The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-06
',olbsD uRelAR"
HERE THIS WEEK
Marguerite Clark's Interpre-
tatiOn of Sub Deb" Sto.
ries at Empress.
A WHOLESOME STORY
Amusing Situations Follow
Each Other in Very
Rapid Succession.
WHOLESOME STORY

As "Rab" of Mary Robert Rinehart's
famous 'Sub-DeD stories, which re-
Gently appeared in the saturday even
ing Post. Marguerite Clark leaves little
TO be desired, and It is thought that
'Rab's Burglar" will prove ono OF the
most popular productions OF this little
film stars career. Nllssoula people
viii be given a chance to verify this
prediction Friday and Saturday OF this
week. as the Empress theatcr has
booked this clever and wholesome pic
tnre.
The Sub Deb" stories were followed
with interest by thousands OF readers
all over the United States when they
appeared In the Saturday Evening
Post, and the "Bab's Burglar" episode,
depicting the first Of these. is ready for
presentation. To explain, n. "sub deb
IL girl who has not yet made her
debut tuto soctsty, but Is dangling on
the edge of this Important event
oiimpse Of Her Trials.
The humorous charm and lovablc-
ness Of the youthful heroine have been
portrayed by Marguerite Clark with
her customary quaintncss and good
taste.
An extract from the original diary
WIN give a brief glimpse of the humor
and vivid reality OF the picture In
which every detail has been copied
exactly from the story.
That day. although unnervcd from
anxiety, took the Arab s(hcr now
roadster) out alone, having Jane with
me. Except that once / got into rc-
Verse instead of1ow geer (Bab was not
famous for her good spelling) and
broke a lamp on a gentleman behind,
had little or no trouble. although hay
Ing one or two narrow escapes owing
70 putting my foot on the gas throttle
instead OF the break.
1T was when being backed off the
pavement by to policemen and a man
from a milk wagon. after ono of the
aforesaid Mistakes that ] first saw he
who was TO bring such wrechedness to
me.
Jane had got out to how much
milk we had spilt---we bad struck the
milk wagon-and was getting ont my
check book, because the man was very
ifAsty and insisted on having my name
when I first saw him. Iie had. stopped
and was looking at the gutter which
was full Of milk -,
The HE" 10 whom Bah refers Is no
other than her sisters fiance whom she
took for a notorious thief because he
was often found hanging secretly
around the vicinity Of their home and
later paid generously for the use OF her
automobile when she was Obliged for.
lack OF funds to make public con
veyan nee OF II.
Later. when she thought surely she.
mad laid her plans to catch the thief
and succeeded In locking him and
someone whom she thought was his
confederate" In their library one night
great was her dismay and grief a,
finding her burglar TO be her sister's
fiance and stiil greater was the was
the embarra ssmrnt OF the young couple
whose clopement had been accom-
panied by Bahs revolver shots, and
much excitement and PUBLICITY An
I:ab said In hcr diary, Sans Allow
nnce-sans everything" she war
obliged to admit that she did not feel
TO grown mp TO sit In lars."
Experiences that are common 10 MI
people, north or south. east or west.
and amusing episodes that every
man or woman viii recognize as his
or her own Individual experiences. are
shown.
The youth with thc budding mus
tache who gets desperately III on
smoking his first cigar: the boarding
school girl who spends her years al
I0wancc In month; the father who
understands HIS girls frequent out
bursts and stands by through thick
and thin; all these and many more are
fonnd In Mary Robert Rinnhart's clever
story Of youthful 'sub-dsb" which
appeared In the Saturday Evening Post
recently. 49,. ....-s.