The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-09
Will SEE ''HER
TERRIBLE ORDEAL" ]
Mondays Release of the Biograph, the
Favorite Film Will be Shown
on Tomorrow Even
ing.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE
The Film Portrays Situation Where
Absent Mindedness Proves
Blessing in One
Case.

That everything happens for the
best has so often been verified that 1t
behooves us to take this coral to our
selves whenever things seemingly go
wrong. We may feel disappointed and
perturbed at the instant, but after
wards, when we reason it out. We find
it blessing in disguise. This is an
important factor in this Biograph sub
iect. Mr. Curtis, the real estate brok-
er, was in the extreme very absent
minded, and his forgetfulness often
caused MIN embarrassment. He is
about to set out on journey of bust
ness and his son Jack visits his Of
flee, ostensihly to help him pack his
baggage, but in reality to see the girl
he loves, his fathers pretty stenog-
rapher, Alice, who secretely loves him
in return Curtis is all of a furry try
ing to give his typist instructions and
at the same time gathering his effects
for the trip. In taking from his peck
ct some papers, he drops ON the floor
his wallet, where it remains unseen
until after his departure. The father
gone. Jack declares himself to the
girl who teasingly holds him off. Dur
ing this scene, they discover the peck
etbook, and Jack hastens after his
father to restore it, While he is away
a peddler enters the office, and find
ing the girl alone, snatches up hes
he int ha
safe vault where she is captive, the
combination having turned. Jack en-
tiers aud imagining Alice has Just
stepped out sits to wait, when he
hears a knocking on the safe door,
indistinct at first, then becoming loud
err, as Alice has picked up q pistol
from the shelf and beats w tn its butt
end on the heavy door. He answers
with rappings, but the walls are too
thick for her to hear his voice. He is
helpless, as he does not know the COM
bination. He is filled with teri = for
he realizes that Alice must be slowly
but surely suffocating. Through the
desks he rumages in hopes of finding
the combination. but without success
Meanwhile, his Father has arrived at
} the railroad station. only to find that
his forgetfulness has caused him to
leave his most important papers be-
hind. At this moment friend ap-
pears. and as he cannot hope to get
the napers and return in time for the
oncoming train, he accompanies his
friend to cafe for drink on the
way hack The train has arrived and
nulled out again when Jack rushes
frantically to the station. The train
gone he has telegram sent to the
a conductor to find Mr.. Curtis and have
him return-matter OF life and death
Tho answer comes, mo Curtis on
train" or course not. for MIR. Curtis
has re turned to the office, procured tn
nsuers and is off again to catch the
newt train. During this time poor
Alice has become exhausted and has
fallen to the floor of the vault. Jack
rushes back to be told by the office
how of his father having been there
and lust gone again. Jack and the
boy rushes out to overtake him, and the
climax is one of the most exciting ever
shown in motion pictues. This greai
picture will be shown at Dodge's the
ire Monday evening", January ~, To-
the first time in any city in the United
States.