Boy's Cinema (1930-31)

Every Tuesday BOY'S CINEMA dressed men and women. Did he see and hoar someone painting and talking- ahout him as the jorkey who liad once been under a cloud? At last tliat was finished, and now came tlie snddling-up. His tongue seemed swollen, and he could hardly speak as he mounted Six- «hootor. Would the cry deride him as h,; paraded past the grandstand on the way ^to tlie start? "Keep yer chin up, son !" said a voice, and Buddy siared down into the face of the Dtide. "I feel as if I were going to a tuneral!" he gasped out. "If you win you may go to a uedding," chipped in Sleepy. "If we lose there may be a fuueral—maybe I'll be the corpse if Jake and his pals catch me." ■'Go in and win," the Dude wiiispered. "And, remember, I've backed you for hity bucks, and you're my star tip for the day. You've gone from fifties to tens, and before you're off the murk it will be lives. Whoop-te-do, Buddy!" That talk did Buddy good, and he did not feel so afraid as he cantered up the course. A perfect start, but Si.x-Shooter was a little late geiting away. The distance was a mile and a half, and :iicre wa.s a big field of sixteen runners. Soon the field begun to tail out, and those that iiad no chance in the race dropped back. All the old tricks and cunning came ■back to Buddy with a rush. Not y.-t inust ho try to got past the four horses 111 front of him in order to challenge Ihc .Admiral, The Saxon, and War.ship. ■'Wlioop-tedo!" Buddy chanted the magic words, and Six-Shixjter answereu the call with a quickened stride. ■•Whoop-te-do! Whoop-te-do! Whoop- te-do—I'm coming through!" Buddy yelled. " Whoop-te-do! Whoop-te-do!" : Like a streak Si.\-Shooter flashed through the stragglers. Four furlongs to go and a difficult Lend that made passing extremely difhcult. Luck favoured Buddy, because he .-aw that Warship was overhauling llie baxon, and that The Admiral was only just holding off the challenge of J he Saxon. If tlie straight of two lur- longs could be reached with the leader only a few lengths in the lead, then it niiglit he possible to sweep bv to VK.Uji-y. It turned out as Buddy had hoped. I lie Admiral and The Saxon were run- ning neck-and-neck, with Warship c.ining np on the flank. Six-Shooter wa.s flail a length to the rear. "V\hoop-te-do!" chanted Buddy, and tlie horse was level with Warship. "Six-Shootcr! Six-Shooter!" came the cry liom I he stands, aud then what a thrill us he heard the crowd shouting for hini. "Ride him, Doyle! Six" Shooter! Doyle!" ",^\1',''"P'^'^'^°' Whoop-te-do! Whoon- te-do! ' The Admiral and The Saxon were left standing us Six-Shootcr flashed past I hem. *^ Even (hen Buddy was not goiii" to take any nsks. In the old days h- might have eased, but to-day ho was all out. "Whoop-te-do! Whoop-te-do'" he' shouted, and Six-Shooter flashed past the winmng-post six lengths ahead of Warship. The Diule had done his work well and many had backed Six-Shooter at long odds. They howh-d nnd yelled their j.,y at Buddy's sncce.ss, and it was music in the jockey's ears, but best of all was tne joyous grin of Sleepy Jones «nd the ghid lighi i„ the eyes of Babe Whs-th,. girl who hiul won back his manhood. (By permission of P.D.C., starring 1 Eddie Ouillan as Bud Doyle.) 27 } "THE SEA GOD." I (Continaed from page 24.) ♦■♦"♦'-^-♦-•—♦--♦—^-•"♦-•«—».-«►-♦--•-.^-»-j|t ^^ "You'll see," sneered the trader. 'Take her on board right now!" Two of the men .seized Daisv and carried her off in spite of her 'frantic strug,gles, and Schultz turned to Pink, who had been pinioned tightly by four ol the gang. "And now I'll deal with you," he cried. "Hand over any rubies or pearls you have, or I'll lill you with lead right now." Pink still did not replv, and Schultz .slowly raise<i his gun. His finger was just about to pres.s the trigger when, with a tremendous howl and the beat- ing of many drums, a horde of natives burst out of the woods. Too late Schult^ remembered that in his eagerness to dispose of his rival he had neglected to watch for the cannibals. Several of his men w-ere struck d,iwn before they e\en realised that enemies were upon them, and the rest began to retreat towards the shore, fighting desperately against overwhelming odds. Pink's guards let their captive loose and rushed into the «ght. The youn" sailor ,ns!antly dived into the u„dei° growtn and began to crawl away on hands and knees. He was lucky enough to get away safely, and presently he reached the dealing. The emptv divin.- dress was still there, and witli sonie diHi- cu ty he got into it, though he was not ahle to secure the helmet properly ,>f ,, '^f'''"P''"! °"''« "'O'e as the God of the Sei, Pmk started for the beach. He arrived there only just in time, for a raging mob of savages was manning ltir"nf%^'! f""''' *'"' ^'^^hooner Presi dent. Of Schult/ and his men there was o sign. Iheir bodies lay still amongst eveiy one of them. ind'H, "t'^^'l- °" ^^'^ ^'^""^^ -'a^^' Pink, and the howling ceased. The natives fell hni 1; f"!,'"'',' I^'"''"'S f'is "god " who had helped them, as they thought, to f'liik ranks overcome their enemies, and walked between the prostrate straight into the sea. There were only four men o:i (ho President, together with Daisv and McCarthy, the prisoners. When the natives appeared on the shore, Square Deal was unbound so that he miuli! help to defend the boat. Soon he saw Pink advancing aud the savages falling pros- trate before him. On he came until his helmet disappeared beneath the sur- face, and Daisy screamed in fear. "Stand by to hoist the mainsail'" roared Square Deal. "He'll be coming on board." Pink came swimming up to the side of the .ship as the sad wont up Ho had managed to get off the diving suit under water, and he was hurriedlv hauled on board just as the anchor was weighed and the ship began to move. "Thank Heaven you're safe!" cried Daisy fervently. The schooner sailed away, v.hile ou the beach a crowd of natives bcuaih^d the disappearance of the "sea god " Presently Daisy and Pink, standing bv the rail, looked hack, to .see the last of the sinister island of pearls. "I'm sorry for Schultz and his men " whispered the girl. "He was a wicked wretch, but I don't like to think of hi.- awful fate.'" "Forget all about it. girl," said Pink. ■ Have you still got those rubies?" "Yes. I was going to throw them into the sea when I thought vou were dead, but Square Deal stopped me Here they are." "And ycu keep them, Daisy," replied uu 1 , °'^'^ ^^^"^ *° y°"' an«l' yo!i shall do what you like with them, even when " "Well go on," smiled the girl, for '"^ ^'' =*'0PPed '" some confusion Jiven when we are married—that is 11 you will marrv me, after all " "I don't know if I dare bo the wife of a sea god,' " laughed Daisv. "but when we get home I think I'll ri^s if" (By permission of the Paramount Film Co., Ltd., starring Richard Arlen and ■' <=•■"' '■•^ ' Fay Wray.) s™."-" "?^^'-^ ^'"' SHOULD NOT MISS! The gripping drama of a hard-hving, two-fisted sea captain, retormed by a girl who proves to be hereeUt a crook. "THE MIDNIGHT SUN." In order to secure fier lover's pardon, the premier dancer in the Russian ballet foolishly goes to the Grand Duke^ apartments. The whole situation is miscon- strued by the lover, who goes over to the revolu- tionists. Starring laura La Plante and Pat O'MalJey. "DAYBREAK." A carefree officer flirts with a beautiful girl and has to fight tre- meudous odds to win her back to him. Star- ring Ramon Novarro and Helen Chandler. The late Louis Wolhoim and Mary Astor "SIN SHIP." ^ ^ Complete in this week's issue of our companion paper SCREEN STORIES." On Sale Wednesday. ^^^^^ ^d. September utii, 1931.