Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

" 3CpufSte,i uu6St n9t} sO:Gur7 JOs tne i1l-sfl should like to murmur a little wish for bottle of hair tonic. F "@ ht,.fst :. One moving picture firm wants to put me into a play. The plot is some thing like this: am driving my rein deer over the treetops, when am set upon by band of aeroplane pirates. The pirates make me hold up my hands and then diyest me of my stock of toys. Just when the banditplane is about to fly away, leaving me in distress, the chief of the robbers makes discovery. si .'
 Amid the pack of toys he finds a rag doll. By the tag around it's neck he sees that it has been addressed to his little daughter. My thoughtfulness in remembering his little girl, despite her fathers profession, touches the bandits heart. He weeps. and then to the astonishment of his pals, he orders them to lift me into the aero. plane.
 Now, MT. Claus he says, accord. ing to the subtitle, we are going to deliver your toys for you all over the world tonight. Give us directions and we will fly wherever you commando
 50 at my direction, the bandits aeroplane starts delivering the toys, making much better time, let me tell you, than my poor reindeers who were left behind. Things are going along fine. Our aeroplane toy conveyance has covered Canada, the United States Australia and South Africa, when sud denly, to our dismay, we find that we are being pursu d.
 Moro pirates?' I ask in alarm.
 No, the aero-police!' shouts my pi rote friend.
 Tho police had found my empty sleigh and motionless reindeer. They naturally concluded that had been robbed and Kidnapped. Now they are on the trail Of my captors. The pi. rates ar9 very much afraid that if arrested. they will be hanged at once. Tho police craft is gaining upon us. In order that the pirates may escape, ShSy uSNiuC lilSy AAoot tlll itl Sl -Aa, ! toys overheard. The vicious crew de- manus that your old friend St. NicE be thrown overheard too, as an prot ty heavy, besides being tho cause e all the trouble.
 "The race continues through ths sky.
 > ,''I want to yaiso the white nag as . token of surrender. pledge 1nysolf tc tho captain of tho pirate aercplaae that T will plead }ho cause of himself and his crew and secure their TelsaGe from the police. tell Chem that tha police vii do them 10 naln. after hayo explained their kindnass in car4 rying my toys al5 oyer tha world.
 The police oraft is now SC c'aa" that escape seems Impossible. "'Givo pe 9 whito hag,' ! cry.
 "'Here isn't q white tjag or board .-nothing but black fiags.' says the D. rate. Hurry up and dc son1etIling You have 10 time to lose. If yCu don't surrender they will shell IS. And, h that case, we will have to throw you overheard, St. Nick
 My mind works quickly. havo nc white flag. Ny handkerchief, like those ci the pirate's E 9 red ,;andauna. What am ! to do Nhiz! Another shell rips past our airshir.
 "Ah! have it. E is tho ucheme that saves the day
 The interviewer at this point leaped to his feet and shouted in excite ment:
 Well, what do you do to have your life?"
 "I waYe my white Mhiskers at 'em," gepAss Santa, Claus ,s;proudly. Ut is thessi anal of trlee. SouE lives and our precious cargo. of toys are spared. What do you think of that idea for play? E TEey want to name it, Santa Claus in High Life Do you think l would make hit as the star? We'll, I'm glaN you think so.''