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Show LAW, LOVE AND TRUST BUSTING , i In The Running Fight, ro'.cascd on tho Paramount Program nnd to be fccen at tho Lyric theatro on Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday, Peter V. Wll klnson, n Nnpolcon of llnance, dcllb orately wrecks his Trust Company, and unknown even to his daughter, Leslie, secrets his lilgottcn gains In assets standing in her nnmo. Wilkinson is intlmato with Madeline Made-line limine. Sho visits him, tells him that sho loves him no longer, nnd Is nbo,ut to marry Illlngsuorth. The latter, ruined by tho wreck of Wilkinson's Wil-kinson's Company, attempts to shoot hlui. Wilkinson betrays Madeline's past to Illlngsworth nnd later tho girl Arcs a shot through the window of Wilkinson's houso, using Illlngs-worth's Illlngs-worth's revolver, misses htm and kills his prlvato secretary, illlngsworth illlngs-worth Is convicted of tho crime. Wilkinson finds that ho cannot brlbo Judges and juries as easily as ho thought ho could. His Influence, however, causes Eliot Dcekman, who Is In lovo with his daughter to bo elected governor. Wilkinson no,w feels safe, thinking that tho man who hopes to bo his son-in-law, will wrlto his pardon. Deekmnn, howovcr, ro-fuses ro-fuses to do so, convinced of Wilkinson's Wilkin-son's guilt. Ho does learn of tilings-worth's tilings-worth's Innocence and causes his ro-lcaso. ro-lcaso. Later, howovcr, on tho condition that Wilkinson re'turn tho stolen money mon-ey to thoso from whom he had taken it, Ucekmau consents to, pardon him. Leslie and ho aro married and livo happily over after. |