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ODIO: SOCIAL PIR 1BDDHHDHDOHHHDGTDHOPIOOOHOGODOGHHH DOS NGG The Newest Kalem Picture Now EGeing Presented at the Leading Motion Pic- ture Theatres in Greater New York Plot by George Bronson Howard Novelization by Hugh C. Weir PMIMODOODAOAOOOMOOMNDOGE OID GIONS) TO “I've become a fatalist. since we joined forces,” said Mona. . . . . “You and I believe that we're justified after the way the world treated us and our friends when we tried to earn an honest living. We've planned our campaign and these un« , scrupulous men shall pay the cost of it.’? THE CORSICAN SISTERS Two American girls, Mona Hartley and Mary Burnett, set about punishing the “Wolves of Society” through their check books. This is the story of their second adventure. (Copyright by Kalem Company.) ONA HARTLEY and her chum, Mary Burnett, were walking In Cen- tral Park. They hadn't gone there to admire the beauties of nature, but because they wanted to talk. And they Mked to be in the air; 1 they felt that they could think more clearly. “Something's simply GOT to turn up soon,” said Mona. “We haven't had any luck at alf lately, Mary, And our money ts getting too low * for comfort, it seems to me!" “I know it," said Mary, “You're not a bit more worried than I Gear! Ono thing after another that looked promising has gone wrong “ft think I know why too,” said Mona, “I've become a fatalist since we “I am more and more frightened all Harrasford, however, stuck @o bis the time!” she confessed. “Oh, 1am own opinion that this’ affair wee as afraid, for both of us—for you as well exciting a one as he ever cared to as for mel” become entangled with. He wag mot “Is there any chance that she would even sure, while he prepared for ebeir make a #erious attempt against us?’ journey, whether he would be he asked. “You know-—this sort of pointed or relteved if Mary fi ‘0 thing may be all very woll in Corsica, keep her appointment—if she did but It seems pretty far fetched here.” appear at his rooms at :0 o'clock. “We should have help,” said Mary, liked her, but he was afraid she was “She'll do anything! Oh, T am afraid. ot, to be too exacting. We should consult the future!’ Still, he was rather reteved my foined forces, Mary, And we've tried to plan too carefully. Before, when wo “Raster #aid than done, you know,” the door bell did ring, almost on the trusted to luck, everything went splendidly.” a said he 1” ha Gels Gide ened, HA eheens v7 10. He knew that he woulda i ‘You may be right,” said Mary thoughtfully, “Ifa certainly true that ‘i ‘Oh, no! k bo e, fe le catte t ate pd ad had thie a4- " ‘we did trust to luck! We just took what fortune brought us!" “Don't you know a ousy' OP | short of completics. f There ts Chelro, the High Priest of He went to the door. the Nile! He will show us what we “Ab--here you are, then!” he 1d know! And then lona, instead ba you believe in that ort of atepped into the hail! bedagcos thing?” asked Harrasford, rather | “Ah—you are here!” ghe “We're bound to do things that way too,” said Mona, “You and I be- eve that we're justified, after the way the world treated us and our friends ‘when we tried to earn an honest Hving—we've planned our campaign and these unscrupulous men shall pay the coat of it. “But what I was going to say wae that most people wouldn't admit that scornfully. “Oh, well—it you really md be 3 arma about him. “You are §t was ever right to—well, to mislead people, as we certainly have done want to"-— Piee ae ee ; lamer = . . . sometimes! And if we're going to do that sort of thing we can’t expect to make our plans ahead, the way a couple of girls might do under ordinary circumstances who were going into some perfectly respectable and perfectly stupid business would.” “There's one thing sure,” sald Mary, [aoe ou of “We can’t be any worse off! So tf jieve there uot mand I really be~ ‘we just sit still and wait for some- So do I,” said Mary. “We'll look ‘thing to turn up we can't lose.” nim up, at le He's worth that ” y y ™ jq much trouble.” ‘And as you say that!"— sald “Mie dvons!® patd Mary, later, when only an e table tapping, the move- | Harrasford was greatly myst! Hoi righ nd the other mystt- But he felt that he had to mane ee fying and appalling accompaniments best of thin) for he was, by this of @ seance, remarkably well done as be) Hien} afraid re ere, did not impress Harras- eo, too, that she wae greathy ork sory much. He was thoroughly Sena she was indeed, almost > cal and he took no stock tn 2¥s + oxerlations of the occult. With Mary, . Even while he tried to soothe Mona however, it was different. Asa at Re coor bell did ring for the second f the message written on 1M the sight orat Cholro at last showed | “Th other one!” he thought, with ments of as Mona. “Iwok—a bench just big she found a copy of ‘Who's Who’ in the slate @ maa) enough for the pair of us—and shel~ thelr apartinent: | “James Schooloraft bagi en poreamed. 5 The warning On" cried Mona, in terror. ‘Tt te tered from the road by that clump ct //4rrasford! f ‘s a town named HARRASFORD THOR Vv EPTICA CK IN Vv " he—the man who has been fol Is for Nikand hee “Wonk tte SFORD WAS THOROUGHLY SCEPTICAL AND HE TOOK NO 8TO SUCH REVELATIONS t feared he read, “of G20! _W0 nor let him invenre mate Mt fooks ike an invitation,” said etual millions!’ HN beiongs to aii ¢ OF, THE OCCULT. WITH MARY, HOWEVER, IT WAS DIFFERENT. “LOOK!” SHE CRIED, “THE “You are in dange! Mary. “Let's sit down as you were ir game!" going to suggest.” Mona, “Our luck But they were not alone long. A through the , “What do you mean?’ cried Harras- ourto , losing ‘one you 10 pri chery of one of your kin. Maki rd. bim swear to be faithful!” ‘Nothing—only do not open. 20 thing 4, A taxtoa out @ littie more about HAY" sho cried. "So you would @en-—If you love me nee | us thing happened. taxtoab Pg EM ane in ous changes in either of the girls, but the Just finished with studies at Vassar!" and went to the door. As she passed “Did @he misjudeo you the abandon me and go back to her! Ob, ringing was continuous Saree cer catenin a plan for collecting anveoate eftecta of hia work But when they parted he had her he whispered to her tastord, with w smile. "~ why did Lever trust ® OS A nad jwhoever, was owmlens | out, calling to the driver to rr t sc ty Both looked swarthie ' d D slo ll. Ce lephone me at the Empire ib " now, : h, Pi A ge Ay M4 > gras o Go on, while “he himseit plunged Waar they found out waa Dorn eee address, and her permission to cal phone me a pire Chul 4, you know, that she wa | | toN ye panty. “I'm not going to “I must—hide yourself in my bed- What they found out was both en. fMished, and he had effected a mys- Hore, Mona and Mary alike were to-morrow at noon.” Ls cross the lawn, going through the couraging and the reverse. He waa t¢Tlous chango even in their eyes, certain, was the crisis of the adven- ‘Then Harrasford, after Mary had “You are making a jest of {t"—— abandon you' ial bap v1 said Harrasford, bushes. Plainly he wanted to escape susceptible to women, but not ag While hair and eyebrows were de- ture, Would he call? Or would he nodded and gone, turned to Mona. He began Mary. “Then swear!” she cried. “Will you nd while she obeyed he opened the + Observation. But he was not quite door, A dig, «rim looking man Reynolds and Holbrook had been, Ie cidedly darkenod. They might have have a sober second thought that intended to reproach her, but he — But even as she spoke there was a swear an oath to be true to me 4 juick enough, for from another pur- was spoiled, Mona sald. Resistance Passed, when he had done with them, would warn him that he, a well known found her sobbing wildly on the furious knock at her door, She starts in the fashion of my own land geikes {a and then wheeled around ing taxicab a woman jumped, as it angered him to the point of making for Members of any of the races of figure, and enormously wealthy, took couch. And for the first time in his ed up in fright Ho nodded, rather helplessly, and [ face him, flinging back his coat to ped. She had seen him, and now him jose interest. Southern Burope—but for aristo- a certain risk in calling on a girl he career he was puzzled and @ little “On, heavens!” she cried. “It must she drew a tiny stiletto, Before he Sow a detective's badge. he followed him, calling his name @8 “What he needs is a woman of rea) cratic membe And, under Mary's had met in such @ fashion, and aid. be she--my sister--she has followed knew what she meant to do sl (Pm trom the Central Office,” ho } she ran, “Jimmy! Oh, Jimmy! character,” said Mona. direction, they made changes in their whom he knew less than nothing. I couldn't bear to have her try to you here!" picked his ring finger till it bled, fae, T want the woman you've got Mona and Mary looked at one an- 'Yes—and [ think a woman of that ™anner of dressing that corresponded Tuey need have had no fears, howover. take you from me!” sobbed Mona, “It — Harrasford turned a little pale, He stripped off his ring, touched it with Biden here! other, This was curlous—whether sort could have held him very easly, With thelr altered features. Jimmy Harrasford bad faulty enough, is so she would act—when I have Wasn't exactly afratd, but this sort his blood, and then, pricking her own ere'a no woman here," said Har- th there was a chance that it might lead any time, if she'd been interested . No one who hid known Mona be- but cowardice was not among them. known you such a little while!” of thing made him’ nervous. He finger, slipped the ring over It, Then T#ord. “What right have yeu to it to something interesting for them gnough in him to take the trouble to fore her transformation would have He took advantage of her permission “But I don't want to be taken, didn’t relish the fdea that these two she flung her arms about his neck Ome hore? } eaty time could tell. And time. It ao it! Mona—tI begin to see a way! been likely to recognize her when, one to cail on the day following his first know,” said Harrasford—su: Corstcans might fall to fighting about embraced him: T'll see for myself,” said the man. } Proved, did not mean to keep them No you remember that beauty doc- afternoon, she drove in a taxicab to encounter with Mona—and from the realizing ‘hat he had prog him. Now I feel safe!” she sald. “Now = @ minute later he had 4: waiting long. The young man, see~ tor you were talking about a few 4 Spot about half a block from the moment of his coming there could be faster, evidently than he had dared . “Quick,” said Mary, as the knock- 1 know that you are mine till death— Mona from her poor hiding place. | “I Ing himself cornered, *~.ned and inct weeks ago? The one who guaran- Empire Club—the one of his city no mistaking his purpose to make love to hope he might, “You're the one I img redoubled in violence. “In this that no one can come between us!” Want you!" he said savagely. “its> ’ bis fair pursuer—she was a remark- tees to change your whole appear- Club she knew, which he usually to h care for, my de closet—hide! I will get rid of her.” — “I say—are you going to ay murder of'— ebly looking woman, thouch of anon? frequented at this time of day. She Mona tried to check him, to reproach _ He took her in his arms, and com- Before he knew what had hap- ring?” ho sald. shrieked Mona, “TU en type—with as good graco — “Ves—but we don't want to do any- had a little while to wait, but at him gently ‘ forted her. And in a Kittle while, to pened she had pushed him into the “Would you not trust me with « Confess—wait!” ' @s he could muster. thing like that. We've never done she saw him come down the steps. “But why? he asked. “Why his relief, she bade him leave her, closet and closed the door, Then she paltry ring—-when you pretend to love _ And then, while Harraaford in hor- And then she led him straight to a anything that made it necessary for She alighted at once, paid her driver, shouldn't 1 tell you you are beautiful? am’ upset—nervous,” she said, “(mitted Mona. He could only listen; me better than life itself?" she ered, Tor and the detective with the utmoat Bench that was only remo: from us to be disguised, and we're not and saw him go off. Then, walking You are! Why shouldn't J tell you with a flashing smile through her he couldn't seo the smiles the two angrily. satisfaction listened, Mona told her Be ee ect ncane, Mary sat going to now, are wet? slowly, she advanced toward Har that I have never seen any one #o at- tears. “Leave me now—to-morrow Sit! exc And, though he was disturbed and @Wful tale, ) by a few bushes—although the ocer ‘Not the way yon mean, no. It ford, quite elaborately unconscious of tractive to me as you?” you shall hear from m Is he here?” demanded Mona, furl- annoyed by even this temporary lose , T went to my sister," she sald, “1 pants of one bench were invisible isn't disguise I'm thinking of—tt's @ bis presence. For answer Mona picked up the He was glad enough to go, He onaly, < oh of his heirloom, he did not feel able t keed her to tell me whether she from the other. Mona and Mary sort of transformation of our inter- It was not so with Harrasford. He and he had laid upon her arm wasn't sure, after all, ho wanted to ,,/fe? Who?” faltered Mary to renew his protest ad anything more to do with this @ould bear, however, even they esting character! You see, I expect stared at her quite frankly; her for- “That is @ 90 curious ring?” sho ex- seo or hear any more of Mona! She yy You Sey eae ket arena brie “Look hore,” he said, instead. “pu Ean any lover, Bae dented Had she claimed. was a little too much of a good thing, ted = pose we go away for a while? » T would have. fought ~ aimed. ‘an old signet—helrloom in my he thought! He preferred the other hog pecne of poral You are haps your sister will calm down then her fairly for him in the fashion of od family,” he said. “I wouldn't lose it and—ts he thought-—the. calmer aistor ti steal him from me, Be zn We could slip off to-night, you Dae tate en led, pad, ten for a hundred times its value, though. Of the two, But he didn't know Mary do not understand you"—— be. XOW—ko up to Canada, or some placo 7 6m »_ It was on her The luck of the Harrasfords is sup- yet! eat daay, ’ = like that, where it wouldn't be #0 easy b killed her, I took the ring. Tt ts sposed to go with it. I'm just super- Mary returned, of course, when she “ry es » for her to find us.” a ere Stitlous enough to beileve that 1'd Nave had seen Harrastord leave the ADArt- gqiq Mona, furiously, “Four toon me qq That, ment be well” admitted ‘The detective laughed cymtoalty @ lot of bad luck if it disappeared.” ment. And she and Mona hugged aq Corsican—you know how you would y. “To-night ere 0g sink T had ie right, and Mona clapped her hands. themselves and one another in thelr got if tt were I who tried to steal hen you'd better come to my place t any use in stalling, Bo “Oh—and so few of you Americans delight at the way Harrasford had Your lover! Take bim from me and to-Dikht at 10 o'clock,” he sald. “I'll this is your ring, eh?” He turned to believe such things!” she cried. “In walked into the trap they had set for you whall both die! Romember—that ™&ke all the arrangements, and we Harrasford, looking at the ring. | such Ideas him, is my last word!” can slip away without your sister Well, T guess I need you, too.” and many “Stili—I've got to go," said Mary, “shyt stormed from the place, and Knowing what we mean to do. Ithink And before Harrasford divine@ hie such things!" I get a place on tho «ler side Of Mary, ‘Rolng to release Harrastord, We both need a rest! I haven't known purpose, his left hand wae linked to But Harrasford was not to be so town—the further apa are the gound him rather white. * you so very long, but it's been pretty Mona’s with a steel handcuff. easily diverted from bis purpose. He better, I think, 1. looks as if ld put “urook here—let's go somewhere °xciting. “No one knows yore ‘been here,” my country we are full ag that! Signs wo hav “ ont one over on you, Mona—t really think giaq me “Oh, no,” whe said, with a laugh, he sald. “Here—if I write you a ee ee ane te neg, “TeM" he has the bad taste to prefer me to puny y,0® Ald “She might come wt, Corsica we would think nothing of Check, couldn't you let ws wet ‘Ah, Mr. Harrasford!" abo said, “1 youl" | » "You heard?” said Mary, trembling 5° (ame and mild an affair of the heart ‘A check?” How could I ¢, tt have kept love from my life so long _ “You're welcome to him, my dear!” | ite. “sho ix very terrible! [ #4 this! Why—no ono has been killed cashed? You'd stop payment in the ; afraid— {ald Mona, And then she laughed. rugt protect you from hor.” —there in not even the danger that mornin shat I ferauie te ol ae “Thee a cate spesch, and I'm, Bot Mbokee ea tia Rath pects you," you must kill any one to carry me . “I'll make it to bearer, and my “Why try?” he sald, eagerly, usually catty” she sald. | “Tt didn't nq sald. “Well—lot'e go and have &Way with youl It ie almost stupid, bank Js open until midnight.” But just then there’ was an intor- MAke any difference, really, which Of some hinch somewhere!" it 1s #0 tame! : ‘Ten thousand,” said the detective, ruption. A key turned in the door, U,Re Hked” | oo atm up In the restaurant Mary looked "I'm glad you think so!” he said. euddenty, and Mary came in. Like Mona she NO--OF COUFHO NOL i sad better Dervously about. Sho studied thetr “But I can tell you it ts quite as ex- Harrasford wrote the check eagesty. was transformed; and in her caso ®t noon to-morrow- and youd wed Waiter carefully, and at last she citing as it need be to please me! With a laugh, the detective loosened tho transformation was. strikingly {lephone @ little before and pretend Funded him a dollar bill, with a note If it got any more strenuous I think the steel bracelet. becoming. Harrasford, when the in- (° be hori bly Jealous ne COM folded inside, The note contained I'd have to go off somewhere and take Keep out of such mix-ups tn troduction was over, stared at hor in SUN MO Me FON 1 wie agked certain instructions, and she was 4 rest cure future,” he advised. “You fascinated surprise, Hoe had been otk hakive 6 dom pretty sure that the dollar would “Lt is because you Americans are #0 strike an honest oMcer.” most infatuated with Mona—now Yo ‘i just have to get out of it Pave tho effect of making the walter phiegmatio—so stolid,” she told him. “It was hard work,” eald Mary, ft seamed to him, Was even gon iy. Hut} think bell be curt. carry them out. Of this, of course, “You do not love with the whole afterward, “but I think te moro beautiful and desirablo. avn, et east. to wait to hear Harrasford saw nothing, He only heart, as do we of Corsica! My poor soon that Harrasford has married = * i jr ou pumgh, ait Least, knew that Mary grew constantly slster—I find it in my heart to be and settled down.” ad—I like ‘em both!” he thought. trom me—don't you i eeerret fad a And Mary, to his delight, proved — [It turned out that Mary was right, ™ore nervous. sorry for (To Be Continued.) quick to understand the language of or when Mona telephoned the next his ardent eyes. They exchange u ing H ord was full of apol- glances that were full of mcaning ogies and promised to call her later !n Mary looked significantly at the un 1e day, For the moment, he told her conscious Mona as if to warn him, sorrowfully, he wos held by an tinpor- Then she went into the other room, ‘ant business appointment, a and Mona, seemingly anxious to keep “Men's excuses are so original’ him at arm's length, picked up a thought Mona mockingly, “I do wish book and began to read aloud, Then ‘hey’d invent a new one once in @ Mary came back, and Mona looked while! Business! I don't believe he up—just in time to see the caressing r did @ atroke of business tn his touch with which her “sister,” as sho ole life 4 passed Harrasford's chair, touched And then, tna | k “REMEMBER,” SAID MONA, “TAKE HIM FROM ME AND YOU SHALL BOTH DIE.” ordance with their prearranged plan, she went In a tax!- ip heir, ib to the house where Mary had taken rooms, She arrived just in time to hear the end of Mary'a conversa- tion with Harrasford over her tele- Instantly she sprang up, seemingly Beould not see. And what they heard to strive to create a certain impres- eign, piquante beauty attracted him, beside herself with rage ‘was an impassioned plea from the sion in Mr. Jimmy's mind, and Lhave Yet it was plain from her appearance "You cat—you viper!" she scream~ Woman to the man, begging him not an idea your beauty doctor friend that he could not hope to win her for- 64, while Harrasford started up in to abandon her, suying she could not can help, You're a beauty as it is, giveness should he speak to her. A horrified amazement and Mary shrank scan hats aie, Sk ab live without him! and I'm not so bad looking—but we lucky accident, it s d to him—he cowering awa “So you would steal ming,” 82 ary , now “Edith—what's tho use?” he sald. neod more—oh, pep! Slang does could not guess how often it had been him from mei ne Eee Te se “1’'m awfully sorry—but if I don't care come in handy rehearsed!—gave him a chance. She | “I say"—— began Harrasford, pro- 5... 45 cal » sald he'd b jany more it would be silly for me to "I suppose I'm stupid,” sald Mona, dropped her bag, stooped to recover {t, testingly ; eee nh SOA Te fo. hed be pretend I did, wouldn't it? There's “but 1 wish you'd explain Just what and in rising, brushed against him, “Bo still, you!" she criod, Teese dey (he Oibtin telat, tail othing 1 can 'do—vou're ay rich a8 1 you mean!” How profuse were her apologies! ‘She On him furiously, She 1 guess Wm the victim this time Pit am, I suppose, or f might ee 1 will, We're going to fight this spoke without an accent, but in a way threateningly upon Mary green ane Onc youll wea bm oF She cricd out furiously at toad Ut campaign out along romantic lines, that proved her a foreigner. He as- ¢Tied. “Out of my alght, you treach- giek of you and fonder of me." @he renewed her pleading—until, at Well—real romance belongs almost sured her the fault was his; she dis- ¢Tous one!” hat'll be all right—If he's sure of | you'll pay, Jimmy. Harras- ¢xslustvely to Southern races, I think puted that, prettily Mary turneg toward her room, | you, muld Mona, -'l think he wanta you pay, my | Harras- we'll be Corsican sisters! ws ee “Oh, I say!” said Harrasfor Mi Sra ot Ueeeea that hala taka male q | she cried, “Home day you'll “Stlovely!" laughed Mona, "Oh, I,J? moment he found himself in “come—you don't mean that? You're ee.of wand that he'd take me 1 woman, a8 so many of us have y Y step beside her—and unrebuked! He 4 r® he thought he couldn't you ° ® af Wy see now! We're going to work 1 2 not going to send her away for such was pretty well worried when I talked nd she won't care! Then Giose harmony this time, L suppose?” h#d hot dared hope for such luck. But a reason as that to him. You could tell that he didn't Lb. NOW o» "Yes, ‘This case calls for a com- 28 he looked at her he was sure that — “Ig {t not reason enough?” cried Want to break with me. finally, tes ‘So that's his beastly name ts 1?" diete change of tactics, tt scems to Se Was Impressed. He ventured to stona, furiously. “She shall fo—thts Cauen ha woon't o ‘ Laat } said Mary, in a whisper, She wrote nee, ane. o sumKest tea at a nearby hotel. She night. ‘ cause he wasn't certain enough where | me, So--double harness for us. 8 night—thia minute! Nover shall 6he jy stood with you love one another very dearly, enter my sight again!" “Well, everything ia working prop that love may turn-to hate at a mo- cannot tinaging why Iam go un- And Mary, with what seamed to gny go 7 ihe thing for Ley ie ment’s notice. It will, too, if we get Conventional!” she sald nervously, “I Harrasford an astonishing meekneas to get out, though, so he won't find Mr. Jimmy in line at the start— &m a little afraid, Picture it—I, alone and an unnecessary degree of terror, you here." : which I'm depending on you to do, here, far from my native Corsica—but prepared to obey. She packed a bag, > URipnti Mf down at once in a little notebook ghe carried, und her cyes sparkled as Bhe saw Mona nod, “You never can tell!” she said. Harrastord was trying hard to get @way. But the woman clung to him Dut biushed—but yielded to his urging, I'm gotng.” 4 sn eer Maybe I work out our plans, but you arrasford, plainly, he ad raistontly, | She Way oh cccalm carry them out——and the best plan in HEAT ReThae ae Rh etveatan none fad cynical brutality, he called a the world wouldn't be any good un- after Mary's arture that Mary passing policeman, — less there was some one like you to THE THI D was afraid, for 4 mor that ho moyance "he asked. “What's my first move?" asked however, that ha had not.” : Th ink away then—ho Mona, 66 99 “['m so sorry T caused such a row oye RS purpose at lnat! 11 tell you after we've had our between you and your sister,” he told Mona and Mary looked at one an- pearance changed,” said Mary, her. wth Telephone for your ‘beauty man to Ah-lt was not your fault,” said sht along, The sooner that's the better, he specialist made no radical Yus ud Mona, “Oh, Ld love punish him! The brute! Even 4 wasn't @ chance fa us to get WILL BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Mary, with suf Mar HIT AINN 0 ctaceate eae ana aaa onan aaenaanaamaaananamenane her eye aim used to belug mus. 3 WHILE HARRASFORD AND THE DETECTIVE LISTENEO MONA TOLD HER AWFUL TALE. } judged.”