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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1931)
SATAN’S HENCHMAN Tlltë lLLUSTKATftlJ KKATUKR NM .'TIOS April 11, ltítfl S ART NAYLOR Widely-Known Author A hast Stepping, Rom antic Story D epicting the Operations of an Unscrupulous Crook Theo Makes a N ew Enemy in Clarice W ho is Jealous of His Love for Marcia. Ig> fl to I*« M s tc is ;i*.r itb-ads fo i hi l<»y , si e «p la »M ii»i her past eon d u rf, srvl • h i« i were thr name who had ques • arris him th a t aum*Uii>'g 1» g o in g to h a p tioned Clarice, was attested to by the pen As th ey sep a ra te fro m th eir short m m M ir r s lid i l h l f O th e id ol uf hi* but ren ew ed tro th . T h eo Is ap p ro a ch ed by • fact that tiiry drove him past hbi ' home to enable him to rharuee from * 14« • ml m other. I i t i by (M id labor d ot»« police o ffic e rs an d a rrested m oeh 1 « build lb # sue*-« « o f the S i| iu iu n j evening clothe», and Inform his L ife l u M i a i t i « l*o i«i»»u jr, »lid h u ld i U i* mother. And aifaln he was greatly INMTAUJMRNT VII. *r of o t lilfi T h ro la citg *g *U to ('U r ic * , th r d a u f l i U i o f Jam es Durlim thr ririr to thr puller bUk- { encouraged by the manner In which U O liv e r, p i* aidant o f I ha tiis w fa iic « r a n tlurt. Thro A Mi ton > mind revolved Mie received the news of his arrest |i«u| 11 « ailiu ifa to his m w lliri th a t M a urouud lhr urw drvrlopiurnU o( hUI and fareil the ordeal with such extra i t « « • • h «d him to t c a r r y her »It.il!-. Hr frit positively tlmt Ills ordinary fortitude. P r a u r lt Itoltun, a n r « 'o i u c r tn the rltjr am i auddeti » pop u lar because o f ItU i r m l » » » dur to hts recent scllvtdes txptMWHl • • • « l i t . ra ils » i l h • frie n d at lira in rxpuxliig somr of Holton* «onUi«-t niTira and ,p p U e- fo r t o o ( a n i l * A t# ih ou OerUtin It was Holton's sttrmpt to »«and d o lla r (MtllCiea fo r h im »* If and a a ft l Ills srrurltlrs for fair«- h f > l « l * n t O liv e r ia en th u sia stic o v e r H olton. • xrhanifr i>«»> t h r o « m s N o iia n 't hatred b r hts in- ttonds. and at a tlmr hr knrw Uir *!»U n < a U tsl th e | mj ||(I# i be liaitd led In lutfr to hr locked, had not appeared th e regu la r »»jr . an d n ot be ru slntl so writ on the face of thins» Then. IM uW glt ISO, U» (• « « that the bandit» had ! hao h ad th at m o rn in g received an a »»«» > m oo* U i i o « a n t i n g h im to be c a re used Oliver » car while lie vL-ltn! Ill fu l l«ru »e . th e b o o h s # * !* d iscovers s a resort artth Clarice had not add d iscrep a n cy In the re c o rd » K ttirl, O liv e r s ed to Holtons credit. se«<iud and >«aui»g w ife , h a lin g (V e r ie r . h er step d s u g h le r, m akes a d van ces to T h ro . lltr «< lo r * Aatitun, lu ll, hinilauut#, b f'»»»*.- In tile county jail. But the sting had comment and promises. I tell you, been removed by the resurrection of Theo. you won’t be here long, for bond hia faith In Marcias love and fideli is being arranged for you from more ihail one point. This last act has On the .weond day of hia incar capped the climax, and a showdown ceration, Theo wa* visited by his is in sight. It's my opinion that your mo tfier. who wa» arrnmpanled by erstwhile enemy lias over-reached his Harry Bruce And agian his confi power and a climax la in sight " dence was restored by the absence Por a week Theo languished in of hysteria or fear In his mother's jail, suffering only from his inactivity. ty At th e end uf the day, Counting up th r i'i> « K i t u w u n i A i i*f datthv* in aigi.t T h r o tu rn s to I see a gun in th e hands of a ban d it, and th e com m an d, « l i c k 'em »»p " T h r u knocks th r b a n d it dow n and ra p tu re s him She«» d is c o ie r s |i o Is bein g con sta n tly th a d o a e d M a n y fir m s , hts frien d , and th e bookkeeper o f tlte Id le In su ran ce l a . I n fur ms T lie o th a t a sld M lage o f ten th o u san d d o lla rs sitovrs on the c o m p a n y 's booh» H o lto n Is ro y a lly e n te rta in e d hy the (» liv e r s a l dlmaer and th e th ea tre W h ile T t«*o and l la t r y visit f o o C h a n g s ’ ’ P a ra d is e . a n otoriou s black an d tan ra b a re t. (Ivey observe K d v a id T e rry . Ilol I o n s ft lend, in a tten d a n ev a it h the released b a n d it Captured a t th e a tte m p te d holdu p <>f th e com p an y Ho ton a r r iv e » w ith C la ric e an d succeeds in g e ttin g ( ’l a n e « p a rtia lly liitu s lc a t-d T i e lig h t» go out an d T h e«' fescu es t"lsri< e and fa k e s h#r hom e The fo lio * t u g d a y T h eo visits B o lto n ’ s residence lu In v e s tig a te his apphralM m s foe fifty th ou san d d olla rs Insu rance. an d Is y r » - * vded bv Jenny (lilm s n ttoUon * ho «.# I re per and m u ttess T h e o en ters and And* Jen n y t h ir a le n in g r t r ilh to a b e a u tifu l g ir l, hut Jen n y fa lls in » stu por fro m dope T h e g ir l p roves to i>- M s t r ia Anson. H olton s « a i d , « h o has lon g a d m ired th eo , an d In fo rm s him o f I n i ' c h e f) l i *» love «> first sig h t | T h e o Is le a v in g . I 1 (w I ward a rd te r r y en i Marcia secrete» Theo In a T rtrv ln*l«ta upon her fW in g W t'*n she refuses, he attempt* a»ri and I with him ! to attack tier Th éo «pting» out o f the closet and kn T«-.rv nut •turn the man attempt* to tads M arita He thru escapes out o f the rear dimr as Holton arrives 'theo. leading the opposition, lows his (g I i . i i f ItStMUMM *•! U m Holton I . ¡I lot lie a!*o loses |h* fight to defeat Unit oft'* election to the board o f directors tt» ion r secutes a shrewd roup by Introduc ing M arrie his war«1 Into society at a macnlAceni rereptiin» Hut 1 he© Is worried and pur*led Jenny, Holton s form er house- keeper h a» hern replaced T erry lias dis appeared and Holton a irain » tne «©filth of p > «e r in Mx-mt and financial circles Theo u rejected by Clarice as liar escort. hut subeUtUtes his otlrer as a cumpaukni al ihe debut reception, and he Is pr art trail) r .•nird by Murcia during the fesllvttle* III a des.miidehi miVhl he aeeks a seclude«! ha cony hut Is immediately joined by Ktliel Hr«- ident O liver'» wife, who again proposes a clandestine frien U h ip which Theo reject» Just as her husband appaara and face» tit m a heretofore unseen figure steps from the shadow» to Tlieo ’s side. The unseen figure proved tn be T h eo ', mother, Mrs Aahton. » t i n « presence pee Venta a «f* n e Th eo 1« * (un red bv Ills fiancee Clarice. • mi hy M arrla. to whom he had ¿ivrn his h t ing her debut party A few dava later. It »lion Wlaliis the en fila n * • o f ne securities a lter the time j •at* had t»eaii lot ked and Insistí» upon' T iieo a h«*idlng the new ones until the fnl-| loa lug day W orking overtim e that night and ninne Then I» watched and receives a ta ll that the office la to he # »»'hod. He i l l " over» the wire* have boon cut. and he ||< rkela an official ooklt.g packet and leaves At the curbing he Is kidnapped put hi a car and rubbed of the packet. I*ut out o f the bandit car. T h e« stum b ife » >n Terry and Jenny Oilm an Bol t«ri a confederate and hia form er mistress, a i»ling In the park, aud overhears their plot against Marcia He follow* them and di-rovera the »arret entrance to Poo Chang's dive At the office the neat morning Theo. In the presence o f Oliver, relates the ho’d un lo the police. When Holton arrive» he la Informed or the roblwry and holds Theo to blame for I lie theft o f the bonds Theo hands him Ida bonds that ha had received and Informs him ttiat the packet o f which he was rubbed • «»nialncd only blank envelopes and that bond* wen- still in Mfl desk and wera falsa document«. Two detectives enter the office Instead she found him jubilant And M U» the must ben util mi and .ought A fter ew plaining how ha had deceived after d ek u U n lr In the rlly. Her total Ignorance o f any rrtendship e tis tin i I he Irendit« and retwrnlng IVrttun a fake between these two people with whom •he had hewn a# »lonely a n —la f ed bonds to him. Thao a mom pan la« the de- y e ir d her heywnd conim i. te «’lives to O lv e r a residence to interview W h a i are tot doing here?*' Clarice eveUlm ed. » ta rte « Th e bandits' sar numbet taras out "W h y. M arcia An— i l t«* be O liv e r s car. an«f Clarice ownfeisea "W h y. ( Làtice. I'm hem 1« meelwe til« ring yon h am discarded.1* . . . M arcia that the car had been parked for several romtnanded »•ours In fron t o f a resort which sha visit ad with H olton In the mssirftiaa the ban dits had evidently used and retornad the Theos Arsi nielli in a cell proved Rut The«» aran cli— rful and unmind car. In the morning ful of the seri« mm cliorfe h « faced a long dreary vieil At the cuwipany' ; ais«s»sal rh arlty halt and ~ That, he waa held In He wks booked on a charge of em- g ir l to maaffwarotfe, Thau Is Induced by and "dKimv^Vs* theteeni bv the arvwrttng officer*. two of ' here»pment and transferred to a i+W rflter e secluded attitude. She viewed the situation with a calm survey, and predicted its early and xuccaaaful culmination, thus removing hi« worry over her welfare. A Crto—Hv Word Hatty wa« enthudMMr In hi« Prom various sources he was bounti fully supplied with every necessity and all the delicacies of the season were provided from a mysterious source. And yet he was fully cognl- Continued — Page 4