Reel Life (Sep 1913 - Mar 1914)

Reel Life 15 The ¥ky/ Plnys reputation. The colonel falls in love with Mabel Kerns, a vivacious Western girl — and, one day, the colonel failing to keep an appointment with her, she goes to his quarters, and finds him lying unconscious from smoking opium. Shorty confesses to her that Warren has learned to use the drug in China — and begs her to influence him to give it up. Warren promises Mabel easily enough — and he tries to keep his word. But his habit gets the better of him. Depressed and nerve shattered, he resorts to his pipe again — and dreams a wild and horrible dream, in which he sees the Indians wreck the fort, and Mabel changed into a dishevelled haired maniac, because, doped with opium, he is not on duty to save the situation. In his shame and desperation, he dreams that he blows himself up with gunpowder. Waking, the colonel thrusts his opium outfit into the fire. Mabel and Shorty are unseen witnesses to this. Then as the girl comes in and stands by him, watching the opium burn — he renews his oath, and this time she knows he will have the strength to keep it. A Sorority Initiation Jan. 10, J914 LEAD Ruth, pupil at Riverdale Seminary. . .Billie West When the girls heard that the daughter of a convicted embezzler was coming to Riverdale Seminary, they were very indignant. Only the influence of Ruth Graham, the most popular girl at Riverdale, prevented an outbreak. She was a broad minded girl — and when Mary Adair arrived, she instinctively felt that Ruth was her friend, and dung to her — confiding to her all her family troubles, and showing her letters from her father in prison, assuring his daughter of his innocence. Ruth is initiated into a sorority — and is "stumped" to spend the night in "the haunted house." She accepts the dare. Alone in the old building, she hears two men enter. Keeping as still as death — she overhears talk which throws light on the case of Adair — enabling her eventually to clear an innocent man's name, and restore to Mary the father whom she loves and has never doubted. The Ten of Spades Jan. 6, 1914 CAST Jess, a waif Vera Sisson Ralph West, a young prospector. .William Garwood Kate, the stage driver's wife Metta White Jess was saved by West, the young prospector, from life in a rough dance hall — and finds a home with Kate, the stage driver's wife. Ralph teaches Jess to read, befriends and protects her — and she falls in love with him. One day she is telling her fortune with cards, and as the fortune is disappointing, she recalls that she has heard that cards told on a new bridge at midnight reveal the truth. That same night she goes to a bridge just completed over the creek, and, stealthily, lays out the cards. By the sputter of a match she sees that between the King arid Queen of Hearts is the ten of Spades. Then, hearing voices, she hides in the bushes. Barry, a miner, who has threatened her safety and honor ever since the night of her appearance in the dance hall, comes over the bridge with a fellow horseman — and the girl hears him planning to kill West next day. She warns West, who laughs at her fears— but all day she keeps near him — and when Barry assaults him, it is Jess who receives the bullet. Drawing from her bosom the playing cards, she shows West — who has shot Barry — that the Queen of Hearts and the ten of Spades are blood stained from her wound — but the King of Hearts is untouched. She dies in West's arms. Norma Phillips The "Mutual Girl" Molly and the Oil King By G. H. Haynes Jan. 4, 1914 CAST John Bradford Lamar Johnston Rainey Dick Cummings Mrs. Rainey Mollie McConnell Molly, Rainey's daughter Francelia Billington John Bradford is a young millionaire in the oil business. As a means of crushing his competitors, he decides to secure rebates from the railroads and undersell them. Molly Rainey, the daughter of a small operator — to save her father from ruin — gets a position in Bradford's office, as stenographer, in order to secure evidence against him. She gets possession of the needed papersi, but is detected by her employer who denounces and dismisses her. Meanwhile, however, Molly has fallen in love with the young oil king — and he has been so deeply affected by her, that after her dismissal, he cannot forget her. He is much astonished to learn that she is the daughter of one of his competitors — and desiring to make her think better of him, he compels his associates to repudiate the rebate plan — with the result that Rainey's customers notify him that they will continue to deal with him on the old terms. Having won the gratitude of the Rainey family, Bradford has no difficulty in prevailing upon them to receive him as a friend — and, eventually, Molly consents to be his wife. Priiisess* A Circumstantial Nurse Jan. 91 1914 CAST Tom Boyd Marshall Mary, his daughter Muriel Ostriche Superintendent Morgan Jones His wife Katherine Webb His child Dorothy Benham Tom, jailed for another's crime, is discharged because of his excellent record among the prisoners. He returns home, with no money, to find his daughter, Mary, sick. He appeals to a doctor — but in vain. Desperate, he plans to rob his former employer's house to get money for medicine for Mary. That night, he breaks into the house — finding it empty except for little Helen, as the family is gone to the theatre, and the servant has slipped off for an hour with her sweetheart. The baby wakes crying with pain. Tom realizes that the youngster .s sick, and he stays with her. There .'Telen's father and mother find him on iheir return. Their gratitude wins his con..dence, and he. confesses his plight. When •-hey have heard Tom's ,story, the wealthy superintendent and his wife gladly give .lira money and help for Mary. R©llaii€e The Sacrifice Jan. 10, 1914 I Jane Dale, who supports her sick sister, is told that Rosaleen must go west, or die. She receives a bonus for overtime work at the store — and with this, and her savings, she plans to send her sister to Colorado. That night a tramp sees her hide the money. He breaks in and steals it — the very next day, Grollnitz, the proprietor of the store, insults Jane, she retaliates, and loses her position. The two girls are destitute — Rosaleen is dying — and there is no one to whom they can turn. A young poKceman tries to make Jane borrow money from him — but his manner of offering it angers her, and she refuses. Rosaleen is failing before her eyes — and, at last, in desperation, she writes the proprietor of the store that she will reconsider his proposition, if she may come back to work for him. The letter falls into the sick sister's hands — and rather than have Jane make such a sacrifice, she tries to end both their lives by gas. The young policeman — uneasy about the girls — returns just in time to save them. He then proves to Jane that his intentions are honorable — and she accepts the money, sends her sister west — and finds new happiness and hope. TlaamliQiiser The Runaway Princess Jan. 6, 1914 CAST Princess Priscilla Maude Fealy The American Millionaire Harry Benham Prince Wilhelm of Ogram Dave Thompson The King Arthur Baur The Millionair's Sister Lila Hay ward Chester The king of a certain small kingdom in Europe orders his niecej, the fair Princess Priscilla of Rurilia, to marry Prince Wilhelm of Ogram, a man of evil reputation, whose personal habits are utterly revolting to the Princess. She refuses — and he has her locked a prisoner in her apartments, until she shall consent to obey. Her nurse helps her outwit the king and escape — and together, they make their way to America. For a time, they live very comfortably on the money and jewels which they take with them — then their funds get low, and the old nurse falls ill, and has to be taken to the hospital. The physician who attends the nurse finds the Princess a position — little dreaming that she is of royal blood — as maid to a wealthy woman in New York. The wealthy brother of the Princess's mistress falls violently in love with the supposed ladies' maid — and asks her to marry hi'm. But she wishes to surprise him. The appearance of the minister from Rurilia at the house gives her her opportunity. He is prevailed upon to keep her secret until he can arrange to present her, as the Princess, at a ball which her mistress is soon to give. On this occasion, she appears in all her royal splendor, and. before all the guests, accepts the hand of the American — declaring that she prefers the love of an honest man to a throne.