The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-10
AT THE LYRIC.

AS THE Man from Painted Post
Douglas Fairbanks appears the first
two days of the week in a rousing
western play OF how the west may
have been once, but Is no more. He
Is a gun man, much given to cleaning
up other bad men and cattle rustlers.
He is engaged by the cow men to
cure the rustling which has been go
ing on among their stock. The man
arrives disguised as an easterner, and
becomes acquainted with the country
and is a source of amusement to the
old d~oughboys. Some years previous
he lost his sister by her death at the
hands of a character known as go
30" and has vowed to get the man.
After an extended investigation, he
finds that the cause of the continual
shortage OF cattle in the country is
through the operations of this man.
In the meantime he has become ac-
Quainted with an eastern schooi
teacher, and they are both striving
for her favor. From this on the story
follows much the same theme as that
of The v%irginian." She is opposed
TO bloodshed, Is taken prisoner by
the man, and his execution by the
gun man is opposed.
Wallace Reid plays the part or
THE Hostage" In the film of hat
name Wednesday and Thursday.
The brigadier has invaded the peace
full country of the mountaineers, and
is caught in a bad position, he Is
forced to give his only O as hostage
to the enemy to save his army. he
means to violate the agreement, and
gives the boy a dirk, telling of his
plans, and also to make good his get
away on a certain night. He expects
mistreatment, but is surprised at the
consideration given him. He be-
comes interested in the daughter OF
the mountaineer leader. The night
set for his escape comes at last n
the youth is Mortified to find that he
can only escape by killing the girls
father.
Ann Pennington in The Little
Boy Scout" Friday. Justina lives
with her Mexican uncle a the
northern border OF Mexico, and has
a fortune coming to her on her
riage. The old man Is bound h
shall marry his son, and gets the
priest. She escapes on the PADRES
mule and crosses the border and falls
In with a company of soldiers. They
take up a collection and send her to
her aunt In Massachusetts,, and the
father and son follow. In her aunt's
house Is a sick boy scout, and she
takes his clothes and gets away, fol-
lowed by the uncle and his son. She
stops, exhausted at a large stone, and
moves into another state-her guar
dian cannot take her without the
sheriff OF New Hampshire. The lieu
tenant of her border experience APP
pears, and thay are married, thus
eliminating the Mexican trouble.
Fannie Ward appears Saturday in
Her Strange Wedding" The girl
and the doctor love each other, until
the arrival of. the doctors worthless
brother. The doctor is busy, and
the brother improves his opportunity.
and on the night of the wedding
steals a necklace. The detective ap-
pears and threatens exposure unless
bribed. Unable to get rid of his
theft, he drops the jewels into the
buffers pocket. The couple start on
their trip, and the doctor meets them
In the west. In a fight the brother
thinks he has killed the doctor, and
the doctors subsequent appearance
so startles him that he dies of heart
disease.