Show V IRM S COBB each episode suggested by a prominent author serialization by HUGH WEIR and JOE BRANDT produced by the universal film manufacturing company copyright 1915 by the universal ellin manufacturing company r FIRST EPISODE liquor and the law by S author ol 01 back homo home and jud judic le priest stories Sto rici concluded ironi from last issue bruce trim to calm her iner increasing easing nervous nervo nervousness uness inas inn bill lie himself was worried and ns it grew daric lie stood tn ili tile be biall look ins ing for the illys from 1 I OM tile lie cf f the car that hint would hereid ills fd fa cor at lust last lie saw them far down the drive that led to the lioi iBe lits ills brt leaped happily anti and ht he went back to mil call hla his another ditre I 1 vre lie be comes mother its nil all r right ig h t 0 coursel to gursc our ursel sc he be cried you were silly to b 4 worried 11 she ans in A the conal conservatory nt at the bock back of tilt the house bouse rutting cutting cowers for tile dinner table lind lio lie had to go well awny away from the front door to find lor bey then he be slipped an arm around het waist and they walled through ill great brent hall together they heard the car stop outside and heard beard dudley voice giving some soine order the far car started again and then out side there was a muffled cry mrs Larul gan screamed bruce leaped for ward tile the door burst open and his father staggered la in clutching connul at lila his side aid and fell bruce anu e took one look no ile saw the blood that stained the floor and then as his bis mother by y the need of action and gaining control of herself went to work to stanch blanch the flow of blood druc raced for the telephone lie he gave a number and waited impie for the r nello hello belbol tiel lol lio be cried nt at last D dr morgan hurry flurry over here doctor bru arue e carnigan Larn Lar lenn talking my inthe fathers vs cieri bendly hart its very serious im afra afraid 14 yes yea brauc your then he be helped bla bit mother iother it to do what little there was to be done before the doctors arrival together To they got the wounded man on a couch and matte made him as an comfortable as they could ne ile had bad fainted and was was no longer conscious cons cloua ills his breathing was wag heavy and a growing Browl ng spreading gray wiss was it IB tle freeka told bruce little an afi its h was wai billed to dicu sc scenes eneis that there was attla hope if lany then bruce telephoned to the pollee police but he could coald give elvo no clew he had not taken the time to try to find the na as bassin but then as he beard the doctors car chugging up outside bruce A f i i bruce bruc was W making a carn cam paige went to th the door and quint it open pinned to the wim a note written on rough tn in an unformed hand compliments of the that was waa all but it was enough bruc shuddered with terror und and re ie morse as aa he be realized that hla his father had been right that he be had been mark ed d for death by ao an implacable tion which had bad struck him down at lat last en cu hw hit own doorstep then tho the doctor carne came at the sight eight of an art gently he be examined he ha ill ahli 1 I voice show jon ion there la Is nothing I 1 pt perhaps to bring him fore ho be he roes goes driza aftic bless nud wd and tha doctor twit bent down and used a hypodermic in a row few moments ltd its effect was manifest dudley larni VIVO eyes opened and he reached out 11 hand grop melr druce took it anil all bent down 0 ti kistoo you will belleri now he itata all painfully and with a mighty effort it 1 is the corli worb 0 of the or cf the antt syndicate hunt them the down free this land of tills mi ig dot I 1 guat finish say my work run mn for dis dla ill died away then with a earott he saoko alln onu ard baryl he said feebly witia bruce to big mother she lenn ed over and it was in her arms t hat dudley carnigan Lar died and stand over ills ady bruce swo re that lie aill be true to the his father 4 v all L dorothy tried to follo him in vain ha imposed upon him that he be would avenge his and bring ills hla mur devers to justice i against tilt the advice of his friends against the dorothy Dorot hv maxwell against ills bli mothers urgings evon even bruce stuck to his determination the or of dudley carnigan Larul Lar san had thrown the reform elements of the city into panic terrible and sinister proof of the powers of the forces of graft lind had caused a revulsion repulsion or of men who had assal assailed led the dead district as a fanata and a hysterical demagogue for lila him great erent speech attacking graft hail to nd ad anit lint there had been some bash fur fr ills sensational ionnI but ehte annc ame bilett afrula to move si 81 it hild had hevie ea easy aror for bruce to se clire flit alif reform nomination for district terney nt 10 no ono one pl elip e wonted it tile graft ale had wade it too finla eliat peril wi us well na as honor went with the ollice I 1 i bruce was ans making makings n splendid cana cam ton tu the forces of erad craft all tile the lower elements of the no elty city vere arrayed him tile the lives dives the gambling houses hoi ides the haunts of tile lie drug and the men i liall women who tired lived on vice and tie de pra ity on oil erline crime and ignorance ill the forfia or of evil ell sent out their cohorts against hini him hut bruce di dwelling velling al ways on tila his nth foth cr r martyrdom on hla his own not only to t adelige the dead man juanf but at wha whatever risk himself to continue to light ablit nil all the forces that were ex gloving lie poor and the ign orant buo do A khent imbres Im pres ion and increased hla his ofru polin larity dowdy developed into flu an effective speaker e r nud and his bitter ringing is speeches perches made inde many converts cou verts to lit his calip cai ip dorothy maxwell had opposed hh fast entrance trace into the campaign once abe retired for his safety dorothy was to lie le haunted by aus suspicions P iclona she hail had not dared ui yet to com muni cate even to bruce brace nut hut once he was in the light erht au sted hy by him film angly she con seat d to the postponement of their marria e that was I 1 mado inevitable since it was baia lin impossible possible fur him to take the time for ills his veil ding during the th cai palin and dorothy dolothy herself wi BI ardent advocate of woman sur suffrage frage uld did nil all she could to army the women of 0 f tin the city on oil side women cant vote she alie said in a speech pooch sho she madeko n suffrage organization iza tion but they can influence the men who can lot let every woman here go to the polli with some man and uve tee that he votes vota for Larul gan and anal d ney against graft anti corruption corrupt lun Thou Randt of women took tooh up that cry and the th graft organization had expected n walkover when it had ellmina eliminated ted dudley brynn egav to ho he worried and to see ace that it hail bad removed one only to raise up another in n hla his place whose youth made bilm i even more f moldable and dangerous danK danger croas oas and dorothy grew moro mora ind and more suspicious she learned that tier her father bitterly opposed to bruchs election 1 I wont have bare you taking part in tola his campaign he be said you make me look ridiculous lie ile said this ibis to in the presence of stan ford stone but dorothy wits was not afraid to opeal her mind 1 I have a right to alye my own we life utie jilie lashed dashed why ore ate you jou so no opposed to bruce gaii o ties lies n a dan ferons roan man said maxwell uc ile a ric ilca man la 13 siding billing alth ith the poor thu the socialists call tile the anarchists lie he is h a n traitor to his own ilass class now 11 axwell mlis miss dorothy ta Is en titled to her bir own nn view said stone soothingly but dorothy had begun to distrust stone I 1 slie six refused to accept mm blin ns oil ally bruce had find told her or of a disco discovers verv he be had made stobie while pretending to be friendly had secretly contributor heavily hem it v to the cam pulan fund of 0 tin election day tame curne bruce lu in ills office halted tie lie lud had done hit his best tilt the afas iab the voters luters bould they tal qt him could they khe give him the lie paw per r lie he required to do lit lili avria I 1 he ya ivaa for dorothy she came at youre on re going to win udice sho she said nil as lie tool lier her lu in ills his arms aims 1 I know it I 1 feel fed and then came stone moni well ill lip sald how does it looft bad you ou said bald timure laughed with nu ex excellent celent as of ily dear boy bey lie nold why do you ou wa me im your our fri frieml euil bruc e looked ot at him anti and just then alien there was waa a scuffle at the door A rough looking tuan man burst buist in and made for bruce liucc waving wn ins a hilife stone htone with a quiet quick teal leap with him seized tila is hand ond hent bent the arl t back tilt till the tuffe luffe dropped then quite calmly he pushed him out just an elect election lon rowdy tie he said with it smile rie no handed banded bruce the knife perhaps believe im your friend now well ill leave you im grateful mr stone said bruce broca clift he ens puzzled as aa he looked nt at dorothy then till his eyes fell on a bit of paper the he thim etnie had dropped ie he picked it up and cried out in surprise n nd ind dellget look lit be said lie ile nave gave it to dorothy and together tiley looked nt it it it was a typewritten dip and read come alone alona for safety fis fety we will admit but one man will outline plan regarding should he be elected number la is 38 33 litster M star street nop nap one then two then ono firtha its aly ch cried bruce with glowing eye cli linne since to get gel on oil tile hie enill of this secret enemy tit nt lost last ill nol got Br briece itce therell be dm ager said dor 11 allt fly then I 1 ati must qt ance it lie he cried it my y dear yu yon kuon know I 1 must roi thou then ill KU go with youl cried doro tuy thy that evening before the count was wai bruce kao gave the signal and was waa admitted to a dirt adli that looked ilke 11 ut meeting place for conspirators thy attempted to accompany him but was wall thrust bide back wo we come coine patti a roan man mr you yon walked into a 0 trap now no you tine have one chance sign this aper paper agreeing to obey thi command of the tb or your leal career it Is at no nn end evon even your life Is tit at bruce stared a at t him then laughed do you he said you and your YO ur cutthroats cut throats can intimidate me 4 mr Larni garill ho he said aid re ete made for the door stop him bradford cried some pome ono near the door the man who had ac cogged him with unite bruce outside raine i a me a pounding ou on the door dorothy in terror called for the police A As a the door burst open a shot rang out the pollee police brace from him as salin tits the be Ft ergeant bald auld yes sald lie he arrest these men lind and call cal the coroner corp iier hill bradford bi ad ford Is dead As and dorothy left the room bruc entered Orad Drad fords name dame on a J page pae at a memorandum menio book headed the aen en who lure hare paid ile he looked toward dorothy 11 railed ind then fiala 1 I bronder who ivill be tho next to pay tho lle pon alti rbana go god d I 1 harp hare rid the ti community of one of th the 0 tl fifteen rund fund or of farst episode READ NEXT WEEK how bruce larni Larf ligan gan exposes the tenement and vice trusts 91 to bo |