Moving Picture World (Nov 1915)

1548 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 20, 1915 (Continued from page 1545.) calls his friend up and tells him they can use the car and the whole party proceeds to have a good time downtown. The police department have had their eye on this private gambling house for some time and decide to raid it this night. Detective Snitch is assigned on the case. Father has been losing all evening and just as he is about to win something the fearful cry of police is raised. Father forgets everything but the dignity of his name and makes a hurried exit through the window. Meanwhile, Ray and his friends have broken up their party and are returning. They almost run down Detective Snitch, who puts the speed cop on their trail. He is unable to overtake their machine, but gets the number Next morning father reads of the raid and learns that the police have the names of the gamblers and that arrests are expected. The speed cop calls at the house and takes Ray in charge. When he is brought to the police station Detective Snitch recognizes him and tells him that it will go hard with him for almost running down an officer. Ray pleads for time to get enough money to pay his fine and they allow him to call on father, accompanied by Detective Snitch. Just as Ray goes in the house he hears father telling his friend over the phone how lucky he was to escape, and a bright idea strikes him to get the old man's "goat." He tells father that the detective wants to see him and father, looking out, sees the dreaded Detective Snitch and almost has a fit. When Ray asks him for $500 father quickly gives it to him. Ray then borrows an additional $25 and returns to the police court. He is fined $25 for speeding and leaves with the $500. Billie's heart is gladdened when Ray tells her that they can now take their long delayed honeymoon and that his father is standing the expense, while father congratulates himself on his ability to "fix" the cops. SAVED BY A SKIRT (Nov. 26).— The cast: Billie Rhodes, Neal Burns, Ray Gallagher. Ray has just purchased a beautiful ring for his best girl, and leaves to present her with it. The girl's brother is Ray's firm friend, and is very much pleased over the ring. The girl is on the eve of leaving to return to school. The next day Ray bids her good-bye and returns to his apartment, where he receives a letter telling him that unless he marries the next day, his father's fortune will revert to another heir. He is in despair. The girl's brother suggests that he send for Billie, but Ray realizes that by the time she returns it will be too late. He hits upon a brilliant scheme and persuades the girl's brother to disguise as a girl and act as his bride. The justive, being nearsighted, performs the ceremony without noting the deception, and when the pair come out they are sighted by reporters, who recognize Ray and make him give them an interview regarding the wedding. The boys return to Neal's home, where his mother almost catches them. To keep her from learning the news, Neal climbs out the window. The next day the papers are full of the wedding of the wealthy lumberman's son (Ray) and the girl's father sees the news. He asks Neal about it, but the latter disclaims any knowledge of the fact. At the school, Billie's chums read the news and are engaged in teasing her, when the principal sends for her and orders her to return home as married women are not allowed in the school. Billie can't understand the announcement of her wedding and leaves hurriedly for home. Meanwhile Ray's lawyer calls upon him with the papers for his wife to sign and there is consternation and dismay. Ray manages to communicate with Neal and tells him to disguise and hurry to his apartments. Neal does so but on the way is spied by a policeman who takes him in as a suspicious character. Ray is having a hard time quieting the lawyer's suspicions and wonders what has become of Neal. Neal finally gets permission to phone home and the phone is answered by Billie, who has just returned. She is told of the ceremony and urged to hurry to the rescue of Ray. She arrives just as the lawyer, his patience exhausted, is leaving, and Ray gets her to sign the papers. The matter is straightened out, and Ray and his girl leave to secure her brother's release. The sergeant grants her request, and the three leave for home to prepare for the real wedding. Every Big Player APPEARING IN FILMS AT YOUR HOUSE has a drawing value. YOUR BOX OFFICE would be the gainer if you will Display the Stars in YOUR LOBBY. OUR LARGE HAND COLORED PICTURES, size 22 x 28 inches, of all the players. Price 75 cents each. In mission frame with glass, $2.50 each. SPECIAL TO TRIANGLE EXHIBITORS.—All their players, including the big directors, in various styles for Lobby display. 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Give prompt delivery at lowest prices Standard Motion Picture Company Room 1620, 5 So. Wabash Ave. CHICAGO BISON. WHAT THE RIVER FORETOLD (Three Parts — Nov. 13).— The cast: Sherman Bainbridge, Jack Holt, Edythe Sterling, Mrs. Marvin. Jim Titus is a miner and lives at Mrs. Trask's boarding house. Of a retiring disposition, Jim secretly admires Maggie Trask, the landlady's daughter, although she adores him without restraint. He, however, is too reticent to observe it. One day Jim receives a letter from a former partner, Bill Ward, inviting him to join him on a prospecting trip. He shows the letter to Maggie, who advises him to go. On the day of departure, Maggie breaks down, and Jim learns that she loves him. They plight their troth before parting, and Jim promises to return as soon as possible. Two years pass. Maggie wait3 vainly for some word of her lover, but Jim and Bill, far from civilization, are unable to send any word. The years have brought disappointment to them, too, for they are still in .-earca for the elusive metal. Their water supply becomes exhausted and of their once large pack train they have left only one donkey. Jim, exhausted, becomes unconscious and Bill loads him on the donkey, successfully reaching a river. He drinks his fill and turns his eyes upstream. Jim revives, and, crawling to the bank, drinks and looks downstream. It is an old superstiton among the Arizona Indians that "He who drinks of the Hassyampa (River) and, rising, turns his eyes upstream, will never speak the truth again, he who drinks but rises with his face downstream will never leave the desert." Jim finds signs of gold in the sandy bottom and soon the two partners find they have struck it rich. Nothing will do but for Jim to return to Maggie and he takes Bill along with him to act as best man. They arrive in the town and preparations are made for the wedding. Bill is much more good looking than Jim and he exerts a strange influence over Maggie. On every occasion he makes love to the girl and finally she decides that she does not love Jim, but Bill. Bill and Jim have hidden all their gold upstairs in their room and Bill, after winning the girl's consent, takes the gold out and puts it in his suitcase. The night of the wedding arrives and Jim has gone for the minister. Bill makes Maggie write a note telling of leaving with Bill and the two elope. When Jim returns and learns the news his heart is broken and he returns to the river where the gold was found. Again he takes out a stake and makes an attempt to locate Bill. Finally he finds Bill and attempts to kill him, but the latter is saved by his wife, Maggie, and their baby. Bill becomes a gambler, never known to tell the truth. Many years pass. Jim is now a ragged, unkempt desert "rat." He still works his claim on the Hassayampa anl returns to town now and then for supplies. On one of these periodical visits the old man gets in a faro game lor relaxation and breaks the bank. The dealer, becoming frightened that he will succeed in getting away with the winnings, call; the proprietor of the house into consultation find with a newdeck the proprietor takes charge of the game. From then on Jim begins to lose and, becoming suspicious, watches the dealer. At last his suspicion is verified, for he sees they are working a "sanded" deck on him. He calls the dealer's hand and recognizes in the man his former partner, Bill. Instead of killing the cheat, old Jim assists the dealer and owner to escape. Once outside, the two get in a powerful automobile, but Jim forces Bill to hand over to him $50,000, the amount that was stolen from him, and then discloses his identity. The two gamblers try to escape, but in vain, for the enraged miners puncture the tires and they are captured. 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