The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-11-19
THE GIRL LEFT BEHIND ME"
David Belasco's Great Play aof Army
Life and Indian Warfare.

THE Girl Left Behind Me-" David
Belasco's blood-stirring drama OF the
army, love and rcd-skin warfare, a |
play as thrilling as trumpet call and |
= William Fox Production Extraor-
binary, released through the Box Of |
flee Attraction Co., is the first great |
spectacular work of its kind to be |
filmed In it the great glorious tradi- |
tons of Uncle Sans dashing calvary |
men are depicted on magnificent
canvas by mastery brush. With |
broad, sweeping strokes the days OF
Indian warfare are brought before us
again. Skillfully combined with mill
tary valor and red-skin craft is inter
woven love story of great romantic
charm, handled with dizziness and de-
licate skill.
The story of The Girl l Left Be-
hind Me" takes place in and about TT.
Kenyon, a lonely frontier outpost
where small detachment of calvary
is stationed under the command of
Major Burleigh, bluff, hale soldier,
the apple of whose eye is little Dick,
his motherless son, and the pet of the
post. Years before little Dicks mother
deserted the Major for another army
officer, whose name the Major does
not know But he has carried on an
insistant search for the man and has
sworn to kill him. The erring wife,
cast off by the man who lured her
away has died Of a broken heart some
time before in distant city without
disclosing her faithless lovers iden-
tty.
General Kenyon, after whom the
post is named, comes during Indian
summer, to visit and inspect the little
garrison. He is accompanied by his
daughter, Kate Kenyon, whose en-
"qgement to Lieutenant Parlow
Major Burleigh's second in command
is about to be announced. Lieutenant
Hawkesworth, another young officer
OF the post also loves Kate and she
secretly returns his affection. Her
hand, however is pledged to Parlow
and she will not repudiate her prom
Use. At a gay Halloween party a
breathless scout rides furiously into
the post.
THE Blackfeet have taken to the
war-path" he cries. 1t is the fulfill
ment Of a threat made by old Scar
brow, the chief of the tribe. some time
before, when Major Burleigh at the
behest of the government, had forbid
den the Blackfeet to hold their inn
memorial Sun Dance.
You have taken our land from us
and now you would take our Cod
said Scrabrow in leaving his council,
beware our vengeance"
The announcement of the scout
throws the garrison into instant act
ivity. The women are ordered into
quarters and the men take UP the
defense at the stockade. But the mum
Der of defenders is pitifullv puny to
oppose the advancing hordes of red
skins ferociously determined to avenge
their fancied wrongs. Help must
be obtained from Fort Assinabolnc
the nearest fort where there is
secure the needed help, a mission that
means certain death, is lodged by
Lieutenant Parlow. Hawkesworth
then volunteers. The bag of despat-
ches, telling of the posts plight, is
handed him by Kate Kenyon. AS she
slips the straps over his shoulders
she lets her arms linger there and
whispers 81 love you"
With Hawkesworth gone the stock
ade is made as strong as possible. Be-
fore another day has passed the war
whoops of the Indians and their
blood-curdling battle cries are heard.
Defense is an almost hopeless task
from the very first AT last it seems
that the end has come. The brave
old general with a white. set face
hands his daughter a pistol She I'M
derstands and prepares to kill herself
when the garrison falls. But sudden
" a trumpet call is heard. The 18th
calvary sweep to the rescue driving
the Blackfeet, panic-stricken before
them. Hawkesworth now that Par
lows craven nature is exposed. is &C
cepted as Kate's husband. Major Bur
leigh receives a faded miniature from
the city where his wife died. 1t is
the picture of her betrayer which had
just been found. Burleligh with :
savage oath recognizes the face as
that of Parlow He is about to ex-
ecutc summary vengeance upon the
wrecker of his happiness when Mar