Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-24
The Club of Five.


~ This remarkable photOplay in the
t,rr, NJ A novelette,. This very unusual
screen drama was written by James
oliver Curwood. As | watched, day
Nv dav the work Of the players and
tbe rreat task performed by the direc
tor decided that here was a subject
worthy of an ADLER pen than mine.
Whether have done The Fifth Man"
,pstjce in noveuzed form you who may
have seen the play, or who may view
the play after reading this, must be
the Judge.
will set forth the story as l saw 1t
urfolded before my eyes and just as
# was unfolded before the perpetual
lng eve of the camera. All I can do
Is the best l can do SO permit me
now to efface my own identity and
become merely the story teller relat-
ing the story of The Fifth Man"
Five men we're seated around table
IN a luxuriously furnished library.
These FIVE men were engaged in sew
eral different professions in which
each had still to make his mark"
The library was in the house of
Thomas Wynn, attorney-at-law Wynn
was one whose wealth did not in the
least mean any abatement of ambition
in his chosen profession. Wynn was
the host Of the evening. His butler
now appeared with a tray containing
a carafe Of wine and FIVE glasses. The
French clock on the mantel struck
midnight
The five men lifted their filled
glasses and Wynn said:
Boys, It is midnight and our little
club is about to disband For two
years we have met here every Satur-
day night to exchange thoughts on the
meaning Of life and discuss the fight
that all must fight to attain success
You. my four closest friends. are about
70 leave the city Of New York to go to
four different parts of the world to
perform professional tasks that may
or may not crown you with the wreath
Of laurel. Shall we now, boys, pledge
ourselves to meet again at a certain
specified time when each will relate
his experiences in his chosen field ?-
and when each will set forth the rea-
sons for his success or the causes Of
his failure? What say you?"
All four Of Wynn's geests agreed to
this proposition and each expressed
Els opinion as to when and where they
should meet
TO put into writing the consensus of
Ideas relating to the meeting, Wynn
wrote the following:
We, the undersigned, do solemnly
pledge ourselves. If we live, to meet
IN the home of Thomas Wynn, New
York city, at nine o'clock in the eve
ming, exactly five years from this
date
The first to sign this document was
wynn himself. The second signature
was that Of Doctor Saddler, the physi-
can Oh the party. The third to sign
was William Berry, who had special
ized IN railroad engineering. The
fourth signature read: Happy Gala
sneF the signer being a civil engi-
neeF And then-then the pen was
handed to the Fifth Man.
The fifth man was easily the most
9,Sunguished looking of the group
ne was tall and broad shouldered and
Ne looked the picture of health. His
manner expressed ease and self-conf
Deace and reserve strength. In short
everything about this fifth man gos
spec Of lofty character, good breed
-us nigh Ideals and a well-ordered
nina And this fifth man signed his
name thus-John Gaunt.
~. ne specified five years had passed
ne time was now few minutes be
~ n'he on the evening of the date
mentioned in the signed paper where
~ Tue I'VE men had agreed to meet.
IA MS library Thomas Wynn was
a'l-ag anxiously for the arrival OF his
'our friends To him now CANA
-l-'u9 young woman-his wife.
A.. know what is to happen tonight
YEA la she said. and suppose you
vii want to be alone with your
1es sweetheart" Wynn replied
- would necessarily be a stag party
'sasl until after we have svappec
g-I yarns covering our experiences n
'-e 'ast I've years"
little girl toddled into the room
a. 1ef night clothes.
Nalshty!" cried the mother. .eYor
a. away from bed"
came to say another goodnight
- ny papa" the little one said
A-c papa took her in his arms anC
80 her again and again.
Aaa now, the mother said. ito bed
.- sieepyhead. GOODNIGHT dear
49, added turning to wynn. @Gooc
'-tor the present"
9ant wait up" Wynn saio per
heir stories viii be SO long thar