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Show FANNIE WARD IN BETTY TO THEJ1ESCIJE Honry Shorwln has every cent Invested In-vested In a mine which Is apparently apparent-ly valuloss. James Flomlng, u mlno export, discovers a rich voln of gold In tho mine but kooin It secret. Mr. Shorwln dies suddenly nnd loavos Hetty, his daughter, In tho care of John Konwood and his sister, Con-stanco Con-stanco who, finding tho cstato worthless, worth-less, allows Hetty to bcllovo sho has an Income Sho goes to boarding school, lives luxuriously, and when sho roturns homo Is shocked to find John and CoiiBtanco working, ho sho hires two servants. A frost wipes out tho orange crop, I tholr last hope, riomlng proposes to llotty and 13 rofusod. llottv tolls I John ho may havo all her money, and although heartbroken and discouraged, dis-couraged, ho Is groatly amused. Hatty dreams sho socs gold pouring from hor mine and runs away. Going to tho mlno sho finds Dig Jim, nnd together thoy search for gold. Tho boys "salt" tho mlno and Dotty Is delighted with her supposed find of gold. Sho learns of tho Joko and decides to try hor luck at gambling. gambl-ing. Sho stakes her nuggets In a roulotto gamo and losos. Fleming finds her hero and takos hor In his arms, announcing sho Is to bocomo his wlfo just as Korwood ontors. As Jim and tho proprietor of the gambling houso aro looking over tho nuggots Jim notices a strango ono asks Dotty whero sho found It. Sho leads him to tho mlno and ho discovers dis-covers a rich Yoln worth a million. ivS" flflflfly vm-uBBBBBBBBh gj F!ANlsrip: WARD fjgj "ccttyto'the rescue and ho Is Invited to leave. John takes Dctty In his arms and tolls hor ho has always loved her, and Is Informed of tho discovery of tho gold. Hor sudden wealth seems, In his mind to create a great gulf between them, but she wriggles backs Into his cmbraco tells him eho loves him, asks him to bo her husband, and with n roguish smllo says If ho does not marry hor sho will go to tho dogs.( In a moment sho seems to change from a child to a woman ho takes hor closor In his arms and their happiness hap-piness Is mado complete. At tho. Lyric this afternoon and ovonlng. V |