Show THE MAGAZINE SECTION HEBALD-REPUBLICA- - Geraldine Farrar now starring in a film spectacle based upon this story cyj Copy right by Jesse L Lasky SYNOPSIS OF FU HOLDING IXSTAL-IIKN’- T difficulty overcoming his determina- tion to meet Gaspard face to face and settle him finally persuades the Eng1-lishm- an to leave “I'll name Follows a scene of parting in which Joan says a little prayer for Eric's safety and hangs her crucifix around his neck Eric tells Joan of his love and begs her to marry him and let him take her out into the wide world which she has never seen Joan listening to the call is just about to go into Eric’s arms when the Radiant Sword the same that appeared to her in the vegetable garden begins to glow directly between Erie and herself Joan pnlis back awestricken She no longer heeds Eric who watches her surprised not seeing what she does "When he finally fails to recall the absorbed Joan to his presence he goes down the ladder and ont a little piqued Joan ’s eyes have never left the Ra- (Continued) asks her if she knows the puma She shakes her hepfl find he explains: By Jeanie Macpherson Gaspard unable to proceed with Joan’s scornful eyes on him still quivers with rage and tells Joan he is going to tell every one that her hay loft conceals an Englishman! Joan bids him leave her shed instantly and Gaspard goes sulkily Realizing that Eric must escape before Gaspard carries ont his threat Joan hurries to the loft iferc she gives Eric his sword and with Joan daughter of a pendant couple living in the village of Domrcmy Fram’e hears with psiinod interest of the continuous defeats that fall upon the armies of Charles VII her young and weak king The Knglish have seized more than half the land a young Englishman Kric Trent of today finds fighting In the France an old sword and in the night a vision comes to him in which ho sees Joan tortured by the sorrows of her France The Burgundians and the English have sent one George tie la Tremoille to Charles with instructions to keep the young king engaged in pleasures while they ravage the country He also sees another Krlo Trent an ancestor of his ride into tho village of roiurcmy at the head of a band of raiders Only Joan is there to ldd him stay his hand The leader Is Impressed by the strange girl’s bravery and spares the cuttle of her father As he talks to her one Gaspard a peasant suitor of Joan attacks him from behind The raiders have gone on at their captain’s orders and the townspeople are beginning to return Joan takes the wounded Englishman and hides him in a hay loft EltTC MAGAZINE SECTION OITY UTAH ' SUNDAY APRIL 8 1917 SALT- TAETC N tho daisy for the sweetest maid I know and ask It if she loves me! ” Joan watches Erie men-at-ar- diant Sword which hangs suspended in mid air Back of the sword sudden- ns he starts to pull away the daisy petals ono by one Outside Gaspard has followed and is listening at the door His jealousy knows no hounds as he finds that Eric is really in tho loft and realizes that Joan has pi von UTS flowers to Erie Eric now oomes to the last two petals on tho daisy repeating softly “ She loves mo NOT” Joan is watching breathlessly Eric prills off tho last petal and looking at the eager j'oung faco so near his own cays slowly “She loves me!” For a second both pairs of eyes look smilingly into each other's Then thn tznilo dies in each and Joan with a sudden realization that all this is ffrowinjy much too dangerous palls back dropping her eyes in confusion ghe picks up tho pitcher and in spito of Eric's appeal hurries down Out-Bithe furious Gaspard has picked axe and rushes in to dispose of tip an Ho is met at the foot of tho Eric ladder by Joan who is just coming ly appears a vision of St Michael who brings his hands down on the hilt and says : “Iepare thyself Joan for thou art to save France and the King” Then tho vision fades from before Joan’s startled eves The voice of Joan’s mother impatiently calling the girl reaches her as she sits frightened and huddled where the vision left her When Joan finally reaches her mother Tsainbeau tells her that her father is late with the sheep and to go at once to the fields and help him She scolds Joan for her dreamr abstracted manner and fears that her heretofore helpful daughter is losing her mind Reaching her father in the woods where he is rounding up his sheep for the night Joan explains that “voices’' have commanded her to fight for her king and asks him to take her to tho soldiers Misunderstanding entirely old Jacques angrily refuses and in astonishment asks if she would become de Sown why she is leaving She explains about the voices and insisting that she must save the king before it is too late begs him to take her to the governor Moved by her great earnestness and conviction Laxart finally gives in and together they start out into the night Joan and Laxart reach Robert de Beaudricourt governor of the province and after overcoming many obstacles obtain an interview with him This ends in the governor’s telling Laxart to “box this hussy’s ears and send her home to her spinning!” But Joan far from daunted tries several times again Finally through the help of Jean de Metz one of the governor's young captains who has been won over to believing in Joan and her mission she succeeds in getting another interview with De Beaudricourt This time Laxart remains at the tavern waiting Joan pleads long with Robert saying that God has commanded her to go to the king that he might grant that she is to drive her France and win for the English from Robert crown Charles his whips out a sword and replies that if she has really come from God to show him! what answer He would make to that Joan turns to De Metz takes his small poignnrd and with a strange light glowing in her face strikes the blade of Robert's mighty sword It crashes into bits! Robert is astounded and a little frightened and as Joan pleads again he promises her a guard headed by Jean de Metz to take her to the king De Metz is to tell Charles that “Robert de Beaudricourt ’s sword has withstood all blows but the maid’s!” The problem of Joan’s riding a hundred leagues in petticoats now presents itself but is solved by fitting her in a page’s outfit and Joan starts for the first time in man 's clothes The strange little party of horsemen leave Beaudricourt ’s gate to ride Old to the king’s castle at Chinon Laxart very anxious indeed after bidding his niece farewell watches her leave on her strange mission to the king with only De Metz’s pledge that she shall be guarded safely Joan breaks the governor’s sword with a dagger a “camp follower!” As Joan tries to explain Jacques stops her and forbids her ever to bring up the topic again He leaves for home telling her to find the lost sheep and follow Joan comes at last under a giant oak where as if in answer to her uncertain anxious thoughts there suddenly appears — glowing with soft radiance against the foliage — a vision of St Michael and St Katherine Between them hangs the radiant sword! Joan falls to her knees in frightened adoration and once more with still deeper command St Michael - speaks : Ilaste thee to the governor that he may send thee to the king!” while Katherine explains to her that the king shall believe in her through 1 ‘ a sign! Joan is about to ask more — how she is to go— what she is to do etc when the vision fades Joan —almost unnerved — is certain of but one thing — she must obey the voices that speak to her and reach the governor! At home when she again explains her mission she receives only angry denouncement from her father and shocked surprise from her mother During the quarrel which ensues Jacqnes takes a large whip from the wall and starts to lash Joan Old Laxart usually gentle and timid intervenes angrily stopping Jacques Jacques tells him that he must keep out of Jiis affairs or leave and Laxart says he will leave with the dawn After the rest of the family have gone to bed Laxart sits dozing in the firelight alone Joan meantime having done up her clothes in a bundle and bade her little sister farewell starts out of the house Laxart rousing hears her makes her stop and tell liiin ms Meantime the day of Joan’s wedv ding to Gaspard has come in and Gaspard has arrived with the old priest to marry Joan When n the still angry” Jacques and mother tell him that Jean has gone to the soldiers he leaves in To think that Joan high dudgeon should prefer anything to marrying Dom-reni- grief-stricke- him! At Chinon Joan changes back to her peasant's garb while De Metz goes to the extravagant court of Charles which the money of Tremoille “The Spider” lias purchased Tremoille is now the power behind the throne having been made prime minister bv the grateful Charles who is too much absorbed will arranging hunting parties and halls to bother with affairs of state Tremoille and the court are amused by De Metz’s tale of the peasant who wishes to lead an army for the king! But the king himself is impressed by the pieces of Beandrieourt s broken sword and derides to sec Joan at once suspicious of this strange maiden suggests that if she is really of God she will be able to find him Charles among ihe crowd Charles falling in wiih the ruse places Treraoiile on his throne to the king while he himself stands by among the eourtiers Joan who at last is t sec her king comes to court She is furmally announced by trumpets and finally finds herself in the great audience chamber of the king Half fearfully she looks around then taking courage starts down the long aisles of beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen who stare at her Tbe-moi- ref--rese- le nt peasant dress Then as she sees her king's throne at last all her timidity is forgotten urge ncy of her All watch her eagerly as she approaches the steps of the throne There is a smile of triumph on the and she feels only the mission which turns to a as Joan sudden frown suddenly hesitates jnst as she is about to kneel The voices — close at her ear — are whispering that is not the king (Continued next Sunday) “Spider’s” face 1917 By Copvrilrtit H SPKARWAX FILlMi Adopted 1'rom tho UVutfm IMctwre Film liy Vrnioi )pudncl and Featuring Helen Corporation HoimM do-jpartm- ent nl that-Siev- etfc-rolog- i-t has yet discovered Imt Arnold knew their weakness well and on it On car Most i Trouble on tin western division was indicated tlic moment Fror1 the his general superintendent roiv-liemornoffice in Mountain Springs that ing If he did not pros Jill his desk buzzers at once he sank one alter another in very cult succession giving ijiis ordftTS rapidly while Wilson his Laecmtary and his subordinates hur-xis- d in and out Tho moment he could routine matters out of tho way he jaxunmoned the chief special officer of t£x division Morton Webb With his assistant Wallace Burke fVcbb in his own office was already getting his desk cleared for action !!The repeated looting of cars on tho division and the repeated thefts of freight had forced the claim to work overtime and Webb fscas caUed this morning to Frost’s tofCce only to find Davidson the gen-crmanager reporting by wire tho loss— through tho negligence of Arnold local agent at Garden City— of two steers from a shipment of the Garden City Cattle company “The fourth complaint from Garden grimly “in-6- 1 iCity” commented WebhWebh do a month!” And talking fast and earnestly to his superior made no secret of his suspicion Arnold tho Garden City agent was responsible for all the trouble at that yoint Frost ratiucr tho evidence up dccidid it was high time to investigate Arnold and fix onco for all the responsibility At Garden Citv Arnold himself was nt that moment entertaining queer guests Outside his own homo near the station stood a group of Pnnaraint Indians Tlicv came periodically from the Funeral mountains to trade jerked bref and baskets for white man's food Just why tho Pnnnmints should he crazy about canned tomatoes no traded profitably unluckily J up the yard but not before the freight Front’s private car was attached to corn! nctor had seen him Pointing the conductor turned to jthe hind end of t lie freight train with Webb and WiNon ho hurried forward his brakeman Why did ybu let that crook ride was brazen Arnold the agent agent up from Garden abusing when Frost coining up City?” tho enirineer 'asked why the wrecked car had been “I didn’t know he was on the left 1o foul the main lino train” was the answer “The brakes wouldn’t hold it” de“Sec that he gets no farther” clared Arnold “And the west wind The train pulled out but without blow her 'way down the track” losing Arnold Again he made himself Frost and Webb exchanged glances safe this time however in vain The Arnold was ordered to check up his crew discovered him and a sharp fight Ono he tried to destroy ended in Arnold ’s being knocked off a waybills but too late Evidence of his crooked- box car He struck the right of way ness accumulated Webb questioned ias luck would have it just where the the Indians who were ono and all disgruntled confidence men were then smeared with tomatoes got a chance finishing their own repast Toto look into Arnold’s bungalow The gang gathered curiously about matoes everywhere told the story the stunned man and their leader “This” declared Frowt icily to Buck Masters relieved Arnold speedWilson “calls for nothing but a con- ily of his coat vest watch and purse stable Arrest this man Arnold and and the gang dragged him over to Arnold get the night man here quick to take their camp recovering the day trick” thanked his chance companions and The old constable of Garden asked incidentally for his ooat He City after much delay was moved to soon discovered the theft of his timeslow action He took Arnold into cus- piece and purse and made no bones Masters tody But it was ono tiling to arrest about demanding them Aim old and another to hold him As laughed at him Arnold in no wise the fast freight was pulling out the disconcerted sprang oh the cheeky guilty agent tripping the constable — thief The encounter was spirited but who was really only a joke — flipped short In record time the the outgoing train and secreting him- man pulling from his pocket a handself between box ears rode safely ful of pepper cleaned ont not only until tlio train pulled into Deer’s the leader but his companions disHoad a small town in Panamint val- armed them called for milk to relieve the eye strain he had put upon them ley At Deer's Head Helen Hohnes the and the next instant actually found dainty daughter of the local agent — himself among friends He was in and known owing to her popularity effect already the leader of the gang on tho division as the Daughter of He presently scrutinized Masters tlic Road — acted with her pet dog as closely: '‘You’re the living image of assistant to her father David Holmes the agent at Deer's Head” he deHelen's world was all comprised in the clared —“mustache is a little longer little desert town and station where We'll hang around for a day or two she spent her time busied with rail- Something might turn One important thing up” road duties did turn up This morning it happened that the Arnold tossed his extra sandwich hamlet of Deer's Head was already toward the fire Mastefs took the excited when Arnold arrived A gang paper from it to light a cigaret and of confidence men selling cheap read it to his companions watches to the natives had just been “Agent Deer’s Head: Express shipdriven from town and had camped on ment seventeen thousand for Deer’s tho outskirts on the river bottom be- City National bank on Number Seven tween the railroad track and the river “II F” itself Arnold when the train stopped Sensation followed Everyone saw left it to hunt up something to eat A the possibilities Plans were hastily convenient lunchroom afforded a few concocted to rob the train that night sandwiches and the fugitive sat down and Arnold determined to turn Mason the station platform to enjoy them ter's resemblance to David Holmes The day was warm the windows were the agent to advantage While Helen open and as Helen and her father in the office all unsuspecting was worked within the office a puff of busy selling tickets Arnold followed wind lifting a paper from the opera- by Masters climbed through a window tor's desk carried it outside and into the dark baggage room adjoining dropped it near Arnold who was fin- There they began to knock over boxes r one after another Helen had meanishing his lunch Picking up the he wrapped in it his last sandwich time gone out to the train Her father and put this in his pocket for supper ran into the baggage room to investiA livelier gust blew other papers from gate the noises Overpowering Holmes tlic office desks before Helen and the Arnold taking his coat and cap rigged freight crew who were talking with Masters in them and sent him into her could reach them To pick these the office to represent Hohnes At the up they ran out on the platform Ar- train Helen had signed for the money nold already had a number of reports package Entering the office she and telegrams in his hands These he tossed it across the counter to her faturned over to Holmes and strolled on ther—as she supposed — who took 'it m rclinndisc FIRST EPISODE this occa- sion his supply of tomatoes had run Fiinrt but loosening without sertfple the brake of a merchandise car standing partly unloaded on the house track Arnold worked the car with a close to his bungalow ?inehbar down over half a dozen cases of canned goods hilled to local merchants was the work of a moment: an d Arnold was soon driving a good trade with the Indians The merest accident interrupted him The fast freight train row due was whistling in the cast Arnold had unfortunately pinched his merchandise car too close to the main line switch The engineer of the freight saw the danger too late and as the train came on the heavy mo-jjtore a big hole in the side of the ul e I I But as the crew went out Masters her supposed father dodged back into the baggage room Here the gang now released poor Holmes and money in hand decamped through the window Holmes staggered into the station He told Helen of the robbery y Number Seven had pone but Helen instantly advised the dispatchers' office Webb and Frost were summoned from Garden City They’ scene in record reached the hold-u- p time but after their morning experience with one crooked agent thev were in no lmmor to listen to explanations from Helen and her still dazed father Under Frost ’s relentless orders Webb took Holmes into custody “Your evidence alone” declared Frost harshly to Helen “is enough to The tragedy long clouded Helen Holmes' life But crudest of all as her ordeal of giving the evidence that sentenced her own father to imprisonment in th ienitcntiary The senshe lmil tence she did not hear (End of First Episode) fainted tlmates available indicate a grand of about $4000000)1 This gregate in cash cludes talion at IS and was decorated with the military medal and promoted to bn sergeant recently Tle latest mention states that tinned volunteered to lea-- a band of men who had been instructed to carry cut a coup de main lie preperpared admirably and carried out back tMs and brought operation fectly d two prisoners During of tho three killed Grrod figiiting enemy and wounded several others convict him” I I GIVE FRANCE BILLION TO DEMONSTRATE ! GRATITUDE URGE PATRIOTIC AMERICANS i piv-pe- in- clothing subscriptions and supplies of every description Only $8 Apiece l'rged “I shall not discuss the propriety of American investors laying up for themselves treasures on earth in the counshape of bonds of the tries but I earnestlybelligerent submit that if make the American people would a contribution u erasing $8 only per capita or $800000000 in the iair of humanwould represent only 1 ity this sum per cent of the wealth produced hy thc American people since the outbreak of the European war" former United Myron T Herrick States ambassador to France made the statement: following "We are not prepared on land: we are not on the sen: but we are well prepared financially for parprepared in tho war And while we ticipation are getting ready in a military way this money to France would voting be a most effective method of It is on:v and paying back what we owe to France" i hand-to-han- BULGARIAN TROOPS DESERT SERBS HEAR April 7 — Semiofficial dispatches from Serbian headquartersseri-in the lust few days have reported ous trouble among the Bulgarian troops London Several regimerts around Monastlr are icported to have deserted in a bony as the result of friction over suppli-- s and their relatione with their Teutonic allies According to these feports It HOY 1IFHO LEADS MKV he n necessary to rearrange sever Paris April 7 —The name is officially larec units of the Bulgarian army mentioned in dispatches for the fifth troops of suspected ioyaitv time of a youth named tionod 17 years tn places where they could do the iraet arm old who enlisted in a Chasseurs bat slc-cp-y ex-railro- ag- J 9 1 ad A DR LYMAN ABBOTT ONE OF AMERICA’S GRAND OLD MEN HALE AND ACTIVE AT 82 John Skelton Williams (left) and Myron V llerrick this government can take while comfor military and pleting preparations backers naval participation of the plan point out In order to obtnin a war loan of Wall street France has through to been compelled more than 6 per cent interest and topay deposit $1200Q000u in stocks bonds and collaterals addition lenders on notes will have op-In tion of collecting their deht in France at a rate of '575 francs to a dollar This it is said imposes pawnbrokers’ terms upon France t’evtain to Reach Congress $99-0000- 00 Br Lyman Abbott Is one of the grand old men of America — a man who seems to have crowded several careers into a single life The approach of his eighty-secon- d birthday finds him hale and active He is a member of the New York bar a clergyman of repute and an editor and writer known from shore to shore Dr Abbott is taking a great interest In the present war and believes German artocracy and militarism should be crushed even if the entrance of the United States in the war is necessary to bring about this re- The demonstration of our friendship sult when most needed by extending the sum $1000009000 credit or that come to France outright is giving certain to before Congress as soon as it convenes in response to President Wilson’s call a reAlready the proposal has found memchord in the heads of offi-thsponsive e bers of Congress and government April 7 —One billion Washington movement today John Skelton Williams controller of dollars’ credit for France without inthe United States treasury was one payterest and with unlimited time for the most enthusiastic 'in a statement Is the suggestion pouring in from of he pointed to statistics showing ment as over the country all patriotic citizens enormous the Increase in the nation's act of America’s participation wealth theflfst the past three years and during In the way A similar proposition reaching gov- said: ernment officials almost simultaneously 04890001000 Gain In Fast calls for an outright gift to Franoe of the "Since the first of last JanuaryAlle91000000000 resources of of the east banks under An by Congress more gheny mountains alone increased is urged would be mereeither appropriation — plan itour while of than it Think asthe gratitude-foshowing ly lf of civilized mankind is eninstance France gave this country dur- - j one-hamost deadly struggle this in the gaged the American Revolution At' that world has ever ing seen we havs been time the French government loaned in the sunshine and fattening basking like money to the United States at 6 per almost birds of prey at the excent and later cancelled the interest pense of the perishing nations Our ter the whole period ofIn the war m of and equipments 300 prices on munitions some of her friendship addition to war proof 200 cases have in yielded in the aid considerable lending military or 400 per cent profit Is this fair? way of trained troops It Justifiable of a Christian nation? Is Would Repay France Xon "Our profits have been huge How That the United States now return much have we given to those from the financial favor on the same terms whose purchases from 7us we have deor better is the most feasible step rived fabulous profits The best es- - t V' & mStS1-- ' T - r $480-00000- 0 - - Dr Lyman Abbott at his desk (A new photograph) |