Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-01

At the Strand Monday and Tues
day Richard Talmadge in Taking
% Chances. Synopsis:
Dick Talmadge had left school at
twenty-one, possessing a pigskin
diploma and an ambition to become
an author. AT twenty-three the deed
was done and at twenty-six he was
still trying to make the book a COM
mercial success.
Dick was not long finding out that
1t takes more energy to sell a book
tlan 1t does to write one and after
weeks of persistent craftsmanship he
had just three orders to his credit.
Even after using his best method
o. approach n afternoon at a pre-
t~sntious mansion Dick is summarily
dismissed by the butler without an
interview. Seeing a pretty girl on
the balcony of the mansion he
climbs up to her side and introduces
his product. AS a matter of form
she should snub him, but his breezy
personality and interesting CONVEX
sation claimed her attention. Mil
dred Arlington was no snob although
she belonged to the exclusive 400"
oaA0Aca6CNob tbok LIN ~ IN 9Sla
one oFhis books to her father. Dick
Jnnps at Ma. opportunity and drops
from the balcony Sn1o her fathers
IA as it drives by.
James Arlington, president of the
Southwest Traction Co., Physicaily
was not much. but mentally he was
100 per cent. His mentality suffer
ed a severe shock when Dick. seem
ingly out of nowhere, landed along
side of him in his automobile. HIS
rage quickly subsidized and before
they had driven many blocks, or be-
fore Dick had explained half of his
first attempt as an author, Mr.. Ar
ington offered him a job as private
secretary to accompany him on a
trip to Mexico. Dick accepts,
The proposed trip to Mexico de-
velops to be merely a ruse to get
Arlington out of the country for a
sufficient length of time to enable
some clever manipulation of the
stock market. Jose Borquez is the
ali-important cog in the scheme
sincs.he has ingratiated himself into
1.-The 90od graces of the Arlington
UApsiiy ano is sponsoring the trip.
BorQuez also has visions of changing
Mildred's name and helping her TO
spend the Arlington millions.
The advent of Dick as secretary
to Mr.. Arlington throws a wrench
into the machinery of the plotters,
and at the farewell reception given
for the Arlingtons they kidnap Dick
and make him a prisoner. Mildred
and her father are loathe to leave on
their trip without Dick, but Borquez
by much persuasion, manages to get
them aboard his yacht and they set
sail.
Dick frees himself after a terrific
fight with his captors. makes his
way to the docks and finds the yacht
gone. He hires a motor boat, over
takes the party and climbs aboard.
He has no opportunity to see Mil
dred or her father, as Borquez dis
covers him and orders his crew to
tie him securely in the hold of the
Yacht until they reach Mexico.
Reaching Mexico, Dick once more
makes his getaway, dives overheard
and swims ashore. He locates the
Arlingtons in a hotel which Borquez
has arranged for. but is prevented
from seeing them by a gang of Mex
leans, hirelings of Borquez. Persis
.tency finally wins out for Dick, and
he manages to expose Borquez,
thrash him souhdly, and become a
member of the Arlington family.
Also Reginold Denny in The Lea
ther Pushers' by H. w. Witwer, the
story published by Golfers Weekly.
! Don't fail to see this picture