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, before. orders is out to get you, and If |
was you I'd beat it, and beat it quick l
don't have to tell you why I'm handing you
this, but it's all can do for you. Now
take my tip and slide, though you'll have to
go some To make your getaway now-every
guy on the force has got your pedigree"
Billy turned without n word and walked
east in the alley toward Lincoln street, In
Lincoln street Billy walked north to Kin
Zie. Here he entered the railroad yards.
An hour later he was humping out of
town toward the West on a fast freight,
Three weeks later he found himself in
Frisco.
He had no money but the methods that
had so often repIenshed his depleted eX.
chequer at home he felt would serve the
same purpose here.
Being unfamiliar with Frisco, Billy did
not know where best to work. But when,
by accident, he stumbled upon a street
where there were many saloons whose pa
irons were obviously seafaring Len, he was
distinctly elated What could be better for
his purposes than drunken sailor?
lie entered one of the saloons and stood
watching a game Of cards, or thus he
seemed TO be occupied, As n matter OF
fact, his eyes We're constantly upon the
alert, rowing about the room TO wherever a
man was in the act of paying for a round
os drinks. that fat wallet might be located.
Presently one that filled him with long
ing rewarded his careful watch.
The man was sitting at a table a short
distance from Billy. Two other men were
with him. AS he paid the waiter from a
welLhlled pocketboolS he looked up 10 meet
Billy's eyes.
With a drunken smile he beckoned TO the
mucker to join them. Billy felt that fate
was overland TO him. and he lost no time in
heeding her call A moment later he was
sitting at the table with the three sailors,
and had ordered a drop OF redeye,
The stranger, who was cross-eyed to a
marked degree was very lavish IN his en-
tertainment. He scarcely waited for Billy
TO drain one glass before he ordered an
other, and once after Billy had left the
table for a moment he found fresh drink
awaiting him when he returned-his host
had already poured II for him.
It was this last drink that did the bust
ness
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CHAPTER II
The HaLfROOR

TIJHEN Billy opened his eyes again he
w could not recall for the instant, very
much OF his immediate past At last he
remembered, with painful regret, the
drunken sailor II had been his intention to
roll.
He felt deeply ehagrined that his right
ful prey should have escaped him. He
couldn't understand how II had happened
This Frisco booze must be something
fierce [" thought Billy.
His head ached frightfully and he was
very sick So sick that the room in which
he lag seemed 70 be rising and falling IN
a horribly realistic manner. Every time it
dropped IL brought Billy's stomach nearly
70 his mouth
Billy shut his eyes. stin the awful SEN
sation
Billy groaned. He had never been so
sick Ia al his life before, and my, how
his poor head did hurt Finding that Il
seemed only TO make matters worse when
he closed his eyes. Billy opened them
assin a
10 looked about the room Ia which be
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lay He found 1t stuffy hole filled with
hunks in tiers three-deep around the sides
In the centre of the room was table,
Above the table n lamp hung suspen ed
from one of the wooden beams of the
ceiling.
The lamp arrested Billy's attention. II
was swinging back and forth rather vio-
lGntly,
This could not be an halluclnation. The
room might seem TO be rising and falling
but that lamp could not seem to be swing
ing around in any such manner If it were
not really and truly swinging lie couldn't
account for IT,
Again he shut his eyes for a moment
When he opened them TO look again at the
lamp he found that II still swung as before
Cautiously he slid from his bunk to the
floor IL was with difficulty that he kept
his feet. Still that might be but the ef-
fects of the liquor At last he reached the
table, 10 which he chung for support while
he extended one hand toward the lamp,
There was no longer any doubt. The
lamp was beating back and forth like the
clapper of a great bell
Where was he? Billy sought a window.
lie found some little round glass-covered
holes near the low ceiling at one side of
the room 1t was only at the greatest risk
10 life and limb that he managed TO crawl
on all fours TO one OF them.
AS he Strengthened up and glanced
through he was appalled, AT the sight that
met his eyes. As far as he could see there
was nothing but tumbling waste of water.
Then the truth of wHat had happened
70 him broke upon his understanding,
"An l was goin 10 roll that guy!" he
muttered in helpless bewilderment. Il was
a goin' 10 roll him, and now look here wot
he's done to me !"
At that moment a light appeared above
as the hatch was raised, and Billy saw the
feet and legs Of large man descending
the ladder from above, When the new
conner reached the floor and turned TO look
about his eyes met Billy's, and Billy saw
that it was his host of the previous eve
ming.
We'll, my hearty, how goes it?" asked
the stranger.
You pulled it off pretty slick" said
what do you mean?" asked the other
with frown.
Come OF" said Billy; you know what
Look here" replied the other ooldIy,
Don't you ferget that I'm mate Of this
ship, an that you want to speak respectful
70 me II you aint lookin' fer trouble. My
names Mr., Ward. an when you speak 10
me say sir Understand
Billy scratched his head and blinIzed his
eyes. He had never before been spoken
70 in any such fashion--at least not since
he had put on the avoirdupois of man
hood His head aehed horribly, and he was
sick to his stomach-frightfuliy sick
His nina was more upon his physical suf-
fering than upon what the mate was saying,
so thar quite a perceptible interval of time
elapsed before the true dimensions of the
anront 70 his dignity commenced to per-
eolate into the befogged and pain-racked
convolutions Of his brain.
The mate thought that his bluater had
ha rgN 4
he had come below 20 accomplish. Ex-
perien6e had taught him that an early
lessonl IN discipline and subordination saved
unplea5 ant encounters Ia the future. Ha
also Nd learned that there Is no better
tine s. pat acrQss . hlan q tnls nataze
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under the protection of the powerful poll
tician who owned the place were commence
ing TO assemble. Billy knew them all, and
nodded to them as they passed him.
He noted surprise in the races Of several
as they saw him standing there. He won
dered what IL meant and determined 20
ask the next man who evinced even mute
wonderment at his presence what was eat
ing him.
Then Billy saw n harness bull strolllng
toward him from the east. 1t was Lasky.
When Lasky saw Billy he. too, opened
his eyes in surprise, and when he came
quite close to the mucker he whispered
something to him. though he kept his eyes
straight ahead as though he had not seen
Billy, at all.
In Difference to the whispered request
Billy presently strolled around the corner
toward Walnut street, but at the alley back
of the saloon he turned suddenly in.
A hundred yards up the alley he found
Lasky in the shadow of a telephone pole.
"wotinell are you doin' around hereT'
asked the patrolman. Didn't you know
that Sheehan had peached?'
Two nights before old man Schneider,
goaded to desperation by the repeated raids
upon his cash drawer, had shown fight when
he had again been invited to elevate his
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about Larry Hilmore's boxing academy.
ard time and time again fillmore urged
him 10 quit drinking and live straight, for
he saw In the young giant the makings Of
a great heavyweight But Billy couldn't
leave the booze alone, and SO the best that
he got was an occasional five-spot for ap-
bearing IN preliminary bouts with third and
fourth rate heavies and has-beens. Yet
during the three years mat he had hung
about Hiimore's he had acquired an envi
able knowledge Of the manly art OF self
defense.
10 happen In the life Of Billy Byrne, that
esllmabls gentleman vas lolllng Ia front Or
a saloon "a the corneF Of Lake ana kahey.
1he dips that eoAEseEated ntghuS these
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hands, and the hold-up men had shot him
through the heart Sheehan had peen ar
rested on suspicion.
Billy had not been with Sheehan that
night AS a matter OF fact he never had
trained with him, for, &c the boyish bat
tie that the two had waged, there had al
ways been ill-faeling between them.
But with LasSy's words Billy knew what
had happened
"sheehan says done it. ehT' he ques-
tened.
That's what be says"
why. / wasn't within 3 mile Of Sehnel-
der's that night" protested Billy.
.The lieut. thinks dlnerent,r said I,aszy.
eaed Pc only 70 glad @ soak you, Tor
yoafe always been 100 slick to set nicked
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-19
lytell- Vaughan Company Gives
Strong Presentation of
Somber Drama

The Yellow Ticket" story of Pet
rograd and the Russian secret police,
was staged by .he Lytell-Vaughan
Company last night as the weekend
bill at the Bijou theater.
The cast in the order of their first
appearance:
Margery Seaton. an English girl.
Jane DarWell
John Seaton, her father
Charles Elder
Vassellevitch, a waiter, 'of the Sec
ret police" ......... Wm. Amsdell
Marya Varenka, a Jewess .........
.................. Evelyn Vaughan
Petroy Paviac of the secret police.
.........,. Alexis Luce
Julian Rolfe, an American newspa-
per man. Bert Lytell
Count Nickolai Rostov'. ...........
Ernest van felI
Baron Stepan Audrey, chief Of the
"Okrana" secret police .........
Ethelbert d. Hales
Peter, his servant. -. Phillips Tead
Monsieur Zoubatoff, aid to the chief
of the Okrana" secret police. 49,.
Henry Simmer
In this drama the Lytell-Vaughan
players have swung far over from
the farcical mirth of Nearly Married
and almost as far from the melodra-
matte but essentially humorous "Sey-
en- Keys to Baldpate" ''The Yellow
Ticket" Is gloomy, gripping, tensely-
keyed story of Russian Jewess per-
secuted as are the members of her
race by the Russian police, forced to
accept the yellow bit of pasteboard-
token of a life of shame-in order
that, under the Russian regulations,
she may travel freely from place to
place upon an errand not of vice but
of daughterfy love and care.
Three characters stand high above
all others in this story-the Jewess,
Marya Varenka, played by Miss Eve
Ign Vaughan; Julian Rolfe, American
newspaper man, who, while in Petro-
grad as correspondent for his New
York paper, falls in love with Marya,
the role being taken by Bert Lytell;
and Baron Stephan Audrey, chief of
the "0krana" or secret police, and in
this Ethelbert ID. Hales is the domin-
ant figure of the grim, depressing
story. -... 49, -:
No offering the Lytell Vaughan
Company has pu; before the theater-
goers here has been better acted in
every role than this one. Few equal
the strength, repression and keen
character delineation this affords.
1t is the villain, the powerful, cyni-
cal, courteous, ruthless, polished and
lustful Baron Stepan who wins major
honors in this play. Mr.. Hales' work
is as keen and driving as stiletto
Save for a tendency to Ansiicize lis
words, his part of thu dialogue is
handled with the highest intelligence
Miss Vaughan has had no better
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-19
SCORE
SUCCESS With
RECOGNITION

THE Recognition" was presented
last night at the ST. Louis College
hall with great success by. the stu
dents of the school. Nearly 300 peo-
pie attended the performance, despite
the fact that rain fell
Joseph McGettigan, playing the part
Of the Duke Of Spoleto and the leading
actor, was the star of the evening
He played his part excelIently, han.
ding his expression and emotions like
a professional. Count Bartolo and the
Prince of Macerata were played by Nj.
Kaaahele and M Baptiste both OF
them winning hearty applause. Credit
and plenty of 1t, too, must be handed
to Harry Quinlap, who played the part
of Antonio, only son of the Prince
Macerata. and kidnapped by his faith.
er's enemies and confined in the castle.
Owing to his size and rare abilities
IS an actor, he received much applause
during the evening and was voted one
of the best actors in the cast.
\ Between acts, music was furnished
by the st. Louis College orchestra un-
der Brother Francis. A one-act farce
entitled The Freedom of the Press"
followed the drama. "
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-19
WORK FOR GIRLS
AT EXPOSITION
: WILDE TOLD

The Y W. C, Anvil entertain with
an illustrated lecture program at tie
association building on Monday even.
ing at O'Clock. The work done by
the association for the girls at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition in San
Francisco will be told. ....
Miss Louise Underwood, who work
ed as guide at the exposition for
six months. will tell of the work that
was accomplished by the. association
during the exposition period. Miss
Lillian James, executive secretary OF
the Pacific coast field. will also eN
plain the workings Of the association
during the celebration
y Those who know of the work OF the
Y. w. G. A. at San Francisco state
that this was the biggest thing that
the association had ever done In adj
dition to taking care OF the girls who
worked on the grounds the associa-
ton was open TO all those who passed
through the gates During the year
meetings were he'd for employees in
the different buildings and on the
znne The talks will be illustrated.
the association using the new reflect
oscope, which is one of the hest of
its kind manufactured -. 49,,
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DESERT
BACK OF PLAY

Gripping scenes and desert scenery,
dramatic heart-throbs and tender love
episodes are the predominating fea-
lures of the present Liberty feature
offering The Unknown" in which the
famous romantic international star,
Lau-Tellegen, has the leading role.
"The Red Mirage" l. A. r. Wylie's
widely read novel, is the basis of the
film story and it was adapted to the
silent drama for the purpose of fea-
turing Lou-Tellegen. Others in the
cast with large parts are Dorothy Da-
venrort as Nancy and Theodore Rob
erts as Capt Destfnn, the villain of
the Offering. j. ~. ~. I.
Theodore Roberts speaks for him
self. He is one of the big favorites
of the Paramount service and was last
seen at the Liberty in the name part
of "Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo" Miss
Davenport is also Lasky star and
appeared with Roberts in his last
bill. .....= -
WHO Pays2" is continued with the
present bill, also a "Pathe Weekly"
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SHALL POLICE
MAKECALLFOR
LOST CHILDREN?

Are the police required To respond
10 call announcing the finding Of
lost children? d. .....
Miss Agnes r. Maynard. girls pro-
batiCn officer. wants to know, and has
story to tell as the basis for her
query" "..- 49,.
early I'm the week a boy and a
girl residing in Punchbowl, the for
lner being about eight years old and
the latter Younger. strayed away from
nome and. sccorufng TO their story,
we're picked up by a Japanese man
with plenty OF gold teeth This man
took them On the street car as far as
PiikOf street and left them there.
A woman residing on King street,
near Piikoi, found the children about
,E:30 o'clock in the afternoon and
telephoned to the police to come and
yet them. The woman, Miss May
nard says. WAS refused any assistance,
md told that the police had nothing
to 90 With such cases. ". F..
sfer FeepIng the children until 3
o'clock tie woman in question was
told TO call ~ the juvenile court. Miss
Maynard answered the telephone. got
tie children and returned them to
their home. .:@ ..
Miss Maynard says she would like
60 have the question answered.
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DIR. RAMEAU IS
FORCEFUL PLAY

Or Rameau,' a photo-drama with
a decided punch, continues the big at
traction at the Hawaii theater, where
offerings that border on the melodra-
matte always meet with instant favor.
';Dr. Rameau' is highly dramatic and
at the same time it carries a tender
love story.
The Fox Film Corporation has sent
a number of str ong bills to the Hawaii
theater and 'tDr Rameau" is a Fox
leader
Frederick Perry, one of the most
successful stars of recent years, is
seen in the leading and name part
DIR. Rameau reveres the memory OF
his dead wife and lives largely in the
past, notwithstandin the fact that
he is the most successful physician
and surgeon in all France. With the
memory of his wife, the love Of his
child and his profession, he Is content
until, upon his annual pilgrimage to
the rooms in which his wife died he
discovers letters that tell him the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-19
Wild MAN HERO
OF THISDRAMA

One of the best representations seen
on local stage or screen in long
time is Antonio Moreno's portrayal
Of the half-ciyilized man on The
Island of Regeneration, in the pic
turization of Cyrus Townsend BraGy's
novel of that name, now appearing at
the National theater. -. IL. j.. -
1t probably is given to but few per-
sons to see in the flesh an individual
whose life has been spent in solitude
SO deep that he knows nothing of his
fellow man, yet it is not difficult to
imagine how such one would act
Moreno's characterization leaves moth
ing to be desired His wide, wonder
filled eyes, his simplicity of habit
and the very manner of his walk are
those of man who has been ma
rooned since early childhood on a
lonely island and has come into con-
tact with civilization for the first
time. .:. -. ~. 4
A San Francisco society woman who
has renounced the conventions of the
modern world is cast on to the island
with this simple-souled fellow. The
resultant romance, with its spectacu-
lar episodes of the earthquake and the
rescue of the couple by cruiser, is
unusual and most interesting.
|. Some sensational horseback riding
feats, worthy of the California rodeo
or the worlds championship broncho-
busting contests at Cheyenne or in
eastern Oregon are shown in the
three-reel Selig drama, pals in Blue
This is narrative of early days in the
West. and includes one of the most
spectacular battles between pioneers
and red men that has been seen on a
local screen in long time
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-19
REVISED Bill
ON IMMIGRATION
SUITS JAPANESE


Japanese In Honolulu are very much
pleased with the action taken on the
Burnett bill, and they are confident
that the revised law as instituted by
the senate committee removes the
Japanese from the exclusion scope of
the bill. Japanese people and the
press are loud in praise of the man
ner in which the matter was handled
by the senators.
Public sentiment in japan is
changing" said X, Kawamura, city
editor OF the Nippu Jill, today. ''The
newspapers in Japan are more
thoughtful, and during the present
controversy not one OF the newspapers
published in Japan took radical at
titude. ALI agreed that the matter
would work our satisfactory to both
nations.
1T was different few years ago.
During the time of the anti-alien land
owner law in California the Japanese
press went so far as to urge the jap
anese government to declare war on
the United States. This was true OF
many of the radical publications. Now
things have changed, and the most
radical step in the entire campaign
was taken by number of local Jap
anese.'
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YASAo FUWA WILL GO TO
COL UMBlA UNIVERSITY

Yasao Fnwa. one of The leading lit.
erary men among the Japanese. will
leave Honolulu soon for Columbia
University where he will take a
course in journalism. Mr.. Fuwa is the
present editor OF the Japanese Ladies'
Home Journal. and has recently re-
signed from the staff OF the NiPpu
Jill
His york in. TRANSACTIONS has been
widely commented upon, and he is
considered the leader in the move to
present Shakespeare IN Japanese. Mr..
Fuwa has made a number Of friends
among the Japanese as well as the
other nationalities. and all wish him
success in his studies at the New
York institution.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-19
WILSON'S APPEAL
MAY SAVE life
OF JERRY Lynch
RuSheS Cable to London Ask
ing Stay Of Execution of
Irish Leader III.
Associated Pre-. " Federal wirsiessI

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 10. -
Called from the theater where he had
gone with his wife. President Wilson
and Senator 0'Gorman of New York
dashed to Secretary Lansins's home
last night and got him to despatch
cablegram to Ambassador Page In
London, instructing the diplomat TO
delay the execution Of jeremiah G.
Lynch, former president OF the Philo-
Celtic Society Of New York and nat
arali1ed American citizen, convicted
and sentenced TO die at midnight, New
York time; on u charge OF completely
In the recent aberttye Irish rebel.
lion
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MUSIC
STORY WILDE
GIVEN TONIGHT

For the benefit OF the Leah Home
and ST. Peters school, the choir of st.
Peters and interested friends will pre-
sent a Chinese operetta, The Feast
of the Little Lanterns" tonight and
tomorrow night in the Hawaiian Opera
House Much interest is being taken
in the performances.
Mrs. Jessica Allen Pascoe is man
aging the performances. The cast
and chorus are as follows:
Cast.
Princess Chan -...... All Ham Lin
Ow Long tthe governess) ..........
............. Chang I'm jim
Wee Ling (the maid :. Zane Stu Yin
Mai Ku 1.-THE juggler) =. zap Shut Yin
Chorus.
Chang Shut Len, Chang Shut Yum,
Ching Kim Heeng, Ching Kim Ian,
Chong Syu Tshln, Chong Syu Tshin,
Ghong Syu Yum, Chung En- jim, Chung
Mon jim, Chung Wal Kan, Kau Sym
En-, Kong Kui Tshin, Kong Kui Yin,
Kong Yin Chow, Tseu Nyuk Len, Tseu
Shuk Lyam, Tyau Fung Ian, Tyau
81 Ian, zap Shut jim, zap Tsun Moi
and Zane Ian Yin.
........ Fa Tux Tsai
Vocal Soloist ...... Mon Fab Chung
Solo Dancer All Kah TSer
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grim STORYOF RUSSIAN Police /.
TOLD in THE YELLOW TICKET

role in point of artistic opportunity
than this, though several far more lik-
able for the average audience. The
pitiful but hardly an attractive figure
save for -ew brief flashes of tender
ness and charm. Ia. T.. & ...=.
Mr. Lytelfs Characterization of the
American newspaperman Is generally
excellent To the qualification of the
newSpapermen present last night, he
does not rush around with a pencil
and note book prominently displayed.
yelling for my story" He is straight
forward, capable and manly-except
for one unforgivable piece of Earring
comedy just as the last curtain goes
down he is accused by a high po-
lice official of being a Jew tanning
his Derby hat on mis- head in typical
key style, he swaggers from the
room declaiming, Well, l never said
/ wasn't" " :..... - ~.
This comic-suppTement stuff, COM
ing on top of careful portrayal of a
story which is somber-and has to re-
main somber to hold its powers
not only inartistic but positively irri-
tating. Surely a stronger line could
be substituted. n ~ .
The other parts are particularly
well handled Alexis Luce as mem
Der of the secret police does the best
work he has shown since the company
came-typical Of the mysterious and
terrifying methods of the Russian po-
lice system, and throughout the play
this sense of the grimly tragic lurking
just below the casual surface is main
tanned by the consistent work of all
the cast. IL. -. ~ 49,.