The Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1913)

1398 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD After two years of this life, she meets and falls Id love with a young doctor at the hospital. He returns her love, believing her to be single and urges her to marry him. Naturally she refuses, though without giving any valid reason. Upon reaching home, however, she realizes that the doctor is entitled to know the reason. She writes him a note, asking him to call at her home the next afternoon when she will tell him why she refused. The doctor comes at the appointed time. Then comes to the woman, who has sacrificed her life to duty because of a moment's folly, a great temptation. The young doctor, seeing a man of fifty a helpless paralytic, jumps to a natural conclusion; and as the words that will drive him away from her forever, tremble on her lips, she hears the doctor say, "How long has your father been like this?" "Two years," is her reply. The young doctor replies: "And did you think I was so selfish as not to be willing to help you bear the burden? I'll go to my office and write Dr. Jackson, the specialist, who knows. He may reverse the verdict, and restore him to health." Then come bitter hours of struggle for the woman, torn between love and duty. The doctor returns. A letter has been dispatched to Dr. Jackson and in his band he holds an emblem of happiness— the engagement ring. As he places the ring on her finger, the paralytic husband moves the arm that still retains life and knocks a glass from the table. The crash calls forth from her torn soul and a cry of agony. She realizes what she was about to do. Honor prevails. The tempted woman pours forth her story. "He is my husband. The fault was mine. I will bear the burden of the end." The young doctor loves her, but he, too, is an honorable man, and he takes her hand and hids her be brave. He then goes out of her life forever. Again the young wife takes up her burden, to bear it as beet she can without hope or love. SUSPENSE (July 6).— A young couple live in the country several miles from town. Their only maid, dissatisfied with the lonely life, leaves the house without any other notice than a note, telling the mistress she is leaving and will put the back door key under the back door mat. The wife, left alone with her baby, receives a telephone call from her husband saying he will not be home until late and asking if she will be safe. The wife answers that she will be. and later, when she discovers the maid's note, although fearful of heing alone, determines not to alarm her husband. She locks the house securely, but afraid to go around the house to get the ke.v, leaves it outside. A tramp peering through the window sees the wife alone and when she takes the baby upstairs to bed, attempts to get into the house. The wife. hearing the noise, is alarmed and, looking from the window, discovers the tramp. She rushes to the phone and calls her husband, but the conversation is interrupted by the tramp cutting the wires. The husband, however, has been informed that a tramp is entering the house, and rushes out of the office. In. his haste to get to his wife, he enters another man's automobile and dashes away. The man, seeing his machine stolen (as he thinks) gets the police and makes chase. The husband is caught and detained by the pursuers, but makes his escape and dashes on.' In the meantime, the tramp has discovered the back door key and entered the kitchen, where he helps himself to food. The wife has barricaded the bedroom door with furniture and is waiting in terror. Finishing his meal, the tramp goes upstairs, searches for valuables and finding none, breaks down the door leading into the bedroom. Shots are heard and the wife faints in terror as the tramp dashes from the room and upon the steps where he meets the husband, followed by the police. After a struggle, the tramp is secured and bound by the police. The husband finding his wife safe, explains his wild ride to the police and the pursuer and fondly kisses his wife. NESTOR. AN INDIAN NEMESIS (June 301.— Billy, a . boy, sees in Hope, the daughter of Ram b West. 'The only girl." Hope thinks Billy is "just right. " Law son, a cowpnncher and ugly man at heart, is wont to visit the Indian Reserva tlon and does not hesitate to make advances to a little BQUaw, who loves him heart and soul. One day he visits her and leaves abruptly. She follows him, as she wants to help him from his big weakness— drinking, She catches up with him at with her instead. Angered at her persistency, be strikes her down. Looking hack he sees Billy come along, pick her up and carry her away. The saloon habitues prevent Law son from follow Qg him. Billy takes the little squaw back to the Indian camp and is shown a little papoose — the door of the saloon and entreats him to come Lawson'* child. He talks with the old chief and they smoke the pipe of peace. I.awson interests some of his cronies in a rattle theft. They cut out the cattle on Wests ram-h and when they get to a hiding-place, Lawson tells his men to wait. He goes to the ranch and is In time to have West ask him to see Hope on her way to the ranch house. The two ride off together, and Lawson has difficulty In restraining himself from showing his affection for Hope. Billy detects the cattle stealing and seeks West and informs him that cattle rustlers are at work. He rides off, and on the way meets the little squaw, who has been looking for Lawson and who has seen him riding with Hope. Billy follows them to the ranch house. He is in time to see the frightened Hope suddenly clasped in Lawson'ta arms. He interferes and Lawson is ordered away, while Billy remains to calm the girl. Lawson, from a window, sees a love scene between Hope and Billy and inwardly rages. He sees Billy take a handkerchief from Hope and put It into his pocket. Outside the men come face to face and Lawson openly taunts Billy and snatches the handkerchief. In a short but fierce fight Billy forces Lawson to put the handkerchief back where he found It, and as the men draw their guns Hope comes between them, and Lawson presumably goes. As the lovers enter the house, Lawson draws his gun. The little squaw comes up behind him and watches tensely. As Billy and Hope are seated at the table, a shot rings out and the lamp which stands on the little table between them is shattered. Billy begs Hope to go in the other room. He drops on bis stomach and crawls quickly behind the open door, gun in hand. Lawson rushes to the window, determined to end Billy's life; seeing nobody, he goes to the open door and the little squaw creeps up to the window. Lawson goes out, mad with rage, and goes to his horse. Billy springs to the window and levels his gun at Lawson. Before he can fire, however, he iB shot in the hand, and Lawson, who Is mounted, is commanded to throw up his hands. He does this. He is forced to open the window and to open the door. Lawson makes a move toward his gun and Billy would kill him hut for Hope's intervention. As lawson leaves he throws the little squaw aside. Col. West rides over to visit his neighbor, Carson, who promises assistance to capture the cattle thieves. They arrange their plan of campaign. The following morning Billy visits Hope. Mr. West comes and tells Billy what they Intend to do. and Billy joins them. Lawson and bis pals get away with the cattle. They are seen by one of the scouting cowboys, he locates West, who leads an attack on the horse thieves, who ride away, leaving the cattle. The men are followed and Lawson escapes, with Billy and others hard on his heels. Lawson reaches the ranch house and goes Inside. Hilly, not knowing that Lawson Is there, goes in and is covered by his enemy, who takes his gnu away from him. Lawson is about to kill Billy, when the little squaw shoots, In' the back, killing him. Mope runs Into Billy's arras. THE RANGE DEADLINE (July 2).— Dave, the sheriff, with his son looking up into his face drinking in every -word, and with his wife, Edna, sewing and watching them both, tells the boy a true story. Ths is the tale: Johu Mabery, sheep rancher, comes upon big Pave and his daughter, Edna, in a love scene. He smiles and approves and watches them go with affection in his glance. At the cattle ranch -Tim Hall, Tex and other cattlemen discuss the court's decision and decide to take the law into their own hands and establish a range deadline. Jim rides out and puts op some notices, which tell the sheep rancher that any sheep found beyond the line will be shot. John Mabery and Hall meet as the latter is posting the last sign. Mabery tears it down after a heated argument. He Is too late to reach his own gun and Hall shoots him, hut as he falls he clutches the reins of Hall's horse and the latter, to his horror, is unable to unloosen the grip of the fallen man. In a quandary, he cuts the bridle reins upon either side of the hand and hurries back to his cabin. Edna, out riding, sees one of the sierns and tears it down. She comes across her father's body and when the paroxysm of grief has passed she swears to hunt down the murderer. She seeks out Dave and he goes In quest of the perpetrator of the crime. Naturally, he goes to the cattlemen's ranches and chance leads him to Jim Hall's ranch. .Tim has returned beforehand and told Tex of the i pence and together they agreed to hide the evidences «>r the crime. Jim replaces the shell with a loaded cartridge in his gun and they drop the Incriminating bridle down the well. At this moment Dave, looking through his field glasses, sees the aetion. He rides up and sees Jim and Tea quietly smoking, Dave asks for Jim's gun and It is handed to him. He empties It and hands the gun back. He then arrests the surprised Jim. In court the evidence is all in Jim Hall's favor, as iv\ and others swear he never left the cattle ranch. The trial appears to have ended and the men smile when Dave produces the reins and the missing piece bearing a metal clasp with Jim's Initials. Hall loses his nerve and it la all over! The tale is finished and the boy gives a big f "I believe that story is about you and mother," he says, and Dave nods slowly. HE AND HIMSELF (July 4). — Lee spruces hims.it up, says good-bye to his friend, the actor, and sallies forth to meet bis girl. On the way to her home lie meets his little cousin, Gertie, and they chat about family affairs. He says good bye to her and goes to the door, hut alas! Evelyn has seen him, and believing be is flirting, slams the door in his face. Poor Lee wonders what has happened and soon a note is thrust at him, telling him he Is a base, deceiving wretch and never to speak to her again. Lee arrives at his rooms in a suicidal condition, but his friend, the actor, is one of those clever persons full of bright original ideas. "That's easy," he says, "Go as a friend of your own and square yourself." The idea sounds well and Lee decides to try it, and his friend makes him up with mustache and beard. Lee gains admittance and his nervousness changes Into cock -su redness when he finds he is not recognized. What is worse, though, Evelyn falls in love with him ! Lee departs in a quandary. He consults the clever person, who tells him "Go back as yourself now." He does, and is ignominious] y kicked out. Once more the man of ideas tells him to "return as the friend, steal something and then take it back as yourself and the girl is yours." Lee carries this advice out to the letter and comes away with Evelyn's purse. The theft is discovered too soon, and Lee has to run for it. He drops the purse, but is caught and taken to the police court. Evelyn is telephoned for and so is the actor. They arrive and Lee pulls off the mustache. Evelyn is unforgiving until the Jndge sentences Lee to six months' hard labor. Then she shrieks and relents and intercedes and finally takes him away with her. TO THE BRAVE BELONG THE FAIR (July 4).— Alice's father tells the three suitors for his daughter's band that the one who brings a Mexican prisoner to him will be given the girl In marriage. Residing near the Mexican border, Hiram, John and Eddie, the suitors, start immediately for a Mexican. Eddie Is the first to come near one, but when he gets a good look at him he turns and flees with the Mexican close upon him. Finally Eddie is caught by the Mexican, who asks him for a match. As he is lighting his cigar, Eddie covers the Mexican, who proves to be a general, with his guns and makes the prisoner change clothes with him. Dressed in this fashion Eddie leaves the Mexican behind the bushes and proceeds, only to come upon a band of Mexicans dragging a gatling gun, who, thinking him a general, salute him. As Eddie is examining the gatling gun the disrobed Mexican comes upon the party, who, seeing the true state of affairs, are about to turn upon him, when Eddie orders them to march before the gun. In the meantime, John has arrived at Alice's home with a tramp dressed in a Mexican Uniform whom he bad captured going with the suit to the real Mexican general. He succeeds In making a deep impression upon Alice and is about to be married when he discovers Eddie and the Mexicans coming up the road. With a few leaps he is out of sight and Eddie is given the hand of Alice. Much the same fate happened to Hiram before he discovered John coming up the road. ECLAIR. WHY? (3 parts, June 4).— The story of the play deals with the vain attempt of a very wealthy scientist to reform his worthless son. One day, after Roy's father had been particularly engrossed in his work, and bad endeavored at dinner to interest Roy in a discussion of important points, the boy excused himself and made his way to his club, where he had the usual hilarious evening. At daybreak, he managed to get as far as his car, which had been waiting in front of the club, and when he reached home, his chauffeur helped him up to the steps and opened the door. Roy quietly crept to bis room without disturbing any one, but when he found his easy chair, the excessive dissipation made itself felt, and he dropped off into a deep sleep, which became troubled with most unusual dreams. In these dreams Roy saw the death of his father, due to au explosion in his laboratory, the reading of his will, which left his vast estate to the various members of the family — but with the stipulation in the son's case that he, Roy, should travel over the country and investigate conditions, so that he might know a little more about true life and find something more important to think of than wasting his time in idle dissipation. In the travels which followed, allegorical tableaux are brought out showing in a most forceful manner, the abuses of child labor, the underpaid women workers on finery for the rich, the deadly results of the speed mania, the abuses of the railroad monopolies, the curse of drink, the methods of the wire tappers, who prey on those who hope to win fortunes through race track gambling, etc. Finally Roy comes to a feeling of sincere sympathy with the poor, and when he attends a great banquet, of the magnates, and this feast Is interrupted by a shower of missiles through the windows, the party rushes to one large window, and there heboid the great city of New York in flames. The mob then rushes In to demand a place at the table, and Roy takes his place with them — against the trusts. The magnates then open fire — and Roy wakes up. In the returning of consciousness, Roy comes to a realization of the sinful wasting of his intelligence and energy, and he goes to his father's laboratory to ask If he may assist him in his researches.