Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-05-19
THE CAST FOR HIGH
SCHOOL CLASS PLAY
"The Fortune Hunter" is Title 0
Production-At the Armory
May 9th.

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is entitled, "The Fortune Hunter"
It will be given at the armory OPP
era house on the evening of May
9th. Fred Kellogg, wealthy
young Wall street broker, has as a
boon companion and next friend, one
Bob Douglas-young, handsome, at
tractive, but so thoroughly a good
fellow that he has been success at
positively nothing in pecuniary
way. Bob's finances being at par
ticularly low ebb, he resorts once
more to his friend Kellogg for some
device, consistent with his gentle
manly career, whereby his deficits
may be made up. Practical Fred de-
clares that Bob must leave New York
go to some small town and, while
apparently plying vocation, marry
the village heiress. Bob considers
this and at length agrees, Fred hav-
ing advanced the necessary funds to
defray his expenses during the VEN
ture.
Act two is two months later and
Bob is the ingratiating drug clerk,
dispensing soda, etc, in the drug
store. of old Sam Graham at Plain
vile, Pa. Old Sam is quite devoted
| to inventions-so much so that his
business has run down at the heel
and become utterly shabby, while he
plans a patent gas burner. This so
depletes his funds that his daugh-
ter, Miss Betty Graham, a sprightly
young lady, feels keenly her inferior
position, especially in the presence
of the snowy village belle, Josie
Lockwood. Of course, per contract,
Bob begins counting Miss Josie,
whose parental millions are the talk
of the town. The Senior Lockood
has a popularity of the eyes-an in
voluntary twitching of the lid,
which has given him the sobriquet
of "Blinky Lockwood" Another pc
culiarity perhaps as marked, is his
decided aversion to spending money
no doubt the cause of his vast &C
cumulations. A clever illustration of
the two peculiarities is given when
Lockwood appears and asks Bob for
plain sody" and the blink occurs
which causes Bob to mix him de-
coction over which he smacks his lips
and says: whats the use of payin
more than five cents for strong
drink, when you can get such a
bracin' beverage as that?" and
hands out his nickle. Bob attempts
to show him that ten cents more are
due but the re-occurrence of the
blink makes him pause and say, "No,
won't tell anybody" The town,
the travelling men, the ladies and all
declare that Bob has wonderful bust
ness ability-even Betty Graham,
whom he first meets as she gives her
father a special blessing because of
his lax business and improvidence
feels that Bob is especially capable.
Under such conditions he begins to
wonder at himself-to really plan to
do things and meanwhile keeps on
counting Josie. Betty goes away for
ten months to boarding school and
sees nothing of Plainville during
that time.
Act three starts in the Office of the
reconstructed drug store, ten months
later. There is a vast array of new
apparatus, splendid new soda foun-
tain, and a general air of business.
Bob begins, to feel proud of his
achievements. Tracey Tanner, the
village wag, tends the fountain and
admires Bob, but fears that Bob is
too much of lion socially, since he
sings in the choir and demure Angie j
Tuthill is there also Tarcey urges
Bob to propose to Josie-says he can
have her for the asking-but please !
leave Angie alone!
This conversation jars Bob's man
hood and he wonders what sort of a
hypocrit he is turning into. He leaves !
the store in meditation and in his |
absence, Betty returns from her
school work, drops into the store and
is terribly amazed to find such
changes. Tracey assures her that her
father has new house, too, with a |
"bath tub and colored windows in
it, Betty, seeing Bob returning,
beats a hasty retreat, and Bob Won
ders why. At this juncture, the or
iginal maker of the scheme. Fred |
Kellogg, appears, and accuses Bob
of deserving his plan. Declares he
is foolish to be so slow Should pro-
pose to Josie-or else she'll marry
him any way. Bob tries to get re-