Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 6, 1922, Page 2

i | ! | PACE TWO “TN AUl R, . IEWWYS"Y¥ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER - SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1922 (Continued from last issue) “Supposin’ the king don’t care to have any truck with us?” inquired Mc- Guffey, anxiously. “In that case, Mac,” replied the commodore with a smile, “we'll just naturally shell him out of house and home.” “Well, then,” said McGuffey, “let's get the guns ready. Somethin’ tells e these people ain’t to be trusted, und I'm tellin’ you right now, Gib, I won't sleep well tonight unless them two quarter gatlings and the Maxim- Vickers rapid-fire guns is mounted and ready for business.” “All right, Maec,” replied Mr. b- ney, in the tone one uses when humor fug a baby. “Set ’em up it it'll make you feel more cheerful. Still, T don’t see why you want to go actin’ so fool- isb over nothin’.” “Well, Gib,” replied the engineer, “I may be crazy, but I ain’t no fool, and it there’s a dead whale around the ship, 1 can come pretty near smellin’ it. I tell you, Gib, that Tabu-Tabu nigger had a look in his eye for all the world like a cur dog lickin' a bone, 1 ain’t takin' no chances. My old man used to s ‘Bart, whatever you do, allers have an anchor out to wind- ward.' " “By the left hind leg of the Great Sacred Bull,” snapped Captain Scraggs “if you ain’t enough to precipitate wa “War,” replied McGuffey, “is my long sult—particularly war with native niggers. 1 just naturally crave to putich the ear of anything darker than a Portugee. Remember how I cleaned out the police department of Panama?” “Mount the guns if you're goin’ to, Mac. 1If not, for the love of the Lord don’t be demoralizin’ the crew with this taik of war. All I ask Is that you sei the guns after I've finished my business here with Tabu-Tabu. He's been on a war vessel, and knows what #uns are, and if he saw you mountin’ them It might break up our friendly relations. He'll think we don't trust him.” “Well, we don't,” replied McGuffey, we do,” snapped Captaln 1are Iy nlways something connected with thie use of that pronoun of kings which s llke a eanker at the heart of men of the McGuffey breed. That officer now spat on the deck, In defi- anee of the rules of his superior offi- o and glared at Captain S penk f urself, ywou mhnluhlo lttle wart,"” lll‘ roared. “If you In- clude me on that cannibals' visitin’ list, and go to contradictin® me agin, Interrupted Mr. Gibney, an- antrel yourself. It's agin the rag-chewlr' and hack-bit- aggle TL Ttemember our for one and one for all’ mort, “ITere comes that sneakin' b hended murderer back to the vessel, interrupted McGuffey. “I wonder what devilment he's up to now.” Mr. McGuffey was partly right, for in o few minuntes Tabu-Tabu came along- side, cllinbed ‘ahoard, and salanmed. Mr, Glbney, fearful of McGuffey's in- ability t2 control his antipathy for the rnce, heckoned Captaln Seraggs and Tabu-Tabu to follow him down into the cabin. Meanwhile, McGufTey contented himself by parading back- ward and forward across the fo- castle head with a Mauser rifle in the Tollow of his nrm and his person fair- ly bristling with pistols and eutlusses, ‘Whenever one of the flotilla of canoes hove to at a respectful distance, showed signs of crossing an imagle nary deadiine drawn by MeGufley, he would point his ritle at them and swear horribly. Ile scowled at Tabu-Tabn Wwhen that individual finally emerged from the conference with Mr., Gibney and Scraggs and went over the side to his waiting canoe, “Well, what's in the time?” (nquired McGuffey. “We're invited to a big feed with the king of Kundavu,” replied Captain Scraggs, as happy as a hoy. “Hop into a clean suit of ducks, Mac, and come along. GIb's goin' to broach a little keg of liquor and we'll make a night of it “Good lord,” groaned McGuffey, “does the man think I'm low enough to eat with niggers?” “Leave him to his own devices,” sald Mr. Gibney, indulgently. “Mac's wind this Just as Irish as if he’d been born in Dublin, instead of his old man. No- body yet overcome the prejudice of an Irishman so we'll do the honors Scraggsy, old skittles, and leave Mac in charge of the ship. “Mind you're both back at a season- able hour,” warned McGuffey. “If you ain’t, I'll suspect mischief and—: Gib! Well, what's the use of |.|Ik|n to a man with an imagination? Only If_Ihaye to go_ashore after you two, McGuffey Contented Himself by Pa- rading Backward and Forward Fo' Castle Head. Tandéis'l Uate time from my ul don't you forget it.” ival at the beach the two adventu were met by a contingent of frightful-looking savages bearing long spes As the procession formed around the guests of honor and plunged into the bush, bound for the king's warl, two island maidens marched behind the two sea-dogs, wav- ing huge palm-leaf fans, the better to make the passage a cool and comfort- able one. “Ry the gods of war, Gib, my dear boy,” . .said . the .delighted Captalo Scraggs, “but this Is class, eh, Gib?” ery time,” responded the commo- [l “If that chuckle-headed McGuf- fey only had the:gense to come along he might be enjoyfn’ himself, too. You must be dignified, Scraggsy, old sala- mander. Remember that you're big- ger an' bettern any king, because you're an Amerlean citizen, Be digni- fied, by all means. These people are sensitive and peculiar, and that's why we haven't taken any weapons with us. If they thonght we doubted their hospitality they'd have the court bouncer heave us ont of town before you could say Jack Robinson.” “I'd love to sec them giving the hounce to McGuffey,” sald Captain Sceraggs, musingl Mr. Gibney had a swift mental picture of such a proceed- ing and ehuekled happily. Had he been permitted a glance at McGuffey at that moment he might have observed that worthy sweltering in the heat of the forward hold of the Maggie IV, for he was busy getting his guns on deck. From which it will adily be deduced that R, MceGuffey, Esquire, was following the advice of his pa- ternal ancestor and getting an anchor out to windward, One might go on at great length and deseribe the triumphal entry of Com- modore Gibuey and Captain Seraggs into the eapitol of Kandavu; of how the King, an undersized, shriveled old savage, stuck his bushy head out the window of his bungalow when he saw the procession coming: of how a min- ute later he advanced into the space in the center of his wari, where in the olden days the populace was wont to gather for its cannibal orgies; how he greeted his distinguished visitors with the most prodigions rubbing of noses seen in those parts for many a day; of the feast that followed; of the fowls and pigs that garnished the festive hoard, not omitting the keg of Three Star thoughtfully provided by Mr. Gibney. 2 Tabu-Tabu acted as interpreter and everything went swimmingly until Tabu-Tabu, his hospitality doubtless strengthened by frequent libations of the Elixir of Life, hegged Mr. Gibney to Invite the remainder of his crew ashore for the feast. Mr. Gibney, him- self rather illuminated by this time, thought it might not be a bad idea. “It's a rotten shame, Scragg sald, “to think of that fool Met not bein' here to enjoy himself. goin’ to send a note out by one of Tabu-Tabu’s boys, askin' him once more to come ashore, or to let the first mate and one or two of the sea- men come if Mac still refuses to be civil” “Good idea, Gib,” said Captain Seraggs, his mouth full of roast chick- en and yams. So Mr. Gibney tore a leaf out of his pocket memorandum book, serawled a note to McGultey, and haunded it to Tabu-Tabu, who at once | wtched n messenger With it to | the Maggie TL AMUSEMENTS, “DESERT BLOSSOMS” AT REX THEATER TONIGHT “Desert Blossoms,” a William Fox photoplay starring William Russell, will be seen at the Rex theater to- night, It is announced as a stirring story of adventure and love, present- ing the sturdy Fox star in the role of a construction engineer attached to one of the government’s big ir- rigation enterprises. “SCHOOL DAYS” AT THE REX BEGINNING TOMORROW Freckle-faced Wesley Barry, the inimitable movie celebrity, will grace the scréen of the Rex theater for four days beginning Sunday in his latest starring vehicle, “Schooi Days” made from the Gus Edwards classic of the same name, The very mention of the words “School Days” holds an appeal for young and old, and it is said that every mother who has boys, every man who remembers his boyhood, every human being who can thrill to the joys, the disappointments, the pranks and the glory of boyhood will gloat over the trials and tribulations of Speck Brown, better known to the screen world as Wes’ Barry. Briefly the story centers around a small town boy who loves the old swimmin’ hole and his dog. Hippy, better than anything else in the world He meets a wealthy uncle who sends him ecast to get an education. Here he meets many youngsters of weal- thy parents, and he finds himself out of the social swim. He is beset by B ettt aae e e ey Within half an hour the nwsscuger returned. He was wildly excited and poured a torrent of native gibberish into the attentive ears of Tabu-Tabu and the king. He pointed several times to the point of his jaw, rubbed small of his back, and once he d his nose; whereupon Mr. Gih- ware that the said organ had ht list to port, and he so in- formed Captain Scraggs. Neither of the gentlemen had the slightest trou- ble in arriving at the correct solution of the mystery. The royal medsenger had been incontinently kicked over- board by B. McGuffey, Esquire, Tabu-Tabu's wild eyes glittered and grew wilder and wilder as the mes- senger reported the indignity thus heaped upon him. The king scowled at Caprain Scraggs, and Mr. Gibney was suddenly aware that goose-tlesh was breaking out on the backs of his sturdy legs. He had a haunting sen- sation that not only had he crawled into a hole, but he had pulled the en- tire aperture in after him. For the first time he began to fear that he lind been too precipitate, and with the thought it occurred to the gallant com- modore that he would be much safer back on the decks of the Maggie IL Always crafty and imaginative, how- ever, Mr. hney came quickly to the front with an excuse for getting buck to the ship. He stepped quickly to- ward the little group around the out- riged royal ambassador, and inquired the cause of the disturbance. Quiver- ing with rage, Tabu-Tabu informed him of what had occurred. Mr. Gibney’s rage, of course, knew no bounds, Nevertheless, he did not have to simulate his rage, for he was truly furious. When he could control his emotions, he requested Tabu-Tabu to Inform the king that he, Gibney, ac- companied by Captain Scraggs, would forthwith repair to the schooner and then and there flay the offending Mec- Guffey within an inch of his life. Suit- ing the action to the word, Mr. Gibney called to Captain Scraggs to follow him, and started for the beach. As Captain Scraggs’ nrose, a trifle unsteadily, from his seat, a black hand reached around him from the rear and closed over his mouth. Now, Captain Seraggs was well versed in the rough- and-tumble tactics of the San Fran- ciseo waterfront; hence, when he felt a long pair of arms crossing over his neck trom the rear, he merely stooped and whirled his opponent over his head. In that instant his mouth was free, and clear ubove the shouting and the tumult rose hig frenzied shrick for help. Mr. Gibney whirled with the speed and agility of a panther just in time to dodge a blow from a war club. His fist collided with the jaw of Tabu- Tabu, and down went that savage as if polenxed Pandemonium broke loose at once. Captain Scraggs, after his single shriek for help, broke from the -circle of ages and fled like a frightened rabbit for the b h. One of the natives hurled a rock at him. The missile took Seraggs in the back of the head, and he instantly curled up in a heap. Crage: dead,” thought the hor- rified Gibney, and sprang at the King. In that moment it came to Mr. Gibney sell out dearly, and it he could d se of the king, he felt that Serag; death would be avenged. In an instant the commodore’'s great arms had closed a nd the King, and with the helpl monarch in his grizzly bear grip Mr. Gibney backed up against the nearest bungalow. A fringe of spears threatened him in front, but for the moment he was safe behind, and the king's body protected him. Whenever one of the savages made a jab at Mr. Gibney, Mr. Gibney gave the king a bon-constrictor squeeze, and the mon- arch howled. “I'll squeeze him to death,” panted Mr. Gibney to Tabu-Tabu when that individual had managed to pick him- self up. “Let me go, or I'll kill your king.” The answer was an earthenware pot which crashed down on Mr. Gibney's head from a window in the bungalow behind him. He sugged forward and fell on his face with the gasping king in his arms. a sli (Continued in Next [ss=e) ! howsing of the marine exhibit of the und! i Inu—my trials and tribulations, finally he goes back home to faithful dog and his little countr sweetheart via the freight train| route. | There are said to be many other | interesting high-lights in the picture, | in addition to a cast composed of a number of players who have graced i the screen in scores of productions. The cast includes, in support of Wes’ lBany Nellie P. Spaulding, Margaret Seddon, Jerome Patrick, Geolge Les- | sey, Arline Blackburn, J. H. Gilmore, | John Galsworthy, Eveline Sherman, Francis X, Conlan and Arnold Lucy. ‘The production was made by Harry { Rapf, and directed by William Nigh. “ACROSS THE DIVIDE” IS A STORY OF THE FAR-WEST Crowding romance, thrills and plenty of blood~stnung action into five reels, “Across the Divide, with Rosemary Theby and Rex Ballard is on the program for tonight only at | the Grand theater. | “Red Hot Rivals,” a burning new two-part Century comedy completes the program. “TRAVELIN’ ON” AT GRAND | SUNDAY AND MONDAY | Gunplay, the like of which has | never been seen before, a most un- | usual holdup, a vivid thunder-storm, these are but a few of the thrills i | William S. Hart's latest and most| memorable Paramount picture, “I'ra- | velin’ On,” to be shown for two days at the Grand theater cominencing next Sunday, William S. Hart wrote the siory with that end in view. That, too, probably why he got Lambert Hi to direct it, and Jnc August, A, S. to photograph it, and assemoled suc a popular cast, including Ethel Grey, | Brinsley Shaw and Mary Jane Irving | to help interpret it. “Torchy’s Ghost,” a with Johnnie Hines completes an ex- cellent program. “THREE LIVE GHOSTS,” ELKO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY A picture of ewcuptxonal merit and entertaining qualities in “Three Live ! Ghosts” a Paramount, whnch will be | the feature attraction at the Lls_o Saturday and Sunday. The story of the three buddies who have ‘been reported missing and who turn up alive after all, is one of tremendous interest. There is an exquisite love story and an abundance of humor in “Threc Live Ghosts.” The produc- tion by George Fitzmaurice is high grade, the cast headed by Anna Q. Nilsson and Norman Kerry is artis- tic. . “ A RAG DOLL ROMANCE” AT ELKO TODAY AND SUNDAY Funny comedy tramps, a funny box car “Pullman,” a ciever dog and monkey, a lovable old grandma and two clever youngsters make up the cast of “A Rag Doll Romance,” an- cther of those whimsical Cnmpbcll Lomuhes, at which the kiddies laugh so heartily. Doreen Turner, whose popularity already high, has grown with every- one of the Campbell Comedies in which she has played, will be seen in “A Rag Doll Romance,” and her lit- tle boy playmate is Laurence Licalzi, who made hm debut in Lampbell Comedies in, “Monkey Shines.” “A Rag Doll Romance” will be shown tonight and Sunday with “3 Live Ghosts;! at the Elko theater. This Fits Most of Us. Fienry Ward Beecher, so the story goes, was once asked by a young preacher how he could make his con- gregation keep wide awake and atten- tive during his sermons. Beecher re- plied that he always had a man watch for sleepers, with instructions, as soon as he saw anyone start nodding or dozing, to hasten to the pulpit and wake up the preacher. Aren't you and 1 usually less sensible? Would we [ not be inclined to have the watcher wake up, not ourselves, but the fel- lows caught sleeping? In other word: aren’'t we disposed always to blame others? When things go wrong In an organization the president usually feels it is necessary for him to shake up his associates. His associates, in turn, usually start kicking up ruction with those under them. And worker: when they are dissatisfied, usually lay the blame, not at thelr owr. door but at the door of the foreman or the de- partment head or the big boss—some- body, anybody, except ourselves, How about adding this Beecher squib to what we always carry around with us in pur mind?—Forbes Maga- zine. Arter many vears. A proposed wing of the Americar Museum of .Natural Sciences in New Yerk, which was commenced nine yenrs ago and abandoned for lack of funds, is about to be started fn earnest, the money having heen se- cured for the work. At that time the foundations were lald, but when the expenditure for this had been con- sumed the work was stopped. The new wing will be used mainly for the institution, which isx very extensive but which has heretofore been hoxed up for the lack of space to properly exhibit {t. Speed of Passenger Elevators, The oflice of “public buildings and grounds i$ays that. the elevator in the Washington monument makes 100 feet a minute. As the elevator shaft in the monument is 300 feet high, it makes this distance in tive minutes. The two elevators in the Woolworth building which operate from the ground to the tifty-fourth floor rise 700 feet in one minute and these are the highest rise and fastest traveling elevate in the | world. provided in the Kiffel tower, Parls, te a height of nearly 1,000 feet, three lift: must be used to reach the top, the | highest rise of a single lift being about 450 feet. ! was made king of Westphalia by the Although elevator service 1a |3 He Is Not Yet Crowned. The news that something in the na- ture of a tentative offer to the throne of Albania has been made to Jerome Napoleon Bonuparte s a reminder that the Bonapartes have long had a close connection with Awerica. This con- pection began with the Bonaparte who first Napoleon, of whom he was the youngest brother. This Jerome Bona- parte settled in the United States after being exiled from France by his broth- er, and remained until his appoint- ment. as king, in 1807. The present bearer of the name, who has come into prorainence, is o great-grandson of the King, and a nephew of Churles T. Boni parze, who was attorney general in the cabinet of President Roosevelt. It woald be odd indeed if a plain citl- zen of democratic America should now beeome a European king. Sufficient Unto the Day— The subject given them being the I'uture, one schoolboy wrote, “We are told not to be anxious about the fu- ture, as the future will come in time.” Another youngster cogitated this gem: “We are taught in the Sermon on the Mount not to think of the fu- ture, because the evil we do in one day is sufticient.”—Boston Transcript. €6 Buy this Cigarette and Save Money ° | cigarettes IIllIIIlll!II|IIllIIII|IIIIIIIII'IIIlIIIiIilIIIIi \GRAND TONIGHT ONLY | Shows at 7:30-9:00—10c-25¢ | “ACROSS THE DIVIDE™ A thundering drama of great wide open spaces of the Cld West, replete with action, romance thrills—with Rosemary Theby Also “RED HOT RIVALS” A new two-part RS IIIIIIlIIIIIiIIIIIII3llIII!Illlllll!II'IIIIIlIIIII. . and Rex Ballard Century Comedy ’ | WILLI Sce him fight the ‘worst town self and win— “Torchy’ Red Blood and Blue Blazes ———That's—— the west—fight throughithe wildest storm scenes ever filmed—fight for a great love—fight for his better Also Showing 2.part comedy of the popular “Torchy” 1st Show 2:15—2nd at 9:00 Children 15c—Adults 30c Grand " O AM HIS LATEST PRODUCTION The story of a man who lived to fight—till his first defeat taught him leve, Filled with the clatter, of gun-shot and hoof- beats. 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