Universal Weekly (November 23, 1912)

22 THE UNIVERSAL WEEKLY STORIES OF THE FILMS [Continued from page 20] ing place. Acting upon the sheriff’s ad- vice, Jim mounts and rides away with the men, but not so the sheriff and his deputies. They station themselves on either side of the door, so when Bill, believing the coast clear, comes outside, they at once disarm him and lead him away to his just deserts, while Jim re- turns to his grateful wife and mother. TRAPPED BY FIRE. (Bison Western Drama, Nov. 19th.) The mother is dying, she commends the care of her younger son, Bill, to his eldest brother, Jack, who accepts the trust. Jack is steady and trustworthy, and has his hands full with his well- meaning but harum-scarum brother. The boys go West and obtain employ- ment on Circle C. ranch, where both fall in love with Milly, the ranchman’s daugh- ter. Jack proposes to Milly, but it is made clear to him that the girl is in- terested in Bill. As soon as Jack sees this, he accepts the situation, sorrow- fully. The cowboys go off to the round- up leaving Jack and Bill in charge. Bill and Jack go riding, they see the neigh- boring Indians drinking, and scenting trouble they ride off hard. It becomes necessary for one of the boys to defend the pass in order to let the other carry a warning to the cowboys. They draw, and Jack so arranges it that Bill may get away. The Indians give chase and divide up, one lot going to the ranch and the other chasing the boys. Jack puts up a fight that keeps them busy, but he eventually is killed. Bill warns the cowboys, and they get to the ranch in time to rescue Milly and her father from the burning cellar in which they have taken refuge. The Indians are re- pulsed, and Jack’s body is found and all recognize how faithfully poor Jack kept his trust. GRANDFATHER’S FORGIVENESS. (Ambrosio Drama, Nov. 20th.) A young man has married without his parents’ consent, and he desires a reconciliation, the old people refusing all his overtures. A mutual friend de- vises a scheme for bringing the father and son together again. Inviting the old people to dinner, he tells the son to bring his wife and child to the house, and the latter is introduced as the .son of a friend, and soon becomes a prime favorite with the old lady and gentleman with whom he takes dinner, and charms them with all kind of childish attentions. Afterwards, leaving the guest for a mo- ment, he returns bringing with him his father and mother, and the long delayed reconciliation at last takes place. A FIGHT FOR FRIENDSHIP. (Nestor Western Drama, Nov. 18th.) Will Irwin and Fred Seward are col- lege chums and good friends. On gradu- ation day, being full-fledged engineers, the boys are reviewing the good times they have had together. During the temporary absence of the boys, some students enter the room, and, as a joke, they mutilate several of Fred’s photo- graphs, throw his clothes around and put some of his more valuable belong- ings in Will’s half-packed grip. Fred returns and flies into a passion, and upon Will’s entrance he accuses him and finally calls him a thief. They part bad friends, to Will’s regret. A few years roll by and Fred proposes to and is ac- cepted by pretty Mae Rand, the daugh- ter of the rich contractor, John Rand. He is told to “ask papa.” Fred selects a bad moment, for Mr. Rand is ab- sorbed in a telegram which tells him that his chief engineer has quit his job, and a big transportation project is held [Continued on page 24] UNIVERSAL BISON COMPANY, under direction of Mr. Otis Turner Margarita Fischer leading woman Charles Iaslee leading man Wally Reid juvenile leads William Gettinger characters