Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1914 — "The Perils of Pauline” At Princess Friday Night. [ARTICLE]

"The Perils of Pauline” At Princess Friday Night.

The first of the fourteen episodes of “The Perils of Pauline” will be Shown at the Princess Theatre Friday night.' A part of the story follows:

Harry Marvin and his adopted sister, Pauline, have been left or- . phans by. the death of their father, who left half of his fortune to Harry and the dther half to Pauline. Pauline’s half of the fortune is to go to the secretary, Owen, if Pauline should die before marriage. Owen is in the power of a tough character by the name of Hicks, who per-, suades him that it would be a good idea for something to happen, to Pauline so that Owen would inherit the fortune, and split with him, They have already tried two or three times to have Pauline apparently accidentally killed, but Ha’rry has always intervened. Harry has been trying to get Pauline to consent to marry him at once, but on one excuse or another, she has always put him off. Believing that a little jealousy would help Harry start# a flirtation with Miss Sampson, one of Pauline’s girl friends. This arouses Pauline’s jealousy and makes her so cross that she goes to a large reception alone, althoughiJboth she and Harry had been Invited. Here she meets Signor Baskinelli, a noted pianist. Signor Baskinelli is much attracted by Pauline’s charm* and in his violent Italian way, makes love to her. She, however, repulses him Owen and Hleks see the byplay and propose to Signor Baskinelli that he run off with Pauline. They make arrangements with some tough characters and then Signor Baskinelli invites the party for a trip through Chinatown. On this trip they so manipulate things that Pauline is detained in a joss house. As she comes out, the tough characters attempt to seize her, but Harry hears her scream and rushes back and puts them to rout. Pauline flees. While Harry 4s fighting and is seized by some Chinamen. She is tied up and placed ip detention. Harry misses her and in his search of the joss house, discovers her place of detention. He demands her release, but it is only after a great struggle' with the Ohineee Inmates that he has any success whatever.