Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 15, 1922, Page 2

AYTHE'BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER (Continued from last issue) “But who says we're goin’ back to San Francisco?” cut in McGuffey. “Why, where else would men with money in their pockets head for, you oil-soaked piece of ignorance? Ain’t you had enough adventure to do you a spell?” demanded Captain Scraggs. “Me an’ Gib's for goin’ back to San Francisco, so shut up. If you got any objection, you're outvoted two to one in the syndicate.” McGuffey subsided, Mr. Gibney continued: “When we're ready to leave Hono- lulu, we'll bring this mate on deck, make him a kind Christian talk an’ give him the Maggie IT with the com- pliments o' the syndicate. He'll think our sufferin’s on that island has touched us with religion an’ he'll be so tickled he’ll keep his mouth shut. Then, with all three of us safe an’ out o' the mess, an’ the evidence off our hands, we'll clear out for Gawd's coun- try an’ look around for some sort of a profitable Investment.” The commodore sighed. “She's a love of a boat an’ it breaks my heart to glve up the only command I've ever had, but the fact is, Mac, her posses- sfon by us is dangerous, an’ we don't need her, an’ we can't sell her because her record’s got blurs on it. We can’t convey a clean an' satisfactory title. Anyhow, she didn’t cost us a cent an’ there ain’t no real financial loss if we glve her to this mate. He'd be glad to get her if she had yellow jack aboard, an’ if he's caught with her he’ll have to do the explainin’. When you're caught with the goods fn your posses- sion. Mae, it makes the explainin’ all the harder. Besides, we're three to one, an’ if it comes to a show-down later we can outswear the mate.” Captaln Seraggs picked his snaggle teeth with the little blade of his jJack- knife and cogitated a minute, “Well,” he announced presently, “far be It from me to fly in the face o’ a felon's death. TI've made a heap o money, follerin’ Gib's advice, an’ bust my bob-stay If T don't stay put on this. Gib, it's your lead.” “Well, T'll follow sult. Gib's got all the trumps,” acquiesced the engineer, “We got plenty o' dough an' no hoard bills comin’ due, so we'll loaf along- shore until Gib digs up somethin® good.” “How about Nellg?” queried Captain Seraggs. “Do we continue to let that ex-deckhand in on our fortunes?" “If Neils Halvorsen had asked you that question when he come to rescue you the day you lay a-dyin® o' thirst on that desert island, wouldn't you have said yes?" “Sure pop.” “Then don't ask no questions that's unworthy of you,” said Mr. Gibney se- verely. “I don’t want to see none o them green-pea trade ethics croppin' up in you, Sceraggsy. If it wasn't for that Swede the sea-gulls'd be pickin® our bones now. Neils Harvorsen is in- cluded in this syndicate for good.” “Amen.” This from the honest Mec- Guffey. “Meetin's adjourned,” sald Captain Sernggs lelly. Under the direction of the crafty commodore, the valuable cargo of the Maggte II was disposed of in IMono- lulu. During the period while the schooner lay at the dock discharging, Captain Scraggs and McGuffey pru- dently remained in the cabin with the perfidious mate, In order that, should an investigation be undertaken Iater by the Treasury department, no man might swear that the real Phineas Scraggs, fillbuster, had been ir Hono- lulu on a certain date. The Kanaka crew of the schooner Mr. Gibney man- aged to ship with an old shipmaster growling, and friend bound for New Guinea, so their | testimony was out of the way for a while, at least. When the Maggie IT was finally dis- charged and the proceeds of her rich cargo nestled, in crisp bills of large denomination, In a money belt under Mr. Gibney's armpits and next his ras- cally skin, he purchased tickets under assumed names for himself, Scraggs. McGuffey and Halvorsen on the liner Hilonian, due to sail at noon next day. These detalls attended to, the Mag- gie TI backed away from the dock un- der her own power and cast anchor off the quarantine station. The mate was then brought on deck and made to confront the syndicate. “It appears, my man,” {he commo- dore began, “that you was too anxlous *to horn in on the profits o' this expe- ditlon, so in a moment o' human weak- ness you did your employers an evil deed. We had it all figgered out to feed you to the sharks on the way bome, because dead men tell no tales, but our sufferin’s on that island has caused us all to look with a milder eye on mere human shortcomin’s. The Qood Book says: ‘Forgive us our tres- passes as we forgive those what tres- pass agin us,’ an’ I aln't ashe:ced to =) "HE VALLEY o ) GIANTS, g FErc. admit that you owe your wicked life to the fact that Scraggsy's got religion an’ McGuffey ain’t much better. But we got all the money we need an’ we're goin' to Europe to enjoy it, s0 | before we go we're goin' to pass sen- tence upon you. It Is the verdict o the court that we present you with the power schooner Maggie IT free gratis, an’ that you accept the same in the same friendly sperrit In which it is tendered. IHavin’ a schooner o' your own from mnow on, you won't be tempted to steal one an’ commit whole- sale murder a-doin’ it. You're forgiven, man, Take the Maggie 1I with our blessin’, organize a comp’ny, an’ go back to Kandavu an’ make some money for yourself. Scraggsy, are you a-wil- lin’ to prove that yow've given this The Unfortunate Mate Hung His Head. He Was Much Moved. errin’ mate complete forgiveness by shakin’ hands with him?” “I forgive him freely,” sald Captain Scraggs, “an’ here's my fin on it.” The unfortunate mate hung his head. He was much moved. “You don't mean it, sir, do you?” he faltered. “I hope T may never see the back o my neck if I don't,” replied the skip- per. “Surest thing you know, brother,” shouted Mr. McGuffey and swatted the deluded mate between the shoulders. “Take her with our coeytiments. You was a good brave mate until you went wrong. I ain't forgot how you sprayed the billsides with lead the day Gib an’ Seraggsy was took by them cannibals. No, siree! T ain’t holding no grudge. It's human to commit crime. I've committed one or two my- self. Good luck to you, matey. Hope you make a barrel o’ money with the old girl.” “Thanks,” the mate mumbled. “I aln’t deservin® o' this nohow,” and he commenced to snivel a little. Mr. Gibney forgot that he was play- ing a hypocrite's part, and his gener- ous nature overcame him. “Dog my cats,” he blustered, “what's the use givin’ him the vessel if we don’t give him some spondulicks to outfit her with grub arf supplies? Poor devil! I bet be ain’t. got a cent to bless himself with. Scraggsy, old tar- pot, if we're goin' to tutrn over a new Teaf an’ be Christians, let's sadl under a full cloud o' canvas.” “Ry Neptune, that's so, Gib. This feller did us an awful @irty trick, but at the same time there kin't a coward- Iy bone in his hull corcass. T ain't forgot how lhe stood to: the guns that day off the Coronados when we was attacked by the Mex! g “Stake the feller, Gil),” advised Me- Guffey, and wiped aviay a vagrant tear. He was quite overcome at his own generosity and the manner in which it had touched the hard heart of the iniquitous mate. Mr. Gibney laid five; one-hundred- dollar bills in the mate’sjpalm, “Good:by,” he said gently, “an’ see If you can't be as much fof n man an’ as good a sport hereafler as them you've wronged an' who's| forgive you fully and freely.” Y One by one the threa frevbooters of the green-pen trade pueaped the stricken mate's hand, tossed him a scrap of advice, and went oyerside in- to the small boat which \n& to take them ashore. It was a solemn parting and Mr. Gibney and McGufiley were suflling audibly. The mext day, as the )Hilonlan steamed out of the harbor, Beaxing the: syndicate back to San Francisco, they looked across at the little Mygie II for the last time, and observed timt “MY BOY” AT REX THEATER | LAST SHOWING TONIGHT “My Boy,” an Associated First National attraction which is sched- uled to show ag ain tonight at the Rex theater is one of the most fas- cinating stories ever shown on the screen. The star of the production is Jackie Coogan, made famous through his work with Charles Chaplin in “The Kid”. and as a star in his own right in “Peck’s Bad Boy,” Pathos and humor have been skill- fully blended by the director into a production that grips the heart and compels one to return to the theater to see the picture again. As an_orphan, who has arrived in New York friendless and home- less, Jackie makes an . appealing figure. The story, written especially for him, furnishes this little star with a part that fits him to perfection and allows him full sway to demon- strate that he possesses exceptional histrionic ability. Claude Dillingwater and Mathil- da Brundage are in the supporting | east. “A PRINCE THERE WAS” AT 7 GRAND THEATER TONIGHT | Known in the world of amuse- | ments as one of the leading play- | wrights, actor-managers and com- | posers in the country. George M. | Cohan is the author of “A Prince jThere Was,” a brilliant stage suc- {cess which has been picturized by Paramount with Thomas Meighan as star and which will be the feature at the Grand theater tonight for the last time. Mildred Harris a charming actress who scored in Cecile B. DeMille’s great production “Fool’s Paradise,” is Mr. Meighan’s leading woman in this picture. Waldemar Young adopted _the picture which was directer by Tom Forman. Other players are Charlot- ! tee Jackson, Nigel Barire, Guy Oliv- er, Sylvia Ashton, Fred Huntly and Arthur Hull. “THE WONDERFUL THING” AT REX THEATER TOMORROW “The Wonderful Thing” is the stitle of the latest production starring Norma Talmadge, distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Inc. It is announced as the attrac- tion at the Rex theater beginning Tuesday, Herbert Brenon and Clara Beranger adapted the story from the stage play of the same name, writ- ten by Lillian ‘Trimble Bradely and Forrest Halsey. | Herbert Brenon, who has directed two of the later of Miss Talmadg‘e"? (- | the mate was on deck, superintending three Kanaka sallors who were hoist- ing supplies aboard from a bumboat. Commodore Gibney bade his first command a misty farewell. “Good-by, little ship,” he yelled and waved his hand. “Qawd! You was a witeh in a Jight wind.” Seven days after leaving Honolulu, the Hilonian steamed into San Fran- cisco ba, The syndicate could not walt until she had tied up at her dock, and the minute the steamer had passed quarantine Mr. Gibney hailed a pass- ing launch. Bag and baggage the happy quartette descended to the launch and landed at Meiggs wharf. Mr. Gibney stepped into the wharfin- ger's office and requested permission to use the telephone. “What's up, Gib?" demanded Cap- tain Scraggs. “I want to 'phone for a automobile to come down an’ snake us up town in style. This syndicate al a-goin’ to come rampin’ home to Gawd's cean- try lookin' like a lot o’ Kyetallan ped- dlers. We're goin® to the best lhotel an’ we're goin’ in style” With the assistance of the wharfin- ger an automobile was summored, and in due course the members of the syn- dicate found themselves ensconced in a fashienable suite In San Francisco's most fashionable lotel. Mr. Gibney stored the syndicate’s pearls in the ho- tel safe, deposited an emergency roll with the hotel clerk, and banked the balance of the company funds in the names of all four; after which the syn- dleate gave itself up to a period of Joy unconfined. At the end of a week of riot and revelry Mr. Gibney revived sufliciently to mi r all hands and lead them to a Turkish bath. Two days In the bath restored them wonderfully, and when the worthy commodore eventually got them back to the hotel he announced that henceforth the lid was on—and on tight. Captain Scraggs, who was hard to manage in his cups and the most prodigal of prodigals with steam up to a certain pressure, demurred at this, “No more sky-larkin®’, Seraggsy, you ) old cut-up,” Mr. Gibney ordered. “We had our good time comin’ after all that we've been through, but it's time to get Gown to business agin. Riches has wings, Scraggsy, old salamander, an’ even if we are ashore, I'm still the commodore. Now, set around an' we'll hold a meetin”.’ “Meetin' o' the Maggie syn- dicate,” he announced. “Meetin'll come to order. The first business be- | fore the meetin® is a’call for volun- teers to furnish a money-makin’ idee for the syndicate.” Neils Halvorsen shook his sorrel head. He had no ideas. B. McGuffey, Esquire, shook his head also. Captain Scraggs wanted to sing. “I see it's up to me to suggest some- thin’.” Mr. Gibney smiled benignly, as If a meney-making ldea was the easiest thing en earth to produce. “The last thing 1 remember before we went to | that Turkish bath was us four visitin® a fortune teller au’ bavin® our fortunes told, past. present an’ future, for & dollar n throw. Anybody here remem- ber what his fortune was?” (Continued in Next Iss=e) great fist. He banged the chiffonier with his | \ productions, acted in the same capac- ity with “The Wonderful Thing* in addition to collaborating in the adaptation of the screen version. is Mre, Lydie Hoyt. 2 youns matron of high social standing in New York 4nd ivewport, who has secured a4 position in the Norma Talmadge company to vound out ber trainmg in amateur theatricals before organ- 1ZIng 4 picture prowucing company of her own, Harrison Ford plays opposite Miss Talmadge, and others in the cast include Howard Truesdale, Robert Agnew, Ethel Fleming, Mabel Bert, Fanny Burke. Walter McEwen and Charles Craig. FROM BRIDAL GOWN TO PAJAMAS IN “SAPHEAD” Beulah Booker with William H. Crane and Buster Keaton who ap- pears in “ The Saphead” showing at the Grand theater, next Sunday and Monday wears sixteen different costumes in the production. ‘I'he costumes range from simple “sub- deb” dresses to an exquisite bridal gown and pajamas. Before being engaged for the “Saphead” Miss Booker was in the all-star cast of the “Dwelling Place of Light.” She made her first screen appearances in knockabout comedy, but, like Alice Lake the Metro star she soon graduated into serious roles. q THE “OLD OAKEN BUCKET” COMING TO ELKO WEDNESDAY What is it that makes a poem, a song, or a piece of literature live in the minds of the public. It may be its literary value, it may be s subject ,or it may be the chord that it touches the heart of humanity Certainly the *“Old Oaken Bucket, a very simple and homely poem, is known wherever the English lang- uage is_spoken and the simplicity and quality that has made it live in the hearts and minds of the pub- lic has been successfully caught by the camera and transplanted on the sereen, Picture fans are due for a gennine “movie_treat” when the screen ver- sion of this famous old song is given it premiere at the Elko theater next Wednesday afternoon and evening. “RED FOAM” AT THE ELKO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW A man and a woman handcuffed tcgether stand at bay fore a Cigarette It's toasted. This - one extra process gives a rare and delightful quality ——impossible to duplicate. A school thatcosts $300 a Minute The great problem today—of mer- chant, of manufacturer, of pub- lisher—is the problem of markets. Where is the market for my goods? ‘Who will buy? ‘What shall I'say to them? How? Am1doing the best that canbe done? Those who know —not guess, but know—the answers to such questions are fit to meet the sclling problems of today. All others must eithér fail or struggle along with only a portion of the success they might easily enjoy. There will be a great Forum—a great School of Experience—in session when business men gather for the Eightcerth Annual Convention' Associated Advertising Clubs of the World Milwaukee, Junc 11 to 15,1922 To attend this school, men will travel alf way around the world, and thousands will come from every quatter of e United States and Canada; and che cost of the con- wvention, in traveling experees and other outgo of the delegatcs, will be at least $300 & minure for every hout the convention is in s And it will be worth it A sreat exhibit of foreign and domestic advertlsing in addition to the general ses. sions and the departmental meetings of the convention, willafford arich harvest of practicsl ideas and helpful plans for who want to improve their advertising anc selling me:hods to meet the demand of the times. Agzin thisyear, business men and women «can actend these sessions without holding membership in the Association. The central location ilwaukee, its ‘wonderful transportation facilities and the fact that June is Wisconsin's ideal month. insure a verv large artendance. For full information as 1o special rail- road rates, hotel rescrvations, etc., please address Associated Advertising Clubs 110 West 40th St., New York, N. Y. howling mob who seek their life. The woman is given the key . that will release her and give her a chance for life and freedom, and—she throws the key away! This is the situation shown in the new Selzn Ralp Ince special, “Red Foam,” which will be shown tonight and Tuesday at the Elko Theater, and seldom has the screen reflected a more poignantly dra- matic moment. Zena Keefe is the woman and Huntley Gordon the man who is placed in this precarious position through -sheer chivalry, a quality one would not look for in the small Missouri town in which W. H. Ham- by’s stirring story is laid. In addition to the players above |~ named, the cast includes Harry Tig-|z he, Freeman Barnes, Peggy Worth, and_several other well liked = and familiar photoplayers, BABY PEGGY SMALL COMEDIENNE AT ELKO A demure little miss, petite and lovable, who ranks as a popular mo- tion picture star in_her own right and who is called “Baby Peggy” is one of the attractions at the Elko theater tonight in a two part com- Meet Me At ~ THE West Hotel MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Everybody scems to be there Good Service—Low Rates " Qe Sent Prepaid by 610 Reaper Blk. edy entitled, “The Mischief Maker.”| N BUNNING BOARD:, INIAND7iRE Pump, WORLD’S EASIEST AND QUICKEST Dependable and Durable Many in Service Over 8 Yeavs Fully Guaranteed $5.§0; With Guage $6.50 . At Your Dealer NLAND PUMP MFG. CO., Chicago, 1l 3 X A COMPLETE FISHING OUTFIT for EVERYBODY Endorsed and used by Best Fisherman. Rod and Reel in One--for Casting, Troll- ing and Still Fishing. Only 23 inches long. 124 inches unjointed. 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