East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-26
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! G.. NJ. Anderson In four reel feature
Plays new role-scenes in east and
west.
G. NJ. Anderson. the worlds mos
popular photoplayer. will be seen in
a four reel production to be released
under the title Of "The Good-For.
Nothing" Those who have not seen
the famous Broncho Billy in any 9th.
er costume than that of the west. will
be overwhelmed with Joy at seeing
him in the regulation full dress suit
The scenes in the first two reels are
laid in the east, which gives the story
an entirely new atmosphere, as Mr..
Anderson has been playing in nothing
but western productions for the last
five years.
Gilbert Sterling had never wanted
Tor anything. He had been given
plenty OF money to do with as he
pleased. and, it was perhaps the fault
OF his parents-mostly his mother,
that he became worthless-good.fo for
nothing. He had been sent away to
Yale. where instead OF using his time
to better his education and CONNER
cial duties. he wasted his spare mo-
ments in athletics, dances. etc. He
was a good fellow-in fact when any
OF the boys needed money Gilbert
was always willing to help them. In
stead Of going out into the world for
himself when he left school. his father
~ In, Int
and Ralph was given an interest, too.
Ralph was a shrewd business man
and kept away from the gay lights
of the cafes. Gilbert's love for So
ciety and all II offered together with !
his uncomfortable desire for enter |
tanning the girls" OF the theater. kept
him away from home six nights out
of seven, until the wee small hours
of the morning. He had the happy |
faculty of good fellowship, he was al. |
ways congenlal and willing to help. !
His sprees we're the jolly kind
which afforded those whose duty COM
PEELED them to remain out late a lot
OF plasure in seeing Gilbert under the
influence Of liquor.
Years later we see Gilbert, a rag |
ged, good-for-nothing tramp In the
far west. His happy go lucky ways
have probably kept him from starva-
tlon, as several OF the cowpunchers
that visit the saloon where he makes
his headquarters contribute the "mak-
ings' and an occasional quarter In
the meantime, Ralph has married n
society butterfly by the name of Ger
trude Chaplin. Ralph's desire to be-
come very, very wealthy, has led him
when he tries to get his father to
stake the name OF Sterling & Son, 1t
is the last straw, so he, too, like Gil
bert, is requested to leave He as
sociates himself with another COM
pan and forces his father to the wall,
breaking him. The old clerk who had
befriended Gilbert many times, by
helping him to pay few small debts
which his father had refused to take
care OF, calls on Ralph at his office,
% ask assistance for John Sterling
md his wife, Ralph's Father and
mother. Ralph refuses to listen to
him and finally asks him to leave.
Gilbert befriends an Indian who is
aiken with smallpox. The doctor re-
fuses to give him medical attention
put Gilbert forces the physician at
.he point OF gun to aid him. The
try to kill the Indian.
out again Gilbert interferes. After
few days Of suffering the Indian dies,
leaving Gilbert a deed for the Lone
star mine. Gilbert prospers and aft
er months Of hard labor becomes very
His father and mother In
The city, now destitute, are taken to
the poorhouse, Ralph having refused
10 help them in any way. Ralph
tries to corner the wheat market A
note from the old clerk to Gilbert in