Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1929, Page 38

'“"”"’“’_ THE VICARION (Copyright, 1928, by Public Ledger) n the vear 1935 Radley Brainard has in- the Vicarion, a device with which 1¢ is bogsible to re-create scen T.” The invention is a sen all the theaters ‘motion _pictures. which 2t that time controls ements on the movie faces ruin. erdinand Mortimer and Jerry ads of the company. cail on him, | refuses to make terms rd's records of the past are con- tained in ~bombs” which hold liquid air. 3 hile he is projecting one of the which was unmarked. he sces a 1, gossamer- girl with whom he although he is engaged to the first demon- with Phyllis_and stag: . 'He is Brainard kes him his aid. | in the operator who made but_gains no infor- Van Winkle making of the three remain- the woodland scene whom he is Infatu- dies of fright while of his dead brother, s by means of the profe Rer's secrel of the “bomb’ he “eunrice nymph' passe of ‘Mortimer and Batlard. cd from vesterday's Star.) STALLMENT XXV. HE next morning this letter was in Brainard's mail, signed by the firm. Putting aside impulses to snatch at it as a flag of truce preceding surrender, he studied in the light of the things he knew. from his study cmerged | usions. Mortimer and Bal- | did not know what it was that Honer had had that Brainard wanted; they could not find out with- out a condenser, even if they dared 10 look at their own memorandum; and they dared not look for fear of losing their advantage! And then, as if a match had been again set to fear, a whole train of desolating ideas was fired in Brainard's weary mind. If Honer had not told them’ the story of the Dawn Maiden, what had he re- corded in that sealed envelope which was supposed to contain her index? Supposed to? Could it be possible that the man had dupsd the czars of Com- plete Ilusions and given them a false record—or no record at all? How did d know that they possessed such a record? Could Mortimer and Bal- lard have been quick witted enough on the night of Honer's death to invent the whole idea, knowing only that Ho- mer meant to blackmail his former em- Brainard's anxi- ow ployer Foreseeing ety, had they grasped these means of plaving with it?' There were more ways than one or two of running a chicken do But better that the fateful in- ds ere in his enemies’ hands than that it should be lost! And then a slow chill crept over him. What evidence had he, after all, that Honer had ever had that index? Appalled at the realization that he had only inference, he went back and combed Honer's life again during the time he had spent in that mountain cebin. He found Mortimer and Ballard in communication with the man, visit- ing him, but he could make no record which showed a transfer of the alleged memorandum or any conversation in refe; e to it. But there were occa- sions when Ballard and Honer had walked the dark mountainside woods ether, disAppearing and reappearing, opportunities were abundant for exchanges Brainard could not catch and nothing was proved. He came to slow conclusion that there was but one way to deal with Mortimer and Ballard. He would feign ignorance of any property Jeffry Honer could have had that might interest him; then he would outwear their patience with his. If they.possessed it, eventu- ally they would look at Honer’s memo- randum to learn what they had, and By Gardner Hunting. Patience! A dreary outlook; Pa- tience—and. suspense! But relieved of the fear of an im- mediate throttling grip, he wrote Jerry Ballard briefly, expressing in his cunningest phrase complete lack of interest in Honer, his affairs and any bequests he might have made. Ex- hausted then to the point of indiffer- ence to every other desire, he feil upon his bed and slept through 20 hours. He woke to find Rex Welling, the youthful head of his condensing room, waiting to see him. He had almost for- gotten Welling. Now, when after hasty ablutions he called the young fellow into his living room, he was startled to see, instead of the ruddy, eager, vigor- ous young man he had bzcome accus- tomed o depend upon as one of his aides, a white-faced, trembling creature, who found difficulty in walking across a room unassisted, and who looked at him with a scared appeal in his eyes that told at once half his story. “They tried to get me, Mr. Brainard,” he said, “I came to tell you.” 1t required but a few brief questions and answers to elicit all that Welling himself knew about his own case. He had received a mysterious telephone message one evening, difficult at firet to understand, then clearly suggesting that there was opportunity for him to make a large sum of money if he were willing to part with information he could gather in Brainard's employ. By his own account he had refused indig- nantly—and what had followed bore him out. His unknown telephone corre- spondent had told him he was likely ‘o regret such a decision—and the next night he had been taken ill in his boarding house, where his doctor pres- ently examing him said he had been poisoned. What the poison was, and how it had been administered to him, neither he nor his physician nor his terrified landlady could guess. But he was left in no doubt as to a connection between his illness and the threat that had preceded it; for a letter, unstamped. was left during the following night under the front door of the house where he lived, addressed to him and contain- ing two brief sentences: Let's reconsider, what? How do you like it? Of course, he took this as a prelimi- fst People afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them. 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They will try again to get ou. 7 “‘Oh the other hand, if you are faith~ ful to me I'll see that you have any reasonable thing you want—and that you are protected. There are two ways to answer them. Next time they, ask you, go and prove to them that’ you can be of no use to them without a condenser; and that you know no more about building a condenser than they do; or stay here and live with me for a while, and spend your spare time running down your telephone corre- spondent or the source of your letter.” “Oh, let me do that"” cried the young man. “I doubt if you will find either,” Brainard said. My enemies are get- ting wise. But the first thing you may do is to record your experience just as you've told it to me. Tl put it with some other records I've been making and we'll give it out to the theaters as a sort of prophylactic continued story of what is happening to us.” Welling stared at him. Then his pallid lips began to laugh and life came back to him. “I sce!” he said. you!" “It's zain? to pay to be loyal to me. And one of your jobs is to make as many other people in this place see it as_you know how.” He had neglected to examine carefully the parts of the condensing machine he had had brought in from Honer's mountain cabin. He told Welling to at- tend to that. Welling later reported “They can't fight then discovered that it would not work. Brainard smiled; he had been sure this would be the result. There was a part of a_vibrator which he himself always suppiiod to every machine set up, and | once: and soreness. /Acts ZWays } atOnce, “AN S.0.S. from the ‘Florida’! We change our course. We on the ‘“America’ strain to arrive in time to rescue the men on their sinking ship, 350 miles away. Through the icy, freezing storm and high seas we plunge on—all speed ahead! Then the night-time rescue, the search lights, the whirling waves, the ma- noeuvering to get near the ‘Florida’. Finally, the ‘Florida’s’ crew coming off one at a time, pulling themselves through the on the line our men had thrown them. “These 32 men, dazed, many half clothed, needed reviving after their long exposure. Hot coffee, food and Lucky Strikes—these gave new life to many of them and we on board the ‘America’, crew and passengers alike, found after the strain and struggle that there was nothing quite so comforting and relaxing as the inviting, toasted flavor of Lucky Strikes. “Playing this game with ‘Davy’ is ever fascinating, ever thrilling, And we who follow the sea must be ever ready for adventure. Ours is an active life, demanding nerve control and physical fit- ness. In my health program I have found that Luckies are most important not only because they provide a respite for frazzled nerves and an exhausted body but because whenever I crave anything which is over-fattening, I say to myself, ‘Reach fora Lucky instead of a sweet’. In the toasted flavor of Luckies, I get complete satisfaction. And I find that toasting, by removing the irritants, protects my throat.” Commander of “S. S. America®™ © 1929, The American Tobacco Co., Manufacturers “REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD OF A SWEET.” that the machine was complete—and | s (1) It acts through the skin like a poultice and “draws out” tightness (2) Its healing vapors, released by thebody-warmth, areinhaled direct to the inflamed air-passages. Most colds usually yield overnight. water which he put into none of the spare | machines. Only those in active use on the floor were equipped with the essen- tial bit of the magic, mysterious sub- stance that made them worth the metal in them. If WeDing, who was as fa- miliar with the machine as any one except himself, had not missed this essential in setting up, doubtless Honer had never known of its existence. The possibility of less well informed enemies imitating his devices seemed remote. He sent for the owners of the half dozen largest theaters in the city’s little Rialto and showed them the records he proposed to release to them that night. Among these were the scene, in his own office, in which Mortimer and Ballard had tried to buy into his interests; one which these two had conversed in sup- posed privacy; two scenes from the mountain cabin; and one scene in which Jerry Ballard had dictated a lot- ter. Added to this was a little series of Rex Welling’s experiences. There was enough to make an evening's program. The theater men were scared. “We can't run thet stuff, Mr. Brainard," one of them protested. “Mortimer and Ballard! Why, it's libel—and they'd ruin us!" “It's not libel,” smiled Brainard. “I'm Just taking the public into my confi- dence, They'll protect you—and me, too.” “It means trouble,” said another ex- hibitor; and then exclaimed, “Why, it's ruln—for them, or for you!" “Maybe you can take care of your. self, Mr. Brainard,” the first man co tinued, “but leave us out of the fight. “All 'right,” Brainard returned quietly; “I'll find plenty of theatcrs that will run this stuff. If not, I'll open a couple “But—they'll hut us up—get injunctions! Why, you're practically charging them with—with——" “Censpiracy?” queried Brainard help- “No, I'm charging them with I'm just showing the world No wonder COLDS yield so quickly 2 ways at once Just rubbed on throat and chest, Vicks relieves colds two ways at what has nd, as we see it—some of it as v not intended to see it. Curious th:.ru: The Vicarion gets! M- < for Mortimer & Ballard approach you, send them to me. If anybody tries to enjoin you, notify me. T'll take any of 'em in and give ‘em a private view of several things I haven't shown you. Any of ’em—attorneys, judges, politicians, mayors, governors! I haven't expended any ammunition on you yet—nor on the public. Nor on Mortimer & Ballard. 1f Sam Elshofer, Mortimer's personal attorney, wants to start suit against me after seeing and hearing what I am offering you tor ex- hibition to the public, we’ll simply take the exhibition. into court—along with several other exhibits we shall readily collect—and stand on our facts.” ‘They stared at him. “But this isn't our quarrel!”- one of them protested faintly, at last. “You'll have hard work to stay out of it if you're going to run theaters,” said Brainard. “But what are you afraid of? Show me the man you're afraid of! I'll bring him up here and sit down with him to icok over a few pages out of the life he has lived, pub- lic and private, day and night, indoors and out, for a day past, or a month, or a year! interest him.” I “But—but, do you think you can | scare people out of fighting you by— || by showing them up?” “Why put it that way? merely say we are insisting on the Scriptural qualifications for any man who wants to throw stones.” “You'll mever control the world by such a—such a—-" “Well, gentlemen, shall I invite you —any of you—to sit in with me and look back at what you were doing, say last Saturday night at 11:45—or yes- terday afternoon at 3:30—or at 3:30 I may not please him, but I'll | Suppose we | | this morning?” They were silent. He glanced| around the group; one after another & they dodged his eyes. At last one of them ventured: ying to blackmail us?” ot at all. I'm just trying to show you which bandwagon to climb on to.” “Somebody will kill you!” “Will they be any better off to have my wer distributed amoi their neighbors, their business rivals, and their personal enemies? Don't you sup- pose I've been all around this little circle of discussion before?” ‘They werz still. Presently one of them swore huskily, and got up. Brainard rose slowly. “I'll send you the bombs containing | these records in time for your after- noon shows,” he said simply. 1 And not one of them had an answer | to make. They went. He ordered tickets for the day's matinee at The Empress, put them fnto || for co an envelope with his card, and sent || deri them by special messenger to Morti- || ad mer & Ballard. At 1 o'clock Jes Ballard w his office. 5 - (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) ‘The Far East is becoming greatly in- terested in aviation. mious trouble. 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