramont merely nodded, tight- lipped. A knock at the door, and one of his men entered with the sack of mail they had taken as evidence. “A lady is coming here at any mo- ment.” said Gramont. “Allow her to enter.” The other salyted and departed. “A sense of duty is a terrible thing,” and Jachin Fell sighed. “What about the oil company? Are you going to let Miss Ledanois’ fortunes go to wrack and ruin?” “Better that.” said Gramont, *than to haye her profit come through crimi- aal money and means. She'd be the first te say so, herself. But I'll tell you this: I'm convinced that there is eil under that land‘of hers! | 16 she'll agreg, I'll put up what money. I have { mpoce mtlemen 9 mmat her land ; we'll be-able'to have one “well drilled at least on the chagee!” = “I:ivs’ary,” sald Fe ‘you'll be broke(" “Tan always get work,” and Gra- montidaughed harshly, Féll regarded him In silence & mo-| was quite unavoidable. ! love. Copyright by Doubleday, Page and CM son for whom I'd do anything. T stand | and have stood in the place of a par- | She is very dear to me. | cgpahle actor, ent to her. { I have a special reason for intruding on your personal affairs in this man- ner, and some right to ask you in re- | gard to your intentions.” “I don't recognize' any right what- ever on your part” sald Gramont, | stesdily. 4 Fell smiled. “Ah! Then you are in Well, youth must be.served!” “T'd like to know one thing,” struck | in Gramont. “That is, why you were | so cursed anxious to get something on | my man Hammond! And why you held the Midnight Masquer affair over me as a threat. Did you suspect my business?” Fell threw back his head and laughed in a hearty amusement that was quite unrestrained. “That,” he respopded, “is really hu- morous! -Do'“you “know, I honestly thought you a fortune-bunter from Enrope? Tllere, I confess, 1 made a grave error.” Without a knock the door opened and Lurie Ledafiois entered. “Good evening, stockholders!” she exclaimed. “Do you know ithere's a i crowd down In the street—polf¢emen and automobiles and a lot of excite- |, ment?” “Allow me,” sald Grament, taking her coat and-placing a chair for her. “Will you sit down, please? You re- member that I warned you regarding a shock that would come; and now I must explzin.” Gramontgravely handed her his com:nission frfom the gover- nor, and resumed his seat. “When 1 | say that I'have come here, not to attend a meeting of our oil company, but to arrest Mr. Fell. you will under- stand. have to tell you all this, for I know your attachment to him.” “Arrest—you, Uncle Jachin?* The girl glanced from the paper to Fell, who' nmmed_ ““ hy—this isn’t a joke K:'»_'mg o whateveny my * dBar, > sal Fell, quietly. congratulated. He has discovered that, I was the head of a.large organization of criminals. Here, if I mistake not, are your Department of Justice friends, Gramont. A knock ‘at the.door, and it opened:| to admit one’ of Gramont’s men. “Here they are, sir—the chief agent and a deputy Shall T let them in?* Gramont nodded. . Two men entered the room, and Gramont dismissed his own man with a gesture. He saw that the agents both nodded to Fell. “Do you gentlemen know this man?” he demanded, rising. “Yes,” said one of them, regarding | him Kkeenly. “Who sent for us?" “I did” Gramont gave his name, and handed them his commission. “I have been invesigrting a lottery. which has been cow-ucted in this state for a long time by an organization of very clever criminals. Jachin Fell is the man at the head of this organi- zation. .The lesser members of the gang are in custody. The police de- partment will “not arrest this man Fell; his influence and that of his gang is extensive in political fields and elsewhere.” I have called up the gov- ernor, and have been told not to-arrest him. I have disregarded these facts, and I now call upon you to hold him in custody as a federal prisoner. Now " go to it.” an The chief agent lald Gramont's commission on the table and looked at Jachin Fell. For an instant there was a dead silence. Then, when the fed- eral man spoke, Gramont was para- yzed. “I'm very sorry, Mr. Gramont, to have to refuse—" “What 1" -eried Gramont, Incredu- b:you dare stand there “One momeént, please,” said Fell, his quiet voice breaking in. “It is quite true that. I have orgauized all the criminal$ possible, Mr. Grzmont, and have put thé- underground iottery into a tystematized form. I have, by the ani WK the T hend in order. Gumberts, dnd-other ny am & sp 1 agent o of Ju's&empln_\'ed through the efforts of and Senator Flaxman. this had to be held,so secret that not even the governo lnmself was ‘aware | of it yntjl this evening. ' The conflict ] Not a men- ment.” Then: “I think Lucie loves you, | ber of that gang must become aware Gramont.” A trembling seized Gramont; a ful|’ srious fmpulse to shoot the man down as he sat. Did he have the baseness | Was suddenly dazed, to try and save himself through Lu- cie? Something of his stified anger must have shown in his eyes, for Ja- chin ‘Fell laid down his cigar and con- tinued quickly: ~ “Don’t misunderstand. I say that I thinki she cares for you; it is merely surgise on my part. Lucie is one per- of my real identity.” “¥Geamont sank into his chair, the au- tomatic dropping from his hand. He thunderstruck. Yet he had to believe. : He was dimly | aware that Lucie had _gobe to Fachin Fell, her -arms about his neck. .He stared from unseeing eyes. & _(Conunuea in Next Issue) SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PION‘ER '{ Wednesday in connection with the I-am very sorry, Lucle, to S shas did not belong to the brown wo- “Mr. Gramont s to be' MIDVALE JOCKEY BAND AT THE GRAND TUESDAY Harvey G. Thorpes’ Midvale Jock- ey Band is scheduled to appear at the Grand theater tomorrow and famous racing photodrama “Chain country- The band will play at each ormance, during which six mus- - specialiies will ‘be presented. In ition a’frde¢ band ‘éoncert and ade is pfl)mxs"d for each day. This ction has given general satis- tion tiroughout the state and is to be, sn ,entertainment . of ,a oughly en;o)able kind. § !',MRANGE IDOLS” AT REX THURSDAY AND FRIDAY “Strange Idols” is the ifteresting title of a Fox picture in ‘which that Dustin Farnum ap- pears as the star whieh comes to the ex theater next Thuzsday. story is of a love ¥ h between two temperaments metrically opposed a rich lumberman from the forests and a beautiful cabaret dancer of gayest New York; a man in whom the call of the wild finds a ready r sponse and a girl to whom the whi lights of Broadway are as the breath of life. The-subjeet is one in which the possibilities for intense dramatic ackion are obvieus-—and it is equally obvious that Dustin Farnum should handle the role with great skill and good taste. N In “Strange Idels” the Rex the- ater apparently ha; a genuine treat tor digerimin 4~ theater—-goers— e=pecml[y s mq ading womdn is Doris Pawn, favorably known throught the country, “TROPICAL LOVE” AT THE ELKO THEATER TODAY If you have ever stood in front of ‘a-steamship office window, with 'Sflgnzg gaze glued on pamphlets of “Winter Cruises,” youwll not miss opical Love” the Playgoers fea- e in which Ruth Clifford is star- red at the Eiko theater today. ‘It is indeed rare that there can be:found such g wide variety of entertaining elements in a picture s:Rglph Ince has, with all the di- rectorial skill that is his put into “Trop al Love” an adaptation of ah ‘orginal story by Guy McConnell: Ruth Clifford’s personality en- chances the role of Rosario, the white nned girl whose instinet told her mén who called her daughter. A likable hero is Beginald Denny, whose agting is fresh and-natural. Other parts are capably handled by Huntley Goxdon, Fred Turner, Ernest Hil- i P “ONE CLEAR CALL” ‘AT THE REX THEATER TCNIGHT ) E iffith to remake “The Birth of a Nation” to what ex- ‘tent would he chnhge the spectacular clansmen scenes in view ef ‘recent progress in photography and technical ‘details of picture midking? Offhand this is a question . that only the producer himself could an- swer; but motion pieture fans will have the opportunity. of forming their own opinions ~ this evening when John M. Stahls latest First National attraction, “One Clear Call” is seen again on the screen at Rex theater- In his latest screen of- fering Mr. Stahl has a stirring scene in which a hundred white capped riders of the Klan gallop over the streets of a small southern town— a worthy climax to a thrilling stery. Screen -favorites ' predominate in the cast: Henry B. Walthall returns to big productions as the leading man Milton Sills and Claire Wind- sor are the ofher' two principals. The picture was produced with all the care and skill of the director. who has already given the svreen followers such popular success “The * Child Thoti ‘Gavest Me” “The Song of Life” “Qhe Clear Call” comes to the screen with hundreds of thousands f ready-made friends. Written by Frances Nimmo Greene, the story zreated much discussion when it was first issued in book form. The film version is heralded as one of the wreatest productions of recent years. and “THE BROKEN GATE” AT ELKO THEATER TUESDAY The Ejko theater announces as the featured attraction for Tuesday and Wednesday, “The Broken Gate” starring Bessie Barriscale. A J. L. Frothingham Productions released through W. W. Hodkinson, and is It's toasted. This one extra proccss gives a delightful qual"" that can not be duplicated . ~THE BEMIDJI DA".Y E]ONEER %\:d to mepresent the best ‘work of 1'he: Lightning,” a tale of the Bluegrass| | Alone” featuring Dorothy Dalton is the | § L aaad e L O 14T T eminently sncccss.ul career.' The story is adapted by Jack' Cunningham from the novel of the same name by Emerson Hough and presents an age old problem ina] strong and interest holdmg manner. Miss Barriscale is seen in a role’di- ferentiating widley from others she has formerly essayed. As “Anrora Lane, the best known woman Spring Valley, and the weman wi h cale rises to height: will establish her s actresses of the silvg An excellent (;as# rvurt of Miss Bgiri “WOMAN WHO'WALK"'D I‘J_ONE" From the merrymaking and inj, trizue of titled idlers in London to| the thrills and red blooded action of life of the African veldt, is the scope | of George Melford’s latest produc- tion, “The Woman Who = = Walked to be screened at the Grand theater last time tonight. So much ‘for eontrast. 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