Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1912)

40 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS masked and attempts to open the door. Maryhears him as she sits by the child's bed, and getting the revolver, discovers it is unloaded. She promptly loads it and gains the room in which the iron chest is kept,, just as John starts for the door with the money. Mary fires and faints, but John runs out unhurt. As he hesitates whether to go to his wife or hurry away before she discovers him, Lewis and Joe, who returned that afternoon after a lucky strike and were spending the evening with their friends, hear the shot and run to the cabin, capture John, and tear the mask from his face. _ They are dumbfounded to discover their friend. John explains the situation to them in broken accents, and then they hasten inside to revive Mary. As John is about to tell her the truth, Lewis hastily stops him, saying, "The thief escaped, but we got the money." Then, going into the next room, Lewis puts the bag of gold on the table with a note "For Baby Nugget," and hastens away to work his claim back in the mountains. THREE OF A KIND Nestor Release, April 87 The town of Glendale is stirred one day by the advent of Alice Reynolds, a very pretty young lady. The village boys lounging about the station sit up and take notice when she alights from the train, and all try to flirt with her but she does not flirt. The next day she is searching about the station and, when questioned by the station agent, tells him of the loss of a ten-dollar bill, the corner of which was slightly torn. The station agent acquaints the boys of her loss and they all aid in the hunt, but to no avail. She leaves weeping and the boys' hearts are touched. Bud Hoover, one of the boys, hits upon a scheme to try to get into the good graces of the young lady and thus beat his pals. He takes a ten-dollar bill, tears the corner of it, calls upon Alice and gives her the money, claiming to have found it. She thanks him and gives him a flower as a reward. Bud's success sets the boys a-thinking. He is no sooner gone than Silas Gray hits upon the same plan and gives Alice a ten-dollar bill with a torn cornerj telling her he had found the money. Still another boy, Cy Smith, thinks the same brilliant plan and he, too, gets a flower. Bud proudly tells the station agent of his luck. Silas comes next and Cy brings in the rear. They all have the same tale to tell. When notes are compared, they realize that they have been stung, and start for the hotel as Alice leaves with suitcase, steps into the station bus, and tells driver she must catch the 2 p.m. train. The bus passes the boys on its _ way to the train, but they are not aware it contains the girl. At the hotel, th'e clerk informs them she has gone. They dash out and make a bee-line for the depot. The girl sees them coming and with a laugh, steps on the now moving train. The boys chase it but all they catch is the note she throws to them, reading thus: "Be good philosophers, boys. Be glad it wasn't twenty." On the same reel: AMERICAN LUMBER MILL Albuquerque, N. M. In this film is shown operations at the largest lumber mill in the world, with a capacity of 300,000 feet of lumber per day; a panoramic view of the pond where the logs, which average 30 inches in diameter, are unloaded from the cars and stored until needed, from whence they are poled to the flume and floated to the log-jack, which automatically picks them up, carrying them to the cutting frame, where they are sawed into planks of various dimensions, thence to the sorting table which sorts the different sizes preparatory to being conveyed to the immense yards for piling, where 23,000,000 feet of white pine lumber, valued at $500,000, is stored in piles. The creosoting of railroad ties is also shown, a process which increases the life and usefulness of the ties to fifty years, whereas, without this treatment, which is accomplished under a pressure of 175 pounds per square inch for six hours in massive sealed steel tubes, the average life would be but five years. The capacity of this plant is 1,000,000 ties per year. HER -WrEDDING DRESS American Release, May 6 The crowd swarmed out of the little Baptist church. Miss Ketty Bartlett, just turned thirty-eight, hesitated, glanced timidly around among her friends, and seeing the slightly stooped form of Bob Plumraer joining the throng at the foot of the step, swung hastily in the opposite direction. Arrived at her pretty cottage, Betty stopped. She looked longingly down the shaded avenue, glanced with a sigh at the finger that had borne an engagement ring for ten long years. A vision came — a vision of herself and Bob Plummer ten years ago when he had placed that ring with a kiss on the third finger of the left hand, promising that when he had saved enough he would claim her. But, while the memory lingered in Bob's heart, the long expected ship never arrived. There were wild scenes at the post-office the following day. Old Zeb Winters eyed with much curiosity the long, white envelope that bore the name of a prominent legal firm in the far East. He had it — "Miss Betty's an ^ heiress" The news spread. Little Miss Williams, waving the envelope above her head, proclaimed the fact broadcast. Bob Plummer listened with wonder. Miss Williams told the glad news. She was followed shortly by Zeb Winters, who soon found an opportunity to declare his matrimonial aspirations. The first visitors in ten years pleased and delighted Miss Betty, but it was not until Bob Plummer, hanging in the outskirts of the little cottage, arrived that she was really happy. And Bob finally proposed. Two weeks of domestic bliss followed. Then a second envelope arrived from the legal firm. They opened it together. It read, "Thanks for your prompt reply." No mention of an heritage I Bob was dumbfounded and Betty much surprised at his strange actions. When Bob inquired about the inheritance, Betty was even more surprised. She knew nothing of a legacv. Then It suddenly dawned upon her why Bob had married her and why all these recent visitors. Bob left the house and walked into the garden. When he returned the battle was over. He found a note of farewell from Betty, and hurried into the garden where all accounts were squared. LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW Eclair Release, April 23 Here is the heart-rending narrative of Ichabod Crane, the schoolmaster of Sleepy Hollow, and his strenuous courtship — the quilting bee — the village dance — the bragging of Ichabod and the true love of Katrina and Brown Bones — and finally the merry prank by which Ichabod is pursued by the Headless Horseman — with a pumpkin lantern in his hand. This is one of the most famous tales of our Itierature and the production, is a worthy representation. THE EASTER BONNET Eclair Releas«, April 25 Dora, a pretty little milliner, longs to own an Easter bonnet for sale in the shop where she works. Agnes Brown, a haughty heiress, buys it, however, and the milliner makes a duplicate, to wear, while the other is sent to the wrong house. She is accused of theft — and it is in the extrication of the poor girl from her troubles by Jack Barlow, a wealthy young lawyer engaged to Agnes, that the romance develops. It is the story of a rich girl who loses her sweetheart by her disdainfulness and conceit. MIETTE'S ADVENTURES Eclair Release, April 28 Pierre, after a long journey, comes back home. In the midst of the rejoicing, Miette alone, a nice young working girl, is bending over her work. Nevertheless, the young man has noticed her, _ succeeds in attracting her attention, thus giving him a chance to tell her how beautiful she^ looks. Mme. Duhaime has noticed their actions, and discharges the poor girl. The days have gone by, Miette has settled in humble lodgings. On the other hand, Pierre wants to see again the young girl; he writes her a letter. The girl comes to the appointed place, and together they traverse the plain, making future _ plans. An unfortunate accident happens, Pierre falls and hurts himself. Impossible to go back home, he must be carried. Miette brings him back, but remembering the severity of Mme. Duhaime, she dares not go inside. Many days pass, the doctor cannot cure his patient. The wound on the body is a trifling matter, but there is something more serious. Braving the thundering of Mme. Duhaime, he himself goes to find the young girl, and place her in the arms of Pierre. As long as the doctor has willed it so, the mother cannot object longer, and later consents to their marriage. On the same reel: BOYS Majestic Release, April 28 Doctor Andrews, a dentist, is a widower, who feels that it is not well to live alone. His son John, a lively boy of fourteen, does not share this feeling. The Doctor bestows his attentions on Mrs. Lucy Brown, a widow, who also has a son named John, of the same age and _ , , temperament as the Doctor s boy. The widow sends her boy to the Doctor's office, telling him to call that night, and get his answer, and young Brown purloins a pair of forceps. Furthermore, when Andrews calls, and gets a favorable answer to his suit, the youngster enters, and makes fun of the lovers. But the dentist does not mind this, not knowing what is to come. After the wedding Andrews takes his bride home, and a pleasant surprise awaits her, in the person of young John Andrews, of whom she knew nothing. The Doctor laughingly says that the two boys will make pleasant companions, and at supper the boys promptly refute this, by getting into a fight, and having to be led to bed. The parents, of course, take the parts of their respective children. A few minutes of peace follow, but when John Andrews is soundly asleep, John Brown pulls one of his teeth, with the purloined forceps, and pandemonium follows. ■ "The bride leads her son to her room, the bridegroom leads his son to his room, and so their married life begins. The next morning the Doctor's boy is so obstreperous that he is given a letter to his school-teacher, which will insure him a whipping. Young Andrews bribes young Brown to deliver the note, and naturally the latter receives the punishment. He returns home, tells his mother, she upbraids her husband, explanations are useless, and she leaves the house, accompanied by her son. Mrs. Andrews returns to her old home, from which her John goes forth, purchases a bag of candy, and proceeds to forget his troubles. But he is set upon by a number of boys who wish to share his candy, and is in dire straits when John Andrews happens along, and goes to his rescue. Together they vanquish the enemy, and then swear eternal friendship. The boys now visit the lonely bride, and explain their friendly relations. Thence they go to_ the lonely bridegroom, with more explanations,_ and induce him to go to his wife. A reconciliation follows, with great hope for the future, cemented by the new-found loyalty of the boys. THE SILENT CALL Majestic Release, April 30 Harry, the night clerk, has become so infatuated with Nellie, the telephone girl in charge of the hotel's switchboard, that he has bought an engagement ring. Nellie does not know of this, as yet. Harry tries to break the news to her, but meets with various interruptions, the last of which is Albert Burns, a handsome traveling man. Burns is attracted by Nellie's beauty, and arouses Harry's jealousy by his attentions. On their day_ off the night clerk and the telephone^ girl indulge in _ modest entertainments, visiting a moving picture theatre, and an ice-cream parlor. But at night Burns puts other ideas into Nellie's head, telling her that she should emulate the well-dressed women who frequent the hotel, and go to the opera, and higher-priced cafes. She thinks her clothes unsuited to such places, but Burns will be glad to take her out, assuring her that her appearance is suitable. Nellie's obstinacy is aroused by the further jealousy of Harry, and she goes to the opera, and to a fashionable restaurant, with Burns. AVTien she returns to the "night shift." with her escort, Harry, who has spent the day alone, is thoroughly angered. Burns is rather amused than otherwise by this. He gives Nellie a beautiful bouquet, and goes to his room. Harry receives her little attempt at a reconciliation with coldness, and she is piqued. Burns has taken to his room _ Nellie's handbag, which she haa dropped, in the restaurant, and he telephones, asking her to come for