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Show LYCEUM Oi SOB! "THE GIRL AID THE , GAME" SIGNAL FILM CORP. "The Girl and the Game," (Chapter 13) "a Fight for a Fortune." As Helen and Storm stood at the mouth of tho Superstition Mine, Rhlneland-er presented to each of them a one-third interest in tho rich property In addition ad-dition to the present to Storm, tho l.nftrr was made Rhinelander's ner- sonal representative at the workings At this Juncture, Rhinelander received a note from Spike, purporting that "Lefty," a convict, had confessed to the murder of Helen's father, for which Splko had been returned to the penitentiary, and saying that he (Spike") waB to receive his freedom in a few days. Regarding the fact that he had sold himself out of rich property Seagrue congratulated himself on having been able to withhold a minority interest; and advised Rhinelander that a quarterly quart-erly payment was due the following day. When- the message was received, re-ceived, Rhinelander and Helen read it together. It was arranged that Rhinelander should take the cash to Seagrue to avoid any technicality. Helen decided to go down with' Rhinelander and meet Spike when he should leave the jail. When Seagrue received the advice that Rhinelander would be In the next day with the cash, he Immedlatey paid a visit to the lair of his henchman, Ward, closely followed by Adams. The instructions in-structions to the two crooks were to separate Rhinelander from the money which he would be carrying to Seagrue. Sea-grue. Ward and Adams boarded the Las Vegas passenger train. , When the train stopped for twenty minutes at a small station, the two crooks purchased pur-chased a bag similar to the one in which Rhinelander carried the money. When dinner was announced, Helen and Rhinelander passed into the diner, tagged olosely by Ward and Adams, who, unnoticed, took seats at the adjoining ad-joining table. At his feet, Rhinelander Rhine-lander had. placed the, money-filled bag. Cautiously, Ward with his foot slid tho bag away and replaced it with tho one purchased at the station. Having hastily eaten their luncheon, lunch-eon, the two men left tho diner ahoad of Helen and Hhinelander. Reaching Oceanside, tho crooks lagged until thoy saw Helen and Rhineander tako a taxicab uptown, not having noticed the transfer in bags. Just at this point the crooks were approached and apprehended by two plain clothes-- detectives |