01 Oct 1916
The Shielding Shadow
The 15 chapter story involves the heroine being protected by a shadow with burning eyes. There's also a cloak of invisibility, some hypnotism and a giant octopus added to the mix.
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Pearl White Violet Standish
Earle Foxe Nicholas Knox
Warner Oland Richard Carslake
Ruby Hoffman The Priestess
Henry G. Sell Tom Carlton
Floyd Buckley 
Cesare Gravina Mattie Ferguson Richard LaMarr Bert Starkey L.J. O'Connor Harriet Reller L.J. O'Connor (as Louis J. O'Connor)
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