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.
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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-
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