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 There are things against which ordinary protection would not suffice."

ILBERT CONNATT, the narrator, once a motion picture idol but now penniless, is persuaded by Jake Switz, kindly utility man of the theatrical world, to accept a rôle in the play Ruthven, opposite Sigrid Holgar, Connatt's ex-sweetheart, who since her break with Connatt has become a glamorous film favorite. The play is being produced by Varduk, mysterious new genius of the theater. Other players will include Rh