The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
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The mounting and riding at full.
gallop of western horses and an un-
broken broncho, are some of the
most thrilling feats Of Workmanship
ever exhibited in a motion picture.
This thrilling picture put out by
selig, entitled Saved by the Pony
Express was shown at Dodges last
night, and sent a thrill through the
audience and by the tremendous
amount Of applause, one would i'm
agine that Buffalo Bill'' had returned
to town. This picture will again be
shown tonight, SO if you desire to see
the greatest western thriller of the
season, don't miss it. Synopsis as
follows:
Our first scene shows cowboys and
their sweethearts, enjoying quad
rifle on horseback. Happy jack
rides off with Belle Archer, the sweet
heart of Jim. Jim, furiously angry,
attacks Happy and the cowboys. TAX
ing Jim's pistol from him, hustle him
out of the bunk house. Later the
pistol falls to the floor and explodes,
the bullet striking and killing Happy
who is alone. The brave fellow writes
on piece Of paper before he dies,
Il shot myself accidentally, Jack"
A gust of wind blows the note into
corner Jim entering, is discovered
examining his revolver over the dead
man, and is accused of murder. Later
we see Jim on trial for his life.
The lame cowboy finds the last mes
sage of Happy Jack. He limps out te
the road and hands the paper to Jim's
friend, the Pony Express rider.
His horse goes lame. He lassoes
and mounts an unbroken broncho ant
is on his way again in wild dash tt
save the life of his friend. The jur!
foreman is about to pronounce the
verdict of guilty" when the spunk.
rider dashes into the court room still
mounted and delivers the messag,
that proves Jim's innocence. Then ;
big hurrah for Jim and the Pony Elk
press rider.
In addition. Biograph story, "Ou
From the Shadow Or "The Result o
Giving Way to Excessive Grief !
one Of heart interest. This Is tn
strongest bill of the season a
i Dodges.
i Wednesday and Thursday nights
hear those two boys, Reese and Whe
stone, sing Little Puff of Smoke
Goodnight" Master Russell, Rees
taking the part of the "PicLaninny
Feature Coming 10 Colonial.
Coming tomorrow night at the. Colo
ial is the great silent drama, Fate,
synopsis of which follows: Jack No
ton had travelled the downgrade, ha
, transgressed the laws of man, ar
! trespassed the forbidden. and paid tt
penalty. But he escaped from pr
, on, and in some way, mapped out pc
, haps by Fate ages ago, met swe
little Flora Harding. Jack locke
into her eyes and the storm in his SO
subsidized, the rancor OF his wound'
heart was soothed Those eyes
Flora were the gOSpel, pSdtm al
sermon by themselves, Jack d
! termined to leave his evil compa
ions and the viciousness of his fe
mer life, and make of himself mi
worthy Of the name and the girl. 81
says yes, when he asks her the O
question, and for the first time
his tempestuous career. Jack faces
life of peace and love.
In time little stranger comes
bless the union, baby girl, with t
wistful, wondering charm of the 6
wife and mother. Jacks cup of hs
piness is filled to the brim, and t
path Of life looms up rosy and brig
and buoyant.
| Enter Fate, with her mystic w,
which forthwith she begins spinnil
A fellow-prisone OF the old da,
meets jack and recognizes him as t
escaped convict. He demands blat
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