Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19

Garage $3.50. ........ ..-.-.....-..By Itself
Dodge automobile. suspicioned of
having disguised itself.-----By the car.
Chief Of Police .......JnO. Hofsoos.
Hickville Point police, garage ex-
pert, Minnie, the beautiful candy girl,
and others, several others in fact.
Produced by the Reel Fillum Co.
Scene 1: Harry and Jack home
ward bound after a long tour of Wis
consin and Illinois, looking over gar
ages. They arrive at Stevens Point.
Enter garage with their Dodge car
seeking some repairs. Dodge label on
the front of car conspicuous. Harry
leaves for trip in town.
Scene 2: Interior of candy store.
Minnie the beautiful caramel sales
lady, found reading .Lassitude Liz
zie, the Beautiful Dough Mixer, or
Life Among the Slowly"
Enter Harry, hastily, Tipping a
coin on the counter and calling for
gum-drOps.
Cut in of chief of police John Hof-
soos peering through the plate glass
of the candy store.
Screen title, "Ha Ha. said Hof-
soOs /" Ills one Of the auto bandits
Flicking his sleeve over his badge to
give it more polish he entered the
store meeting Harry Munroe as he
was going toward the door.
You are under arrest said the
chief, For stealing an automobile"
well of course 1 never stole an au-
tomobile but you probably want your
joke"
Chief, very sternly, IF you did not
steal it you will have to prove it,
Harry, quietly: 1T looks to me as
though it was up to you to prove it."
~"You will be locked up in jail, !"
said the chief with gloatful glee.
(SiXty feet of reel depicting several
stages, kinds and varieties of gloat,
by the chief.
Handcufffs drawn, snapped on the
prisoner and Harry is led to Cock
roach Hall, sometimes called the city
Jail.
Scene 3: In jail, Harry sitting on
the bench. Wires County Clerk Mum
roe later for money. Thinks of friend
Anderson, whose daughter used to go
to school in Ladysmith. No. one
comes to the rescue. The hours pass,
then more hours.
Scene 4: One hundred feet Of reel
depicting worry by Jack over failure
of his companion to return.
Cut in of Old Sleuth Hofsoos, read
ing a copy Of Nick Carriers life and
dream of promotion, increased sal
airy and headlines.
Suddenly man rusheS in to Jack
Ryall, tells him of Harry's plight.
Rush to jail Chief says 'Ha Ha y
twice.
arrest me too" said Jack.
Maybe will'' says the chief.
''What kind of an auto was it that
was stolen?' asked Jack.
Chief fumbles through papers.
"An Oldsmobile"
''But ours is Dodge"
Release of Harry, who with Jack
goes to the garage accompanied by
suspicious chief.
Scene 5: Garage. Chief making
minute inspection of auto.
"Can't you see it's DOdgeT asked
Jack. Same by garage men, ct al.
"But the name and number may
have been changed said the chief.
Business of pointing out that an
Oldsmobile is always an Oldsmobile
and couldn't be changed any more than
labelling the chief Sherlock Holmes
would make him one. Reluctantly
chief gives in, releases Harry from ar
rest.
..Say chief" said Harry, you don't
look as though you got enough salary
| to buy meal very often, and I'm
hungry from having been in jail for
six hours, so come along with us and
fill up"
Chief turns angrily on his heel, taps
| his ivory pate and starts to fade away
Visions Of beefsteak cause him to
hesitate and he goes along to hotel.
Scene 6: Much reel of Chief, Harry
and Jack dining. Plate Cleaners
Association presents chief with card
of membership.
Scene Z: Harry and Jack arrive in
Ladysmith Saturday evening, Oct. ID
THE END