The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25

least SIXTY miles an hour arc pro-
duced, while the travellers never
go faster than they could walk.
Auto on Coney Saucer.
Did you ever read dime novels
In which men did on motorcycles or
IN an automobile deeds of daring
greater than those Of Buffalo Bill
on horseback Henry l.. Curran
and Dan Riley have heads with
brains for business, and in a chat
they came TO the conclusion that
where ten would pay for a dime
novel, thousand would sec Dan
driving rapidly around deep.
cone'shapcd pit. followed at equal
speed by Harry. They 60 to an
extinct volcano in their automo-
blles, pretending that one is pur-
SUNG the other to arrest him. You
see the sides Of the cone shaped
cup are smooth and hard and slope
at an angle Of 63 degrees. The
diameter at the top is eighty. five
feet.
No arrest was made because if
either slackened enough to seize
the other, both would go tumbline
down through the smalIish, but
darksome hole into the immense
middle of the mountain of fire. So
the runaway increased his speed
TIL ne regained the surface. The
pursuit was continued in other
ways. Readers gave about as much
credence TO it, probably, as they
dld TO the account of Buffalo
Bili s Indian hunting. But Harry
and Dan. knowing they had told
the truth, felt much disgruntled
at their reputation as liars. 1t was
all IN vain that they took circus
agents to see the marks of the
motor cars on the hard lava sur
lace; PIT large enough for the ex.
Piolt is larger than any circus
cared 10 carry, and a smaller one
than the original crater couldn't
be uscd.
Then the idea came to them OF
becoming sbowmen themselves of
lheIr own act. They took il to
oney island. There a cavity, like
the one they had used. as TO size
ana shape, has been dug and lined
smoothly with wood Harry is
the principal performer. An clo
qucnt announcer devotes himself
to Harry. and it is Harry all by
himself who has the sloping arena
without Dan. He starts from fbe
bottom Of the pit on the level and
makes barely one round before the
outside wheel is on the incline.
lhen he begins at once to increase
speed and soon is whirliug round
and round-at forty miles an hour
until he reaches the top. then he
slackeus speed and descends.
Now comes the turn of Dan, who
mas less laudation than Harry. but
ne is permitted TO make the rise
and fall all by himself. Then both
men appear together. moving in
opposite directions and passing one
another closely, at speed that
makes the witness culver. Next
comes the pursuit, Harry was the
chaser, the overtaker and the pass.
er OF Dan. But who knows If il
was square race!
Thieves arc in several of ,bc
plays produced in New York with.
IN a week. One thief is ncTf
ladies maid. who purloins her
mistress S love letters, and as tbe
lady has many lovers. they tend IN
ardency. The maid has habit of
making swcethearts of the ice.
man, butcher and grocers' clerks.
and IN writing notes 10 them she
quotes from these letters. The
new, theft is meant to supply
freak collection,
HIS Affinity at a New York
theater, Is by Charles Gramlicb
and Helena Hall. Gramlich, who
Is the author. plays Heinrich Van
W1ukle, wealthy brewer. and
MISS Hall Is Francenette, a lead
ing performer at music hall.
The scene is Van WinkIe's library
on Christmas eve, the German be
ing impressed by the girl. having
sked her to call upon him.
frapcenette accepts his invita-.
ton, gets him TO loan her twenty
dollars, and is told by the old man
that she recalls dimly his dauph-
Ter, who left home many wears be.
fore, When she takes her leave
Of him the girl also ''annexes 2
w.ad OF bills the brewer has put in
his desk
Van Wrinkle puts out the lights
md goes 10 bis room The girl re.
turns, having suffered too MANY
pangs of conscience TO keen The
money, She is caught by the old
nan while she is putting the bills
,ack IN the wallet from which she
13s taken them, and he is furious
With her.
In the end it is shown that she
-eallY is Van Wrinkles daughter.
md he sends her TO her room and
iXcs up Christmas tree for her
Little Frisee is a play about
hievcs. Led by girl. they break
nto laundry Of her father and
mother. who have gone 10 q we'd.
ling with all their girls. They
,orce the safe and find plenty.
Gut an accomplice gives warning,
nd the band hides. The girl takes
Hat iron and starts In TO work. Il
A boy comes with bill to be II
aid, but she fascinatcs him, and
e forgets all about it; then the
irl tries TO take the money he !
as been collecting at other r
faces; he defends himself; the
hieves come out and tic him. and |,
he girl pluuges knife in him.
Just then the owners and the
iris return, accompanied by DO. c
cemen, attracted by the noise. :
hen voice is heard saving that C