Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1922, Page 2

(Continved from lass issue) i "SIF, T have just been talking to :Mr. Rodaine. He ‘says they're well {worth the value of the bond.” i “How about that, Rodaine?” {judge peered down the courtroom. “They'll do,” was his answer, and Bond Accepted—I'll Set This Trlal for—"" clerk of the court. “Bond accepted. |for November 11.” ! “Very well, Your Honor.” Then he [turned with a wide grin to his clients. !“That's all until November.” ;" Out they filed through the narrow aisle of the courtrcom, Fairchild’s knee brushing the trouser leg of Squint -Rodaine ‘as they passed. At the door, the attorney turned toward ithem, then put forth a hand. " “Drop In any day this week and we'll go over things,” he announced cheerfully, “We put one over on his royal joblots that time, anyway. Hates me from the ground up. Worst we ¢an hope for 1s a conviction and then a Supreme coutt reversal. I'll get him 80 mad he'll fill the case with errors, He used to be an Instructor down at Boulder, and I stuck the pages of u lecture together on him one day. That's why I asked for an early trial. Knew :he'd glve nie a late one. That'll let us |have tlme to stir up a little favorable evidence, which right now we don't possess. Understand—all money that comes from the mine Is held in escrow until this case is decided. But I'll ex- plain that. Golng to stick around here aud bask In the effulgence of really possessing a case. S'long!” . And he turned back iuto the court- \Toom, while Fairchild, the dazed Har- ry stalking beside him, started down \the. street. [ *'0Ow do you figure {t?” asked the |Cornishman at last. | “What?" “Rodaive, 'E ‘elped us out!” Fairchild stopped. It had not oc- |curred to him before. But now he |saw it: that if Rodaine, as an expert jon mining, had condemned the Blue [P«ppy, it could have meant ouly one |thing, the denial of bond by the Judge land the lack of freedom for Harry, {Fatrehlld rubbed a land across his I'll set this trial r— The | 1y, |the judge passed the papers to the | a8 the Blue Poppy mihe. Tn replylng, kindly address your letter to “Box 180, Denver, Colo.” Harry whistled long and thoughtful- “That’s a ‘ole lot of money!” “An awful lot, Harry. But why was the offer made? There's nothing to base it on, There's—" Then for a moment, as they stepped out of the post office, he gave up the thought, even of comparative riches. Twenty feet away, a man and a girl were approaching, talking as though there never had been: the slightest trouble between them. It was Maurice Rodaine and Anita Richmond; they came closer, her eyes turned toward Falrchild, and then— She went, on, without speaking, with- out taking the trouble to notice, ap- parently, that he had been standing there, After this, there was little conversa- tion until Harry and Fairchild had reached the boarding house. Then, with Mother Howard for an adviser, the three gathered in the old parlor, and Fairchild related the events of the night before, adding what had happened at the post office, when Ani- ta had passed him without speaking. Mother Howard, her arms folded as usual, bobbed her gray head. “It's like her, Son,” she anneunced atlast. “She's a good girl. I've known lher ever since she was a little tad not big enough to walk. And she loves her father.” “But—" “She loves her father, - Isn't that enough? The Rodaines have the money—and they have almost every- thing that Judge Richmond owns. It's easy enough to guess what they've done with jt—tied it up so that he can't touch it until they're ready for him to do it. And they're not going to do that until they’ve gotten what they want.” “Which is—?" ;“Anita! Any fool ought to he able to knowthatyy.TThat stroke last night was the second ome for the Judge. There usually ain% any more after the third one. Now, can't you see why Anita is willing to do anything on earth just to keep peace and just to give her father a little rest and com- fort and happiness in the last days of his life? You've got to remember that he ain't like an orclinary father that you can go to and tell all your trou- bles to. He's laying next door to death, and Anita, just llke a ny woman that's got a great, big, gond heart in her, is willing to face worse than death ta help him. It's as plain to me as the nose on Harry's .face. “Which is‘quite pladn,” agreed Fair- child ruefully. Harry rubbed the 1i- beled proboscis, pauwdd at his mus- tache and fidgeted in‘his chair. “I understand that, all right,” he announced at last. “Bnt why shounld anybody want to buy the mine?”’ It brought Fairchild te the realiza- tion of a new development, and he brought forth the letiter, puce more to stare at it. ¢ & Conti issae Ny Y ppmpm—G “WHERE IS MY— WANDERING. BOY TONIGHT 2" REX SUNIDAY “Where Is My 'Wanderding Boy with 'the Mother and wins.a “"Targe measure of sympathy. Kathleen Key' has the hard and unpopular part of the cold blooded show girl without redeeming qualities—and carries it through with splendid finesse. “THE JOLT” AT THE KEX THURSDAY AND FRIDAY “The Jolt” a Fox photoplay co- starring Edna Murphy and Johnnie Walker will open at the. Rex theater Thursday. . The story begins in France where Johnnie Stanton (Johnnie: Walker) |a war hero marries Georgette (Ed-| na Murphy), a little French giri. They come to America and settle| down. Johnnie -a reformed gangster fails to get a job and reaches the end of his resources. In desperation he goes back to his gang and joins in a plot to rob a safe. An unexpected “jolt” shows him -the folly of dis-/ honesty. Later, Johnnie = rescues Georgette from the crook who had lured him back to crime. Through Nolan, Johnnie’s “buddy” in France all turns out well. Those who remember the acting of Miss Murphy and Mr. Walker in “Over the Hill” in which Walker played the part of “Black sheep” and Edna Murphy that of the way- ward wife, will not have to be urg- ed to see their latest production. “THE ROSARY” AT THE REX THEATER AGAIN TONIGHT A Jewish merchant, an old retired sea captain and a priest.. These are three of the outstand- ing characters in “ The Rosary,” the special SeligrRork feature at- traction, founded on the stage play by Edward E. Rose and the immortal song of the same name, which will be scrende at the Rex theater tonight last times. On the front porch of Fath:r Brian Kelley these tnree old cronies gather and discuss the problems and make plans. for the happiness and prosperity of the little fishing vil- lage of Sandy Bay. There' are no racial or religious predjudices in this little group. They are one in striving toward that long sought goal the brotherhood of man. Lewis S. Stone is said to give a mangificient characterization as the fine upstanding Father Kelley, while the work of Bert Woodruff as the crusty old Captain Mather, and Dore Davidson as Isaac Abrahamson, the merchant, is declared to represent the best they have yet given to the screen. According to advance reports, “The Rosary’”’ not only presents some remarkable character sketches, but it is also one of the most powerful romantic photodramas of the year. “The Rosary” is ,an Associated First National release. LA VERNA DUGAS MAKES DECIDED HIT AT GRAND The many friends of La Verna Dugas, and others in the large aud- ience at the Grand theatre last night, were delightfully entertained by the charming dance and song numbers rendered by that capable young lady. Miss Dugas displayed remarkable agil- ity, poise and grace in presenting her three selections, which were ap- plauded so generously ‘that she was compelled to appear repeatedly. Her performance created so much favor- able comment that it warrants the prediction for this former Bemidji young lady that she is destined to be a star attraction throughout the country within a short time. She will makée her final appearance on the stage in Bemidji, at the Grand theatre tonight. “OTHER WOMEN'S CLOTHES” AT ELKO THEATRE THURSDAY Is money the greatest thing in the world? Can it buy happiness? Jacpueline Lee thought it could. But beautiful surroundings, lovely gowns, the ability to help her friends achieve their heart’s desire failed to bring Jaqueline the. abiding hap- piness she had expected, and not until she was bereft of -her great wealth did lové show her the way to peace and contentment. See “Other Women’s Clothes” for the answer to the importance of money in' otif’Mi%Hern T i In “Other Women’s Clothes” show- ing at the Elko Thursday and kri- day, this unique situation is dramat- ically told, Mabel Ballin playing the role of the young girl, and Raymond Bloomer the charitable millionaire. “MADONNAS AND MAN” AT ELKO THEATRE TONIGHT ¢“Madonnas and Man” is a tensely dramatic story of ancient Rome and modern New York. In the Roman Coliseum at the beginning of the Christian _era the Emperor Turnur- jus with his favorite, Nerissa, watches the bestial games jn the arena. His son Gordian, is asked by Grimaldo, magician, to save the life of a Christian girl about to be thrown to the lions. He refuses Grimaldo therupon prophesies the fate of .the empire. He tells, the Prince a story of the future. The “}ecenes are laid in ‘New' York, 2,000 years in advance. The Roman char- acters are reincarnated and travel through intensely dramatic situa- tions. The Prince is deeply affected and intervenes as requested, The cast is an all-star. The work of Evan Burrows Fontaine, Ed- mond Lowe, Faire Binney, Anders Randolf, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Raye Dean being exceptionally good. B. A. Rolfe, the director, has never made a better picture than this one, few directors have, and in it he proves that he takes high rank among the present day producers'of photodramas. The two stories, the ancient and the modern, are tensely | ¢ told, with even continuity ‘and can be followed' with unabated interest. “WATCH YOUR STEP” AT’ ' GRAND THEATER THURSDAY “Watch Your Step” a, Goldwyn d ‘William Fox resents Directed by - REX T, and Friday George E Marshall - _ e X George E. Marshall and - Jack Strumwasser Tonight?” the melodramatic offe ring that comes to the Rex theatre Dbe- ginning on Sunday promises an mn- usual treat for lovers of homely d¥a- ma that gets under the skin. It ' is a splendid photographed production and tells a story that touches evory human heart and does it in a way to grip the interest and hold it in its clutch to the last flicker of the pic- ture. Ruth “Patsy” Miller is a charta- ing Lorna Owens, the village sweet- heart of the Boy. i3he carries with honor_the role of _ fellow-sufferer I R W, ¢ \brow. “I can't figure it,” came at last. {“And especially since his son Is the accuser and since I got the best of them beth last night!" “Got the best of 'em? You?" The story was brief in its telling. {And it brought no explanation of the {sudden amiability displayed by the Icroflkml-fnced Rodaine. They went on, striving vainly for a reason, at last to \8top in front of the post oflice, as the {postmaster leaned out of the door, i “Your name's Falrchild, isn't 1t?" {asked the' pérson of letters, . “Yes.” “Thought so. Some of the fellows 8ald you was. There's been a letter for, youihere for two days!” 't “For me?” Vaguely Fairchild went jwithin and received the missive, a ;plain, bond envelope without a re- tutn address. He furned it over and ;over in his hand before he opened it i—then looked at the postmark—Den- ver. At last: “Open it, why don't \you?” ! Harry’s mustache was tickling his ear, as the big miner stared over his shoulder. Before them were figures and sentences which blurred for a mo- ment, finally to resolve into: i “Mr. Robert Fairchild, “Ohadi, Colorado. “Dear Sir: “I am empowered by a client “whose name I aw not at liberty to ¥ .ate, to SAT“RB AY ONLY . make you an offer of $50,000 for your nzoperty dn: Clear Qreek copfuty, ks [ n ) Return Showin, iy __THURSDAY & FRIDAY JANE NOVAK EUGENIE BESSERER the cross. i§edl CULLEN LANDIS «=~ PATSY RUTH MILLER ; N ¥,uuen joseenson ' GRAND at the 1 i | | ,}l[HIIII]lllllllllllll!lllllIIIIIII]!III]IIIIIIIIII L= r as the girl who sacrifices love. as the widow who learns to kiss ROBERT GORDON as the boy who will not under- stand. LEWIS S. STONE as Father Brian Kelly. ——— 10c & 30c Engagement Exitraordinary! “Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight ?Z_I comedy. coming tot n for two days commencing Trursday is a production of youth in every sense of the word. The story itself is an inimitable tale of country town young folk. The leading man ‘and the leading woman of “Watch Your Step” are Cullen Landis and Patsy Ruth Miller. Sincé the story deals with youth and youth’s point of view, there ‘s no straining or reminiscing to “put it over” in the picture. The result is a delightful, rollicking, utterly humanp and natural screen version of real life. Lo E VERMILION PENCIL” ., AT THE, GRAND TONIGHT A voleano bursting into smoke “land flame as it spews out its fiery o YR [orront of molten lava. Buildings crashing into fragments as the earth rocks and sends huge structures tot- tering to the ground. -Fleeing na- tives rushing for safety and belng overtaken by the flaming flood. This is but a brief word-picture of one of the big scenes in Sessue Hayakawa’s production, “The Vermilion Pencil,” which comes to the Gnand theater tonight last showing, -“and, - which many critics insist is ‘the’ greatest thrill picture of the yea Bgssie Love and Ann May. appea: 1 Sup- port of .Mr. Haydkawa. xauw nois THE PIONEER WANT ‘ADS ‘BRING RESULTS ¥ The lifting of encil means :this || death by torture/ SESSUE HAYAKAWA “THE VERMILLION PENCIL” A procession of _thrills of STAGGERING MAGNITUDE! VOLCANO ERUPTION! TITANIC EARTHQUAKE! FLOODS OF BLAZING LAVA! WHOLE CITIES DEMOLISHED! A THRILL A MINUTE plus one of the most exquisite -love stories ever told. ! —Added Attraction— Tues. & Wed. Evenings LA VERNA DUGAS - ‘Talented little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.. Dugas, in CHARMING DANCES In California, where she now recides, her performances are highly appreciated. Bemidji is her “Old Home Town.” MAT. 10c & 25¢-~NIGHT 10c & 30c i Grand TONIGHT LAST TIME EACH REEL =1 WSS A PEARL :—— Enacted By a Cast of Stars ——: DORE DAVIDSON who loves mankind more than money. MILDRED JUNE as the foolish sister. CGoming —— REX ORCHEST] Evening 7:10-9:00 o A Mr. E. Johnson will accompany the pictfire With the song “The Rosary.” BERT WOODRUFF as Cap’n Mather, the grand old man. WALLACE BEERY as the coward, THE GRAND NEW SYMPHONY OF HUMAN EMOTIONS A greater screen rendition of the drama that has brought a sob and a smile to the world. - A Sonnet of Sweet Sacrifiée; an Idyll of Perfect Love. " Bernard McConville’s great story.inspired by the theme of the stage play by Edward *. Rose. Directed by Jerome Sto‘hi;. Presented by'Sileg and Rork. FOX SUNSHINE COMEDY LAt Matinee 2:30 : : Sunday-~