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Show i heatres AT THE REX. Here are the thrills in the second episode of "The Hidden Hand," now running serially at the popular Rex theater and which will be screened tonight, Friday afternoon and Friday night. ' Mystified at the escape of the Hidden Hid-den Hand, uoris and Ramsey rush down the stairs and into the living room. From the window they faintly see the Hidden Hand and his henchman hench-man leap over the large wall which surrounds the mansion. Out on the lawn they meet Dr. Scarley, who professes pro-fesses to have just returned from a sick patient. The next afternoon, Verda receives a note, telling her if she wishes to receive her rightful share in the estate to enter the enclosed en-closed car, which is waiting outside. Ten minutes later, Verda enters tho car and is driven into tho den of the Hidden Hand. She attempts to escape but is caught by the falso Ramsey, who, though he looks' like Jack, is really the Hidden Hand's lieutenant Assured that ho can prove that she is the daughter of Judge Whitney, Verda in all eagerness agrees to assist him on the condition that she will split the estate with him. At midnight, Verda anxiously waits for the Hidden Hand. At the appointed appoint-ed hour he steals into her room.j which is next to Doris's, and immediately imme-diately pours liquid gas in the radiator: and leaves with the girl. . Doris, who is in bed, wanes up and wonders why it is so cold. Jumping! from the bed, she discovers the radiator radi-ator covered with icicles. Feeling that something is wrong she screams. Alarmed, the Hidden Hand enters. A fow seconds later the radiator explodes, ex-plodes, knocking Doris and the Hidden Hand to the floor. Doris comes to her senses Just in time to see the Hidden Hand drawing towards her. The explosion knocked a large hole in the wall. Seeing a ladder lying on the floor, Doris picks it up, hooks it to a tree outside and as tho Hidden Hand Is about to grab her, she swings out and lands safely on the ground. Immediately the false Ramsey and another man pick up Doris and rush her into a machine. At top speed Doris is brought into the den of the Hidden Hand. The Hidden Hand enters a few minutes later. He snatches tho locket from her neck. Inserting the locket into the packet, he stars to open it as the film "fades ouL" The Rex also will show "Love and Lunch," a screamer, and a comedy, "Bashful." Manager Stock is providing provid-ing a bill for the Rex that has variety. It will please every one. |