The Bioscope (Jan-Mar 1913)

SUPPLEMENT TO THE BIOSCOPE, JANUARY 2, 1913. his pocket to put the money in which Bob had given him. Bob hung his coat on the same nail that Mr. Morgan had, and that gentleman placed his wallet in the young man’s coat, which: was presently put on by Bob, and not missed by the other until Bob had reached home. Pete discovered that he had the wrong coat, and threw it away, taking from the pocket a fancy handkerchief. Bob, riding home, had picked up the coat and taken it with him. Being unable to explain how he came by the wallet, his father believed’ that he had stolen the money, as did his rew employer and Mr. Morgan, who had followed, until the latter saw the handkerchief which the half-breed had taken, and forced a confeasion from him. (Released January lst. Length 960 ft.) : The Story of a Wallet.—Joo Moore is an expressman. Although he provides for his wife, baby and mother, he cannot afford luxuries. After he has been unable to purchase a shawl his wife had admired, Joe leaves the house in a bad frame of mind. Jabez Spriggs is a clerk, who has grown old in his service to George Gray, a merchant. Mr. Cry entrusts Spriggs with a wallet containing a sum of money, which he is to deliver to the bank president in person. As he is about to enter the bank, he bumps into Joe, and Spriggs drops the wallet. Joe sees the wallet, and pockets it. On the way home Joe enters a saloon. Spriggs discovers his loss. The sincerity of his distress is evident. A messenger is sent with Spriggs to help him find the wallet. Spriggs returns and tells Mr. Gray of his misfortune. Mr. Gray accuses Spriggs of atealing it. Joe's wife, Mary, goes to look for him, and, seeing his wagon outside the saloon, enlists the services of an Irish workman, who fetches Joe from the saloon and helps him home. After a night of anguish and remorse, during which he dreams of the innocent old man being placed behind the bars, Joo, getting Spriggs’ address from a card in the wallet, starts out to make reparation. He drops the wallet in hig nervousness, and Mary, picking it up, starts out after him. Joe to Gray’s office, and learns that Spriggs is being tried by a magistrate, and he rushes to the court. Joe forces his way in just as Spriggs is being remanded to a higher court. He tells the magistrate that he has the wallet, and falls in despair as he finds it is ge Mary arrives with the wallet, and Spriggs is taken k to the position he loved so well. Joe departs with his wife, and resolves to be content with his humble lot fp loving family. (Released January 4th. Length Uncle Bill.—Dorothy lives with Aunt Jennie. The aunt ang the note which Joe has written the girl: “ Dearest— ‘ll _be over this afternoon, and if your old maid aunt don’t consent to our marriage, I’m going to steal you.—Joe.” As soon as Joe appears she sends him away. Joe, who lives with his Uncle Bill, hurries home, and Uncle Bill agrees to try to get Aunt Jennie to consent to the union of the young people. Aunt Jennie, thinking that Uncle Bill is proposing to her, accepta. Uncle Bill, turning on Joe, refuses help him further, declaring that one fool in the family is enough. Aunt Jennie writes a note to her rector, and sends it by Dorothy: “J. B. Chapin. Reverend sir,—Will you kindly call at my house at 3 o’clock, June 24th, to perform a marriage ceremony.--Yours very truly, Jennie Meldon.” As soon as Dorothy shows it to Joe, he hurries with it to the bunk house, and there he and the boys plan a reply from the rector, to be delivered to Aunt Jennie on the day of the ceremony: “My dear Miss Meldon,—Owing to an attack of rheumatism, I will be unable to come to your ranch. However, if you can call at my house I will be pleased to perform the ceremony. —Yours sincerely, J. B. Chapin.” The happy days arrives. The barn is decorated, and a feast prepared. The boys watch for the minister, and as goon as he arrives hurry him out of the way, while the foreman enters with the note he is su to have written. Aunt Jennie is annoyed, but insists upon Uncle Bill going with her to his home. Upon their ay however,] they find a note : SORE xxi. pinned to the door: “Have gone to Meldon Ranch. Will return about, 6 o’clock.—J. B. Chapin.” Puzzled and angry, Aunt Jennie hustles Uncle Bill back to her ranch, only to find that Dorothy and Joe have been made one by the minister she had called to the house. (Released January 8th. Length 1,000 ft.) On the Border Line.—Robert Wilson, a Westerner, is married to an Eastern girl. He has brought her to live upon a ranch. Robert loves the vastness of it all, and he tries to instil this same feeling into his wife. Millie pines for the city, and Robert does not notice how dissatisfied Millie is. The lands next to one of Robert’s boundary lines are owned by two fraudulent land promoters, who find it necessary to obtain a portion of Robert’s ranch. Henry Weyburn, a surveyor, is paid a sum of money to impersonate a Government surveyor, and to deceive him into the idea that he is not entitled to a large part of his ranch. Weyburn is invited to Robert’s ranch for a visit. He finds it easy to get on good terms with Millie. Weyburn deceives both Robert and Millie, and persuades Robert that a portion of his land beionzs to the United States Government. He makes love to Millie, and finally sueceeds in making her agree to elope with him. At the crucial moment a telegram arrives from a Government official, telling Robert to hold Weyburn, who is w for fraudulent land deals. A fight occurs, in which Robert detains Weyburn, but is shot in the arm. The sheriff arrives, and Weyburn is arrested and taken away. Millie no longer yearns for the East, and her love is now for her a and his land. (Released January 11th. Length 1,000 ft.) Lux. . When Uncle Made His Will.—Upon learning that their uncle is about to make his will, the Spoofems hasten to pay their respects to him. The journey is a long one, and their haste leads them to adopt every possible form of locomotion that it is possible to find. They arrive in the most rural of country, and there are reduced to the uttermost limits of despair by the lack of good locomotive power. Their experiences in donkey barrows, or in ridi steeplechases upon cows’ backs, provide an ae film. (Released January 8th. Length ) Pat and the Milliner.—Pat passes his days in idleness. Suddenly he decides to go to work. The reason of this burst of energy is to be found in a little milliner’s shop. The young lady within has captivated Patrick’s heart, and he decides to apply for the situgtion as page boy, and thus be near the object of his affection. Pat has not been in his situation long before he is sent out to carry boxes for his adored Flossie. Now this is not the first time that Pat has been in love. At the very moment he is engaged to a young lady. This young lady proves to be Flossie’s customer, and she calls upon her to show her the latest style in hats. When Pat realises the situation, he bundles the little milliner into a hat-box, blackens his face, and awaits results in fear and trembling. He is discovered, and the engagement is broken off. This does not worry Pat, who finds another finger to carry his engagement ring very quickly. (Released Januuary 11th. Length 600 ft.) The Vengeance of Edgar Poe.—Edgar Poe, a medical jalist, goes to Ruasia in the hope that he will live lown the memories of his late wife. He makes the acquaintance of Helena Redfern, who resembles the apecialist’s late wife, and falls in love with her. Tolfoski, who teachers chemistry to Helena, fears that Poe will take Helena away from him, and he tricks Poe into the hands of some ruffians. 0;Fhoy| drug the specialist, but he