The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-31


Warren scowled at the array Of highly
cciored posters that granced in front Of
ketcham's Moving Picture palace
Nothing but thrillers- Come on,
there's another picture place up here
Let's see what they've got"
The bright lights Of another movie
house shown out block or 20 ahead
But as they drove near the flaming
posters proclaimed even more spsctacu-
IaI films.
Apparently the star feature was The
Niper's Fangs'' and the Autographs
showed hair-rasing scene of man.
tied and gagged, being lowered over the
beneath. while a shrieking woman. with
flowing hair, was held back BY swarthy
sailors
warren viewed this work OF art with :
grunt.
wen. what shall we do. try another
place or take chance here?'
"Oh. I suppose they are all about the
same" answered Helen And there
aren't any more near here, are thereg
Warren thrust his hand into his pocket
and approached the ticket window.
Don't stand In the aisles, please
usher as they entered the darkened.
crowded house.
Helen chung to warren's arm and
stood on tip-toes trying to see over the
shoulders OF those standing In front Of
her.
deliberately furnished library with man
IN evening dress in excited controversy
with a younger narn IN shabby clothes
Dear. maybe we could get seats up
stairs suggested Hesrn. who hated to
stand in a crowd.
Rush for seats.
"Oh. Wen get seats when this picture
Is over. What's it all about, anyway?
One or those three-reelers?''
is that man her husband?" Helen
had been trying to make out the story.
And whose child is THAR"
The film ended abruptly on a scene in
which the older man signs paper. and
the woman falls on her knees before
him
As the picture flashed off there was
general stir and a dozen or more people
came up the aisles But those standing
ahead made n rush for the best seats.
IL they only had the seats reserved.
complained Helen. as they had to go far
down in front. I'D thing everyone would
DC willing to pay little more to avoid
this scramble"
Miranda Beau. a comedy was the
next picture, roaring slap-stick farce.
at which Warren laughed and which put
the house In an uproar.
Then came IAN Artists Find" The
first picture showed an attic studio. n
sick wife and the artist. who has re-
ceived an offer for small picture. Hav-
Ing no money to buy the canvas /he
starts out to pawn his overcoat.
'ch. this Is taken in Paris" whis-
pered Helen. as the artist passed a
street cafe on his way to the pawn
shop. Isn't it in the Latin Quarter
don't you remember that corner?" eager
". Dear. think we have been in that
very cafe
"oh. you can't tell. all those street
places look alike
Having pawned his overcoat the artist
stops at curio shop. where he selects
from a pile OF old canvasses one of the
desired size He takes Ii home. washes
off the landscape dauh. and finds undes-
meath a Madonna by an old painter But
threadbare as was this story. the street
settings were real ana the parts well
acted.
Dear. we're so near, 1t hurts my
eyes. Can't we get further back Look,
there are some seats back there across
the aisle.v
Warren. who hated to crawl ont over
people. grumblingly gathered up his
stick bat and overcoat
The hext was a Kentucky feud story.
lurid with revenge. Helen moved res
lively. She hated the constant shoot
ing emphasized by the beating of the |
You're too blamed critical. COM !
mented Warren. Those western plants |
nave to do something with their COM
panies"
But this isn't western picture
1T isn't. eh7 That's n California
ranch. and those Kentucky moonshiners
are the cowboys who used 70 swagger
around with fur breeehes and six
shooters. Now they've switched over to
rifles rusty frock coats Illicit dfsffI