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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1931)
THE ¡ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—MAY 2, 1931 SATAN’S HENCHMAN By art N a y l o r fV M *l 7 -K n * w a A » t h » r A Fust Stepping, Romantic Story Depicting the Operations of an Unscrupulous Crook Bolton's Nefarious Scheme Finds Theo to the Rescue of Cl arice and Fthel H i l l BAB CéOMI K llU lt - Theodore Aahttrt tall, hand»©**«* hroaa« e > »oldle» and athlete, the idol of hU w»d owe-4 mother. ha* by hard labor, done much t i b i d il.» «uccaaa ol the Hegroiian L ife la t u n n r * Company, and hold« lhe leapoei ad»»e imelltvh of rath 1er The«» 1« et.gagej to C U rlce the «laughlei Of Jante» O Otirer I«« »intent of the ln »u r»iw * company He •dealta ku hu mother that ahe haa adied lum to m a n y he; J Francia Molten, a newcomer In the r.ty and «uddrnly popular bveerta* of iu|l pm i M il » radia »«i* . • I r t f M at u»e n d < ai»d applies for two tw enty-At# thou aan-l dollar i-ollc n for hlmaeif and ward rtetid e n t O liver 1« enthu«la*tlC ovei Holton hut 1 hew win* D-lion a hoi red by hu M « i e » a t e that the Itoliclr* be handled lu the regular way. and not hr rushed Uuough. T h ee la d that morning, received an anonrmou* le iier warning him lo be care f il H»u«e H e bookkeeper dlaewver* a dU ri* H »n . | in the record* Ftltel. <Hirer a »«• rod end young wife, hating Clarice, hci atep detighier make« advance» le Théo A 1 lire er»d o f the dav counting up ihe feces!»{■, wilt, II Mtiandi o f «loilara In aigt«t Tls-si lurns to fare a gun In Ihe hand* of a beitdt! and Ihe command Atlrk ’em pp Tl»*«. tn iK k i the bandit down and * I » The*» di*eo«eta he U being cwMtankiv *>h»4«w rd Harry Meuce hu friend ami live bookkeeper o f I lie L ife Inauronco Co lu le ms T h e « that a ahortage of ten thou- aan i doflart show« on the company * V » » l t Holton 1« »n«a|lv entertained by Ih* Oil* e t* «1 dinner and the theatre WluW> Tl>#r and lU rr y t u n h w Chang » ’ • I’OloflOM* black iim I tan e «b «*-i ti.vv #>»--*rv# Edward T -rry. H**W « | ! . . !>.<■ VNtl llW* l» » 1u r ip tu r n l at tha attomptod Iwti.fup o f tti# It !(r>n i t t l t M with ( ‘U n t# on I »«r»«-ad- in gallin g C l t t i f « partially in- »•»* «le d T i e light • id nul and T h e « Ir K ttM f U l l r r and taka« her h<>m* Tin* f »'.lowing it »r Thro ( U l l i Moll no * Tr»lJ»nrr i i ir . nr . m *i.' km for Ittr thousand ita d tri worth of litatiran#» at»*! i • pearedad bv Jenny Oilman, Bo Moo a I luwtaakerpri and m n i i m The.» e n u n and find* Jenny threatening ' d-a*n (•» a beautiful girl but Jenny fall* in a »ii-pof from Oop*- The girl prose* i«» I*» '•fa ( ia At»• < i> floltoiv ■ ward. who ha* long admirrd Th a« and Inform* him of Ho.« r»n i iir e r l.r r y ft 1« love af flr*t aighl And a* T h e « la leaving Howard Terry en l I h t r i * i i o r i f * T h e « in a rim e and T -i; i i m u i > up««*» her fleeing with Jtlut Wf« n »he refot« * h** attem pt« to attar k »• *r T h e « «p rin t* m»! of the cWeeel and In a rk i T I ont • ». l o t man attem pt* 1 » a* i fe a r door a-, » Ihet r r r * | »»t I»« . o n a rr iv e » out af “They were ordered to remain inactive for thirty minutes* and warned that the wires had been cut»” |l»e The«» leading the iip y o iiiM i U»ae* h u fir ■ I » t>revent i*auan«-« of the M ia n poli. .*•* M « l i « U>*ea the ngl»» to defeat It- m a election to the board of difertor* notion r w t u lr * a tlirr a il coup hy tniroduc y Ing M *»r!a ht* ward Into aoeieiy at a ma ^ it t Are lit iee«pt:on. fin» The.» u worried j and pntrled Jerttir Dolton*« former h«u*e I fc.....e . ha» been • rplaced 1 -r ry ha* dl* appeared atnl Holton a ttain « the » « i l l h Of It « power in » '« m i a n d fin a n cia l circh* Th eo I« refected b> Clarice a* her ear.»»! h r *ub«tHute« lu» mother a . a companion at the debut r n « piton and he 1« p ta ciira llr Ifi red More la du i t llm (mifyiMea • In * dr ponder«» m«*o»1 he reek» a ae< Inded j h*, n i» but 1» immediately Joined br Ethel j Fienideui C iv* r wife who again proposes a r «intestine fjn m U h ip which Then refect* J-i*t a* her husband appears and fare-. Ih m a Heretofore untren figure alepa from It»- » h a d » * . *o Theo « «Ide Th e un*ern figure proved to he T h ro a mo*her Mr» Ashton whose presence prr yen «« a acene Th eo I* ignoied by hu fiancee Clartoe. arid bv Marcia to whom he had given lit* heart during her debut party. A few d a »» la»er Holton wlahe* tha e« rilin g*» of '«»me securities a fter the time a «u ha«l been locked, and tn»i«ta upon Th o'* h oldirg ih*- new onea until tne fot lin in g da\ Working overtim e that nigh!, amt alone Then I* Watched and receive» a « •' 1 t hai the o f!W la tn be robin-.I fie it i*< over» Ihe wire* have been rut and he la* ket« an official looking packet and |e»ye* At the fUrblng he H kldn.tpped. put into a fa r and robbed o f the packet Fuf out o f Ihe bandit fa r. Then alum Id * upon T erry and Jrnnv Oilman Bol- Ion . confederate and hu form er miatre»a a rttflg III the ra ik . and overhear« their pi rt »¿ a in 't Marrla lie follow * (hem and discover* Ihe .»ecret entrance to Too Chang'» * die-. At ttic office the n « it morning. T h e « In the pro em e of Oliver, relate« Ihe hold- W liil« tlir president terotiiitrd the ■ hnm D i ti»«- B t h a if i H rn U n taw i s«-\ i. . . I | indlce When Itoiton arrive» he la Informed of rra l do.-utnrttls whl« h Oliver hud s u r the robbery and holds Thao Is to blame for render.«! i,» hint, wnd was about 1.» the u »«fi of tha i ad iMta him place these in his grip «then three the bond* that he had received and informs masked men suddenly entered the him that the paraet of which he had been i »i*hed contained only blank envelope« and room vwllh rerolwers levelled at the two occupants. W ith hands rained, that Dolton * bond« were nt111 In hu desk O liver mid his visitor watched one an I were false document*. of the bandits sri/r Ihe package of T w o detective* enter the office After f«p la in in g how he had deceived the monev and the document*. h iudlte and returning Holton « fake bond, f » him, Then accompanied the detectives lo O liver a rendenre to Interview Clarice The bandit s ear number turn* out to br Oliver » M a r lt . W.aaa In a huff and U w altln* p On a trip with Harry Bruce, his friend. r t r and C U rlce confeaee« that the car had I.ul f r n . « . d Iroih . T l..o la a p p iu t h t d * f v * with - BoP011, who invite* Thco in when be Theo observe» T erry arrive tn Bolton * car a p p e a ra n c e . and hinting at Her elopement, h-ert parked for several hours In front of police ofBcci • and arrested. charge r t eacorts Marcta home Rollon Insults Theo and enter the house next dcor to where cause a search, which leads Theo to entsr Booked and rest Into Jell on * leaort which ahe visited with Dolton In and forb'd.i his attentions to Marcia. Harry has called. Before leaving, they see Bolton’ s home and overhgar some o f h it the meantime the bandits had geldently embewvlemeni. Th co »pend* a week In prt* on befote being Admitted to ball. At hla Marcia defies Bolton and Clarice urge-, hia also the escaped bandit enier the same plan« outlined to Kthel Oliver, who has need and returned the car. answrred a command to visit Bolton's home. At the company « annual charity ball and home he Audi Marcia and hie mother hap wrath. Bolton and Theo engage in a battle. house and Investigation discloses the house As she departs. Foo Chang, the Chinese W hile they are Theo lutoeks Bolton out, w hltb la w it recently rented by a couple named Oilman, tnangueradv Th ro la Indhced by a gti I to pily awaiting h u raturn cabaret owner, ellps In and Theo again Clarice arrises to return his nessed by Clarice's lather Clarice, Jealous recommended by Bolton en>-r a secluded nook, and discover» the at dinner. overhears some more plans. W ith the do* ring, and ahe becomes futious when Marcta of Theo ond Marcia, schemes to have A weak later the papers carry headlines girl to b- Mat d a . ftlie p lead' J®* h i« loy- alt v en plaining her past conduct, and appears and command« T h e« to place the Marcia discover Theo olon- with her in her about Marcia's disappearance, and mention falling Hit«, tin eaten* sui a poe.lb'e elopement. w arn« hint that something 1« going to h ap rin g ott Itei Anger, revealing I heir hidden bedroom, but Continned m P g fe I cide. The headline* announcing M arcia's dis pen As they .separate from their allot t love