The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
Movies

After several movie shows of the tame order
were treated to Wednesday, May 20. that had
life and action enough for the most fastidious 1t
was Triangle production of reels entitled THE
Sudden Gentleman" with Wm Desmond in the stel-
lar role, and was a edy-drama of considerable
merit. Mr. Desmond depicted jolly Irishman of
the lusty peasant type by the of Clarity. who
Inherited large fortune at the death of his uncle in
America Clarity receives the news of his uncle's
demise, together with the information that he is his
uncle s heir, and 41OO with which to pay travelling
expenses, while at work in his blacksmith shop in
small village in Ireland He Immediately packs up
and after taking fond farewell of his old mother
and numerous village friends, old and young. hu-
man and animal. he leaves his native land for the
great Republic of the Stars and Stripes. After
al adventures he finds the lawyers Offices where he
is made acquainted with the conditions of the WILL
the principal one being that he is to assume guard
ianship of his unce's step-daughter and a co-her,
a young Miss still in her teens. He can't under
stand that part of the will. but the lawyer tells him
she is minor. Knowing only one meaning for the
word minor (miner). he replies "I'll give her
pick and shovel and put her to work." Where
upon the lawyer laughngly explained what the term
really meant. Agreeing all the conditions Of the
will he taken to the palatia home of his de-
ceased uncle, and is much surprised to see that his
ward is beautiful young lady instead of the small
child he expected to see. She is well-bred proud
young person and first wouldn't tolerate Clarity
and his boorish ways. But he surmounts that diff
Guilty by intense application to book of etiquette.
sent to him by an Italian count who is sutton for
the young wards hand. After Clarity had sloughed
his boorish nannersms he made rapid progress the
favor of the young ward with whom he was very
much in love. She returns his love and they be-
engaged. Enter the financially embarrassed
widow. who is very dear friend of Garrity's be-
trothed and the count with whom she is secretly in
love. The count who is penniless also, can't see
his way clear to marry the widow unless she be-
comes possessed of sufficient wealth. So he plans
with the widow to force Clarity into marrying her,
after which she is to get divorce and a large
amount of allmony and then marry the count But
the best laid plans of mice and gang aft aglee."
The widow managed 10 have Clarity take her in his
auto to the country club On the road her hat blew
off and while Clarity back to get it, she tinkered
with the motor that it would only run couple of
miles further. The auto died in front of road
house of evil repute, planned by the count and
widow. Clarity. not knowing the reputation of the
house, took the widow in while he tried to phone for
assistance. While they there the count comes in
and accuses Clarity, before witnesses, of bringing
the widow there with evil intentions, upon which
Clarity knocked the count down, and then pande-
monium broke loose as the thug walters jumped in
to assist the count Clarity in his Irish element,
for he cleaned up" the whole crowd and took the
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