The evening world. Newspaper, January 6, 1917, Page 15

A LASS OF THE A train held up and the ie issue notes aggregating » {detnand tmmediate payment. appeared in the doorway. * pamme sn. cg Ve tad enough tia” enaried Holmes. “It's got to at if you know any way ‘o) ‘uxt gang working double shifts ‘Dawson and his gang of bosses, | . infernal girl, Helen Dawson, . the shifts as they go out for why, just give orders and we'll ‘em out. As for me, I don't see to be done,” | ) wens” roared Holmes, rising trom ] chai?, kicking !t back against the ‘wail and stamping wp and down | the ike an angry bear, “Done, you say? Why, work up a striko— a that bunch off the grade by hook 4 : Behrens, “we've done all your} work for years and not a man) crowd has been overpaid. ty oosta nothing. Remember ‘all in the same boat If it wasn't for that, ea and I'd part com- right now, guess.” foimes" face became livid, He} ognized for some time a grow- {Shdenoy on the part of Bohrens his men to resent his treatment of them. “@nough of this,” growled the mag- Bo. “[ tell you we've got to get Betenns off the work, Here's a > iece of news that will probably do he trick. I've just recelved a wire ‘that they've struck gold up on Pleven i le Bend, and all kinds of hoboes are chasing in there with packs from At tty miles around. All you've got St 0 Fo ts to spread the news in Daw- ¢ goh’s shacks and he won't have @ i bake dozen on the work next morn- a {t came about that within twen- ty-four hours Dawson's work shacks bussed with excitement, An exagger- ated version of the gold strike on Eleven Mile had been circulated gttiong the mon, In vatn Dawson and + tig. son Tom, with Helen eagerly as- ing, tried to stem the tide, By os and threes, then by dozens, and Atly in scores, the graders threw ? mn thelr tools and started up the er, Lott “That settles it,” growled Dawson, \). mm ae the last half dozen started away. » “Tom,” cried Helen, “what time Will the mixed train leave for Capitol City?" “About an hour,” Tom answered, “Well,” ordered the determined grt, deg A ttyou be ready to go with me. Daddy,” +» “ghe went on, “I'm gotng into Capitol to get men.” ‘When Helen and Tom reached Cap- i 4. City the streets were crowded 4 fale men, gathered about the aa ment agencies and loafing on ges of the walks, agency was the nearest at ito .thia office strode Helen, Lby Tom. The wily little man desk jumped to his fect at all seems lost a plucky girl jumps to the throt- tle and sends it to safety in a shower of bullets. READ ** HERE— SEE IT ON THE FILM POD4DEODE ISO OE DOOOOIODOOEO DODD WECEN, HER, HAND ON THE LEVER, RAN THE GANTLET TO SAFETY. By E. Alexander Powell. (Copyright, 1016, by EH, Alexander Powell.) . Produced by the Signal Film Corporation, Released through Mutual Film Emchenges, Tenth Episode. Tt} JOLLAR” HOLATES was in @ dilemma. Ax the rate of construo- struction just reported to him by Jim Behrens, the lumber road, for construction of which he had been compelled to dollars, would be completed to Shady Creek by the sixteenth | thie month, This state of affairs a1@ not suit the scheming millionaire’ . @t afl, for, so for as actual ready cash was concerned, he had not the Hfofiey, and he was well aware that the Dawsons, holding hts paper, would With a quick, nervous gesture, foreign to his usualty taciturn habit, Héimes turned in hie chair and pushed an electric button. “Find Behrens,” he snapped, as the expressionless face of his secretary “Get him here quick.” ‘Fhe lumber chief was nibbling savagely at a black cigar when Behrens of this four-flushing over the Shady minary monkeying? Now, what's the answer oat lemand for » hundred men © was @ fat commission, Sure he EZ EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917. al ready to run them out to-night, ‘Three-fifty a day and all found, I'll be back in an hour.” Less than the hour elapsed before Helen returned to look over her gang. Not @ man was in te Curry sat behind the desk, his little eyes half shut. He stared at Helen with a grin on his face, LUMBERLANDS crew attacked. When | “Where are the ment she de- 3 mecanrt get ” aid the it} an" D 7 $ “the loafers: won't f0 out for 3 | nitty.” “Offer them four dollars,” interrupted the young contractor. Curry's face broke inte a broad “Bay,” he chuckled, “you couldn't hire any men from this office for love or money—any kind of money—wo can’t do business with FA] soot” “Holmes!” gasped . “He's queered the deal.” } Helen turned without a word and left the office with Tom at her heels. On the step outside she halted. Who was the tall, athletic-looking youth waving his hand and advancing to- ward her? Why, who but Little Bear, gon of old Chief Black Bear, friend of her babyhood, son of the man murdered in his blind rage more than twenty years before by “Dollar” Holmes. The young fellow was inj football costume. Littte Bear was City university team, and to-day was the day of the big game. situation, Dox for you—after that, watch me— Tl get those men or blow ap the old devil's offices,” laughed ttle Bear. . game, the dis matoh of the ana Tittle Bear won {t for th® Capitol City eleven, from field. th: ft was immediately after the match, before the crowd had time to dis-| perse, ‘that Little Bear's plan was de- | Jumping into @ box, still in his playing togs, the Ly * athlete made a speech, relating the dilemma of the independent lumbermen end calling for 100 volunteers, The crowd was thrilled, One man stepped forward, then two or three together, At last scores caught the infection and within a few minutes 4 hundred and fifty men were ready to board the train at the wages offered, Tom Dawson rushed to the tele- graph office with a brief message ecrawled & Helen, “Wo win,” it read; ‘get ready for to-morrow. In on special to-night.” “H'm," grunted Holmes, as he perused the message, taken off the wire by one of bis operators, “that means quick for us.’ Five minutes later Behrens, hastily summoned, was in the magnate’s of- fice. Holmes was not excited now. He was cool and sharp as @ steel trap. “Get Deartng’s bunch of roughnecks together,” ordered Holmes; “that gang's going north on a spoctal at eight o'clock. Collect the outfit at Sleepy Hollow and you know the rest. That train will have @ block signal against it at the Hollow and you can pull the crew off. Let the gang walk back, It'll do ‘em good, Don’t stand any nonsense but no more shooting than absolutely necessary. Get me?” On board the train, Helen rid with Tim McNeil, the engineer, no | trouble was suspected. Tho block \eignal meant “Stop,” so the train stopped. Out piled McNeil and his fireman, the latter staring Into u | pistol muzzle as he hit the ground oil can in hand. A few feet away McNeil was similarly treated. At that instant Little Bear, who was in charge of the work crew, took a é@napshot with hie Winchester .45 at Dearing, and neatly clipped thet gen- tleman in the shoulder with @ loaded slug. Simultaneously there came a volley from the Dearing gang, and two men dropped, The volley ‘was returned by Little Bear and his men, the shooting becoming general, as the first panic following Dearing’s col- lapse was overcome, ‘Then the train began to move. Slowly tt crawled forward, the gang of gunmen running to cath the side grips. ‘ Helen Holmes was at the throttle! ich, she threw the lever wide open, and Dearing’s gangsters were either tossed from thetr holds or shot ag they hung on, to drop in the ditch by the right of way. Helen, her hair loose and streaming “Line them up then,” snappedi\out in the wind, her hand on the Helen, “we'll have a work special lever, her eyes blazing—the cab tn ‘@ CHAPTERS, disappointed, et decoming the Tiree Thinking chem Ot dio the river. Th ne hevmerrion, But the dmerted wile wa, fideo unkisows to “hdc, hel ry Gravette hich sens gaicinatel Comoate he ies Nicely thoy Ne faerie as & Fomult of his efforta, fe! more than @ quarter of @ million Cresk construc. 79 eae me sot to sop without Have You Seen The Witching Hour . Jaffery The Conquest of Canaan They are Products of The Frohman Amusement Corporation and the Top Notch in Motton Picture Art Guaranteed by thts symbol to be the best that can be produced—in real live, clean oalue—these plays grip audiences, arouse genuine enthustasm and excite keen interest throughout. The Frohman Amusement Corporation 18 East 41st Street New York WILLIAM L, SHERRI L, President |longed. Within fifteen minutes he three-seventy-five— was casting about for eome new plan one of the star players of Capitol! veloped. | | ) which she stood tered with bul. | lete—ran the gantiet to safety, and | then, with @ eigh of satisfaction, | settled back om her seat for the run to Dawson. Sitting in hie office, Holmes re- ceived word of the fiasoo. Had Helen been there then his knowledge that she was his own child would hot have saved the young girl from | his wrath, Buttoaman of Holmes’s tempera- ment discouragement was never pro- gS | “s*'SILVIO HEIN Thomas A. Wise, Constance Collier MLLE. DAZIE to beat the Dawsons, and as he sat Cavied is face to expand in & broad and Isabel Irving M. Lobojko ana M. Karsakoff naittjoren wounded manana’ te fe eee eee era a trepid young engineer rolled «#1 into Dawson. Helen was as Binck ns & sweep with flying coal dust, and! Tom Dawson, her fiteman, blacker | still, But no happier engine crow ever rolled into the town. ea Rd OE The Eleventh Episode of A Lass of thé Lomberlands Wilt Be Published Saturday, Jan, 43 WILLIAM Picture Achievements, 1916 During the year 1916, William Fox pro- duced and presented to the public ‘‘A Daughter of the Gods’’—the picture beau- tiful—with Annette Kellermann, the greatest ‘‘box office’’ moving picture ever made. He also produced ‘‘The Honor System”’ —the greatest human story ever told, staged by R. A. Walsh, which will be the sensation of the coming season. He also produced 52 big features during 1916, headed by 100 celebrated box office names. “The Merry Wives of Windsor” A MODERN VERSION OF The Greatest Shakespearian Comedy At the Park Theatre, Columbus Circle January 8th “The Garden of Punchinello” The Most Pretentious Dancing Divertissement on the Stage To-Day. + FOX Picture Promises, 1917 For the year 1917 William Fox will present to the exhibitors and public 70 productions varying in length from 4500 to 6000 feet. These productions will be ona scale of unsurpassed magnificence and will main- tain the Fox standard. William Fox will also produce 62 comedy features of 2 reels each, releasing one évery week with production details tha® will startle the world. Watch for the annoncement of another gigantic production. : The William Fox organization includes such notable stars as these: Theda Bara : Gladys Bockwell aio” Herkert Hee ~* Annette Kellermann George Walsh William Farnum June Caprice Dustin Farnum Jane Lee Jewel Carmen Katherine Lee Gladys Coburn Harry Hilliard Anna Luther Stuart Holmes * Walter Law Vivian Rich Charles Arling Valeskq Suratt Carmen Phillips Hank Hann and 500 others Winiftsed Kingston Irving Cummings Branch Offices of the Fox Film Corporation: Leg ~ United States St. Louts, Mo., 8682 Olive St. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 90 Westgate Reed Atlanta, Ga, 619 Rhodes Bldg. Syracuee, N. X O60 6 Wetren Ot, Leeds, 20 Albion Place, Washington, D. C, 805 Ninth St. N. W Birmt e Boston, Mass., 10-12 Piedmont St. New York, +» 180 West 46th St. Ore e end ba Witeiet ee j Chicago, IIL, Mallers Bldg. Newark, N. 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ACADEMY OF MUSIC 14th Street & Irving Place, New York City. 20—“THE SIREN,” with VALESKA SURATT. COMING! R. A. Walsh’s Master Drama—the Fe tee ne mee THE HONOR SYSTEM” Laugh During 1917—52 Foxfilm 2-Reel Comedies Next Year—One a Week After Jan. 1 Fox Films Are for the Family FOX FILM CORPORATION WILLIAM FOX, President WINFIELD SHEEHAN, General Manager. General Offices, 130 West Forty-sixth Street, New York City k So SS 2 ES SS = I eSSajqaesrer (SS SSS SSS SS SSS SSS SS SS SSS SS SS SS SS ) PPP PLP LLLP PPL PLP PPL PPP PPP PPP PP PPP EP PPP PLP PLL |