Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Drawn Of the North"

On that last day, when the angel
Gabriel sounds his trumpet ana an
the hosts of this old earth gather Tor
a fnal word of approval BEFORE os.ns
hidden 20 enter the pearly gates,
Stronghears-and all the others OF ms
kind-will be there TO answer ron
call. II not. then that mysterious
place which we call heaven VIII not
be the happy land OF c9npts.eness
we have believed It to be- For Strons-
heart is a hero, a great police dog
hero, with q long record or earns
bravery and mighty deeds done IN sne
world OF affairs as well as In the
world Of gelatin nlm
Strongheart is the hero OF
of the North" the photoplay at inc
metropolitan this week, ana ne Is
Supported by Irene Rich ana Lee
Shumway as Marian Wells ana refer
Coe. Drawn is companion @nIIe a
young woman of comparative weaitn.
whose brother has gone into inc la
north with her fiance on golo pfSs-
pectins expedition. Continuous oe
mands from the prospectors for more
monsy result in a fnal request 70
turn everything into cash ana 60 ln.o
the north country herself so Mar
and Drawn pull stakes ard trahsPhanS
themselves TO that far-oT lano Wne
the SHOWS never melt and the srouh1
10 never seen. where scrub pines ana
hardy cedars are the only vesetstloH'
where only strong men ana inuo
table women can succeSsiulIy Sue
gle against desperate ODDS Ior q an
hocd-and where dogs become human
beings as we'll as beasts or pufoen
and rapid transit corporations.
Marian finds the man she Is engages
to marry a degenerate drunk. unn'
for human, or even dog, soclets.
Brawn's instructive dislike for MIN
reaches climax when on the tran ne
is subjected to fiendish brutahiy.
which results in tight bet%esh .no
two men, with Drawn as thiro PaI
fy The brother, unfortunately, loses
his life and Howard apparently roses
his in an encounter with Drawn. hut
as is the way with bad men. tney nave
a habit of surviving. and he is again
on the job, this time GonSomeo VIII III
a desire for revenge. FOLLOWING inc
disappearance of the two men. Marian
and her dog stumble upon CABIN oc-
cupied by Peter Coe, another pros
pector, who has been for nve years
beyond the sound Of any voiSe save
companionship and escape from un-
bearable loneliness turns him into
near brute In his deter minaeion 70
hold on to this providential contace
with some one TO talk 70. WI
likes him Immediately, despite his
seeming beastiality toward the girl.
and in the eternal conflict between the
seeking male and the shrinking re-
male il is Drawn who saves the SIT
uation by getting himself caught In
a trap and getting a paw badly IN
jured that medical attention Is neces-
sary.
Tho dog has been given every OPP
portunity to show his skill as DE-
fender. a combatant. q ltfe-Saver. a
gentleman who knows when threes
a crowd and even a gallant lover, Tor
he falls in love himself with q beam
tiful silver lady wolf and deserts for
a time his family Of three humans,
one of which Is a tiny infant whose
appearances has caused a spark of
jealousy to burn in Brawn.s faith
full heart. Rescue Of the baby BY
Drawn from hungry wolf pack adds
the final star to his crown OF glory
and never again is 1t likely that hts
beloved mistress will forget her
wonder dog in her love for her child.
Lloyd Hamilton affords much
amusement in his comedy. Uneasy
Feet" and the Pathe News and Re-
view features include some beautf-
full scenes from the Yellowstone and
Yosemite national parks.
Overture selections from Lucia df
Lammermoor" are exQuisitely rem
dered under the direction of Daniel
Breeskin, with Cadman's lat Dawn
ing" offered as an encore number by
request.