The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
-rpay Me- Two Days at Dixie.

s..Pay Me-" scheduled at the Dixie to-
day and tomorrow, Is very real west
ern drama with the usnal mining camp
atmosphere, the dance.hall and GAM
bling.saloon, and holds new interest
IN the story it tells. All the exterior
scenes are beautiful, and The interiors
picture wildly the life OF passionate
primitive men Of the mining and lum-
Der camp type.
The story opens with two miners
having disagreement, one wichtng to
sell his share In the mine against the
others protest. The former strangles
his partner and accidentally shoots the
letter's wife. He then deserts his Own
wife and elopes with the saloon.keep-
er's daughter. AS they are leaving she
discovers what he has done and insists
upon caring. for the child that is found
in the dead wife's arms.
Seventeen years later this partner
has changed his name and is the own
er Of the Nugget, a dance.hall and gam
bling saloon in the lumoer country. His
partners daughter is now a beautiful
young girl and is found by lumber.
jsck In the fields. He becomes inter-
Gsted in her, but later looses his re-
spect for her when he finds her among
the gamblers at the saloon. BY chance
miner comes to the Nugget and the
proprietor sees III him mis- former part
lier. He arrauges to have heE,anager
kill him, but the lulnberlack, who is
the son he deserted. goes to assist the
miner and in the fight that follows
beats the manager. The miner now
seeks to kill his partner, but shot is
fired and the woman with whom he
eloped is the murderess. on his death
bod he tries to make amends. The loy.
ers are united and he dies requesting
that his identity be kept from his son.
Miss U. S. A." at the Nelson.
= June Caprice is scheduled at the Mel.
son today in q stirring William Fox
photoplay, called Miss U. S. A."
The " Sunshine Maid" will MOI be all
sunshine and smiles in this new screen
drama. She has determined active
work to do to serve her country IN a
drama that takes place in Virginia soon
sfter the United States declared war
on Germany. She hunts out spies and
is twice face to face with death while
sooing this work.
Z Her name is Capitola. Her father
died before her birth and her mother
soon after. Her father was Eugene
Lenoir, wealthy and of. one of the most
prominent families in Virginia Her
mother too was OF well known family.
AT their deaths Gabriel Lenoir, broth
ser Of Eugene. forces the nurse, Nance
Wilson. to swear she will take the new.
~ born baby away and kill it. He does
this to get his brothers. fortune. The
nurse, however, gives the infant into
the hands of a family living in tene.
ment In New York. When the story
opens the nurro mas just returned 10
Virginia and has confessed to Major
Warheld, Capitola's uncle. He brings
Capitola, now sixteen years old, back
as his ward. Miss Black. Then comes
the war, and camps and spies.
1t turns out that GABRIEL Lenoir is
the arch spy. He is arrested and de.
nounced and tie fortune returns 20 Cap.
itola.
Tomorrow The Nelson will have
The Understudy" as feature and
two-reel Fox comedy called Wedding
Bells and Roaring Lions"
In "The Understudy" complications
ct the entertaining and thrilling sort
follow the attempt Of Georgianna Lane,
:'a country girl, to impelsonate Mrs.
Hope Van Allen. who is being treated
for the drug habit in sanitarium. She
poses 80 successfully as Anthony Van
Aliens wife that even Gerald Fownes.
his nephew.ris deceived. The latter Is
delegated to escort the pseudo Mrs.
Van Allen wherever she goes and falls
10 love with her. He rescues her from
the clutches Of the doctoy who had
preyed upon the real Mrs. Van Allen.
and Is amazed at the lack of interest.
lis uncle shows in his wife. The story
has arhappy ending when Gerald learns
the truth and the girl he loves.
tcivIlixation" Christmas Attraction,
The great Broadway screen spec.
tacle Civilization" set down for pre-
Esntation at the Grand tomorrow and
Wednesday, Is something more than q
mere movie costing 100000 and com.
prising Q calculated quantity OF thrills
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