Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
ADJUSTMENTS
Billy Hall Show Grows IN rp'
~ the Opera House.

at the Opera House.
-. saturday will offer COM
plete new show with the han ossr !
at the opera House. The connp .-,-.;a,
new farce entitled, '
Troubles" A special matinee
for the little folks Saturoa!
with a special admission OF o.
Charlie Ray in 1.-The Family SAeie'oii
at the Opera House. -.
Young Billy Bates. sole heir 70 lhe
amassed Bates millions IS con' NO.
his over-solicitous guardians that he
haa Inherited his fathers craving Ior
drink AS a matter Of fact this conoi-
~, sxis.s merely in their Imagination
for a finer more wholesome IVY ''e''
existed.
Meeting Poppy Drayton, leader OK the
Follies beauty chorus, at dinner Billy
falls quite madly in love with her as
she seems different from other chorus
girls But. to appear quite man or
the world In her eyes. he drinks recH-
lessly-also, perhaps, to prove 20 MN
self that he is not slave to the haot
that it will never get" him as II go'
his father.
Going from bad to worse, Bil!ys
nerves become frayed and overtaxed
and his old valet, who had been with
the family for years. grieves deeply. Al
last one of his guardians advise MS
taking a rest in the mountains Of YER
mont Billy admits that he is trlfie
tagged and agrees. Before he goes, ne
tells Poppy that when he comes back
he is going to ask her to marry him.
A few days later one of Poppy S
friends informs her that ne has seen
Billy at Muggsy Taylor's joint-a disre-
4 putable saloon in the worst quarter OF
the town. That very night Poppy seeks
out old Doctor Griggs, one of Billy's
| guardians and asks his advice. He
| tells her that she herself can do more
4 than any one else. He tells her to go
| ahead and In any way she can make
1 Billy forget himself and his imaginary
\ struggles with the demon rum-and
| charge it all to him.
| 1t is shortly after that that Spider"
l Doyle makes his appearance at Mugs
l sy's 1t is whispered that Spider was
l an ex-prize fighter-and no one cares 10
1 question him about it.
/ The result Of Spiders first meeting
with Billy in fierce battle in which
Billy came out the loser.
The night Of the fight Poppy herself
| appeared at Muggsys with a group OF
friends who had come Summing"
Billy had only time to tell her of his
! losing fight against himself when he
: was rudely interrupted by Spider who
grasped Poppy's arm roughly, appar-
: emily frightening her speeches.. Billy.
, resentful. tries to interfere and receives
another terrific beating.
, Hurrying to Poppys little country
r. house not far from town, Billy is not
surprised to see Poppy and Spider pass
In taxi Soon after he overhears
/" Spider plotting to kidnap Poppy and
|, take her out Of the country Billy pro-
Q ceeds to follow SPIDERS companion and
>. at last locates Poppy herself in small
> shack on the water front
Taking the thoroughly frightened girl
{ to her home, Billy refuses TO leave her
that night, ensconcing himself in her
& sitting room with a villainous looking
hatchet-the only weapon he could find.
)
c for the return Of Spider or his men.
Suddenly a decanter on a nearby table
s catches his eye, and fascinated he looks
) at It, half surprised at his own power
e of resistance. In its polished sides ne
: could see Spider, Poppy, all sorts of
o queer visions
h His eyes still on the bottle billy rises
5. like hypnotzed sleeper and reaching
IS for the decanter is about to pour il into
II glass when he hears his name spoken
n by Her voice. All at once the spell was
|. broken. The decanter falls from Billy
d hand and he stares at It and smiles.
It just then Billy hears the door eau
Is ticusly opened and Spider DOYLE Greens
y in. BY the half light Bill! can see him
= standing with the Ratchet in his hand
One spring lands Billy well atop his
O enemy and a fierce struggle ensues
. The next thing Spider knows he finds
Y himself propped up in a chair with
! Billy pouring altogether 100 much
n water over him and Poppy standing
y nearby. II never thought id get am.
Y think like this when l undertook the
/; job. said Spider to Poppy, and lust
Il about then Billy begins to wake up to
r the trick Poppy has played on him
= AT first Billy is resentful, but his good
qualities came to the fore and he was
able to smile at the joke on himself
- And when YOU thought you heard ms
calling YOU rs YOU were lifting the
:, glass, il was really live been watch
= ing you" But just about then Poppy
= was gathered into Billy's arms as he
. . repeated SPIDERS favorite phrase
II Lets go."-Ady.
It Colonial Presents sessue Hayawaka.