[Kino print] 1 'Tis said "The greatest work of God is man"- but just as carefully devised to fit our hopes is man's conception of a life beyond the grave. 2 This story starts where Dogma clashes with the promptings of a higher sense and leads to something which - because it is new - we think is mysterious. 3 The mad northward rush of ice that comes with the Arctic night had caught a little vessel unawares and crushed her in its fierce embrace. 4 Miles of ice-slacked wilderness lay between them and the northernmost igloos of the Esquimaux ---------- scarcely a fighting chance. 5 The love of life -- that frantic urge to live at any cost -- still drove two drooping figures -- tragic remnants of an ill-fated Arctic expedition -- over boundless, empty fields of snow. 6 Francois Duval, half-breed soldier of fortune, whose hardiness alone has carried him on. 7 Dr. Gregory Sinclair, the leader of the expedition, sustained so long only by the fanatic zeal of the true scientist. 8 "This must be the end! I can't go on. Oh God, Francois, I -- I --" 9 "Your frinds stop to rest, M'sieu, an' we leave them back there -- froze clean to the bone." 10 That the strong shall survive, and the weaker perish is Nature's law. 11 Then loomed what seemed the fancy of a fevered brain! A ship! An ancient square- rigged hulk, phantom-like on the rim of the frozen world, the plaything of the ever-shifting ice. 12 A gruesome sight ------- this figure stark and stiff within its icy tomb -- its features frozen in a snarl of hate. 13 This ghastly ship -- untouched, unseen by man through all these years -- might have its lockers stored with food or -- hold a secret which were better not revealed. 14 Forgotten are the pangs of hunger as the mystery of the abandoned relic grips the mind of the scientist. 15 "This vessel was wrecked just one hundred years ago, Francois, and nearly one thousand miles from where she lies today." 16 "Hunger make men teenk strange way sometime, M'sieu." 17 Dogs were very useful -- there was another way. 18 "Francois, we are looking at a man who lived one hundred years ago. This is indeed a marvelous discovery." 19 "I teenk we make discovery joost in time." 20 "I try to make fire, M'sieu." 21 "He will probably wake with the very thought that possessed his mind when that blow was struck ---- over a century ago." 22 "Get those wet things off his legs." 23 "Wrap this around him." 24 "My father, Howard! Save him! Save him!" 25 "Felice! Felice! What have you done with her?" 26 "He must have loved this 'Felice' and we may have brought him back to what is, for him, an empty world." 27 With gentle forbearance fearing that this Howard Hillary might not wish to live, Dr. Sinclair determines not to disclose at once the truth. 28 "We are your friends -- we will help you find 'Felice'." 29 Three long weary months of groping through the Arctic night toward civilization and then - 30 A dazed and silent being -- with no recollection of the long dead past -- is brought back to the world of men to begin life anew. 31 The home of Prof. Crawford Strange, brother-in-law of Dr. Sinclair, where the returning scientist plans to quietly piece together Hillary's story before announcing his discovery to the world. 32 "Dr. Sinclair! This is a surprise." 33 "What's going on here this afternoon, Wilson?" 34 "Why -- your niece, Felice, and Dr. Trent are being married." 35 "Your wife is upstairs, sir. She was not well enough to come down to the wedding." 36 "Felice! Felice!" 37 "What is the meaning of this? What is this man to you?" 38 "How dare you ask me such a thing!" 39 "Please let him go -- I am not afraid." 40 "Don't you know me? I am Howard, Felice -- Howard Hillary." 41 "Howard Hillary? - Why -- I don't know you!" 42 "I've notified the police and the insane asylum." 43 "Why are you marrying this man? Did you think me dead?" 44 "I will not go on with this ceremony unless you give this man full opportunity to speak." 45 Felice Strange seems to have fallen under the spell of this strange lover who has sprung from the unknown with her name upon his lips. 46 "-- and how the jealous captain tried to humiliate me -- make me ridiculous in your eyes?" 47 "Put that land crab below!" 48 "What's the matter here? Mr. Hillary is my guest." 49 Dr. Sinclair decides not to interfere in view of his plan to keep his discovery a secret until he has learned Hillary's complete story." 50 "Thank God, I've found you." 51 "It's all a mistake. I'll look after his release." 52 "But Uncle Gregory -- where is father? Didn't he come back with you?" 53 "Your father? Why -- he turned back when Dr. Trent wired him of your illness." 54 "I haven't been ill. And daddy has never returned." 55 "Men often choose to drop out of sight for a while -- --- usually when some amiable member of the opposite sex is involved." 56 "If anything has happened to father it was you -- --" 57 "Suppose we finish the ceremony before instituting a search?" 58 "We must find father. Nothing else matters now." 59 The unexpected return of Dr. Sinclair and the interrupted marriage place Trent in a position that calls for more trickery and immediate action. 60 "What do you know, Duval, about this fellow Hillary? Where did he come from?" 61 "Dr. Trent lied -- he said father was very ill up north and wanted me -- I could not go alone -- so I consented to marry him" 62 With the belief that Francois Duval's friendship may prove valuable - 63 "I guess you haven't seen much of the gay side of life lately. Would you like to look around a bit tonight?" 64 "I was thinking of Mr. Hillary - -- of his wonderful courage and how he could help us -- if it were not for his mental condition." 65 "It's all right, old man. Your friends will be here shortly." 66 "He's a tough customer. They're going to roll him in sheets and turn the water on him." 67 An unexplainable influence draws Felice to the mysterious stranger - telling her that he is mad, yet wanting to hear more of his story. 68 "We're putting him through a little treatment they had back in the dark ages. The authorities wouldn't stand for this stuff today." 69 "- he can't get far and when he is caught we'll notify you." 70 Marie Le Grande, whose judgment and activity have figured in other successful "enterprises," and to whom Dr. Trent turns in emergency cases as a court of last resort. .....NITA NALDI 71 "Be sure madam's guest wants for nothing." 72 "What's the idea -- why did you bring this man here?" 73 "As I phoned you, he returned with Hillary. Find out what happened up there - where this fellow Hillary came from." 74 Adjoining the Strange home lived Dr. Trent -- alone -- away from all inquisitive minds. 75 The cellar in which Dr. Trent keeps the animals used for his scientific experiments. 76 As the hours swept by the disappearance of Prof. Strange grew in mystery. 77 "I went to the asylum and you were gone." 78 "- as soon as I made myself presentable I hurried to you ----" 79 "What was the name of this girl you loved?" 80 "Her name was - and still is, thanks to my opportune arrival today - Felice Norcross." 81 "When did you see her last -- do you know the date?" 82 "In the fall of 1820 -- it doesn't seem so long, but it must be almost a year ago." 83 Then came the crushing realization that while time had stood still for him, it had swept away everyone near and dear -- that the girl before him was a total stranger. 84 "Uncle says you are from the great beyond, of which we know very little, and that yours is the strangest case on record." 85 "I had counted on your help in searching for my father who has disappeared so mysteriously." 86 The same voice -- the same appeal from the beyond rang in his ears, vibrating his soul, taking him back -- 87 "My father, Howard! Save him! Save him!" 88 "'Tis strange that always in my dreams you were asking me to save your father from danger - but some power held me fast." 89 "An instinct, too subtle to explain tells me that we are not strangers. Don't you feel that too, Felice?" 90 "If I am the girl you say I am and you love me, you must find my father." 91 "I do love you -- and I will find your father." 92 "Do you believe that she -- or any- one who had died -- could ever come back to earth again?" 93 "That is the theory of reincarnation -- a soul that passes out before it has gained its heart's desire feels the earth-call and must come back and work out its destiny." 94 The laboratory where Trent has arranged to materialize his plans. 95 "Are you sure every- thing is arranged?" 96 "Leave it to me." 97 "I have news of Prof. Strange. I am here at the laboratory." 98 "I phoned them -- they will be here any minute." 99 "These gentlemen are from police headquarters." 100 "I have good reason to believe that Prof. Strange has been murdered." 101 "The story of Prof. Strange turning back is a lie. He went -- and was murdered in cold blood by that man -- Hillary!" 102 "His word's as good as yours -- you've got to have proof when you talk about murder- ing a man." 103 "Was there a Prof. Strange on this expedition?" 104 "What became of him?" 105 "We in the far North -- not enough to eat for all -- Prof. Strange sick -- Hillary keel him." 106 "You lie, Francois. Prof. Strange was not with us." 107 "You say you took some things from the body -- where are they?" 108 "Yes, these things belonged to my father." 109 "You are charged with murdering Prof. Strange -- what have you to say?" 110 "Murder! -- Why, I don't know this Prof. Strange -- I never saw him." 111 "I am sorry but my duty forces me to place you under arrest." 112 "I don't know what this means -- there is a conspiracy here and you will find you are wrong in arresting me." 113 "Before it's too late, Francois, tell the truth." 114 "I lie when I say he keel somewan." 115 "These things I got from woman Le Grande." 117 "I thought he was lying." 118 "Come in, Juliette." 119 "What do you mean by entering my room?" 120 "Dr. Sinclair 'phoned that you might help Hillary. Come -- I'll take you to him." 121 "Tony -- for God's sake -- help me!" 122 "It looks like a pocket torn from a shirt." 123 "Crawford Strange!" 124 The missing man. Prof. Crawford Strange, Felice's father, who has been held a chained, secret prisoner for one year by Dr. Trent. 125 "After days -- weeks -- months of torture, a thought came to my mind and I --" 126 "Dr. Trent was here half an hour ago and said --" 127 "You must sign over to me all of your property that can be converted into cash immediately." 128 "There is nothing left. I have given you everything." 129 "Then I'll get Felice's share. I'll take her to the laboratory, drug her, and force her into a marriage ceremony." 130 "For God's sake, Trent, don't do that." 131 "Go, follow Trent! Even now it may be too late." 132 "Hillary clings tenaciously to his theory that he and Felice loved each other in a former life -- only a rank materialist like me would remain skeptical." 133 "Our personal beliefs are of no importance. The great teachers of the earth - Zoroaster down to Moses and Christ - those who have made civilization possible - have taught the immortality and progression of the soul -- -- -- reincarnation." 138 "Don't you ever feel that our love is too wonderful a thing to end - - that it must have been before and will be again ?" 139 "Yes -- even as you speak, it is as if a small voice were whispering, 'it is true -- you must believe'." THE END
[Grapevine print] 1 The mad northward rush of ice that comes with the Arctic night had caught a little vessel unawares and crushed her in its fierce embrace. 2 Miles of ice-slacked wilderness lay between them and the northernmost igloos of the Esquimaux ---------- scarcely a fighting chance. 3 The love of life -- that frantic urge to live at any cost -- still drove two drooping figures -- tragic remnants of an ill-fated Arctic expedition -- over boundless, empty fields of snow. 4 Francois Duval, half-breed soldier of fortune, whose hardiness alone has carried him on. 5 Dr. Gregory Sinclair, the leader of the expedition, sustained so long only by the fanatic zeal of the true scientist. 6 "This must be the end! I can't go on. Oh God, Francois, I -- I --" 7 "Your frinds stop to rest, M'sieu, an' we leave them back there -- froze clean to the bone." 8 That the strong shall survive, and the weaker perish is Nature's law. 9 Then loomed what seemed the fancy of a fevered brain! A ship! An ancient square- rigged hulk, phantom-like on the rim of the frozen world, the plaything of the ever-shifting ice. 10 A gruesome sight ------- this figure stark and stiff within its icy tomb -- its features frozen in a snarl of hate. 11 This ghastly ship -- untouched, unseen by man through all these years -- might have its lockers stored with food or -- hold a secret which were better not revealed. 12 Forgotten are the pangs of hunger as the mystery of the abandoned relic grips the mind of the scientist. 13 "This vessel was wrecked just one hundred years ago, Francois, and nearly one thousand miles from where she lies today." 14 "Hunger make men teenk strange way sometime, M'sieu." 15 Dogs were very useful -- there was another way. 16 "Francois, we are looking at a man who lived one hundred years ago. This is indeed a marvelous discovery." 17 "I teenk we make discovery joost in time." 18 "I try to make fire, M'sieu." 19 "He will probably wake with the very thought that possessed his mind when that blow was struck ---- over a century ago." 20 "Get those wet things off his legs." 21 "Wrap this around him." 22 "My father, Howard! Save him! Save him!" 23 "Felice! Felice! What have you done with her?" 24 "He must have loved this 'Felice' and we may have brought him back to what is, for him, an empty world." 25 With gentle forbearance fearing that this Howard Hillary might not wish to live, Dr. Sinclair determines not to disclose at once the truth. 26 "We are your friends -- we will help you find 'Felice'." 27 A dazed and silent being -- with no recollection of the long dead past -- is brought back to the world of men to begin life anew. 28 The home of Prof. Crawford Strange, brother-in-law of Dr. Sinclair, where the returning scientist plans to quietly piece together Hillary's story before announcing his discovery to the world. 29 "Dr. Sinclair! This is a surprise." 30 "What's going on here this afternoon, Wilson?" 31 "Why -- your niece, Felice, and Dr. Trent are being married." 32 "Felice! Felice!" 33 "What is the meaning of this? What is this man to you?" 34 "How dare you ask me such a thing!" 35 "Please let him go -- I am not afraid." 36 "Don't you know me? I am Howard, Felice -- Howard Hillary." 37 "Howard Hillary? - Why -- I don't know you!" 38 "I've notified the police and the insane asylum." 39 "Why are you marrying this man? Did you think me dead?" 40 "Don't you remember the voyage -- the days of our courtship?" 41 "Your move, daughter." 42 "I've made my move, father." 43 "I will not go on with this ceremony unless you give this man full opportunity to speak." 44 Felice Strange seems to have fallen under the spell of this strange lover who has sprung from the unknown with her name upon his lips. 45 "-- and how the jealous captain tried to humiliate me -- make me ridiculous in your eyes?" 46 "Put that land crab below!" 47 "What's the matter here? Mr. Hillary is my guest." 48 Dr. Sinclair decides not to interfere in view of his plan to keep his discovery a secret until he has learned Hillary's complete story." 49 "Thank God, I've found you." 50 "It's all a mistake. I'll look after his release." 51 "But Uncle Gregory -- where is father? Didn't he come back with you?" 52 "Your father? Why -- he turned back when Dr. Trent wired him of your illness." 53 "I haven't been ill. And daddy has never returned." 54 "Men often choose to drop out of sight for a while -- --- usually when some amiable member of the opposite sex is involved." 55 "If anything has happened to father it was you ----" 56 "Suppose we finish the ceremony before instituting a search?" 57 "We must find father. Nothing else matters now." 58 The unexpected return of Dr. Sinclair and the interrupted marriage place Trent in a position that calls for more trickery and immediate action. 59 "What do you know, Duval, about this fellow Hillary? Where did he come from?" 60 "Dr. Trent lied -- he said father was very ill up north and wanted me -- I could not go alone -- so I consented to marry him" 61 With the belief that Francois Duval's friendship may prove valuable -- 62 "I guess you haven't seen much of the gay side of life lately. Would you like to look around a bit tonight?" 63 "I was thinking of Mr. Hillary - -- of his wonderful courage and how he could help us -- if it were not for his mental condition." 64 "It's all right, old man. Your friends will be here shortly." 65 "He's a tough customer. They're going to roll him in sheets and turn the water on him." 66 "We're putting him through a little treatment they had back in the dark ages. The authorities wouldn't stand for this stuff today." 67 "-- he can't get far and when he is caught we'll notify you." 68 Wine, woman and song. 69 Marie Le Grande, whose judgment and activity have figured in other successful "enterprises," and to whom Dr. Trent turns in emergency cases as a court of last resort." .....NITA NALDI 70 "Be sure madam's guest wants for nothing." 71 "What's the idea -- why did you bring this man here?" 71 "As I phoned you, he returned with Hillary. Find out what happened up there - where this fellow Hillary came from." 72 "Don't forget to have Monsieur Duval tell you of his interesting experiences." 73 "I'll ask him to tell me everything." 74 "You great, strong men of the north fascinate me, M'sieu Duval, but you are far too modest about the brave things you have done." 75 Adjoining the Strange home lived Dr. Trent -- alone -- away from all inquisitive minds. 76 The cellar in which Dr. Trent keeps the animals used for his scientific experiments. 77 As the hours swept by the disappearance of Prof. Strange grew in mystery. 78 "I went to the asylum and you were gone." 79 "-- as soon as I made myself presentable I hurried to you ----" 80 "What was the name of this girl you loved?" 81 "Her name was - and still is, thanks to my opportune arrival today - Felice Norcross." 82 "When did you see her last -- do you know the date?" 83 "In the fall of 1820 -- it doesn't seem so long, but it must be almost a year ago." 84 "Nineteen twenty-two." 85 Then came the crushing realization that while time had stood still for him, it had swept away everyone near and dear -- that the girl before him was a total stranger. 86 "Uncle says you are from the great beyond, of which we know very little, and that yours is the strangest case on record." 87 "I had counted on your help in searching for my father who has disappeared so mysteriously." 88 The same voice -- the same appeal from the beyond rang in his ears, vibrating his soul, taking him back -- 89 "My father, Howard! Save him! Save him!" 90 "'Tis strange that always in my dreams you were asking me to save your father from danger - but some power held me fast." 91 "An instinct, too subtle to explain tells me that we are not strangers. Don't you feel that too, Felice?" 92 "If I am the girl you say I am and you love me, you must find my father." 93 "I do love you -- and I will find your father." 94 "Uncle Gregory, have you ever heard of anyone named -- Felice Norcross?" 95 "Why -- yes, your great-grandmother's maiden name was Norcross -- she had a sister Felice, who was lost at sea." 96 "Do you believe that she -- or any- one who had died -- could ever come back to earth again?" 97 "That is the theory of reincarnation -- a soul that passes out before it has gained its heart's desire feels the earth-call and must come back and work out its destiny." 98 The laboratory where Trent has arranged to materialize his plans. 99 "Are you sure every- thing is arranged?" 100 "Leave it to me." 101 "I have news of Prof. Strange. I am here at the laboratory." 102 "I phoned them -- they will be here any minute." 103 "These gentlemen are from police headquarters." 104 "I have good reason to believe that Prof. Strange has been murdered." 105 "The story of Prof. Strange turning back is a lie. He went -- and was murdered in cold blood by that man -- Hillary!" 106 "This man knows Prof. Strange was not with us." 107 "His word's as good as yours -- you've got to have proof when you talk about murder- ing a man." 108 "Was there a Prof. Strange on this expedition?" 109 "What became of him?" 110 "We in the far North -- not enough to eat for all -- Prof. Strange sick -- Hillary keel him." 111 "You lie, Francois. Prof. Strange was not with us." 112 "You say you took some things from the body -- where are they?" 113 "Yes, these things belonged to my father." 114 "You are charged with murdering Prof. Strange -- what have you to say?" 115 "Murder! -- Why, I don't know this Prof. Strange -- I never saw him." 116 "I am sorry but my duty forces me to place you under arrest." 117 "I don't know what this means -- there is a conspiracy here and you will find you are wrong in arresting me." 118 "Before it's too late, Francois, tell the truth." 119 "I lie when I say he keel somewan." 120 "These things I got from woman Le Grande." 121 "I thought he was lying." 122 "Come in, Juliette." 123 "What do you mean by entering my room?" 124 "Dr. Sinclair 'phoned that you might help Hillary. Come -- I'll take you to him." 125 "Tony -- for God's sake -- help me!" 126 "It looks like a pocket torn from a shirt." 127 "Crawford Strange!" 128 The missing man. Prof. Crawford Strange, Felice's father, who has been held a chained, secret prisoner for one year by Dr. Trent. 129 "After days -- weeks -- months of torture, a thought came to my mind and I --" 130 "Dr. Trent was here half an hour ago and said --" 131 "You must sign over to me all of your property that can be converted into cash immediately." 132 "There is nothing left. I have given you everything." 133 "Then I'll get Felice's share. I'll take her to the laboratory, drug her, and force her into a marriage ceremony." 134 "For God's sake, Trent, don't do that." 135 "Go, follow Trent! Even now it may be too late." 136 "Hillary clings tenaciously to his theory that he and Felice loved each other in a former life -- only a rank materialist like me would remain skeptical." 137 "Our personal beliefs are of no importance. The great teachers of the earth - Zoroaster down to Moses and Christ - those who have made civilization possible - have taught the immortality and progression of the soul -- -- -- reincarnation." 138 "Don't you ever feel that our love is too wonderful a thing to end -- -- that it must have been before and will be again ?" 139 "Yes -- even as you speak, it is as if a small voice were whispering, 'it is true -- you must believe'." THE ENDHome