Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

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I 1915 291 PIC1UWHS AND THE UCTUREGOER friend Dick Wainwrighi to accompli him "ii a yachting cruise, naturally thinking tliat on the e 1 he would be in much I.-- danger of feminine pursuit. II. iv ing got In » iotini seouren nl oard, the treacherous Dick went ashore and also invited a bevy of lovely, lively, lark} girls, The loveliest, liveliest.and Inrkieat was Mabel Willing and Dick rli.il!. uged her i" u \ and caj tnre Jack. Mabel entered into the spirit of the adventuie, and, tindmg Jack asleep in the cabin, sat bj his side and commenced to fan him. tie suddenly awoke, and was horrified to find 0 prettj girl smil ing down at him. He rnshed up on deck, closely pursued by Mabel, and to get away from his"peril" crawled 1 nil. >us position .mi the bowsprit. Later the girl, to find out whether be was n man or a molly coddle, jumped overboard ami called loudly for help. Being a splendid swimmer, she was in no dangi r. Jack, in-trad of lumping after her, fished her out in a dishevelled and soaked condition with n boathook, much to her indignation and her friends amns incut Months later, on Bhore.at a meeting of the hounds, the two young people mel again. Mabel was thrown from her horse and Jack offered his aid. Hut as her skirt had been torn Bhe affected Bhyness, and told him Bhe could not i" ssibly permit him tohelpherin thai condition. In a moment of chivalry he proposed to her and was accept' d. The great day arrived, and Jack marched sorrowfully to the altar to meet bis doom. When the minister asked him the all-important question, he gasped out a lifeless " No/' and then bolted down the aisle and out of the church. A policeman took him for a notorious thief and arrested him. Mabel eame to the 1 ris, 11 to see him, and told Jack that, to satisfy her pride, he must go through another ceremony in order to give her the chance of repaying liis insult at the altar by saying "No" herself. She persuaded Jack to oblige her; but, to li is amazement, the treacherous Mabel, as s on as they were facing the altar said " Yes ! " So there was nothing else to do but to accept his fate, and the young couple departed happily on their honeymoon. FILL YOUR ALBUM From onr varied stock of PicturePostcards of Cinema Actors— the largest in tin world— 14 for 1 -. 33 for 2 6, or Iihi with Handsome Postcard Album fur 7 • !. anil so delight your eves with pictures 0 your favourite J'ilm Players, VOIR OAVX SELECTION OR OURS Address all Orders to THE PICTURES, Ltd., 85, L©n£ Acre, London, W.C. HENRY B. WALTHALL The World's Greatest Dramatic Genius, in THE CIRCULAR PATH A SOUL-STIRRING DRAMA IN THREE ACTS HHHE wonderful emotional ability of Henry B. Walthall is put to a supreme test in this remarkable production, which shows how a clergyman, for love of an erring wcman renounces his sacred calling, is dragged into the depths of degradation, and, finally, wipes out the past by noble atonement. Ask the manager of your local cinema when lie is going to show this 61m. Tell him it is sure to be up to the usual excellence always associated with Essanay Film Service, Ltd., 22, Soho Square, London, W. ..■■■'.■ '>/■■. ! rrr-r-: 1 ■ ■