Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-16
CAMEO KIRBY"
At GRAND TODAY

Cameo Kirby is. drama Of the
South in the days before the war.
The main incidents of the story take
place in New Orleans or on the Mis-.
sissippi river near that point
dustin Farnum stars in the photo
drama, which is presented by the
Jesse l.. Lasky Feature Play COM
pany, through an arrangement with
the Liebler company
Cameo Kirby" so-called because
of his fondness for canoes, which he
wears in every possible manner, is
the son Of plantation owner who
dies insolvent. When the plantation
and the slaves are sold at auction,
Kirby's favorite slave, old Group, is
bought by John Randall, one of his
fathers friends. After the sale Kirby
starts north with John Randall on one
of the Mississippi river boats. On
board the steamer, Randall meets a
former acquaintance by the name of
Colonel Moreau. In those days races
between the river boats Of the Mis-.
sissippi river were considered as
sporting events, and when another
steamer draws up near the boat on
which the party is proceeding north
Randall and Moreau make a wager
as to the outcome Of the contest.
The wager is heavy, the boat that
Randall favors loses. and Col. Moreau
then suggests that he may get salts
faction at game of poker.
Cameo watches the game and be-
comes suspicious Of the manner in
which Col. Moreau is playing, for
Randall is continuous and very Sc
we're loser. Cameo" who has learn
ed to manipulate cards himself
through his friendship for an old
gambler by the name OF Bunce, man
ages to force himself into the game
and make it three-cornered. seeking
to protect Randall Now that Ran
dali has lost everything else, he final
ly wagers his home. The hand is
played-and the winner is not Mo-
reau, but Kirby Thereupon, 'Moreau
accuses Kirby of cheating. Randall,
not understanding that Kirby has won
his home only to preserve it and save
it from falling into the possession of
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with despair and commits suicide.
When the body OF John Randall is
taken ashore, Kirby meets Randall's
daughter. Adele, for the first time,
and it is a case of love at first sight
But Kirby stands in very unfavor-
able light. 1t appears that he, just
after being befriended by Randall,
has taken away Randall's home and
caused his death, Col. Moreau does
everything possible to give color to
this impression of events and Tom
Randall, John Randall's son, swears
to avenge upon Kirby his fathers
death. The feeling between Moreau
and Kirby reaches such a height that
Moreau challenges Kirby to duel.
They go out alone, meet at hundred
PAGES and fire. Moreau is slain.
Tom, in the meantime, has followed
and when Moreau falls dead, he takes
the Colonel's gun from his body.
When the corpse of Moreau is found
Kirby, in spite of his protests that
it was fair duel. is accused of MUIR
der and the charge seems to be Sis
tanned by the essential fact that the
Colonel-no gun being found upon
his body-is presumed to have been
unarmed
During these black hours of false
accusation, Kirby sees Adele and mar
rates his story with such sincerity
that she believes him and shelters
him from the mob which is now
searching for him.
In the final investigation, Col Mo-
reau's pistol is found in the posses
sion OF Tom Randall, who is forced