The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
DAUGHTER OF THE DESERT.
Thespians OF the Local High School to
Stage an Ambitious Drama.

A very interesting play will be CIV
en- by the commercial department OF |
tle High School on Thursday. Febru- |
airy 18th at the Liberty theater at
eight o'clock.
The cast of characters are as fol-
lows-Harold Morton, a railroad sur
veyor, Edward Smith. Clarence Ogden
an Arizona rancher, Ross Griffith.
Samuel Hopkins, land Spectator,
Virgil Piper Pedro Silyera, Mexican
renegade, Vernard Curtis. Bill jones,
sure fire sheriff, Lawrence Bartell.
jim Parker, a gambler who Is On the
square, Clifford Tompkins. Ruth Arl-
| ington. daughter of the desert, Louise
| Mccarthy. Lucy Hopkins, her college
chum, Evelyn Mccarthy. Mrs. Mary
| Ogden, an Arizona widow, Jessie
Mitchell. White Bird, an Indian girl,
Mathilda De Won. Cow Boys-Fred
| Gronlund, Arthur Lewis, VIM. Barney.
Director-L c. Bullock.
Promptor-Nancy Vandercreek.
| Story of the play-The secenes Of
the play are located in Arizona at the
time of the Apache Indian raids in
l1SS2. Six years previously Mr.. Ar
lington, father to Ruth, had been
mysteriously assassinated and her
mother dying from grief a few weeks
, later, Ruth swears vengeance upon
!, her fathers murderer, Of whose iden-
tity, however, she is ignorant
, Three months prior to the opening
Of nj IL 81 a
Morton, a railroad surveyor. Pedro
, ISilvera a Mexican of polish though q
ruffian, seeks to win Ruth's love, and
. finding she treated him with disdain
p he resolves to ruin Morton in hel
a eyes by charging that Morton's father
a slew her own. Although her love TO
: Morton by reason of this charge i
+ shaken when he admits that he is tn
a son of the accused man, she resolve
= to hold her decision in allegiance un
n til Morton is given an opportunity @
N clearing his dead fathers name Of tn
is stigma cast upon it. Meanwhile new
# of an Apache raid is received at tn
# ranch house and Morton leaves Rut
20 Ito go to the rescue of his imperile
= surveying crew.
n In Morton's absence, Silvera 81
II cures warrant for Morton's are!
le on trumped up charge of highwa
an robbery. This warrant is served by Bi
nt Jones, a sheriff, on Morton's retul
re from his battle with the Indians. +
Of denies his guilt, and Ruth Is prostra
g. ed at the calamity that has befall'
her until she learns from White Biz
.se an Indian girl, that Silvera's sole pu
in pose in causing Morton's arrest W
he to secure revenge upon him for pr
"A iposes of his own
at Ruth follows Morton to Tombsto
ax- and after vainly seeking to have h
ro- make his escape. she plots with Cl
ing ence, and Jim Parker, gambler
tn lhave Morton rushed across the M
the lean border by a crowd of cowbo
the After Morton is freed from going
the trial they hunt up the man who
for clear his name by proving an alibi
nth Baffled Silvera pursues Morton
of the Arlington ranch and kills Bl
to Panther, the only eye witness to
lear murder or Ruths father. Panther
Der- fore his death confesses to Whle
]. lthat Silvera killed Mr.. Arlington.
was fclearing the name of Morton's fat
rred ISilvera appears before Ruth and l.
nine land threatens them with death, br
the killed himself, while fleeing
} In their friends. Before death he
The fesses 10 Killing fuths Iather
,any igives up the deed which makes
the richest girl in Arizona. I
things work out fine the rest OF
t,o. way. Tickets will be on sale at
vii, tson's drug store. or from L. c. Bul
aur and the prices will be Csc and 90
,hool ~ cent ulsoount W.. ~. o,o
nnar tuesday night, February 13