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AMILY PAGE FEATURE Newspapers find this Style of art and literiry feature proving itself as great a circulation builder as comic art strips, because the comedy and drama of a living stor radiate human appeal, sympathy and humor. Features of this new sort have been adopted in newspapers in New York and elsewhere on straight reader merit, among them being such outstanding photoplay material as “The Black Pirate” and ‘Stella Dallas”. These features met with a highly gratifying response. Every exhibitor conducting ar^Tgagement of ; Ary Pick >d in “Sparrows” should provide his newspaper with the “Sparrows” pictorial feature. TUfo*c ™ th* TTnifldl Ar Hsts EnmnnHnn exchanges at $3. for the complete set of six daily strips.Order as follows: HH-bpecial Serial Complete in Six Issues This Week SPARROWS”—the Photoplay Story — 1 with MARY PICKFORD Scenes Taken from the Production (THURSDAY) H H—Special “Sparrows”—4 “Never mind,” muttered the warped old man, as he watched Molly with Doris on her back, lead the orphans into the maze of the swamp, “the little fools will never make their way out.” He remembered the alligators. (Continued tomorrqw) After a lively race round the barn Molly evaded Grimes and joined her little companions. Now the bags of straw proved handy. These bore the weight of the little ones as they crossed the en¬ circling bog. Grimes was left standing baffled. "°y with Grimes while the “Spar- ' Sight. Neither soft words nor give up Baby Doris to him. If m, the sheriffs were even then at recover the stolen child. Molly went rows” prepa harsh made ( Molly h?' 1 Old Grimes meant harm to Baby Doris, the new orphan. “Mama Molly” knew that, even when Grimes retreated from her pitchfork. She quickly rallied all the; other “Sparrows” and set them to filling sacks with* straw. She had a plan of escape. (FRIDAY) H H—Special “Sparrows f ’-r-5 In his pursuit of the orphans Grimes blun¬ dered into deep recesses of the marsh, and disappeared forever. The two other kidnap¬ ers, however, were cornered. They leaped into the cruiser launch and raced from a pursuing police boat. Finally they jumped overboard without discovering the presence of the children. Now the “Sparrows” thanked God that they were safe with them feet again on firm ground then they took shelter i*> the cabin of a-cruiser launch moored in the bayo " * “ nmes them with dogs in * Snrn Doris’ father offe. d a huge reward foi uu return. (SATURDAY) H H—Special “Sparrows”—6 The 1 stolen baby was again in her’ fine nursery at home, and attended by a housekeeper, the father being a wid¬ ower. But little Doris somehow did not thrive. On the same day that a doctor came and shook his head, there was a disturbance at the big front door. Here was tragedy indeed!-—the child she had coddled and adored and tben had saved from the menace of Grimes’ Farm—a ‘Sparrow” no more. Instead, a child with a home and affection and father and no need of “Mama Molly” at all 1 Full of heartbreak, Motty surrendered Doris. “They’re mine, all of ’em,” Molly had' just announced proudly, when into the police station hurried a nice-looking, but agitated young gentleman. He passed by the other “Sparrows” and tried to take Baby Doris out of Molly’s arms. FRIGE 25c EACH - fN LOTS OF 50 OR OVER 20c EACH