Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1916)

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MOVING PICTURE FOURTEEN PRIZES NUMBER ONE THE PRIZES 1st PRIZE S10.00 2nd PRIZE $ 5.00 3rd PRIZE S 3.00 4th PRIZE S 2.00 TEN PRIZES, each $ 1.00 These awards (all in cash, without any string to t he-nil are for the correct, or nearest correct, answers to the six picture] here shown. The ten answers may readily be found in the condensed scenario printed beluw. While this is cleverest puzzle arrangements ever devised, it is really qmusimple to solve. As you read through the scenario, the answers will bob up at you, one .after another. Just follow the directions on the opposite page. Be sure to write your answers and name an t address distinctly. This novel contest is a special feature department of Photoplay Magazine for the intenst and benefit of its readers, at absolutely no cost to them — the Photoplay Magazine way. The awards are all for this month's contest. Now, just to start vou off. we will mention that one answer to one of the pictures is "Sunset." All answers to this set (number one) must be mailed before December first. 'Christmas Carols" — -A Drama in One Reel. SYNOPSIS — Miss Perkins, a village spinster, brings her late brother's little daughter, Lettie, to live with her in her cottage among the flowers. Bob Wright is secretary to A. K. Bassett, big manufacturer. Bassett's niece, Grace Bodge, visits him. Grace has left city to escape all associations of a severed engagement with an unworthy suitor. Bob meets her often, becomes infatuated, but Grace cannot forget her other experience. Bassett instructs Bob to send important telegram, Bob does, but telegram is grabbed from messenger by dog and lost. Boy is afraid to report. Therefore, important contract is lost to rival company. Bob is seen talking with President of rival company. Bob is fired. Grace is cold to Bob, so he goes to work in City. Later soiled telegram is found and returned to Bassett, but he still doubts Bob. Lettio goes to school and plays with Bess and Bobby. Grace drops package from wagon, containing love letters, ring, etc., which she is about to mail back to old suitor. Lettie finds It, her aunt tells her to return package to Grace, she does. Miss Perkins* health fails and she dies, leaving Lettie in care of neighbors. Bob. home at his sister's for the holidays, rescues Grace from probable death by stopping her runaway horse attached to cutter, which was dashing down village street toward crossing as Overland Limited rushes through. Christmas eve. Tiess and Bobby returning with Don from edge of town at sunset. Don discovers Lettie half frozen on her aunt's grave in cemetery. They get her to road and passing expressman takes them home. Their mother tucks 136 Lettie in bed as the waifs are singing Christmas carols outside. Christmas morning Lettie is recovered, and heirs Bess and Bobby feed their pets. Grace comes "1th present for T.etiie. Grace has an understanding with Bob and accepts him. t'nele Bassett takes Bob back and gives him interest in the business. Bob and Lettie have Christmas dinner at Bassett's. who insist that they come arid live with him and that he will adopt Lettie. "And there was peace and happiness aplenty." CAST Miss Anna Bell Perkins a village spinster Little Lettie her orphan uiece Bob Wright secretary to Bassett Grace Dodge Bassett's niece front the city A. R. Bassett a rich manufacturer Bess and Bobby Bob's sister's kids Don their eollie dog LEADER Subtitle I. A Melody on the Heart Strings. (ALL THE ANSWERS WILL BE FOUND