Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10

of course, does not occur to them
should like to mGrmur little wish for
| bottle of hair tonic.
One moving picture firm wants to
! put me into 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 divest 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.
Amid the pack of toys he hnds
rag doll. By the tag around its neck
he sees that it has been addressed to
mis- little daughter. My thoughtfulness
in remembering his little girl, despite
her fathers profession, touches the
bandits heart. He weeps, ana then
to the establishment Of his pals, he
orders them to lift me into the aero
plane.
"'Now, Mr.. Claus he says, accord
. ing to the subtitle, we are going TO
). deliver your toys for you all over the
a world tonight Give us directions and
!, we will fly wherever you command.
$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
Ia are being pursued.
"'More pirates?' ask in alarm.
% mo. the aero-police!' shouts my pi
rate friend.
=. "The police had found my empty
=. sleigh and motionless reindeer. The,
" naturally concluded that 1 had beer
-, robbed and kidnapped. Now they arr
S on the trail of my captors. The pl
"A rates are very much afraid that !
m arrested, they will be hanged at once
I'd The police craft is gaining upon US
nv In order that the pirates may escape
a they decide they must throw all OF M
-, TOYS overheard The vicious crew de
mands that your old friend st. Mic
ty heavy, besides being the cause c
'rn all the trouble.
srl THE race continues through tn
XIV sky.
NN 81 want to raise the white flag as
I|Iv token of surrender. / pledge myse
IMl to the captain of the pirate aeroplaf
1sl that / will plead the cause OF h1mse
~ and his crew and secure their releas
VI from the police. l tell them that II
notice will do them no harm, after
have explained their kindness in ca
rying my toys all over the world
1.-THE police craft is now so clo
that escape seems impossible.
"Give me white flag, / cry.
"There isn't white flag on boa
nothing but black flags says the
rate. Hurry up and do somethll
You have no time to lose. II you DO
surrender they will shell US. And
that case, we will have to throw y
overheard, St. Nick
"My mind works quickly. have
white flag. My handkerchief. Il
those of the pirates is red bandan
What am l to do? Whiz! Anoti
shell rips past our airship.
"Ah! l have it. 1t is the sche
Il that saves the day"
The interviewer at this point leal
to his feet and shouted in exc
QM ment:
IN "Well, what do you do to have y
. life?"
AHT 81 wave my white whiskers at e
ron1ied Santa Claus, proudly. "1t
the signal of truce. Our lives and
lncle precious cargo OF toys are spa
isn't What do you think of that idea fo
i the play? They want to name 1t, 'Sa
name Claus in High Life Do you thin
}. II would make hit as the star? "
bich | I'm glad Vol think SOC.