Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)

January 23, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 559 a hasty retreat. Jimmie stands in fear of the police even though his father Is chief, and seeks refuge in the Henderson house. Clara has been reading of the mysterious burglar in the papers and when Jimmie enters the house and begs her to protect him from the officer, Clara takes him for the thief, and her heart goes out to this wayward youth. The officer enters in search of the burglar, but when he intrudes upon a pretty girl and a handsome young man at dinner he apologizes and departs. Mr. Henderson returns from the station and takes Jimmie for Professor Blinkhorn. Clara tells Jimmie he must keep up the deception. The next day Mr. Henderson invites the Chief of Police to dinner. Clara warns Jimmie that the chief is going to dine with them. Jimmie decides to keep up the joke and does not tell Clara that the Chief is his father. He promises to remain in his room and Clara tells her father the professor is not well. A letter is handed to Mr. Henderson. It is from the professor who regrets he is unable to visit Henderson. The latter immediately grows suspicious and when Clara refuses to tell who Jimmie is, Henderson orders Jimmie to come down. The Chief is amazed to find that he is his son. Explanations follow and all end nicely. BIG U. ALIAS MR. SMITH (Jan. 26).— Frank Wilson, alias Mr. Smith, arrives in a small western town. John Andrews invites "Mr. Smith" to stop with him at his home. Andrew's daughter, Alice, is engaged to Fred Newton. The day following "Mr. Smith's" arrival he meets Clara, Fred Newton's sister, and a riding party is arranged for the next day. On the ride home Alice and "Mr. Smith" carry on a mild flirtation, which gains the resentment of Clara. The next day "Mr. Smith" and Alice go horseback riding. On the road they pass a man who signals "Mr. Smith." "Mr. Smith" fakes a fall from his horse. Alice returns home for help. As soon as she is out of sight. "Mr. Smith" meets the man who had signaled him. Newton on arriving at Alice's home, learns she has gone riding with "Mr. Smith" and pursuing them he comes upon "Mr. Smith" and his friend and overhears them plotting to divide some plunder. They agree to meet that night. Newton rides to the sheriff's office. In the interim, however, Alice and her father convey "Smith" home. At nine o'clock he escapes from the house, whereupon Andrews and his hired man give chase. The story ends with a reconciliation between Alice and Fred. THE UNMASKING (Jan. 28).— In Sorrento, Italy, Lorenzo, a young Italian potter, lives with his wife and baby boy. Ambitious to seek new fields, Lorenzo informs his wife and parents of his intentions to go to America. At Ellis Island, in New York, Lorenzo finds a fellow countryman to guide him in the new land. Strong friendship develops between the two men though the younger, Pedro, is a debonair Americanized Italian, and after many days of coaxing, induces the new arrival, Lorenzo, to cut his beard and dress in modern clothes. Alone In Italy, Marie and her little son struggle against starvation. In America. Lorenzo's intentions are good. He accumulates money for his family in Italy; then comes an American girl. Impressed by the personality of Lorenzo, she induces her father to take him into the firm. Lorenzo neglects his faithful wife and boy. Lorenzo's wife and baby come to America to seek him. Lorenzo finds them employed in the factory of which he is the head and they become reconciled. BISON. OLD PEG LEG'S WILL (Two Parts— Jan. 23). — Grace, a rosy-cheeked western girl, has been sent east to school. While she lived with her father in a far-western mining town the old man lived peaceably but soon after her departure he recommenced his old life and became involved in several saloon brawls. Just before ^is daughter is due to return from the east th? old man engages in a free-for-all gun fight and kills a man. Realizing he will be strung up by the vigilance committee the old man shoots himself rather than subject his daughter to the shame of his public execution. Grace returns and is heartbroken over her father's death. Her sweetheart offers her some consolation but is too busily engaged in "spark.ing" with the other town girls to linger long with the young woman who has given him so much. About this time Old Peg Leg, a recluse prospector who lives in the hills about the mining camp, comes into town with some gold nuggets as large as eggs. The news quickly spreads that Peg Leg has "struck it rich." All the miners and young men in the town attempt to follow Peg Leg to his mine but the old prospector is too wise for them and disappears in the gathering darkness. Meanwhile Grace, heartbroken at her father's death and her former sweetheart's desertion, determines to leave the town and to make a start elsewhere. She is several miles from town along the wagon trail leading to the railroad when a heavy storm comes up. A lightning flash reveals a shanty not far up in the hills and Grace makes for this place of refuge. Although she does not know it, Grace has stumbled into Peg Leg's shanty. His mine is not far away. Old Peg Leg, when he has assured himself that Grace is not trying to find out the location of his mine, welcomes her heartily and stumps about the cabin on his good and bad legs getting her something to eat. Grace thanHs the old recluse for his hospitality and when a lull comes in the storm leaves his shanty and starts out again on the trail. Hardly has she gotten out of sight of the cabin when the storm bursts again in renewed fury. Grace hastens back to the cabin and finds the roof of Peg Leg's shelter smashed in by a piece of ledge rock which overhung the cabin. Grace finds old Peg Leg mortally injured by the fall of rock. After trying to revive him she starts to town for a doctor. Everyone in the town is gold mad and Grace, unable to find a doctor, gets some remedies at the local drug store and returns to Peg Leg. She finds him dying fast. The old man realizing his end is near draws up a will in which he leaves his possessions to Grace in return for her kindnesses. When he is about to describe in the will the location of the mine his strength fails and soon after he dies. Grace takes charge of Peg Leg's affairs and tries to find the mine but is unsuccessful. Believing the burro will lead her to the mine if left to his own devices Grace attempts to mount him. The burro objects and Grace is finally compelled to disguise herself as Peg Leg, even to his stumpy leg, before the burro will help her out. This time the burro lets her mount and sets out without bidding for the top of the cliff. Arriving at the top of the hill he stops. Grace dismounts and finds a faint trail marked by the tracks of the peg leg. Finally she stumbles over the entrance to the boarded up mine. THE MYSTERY WOMAN (Two Parts— Jan. 30). — Berta, "the crazy girl," as they term her, lives in the haunted house, a quarter of a mile from the town. She had come to the town two years before, but none knew from whence. She goes to the gambling hall, a usual custom, and is successful at the gaming table. She throws the money away to children in the street. A stranger, named Boyd, arrives in the stage coach and sees the girl as she passes. He recognizes her and follows her. She does not remember him and repulses him. He returns to the notary and bribes him into performing a marriage between himself and Berta that night. When it is dark he goes to the haunted house and asks the girl to walk with him. She agrees and he takes her to the notary's house and there the marriage is performed. The girl does not realize what she is doing. Meanwhile, another stranger, Macklin, arrives in town, and the landlord, coming to his room, sees a picture of a young girl on his dresser and recognizes it as Berta, the crazy girl. He tells Macklin who, crazed with excitement, rushes out. Boyd and Berta return to the house, and as they start to enter, the girl pulls away, and holds the door. They have a struggle and the girl succeeds in escaping out the window as the man breaks in the door. Berta takes her horse and rides away at break-neck speed. Boyd does not attempt to follow, but goes back to the house and starts searching for some papers which he finds under a loose board. As he finds them, Macklin arrives In search of Berta. The two men confront each other and a terrible fight ensues. Meanwhile, Berta is thrown from her horse on her head, and when she regains consciousness, sanity and memory return to her. Slowly everything is revealed to her. On the ev© of her marriage to Macklin, Boyd stands by» jealously watching all. Later, in her husband's gambling hall, Macklin gives her the deeds to the Eldorado Mine, making her the richest woman in the country. That night, after closing time, as she waits alone in the gambling hall, Macklin having gone to the corral for the horses, Boyd returns. He rushes for the girl, grabs the deeds which she has in her hands, and indicates he will have both. Macklin returns at that moment. Boyd fires, and shoots Macklin. Both he and Berta think he is dead. Boyd escapes ; Berta, thinking her husband is dead, raises the gun to her head and fires. The bullet grazes her temple and she starts up smiling insanely and rushes forth into the night. The girl on the ground remembers all, her marriage to Boyd, and with but one idea, resolves to return and avenge Macklin's death. She catches the horse and rides back, returning to the house, to find her husband dying. As she stands there, Boyd secures the gun and is about to fire at Macklin when Berta rushes at him and deflects his gun's aim, the bullet entering his own body. Macklin sees Berta for the first time, and takes her in his arms. NESTOR. WHEN EDDIE TOOK A BATH (Jan. 26). — Lee and Bess have not been married very long. Lee invites his friend. Eddie, to visit them. Before Eddie's arrival Lee and Bess have a quarrel over a cracker bowl which is broken. Eddie goes out to purchase a new one, and Bess also goes out to buy a peace offering. , During their absence Eddie arrives at the house and finding the door open and no one at nome proceeds to make himself at home. He is in the act of taking a bath when Bess returns. Eddie has bought a necklace for his hostess and leaves it on her dresser, but when Bess finds it she thinks that Lee has bought It for some other woman. Eddie returns with the new cracker bowl and Bess also brings one home. Complications and misunderstandings follow in rapid succession, but all is cleared up and Lee and Bess are happy once more. JED'S LITTLE ELOPEMENT (Jan 29).— Jed has the only automobile in the town and while it is not a 1915 model it is just as good as one to his sweetheart. But when the city drummer comes along in his high-power racer, the troubles of Jed begin. The girl's father is impressed with the drummer and urges her to take him as her suitor, but she proves faithful to Jed, and they plan a little elopement. But Jed places the ladder against the grocer's window instead of that of his daughter and trouble results. It's a mad chase to a minister's in which the fleeing couple win out. L-KO. CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS (Jan. 17).— The under sheriff admires the gheriff's wife, who, flattered by his attentions, encourages him and starts gossips' tongues wagging. The sheriff, a man of fiery temper, finding the pair together, threatens to kill the under sheriff. Caught again, the under sheriff escapes and hides in a bath house in an effort to escape the sheriff's wrath. Procuring a bathing suit, he goes in bathing to while away the time, but a bear escaping from a neighboring menagerie, finds the bath house a convenient hiding place and joins the bathers. In company with the other bathers, the under sheriff is forced to take to the street clad only in his bathing suit, pursued hy the bear. Thoroughly frightened, the under sheriff seeks protection in the sheriff's house. Climbing in through a window, he finds himself in the sheriff's wife's bedroom where he proceeds to hide. 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