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Fife Two ; " * THE MoHKH&Y FLAUTDXALKK - *J » - /- Thursday, May 2,lift O /)/: l vv A. H. M E V 1^1 ^ > BAXTER • L O Y WALTER CONNOLLy HELEN VINSON laliTfltiOn b> jn:s'ik-emenc yyich rniUMSIA PICTURES" 1 CHAPTER VI. WAS HAPPENED BStORS H or f-loving Dan pmnkx leave* his Kpife and a good position »>» Hioffttisville to follow the ranes and enter his horse, "Broadway Bill." In breaking hi« fie*, he*- ahtagonitea the hijpnu family, into uhirh he has tnarncti, by being honest about what he thinks His fOHly sympathizer is his sister-in-law, Alice, mho follows him to the., track to ihelp him. Van bctng broke. Dans two friends. <- Colonel Pettigrew and Happy McOuirc, aUo help. Margaret. Dan s wife, makes Dan promise to return to Higginsville if ••Broadway Bill" loses - i'tt bit Handu-ap Alice, secretly in lore. tcif/l Dan,j>zmis for "Bill" to irtw--that Dan might foHow the nomad s life Jif lores. When Dam is unable to pay the horse's feed bill, he is thrown into fail and 'bill" attached, and finally scratched from the race This does not fit in with a_ gambler's plans: He gets Dan out o! jail, Mirea a jockey for ' Bill " ifor- >'ga*. the gambler, has htfed a crooked jockey to keep ' BHV front winning> 00QS' WITS THE STORY -St-. \rl. . ,y,„, The day of the Handicap?. Thou-^ upon • .-^housanfiS • peot>l£ Jammed (he stfcniis. swarmed !n and . •»' around the paddock, mobbed the bookmakers. In the little barn. Dan was giving last minute instructions toJ"Ted/'WttUama';HHe^i6^RcyV:t'0'~rW® "Broadway Bill " ' ; , "Now remember What I'told you-- don't try to force him. Let him alone and he's- as gentle as a baby. At the post--don't do a thing. "Never use the whip on .him. He'll get away all right." "Suppose he< don't?" aaked Williams. ' "Needn't worry." Alice answered. "He wilt." : "If you use the whip." added Dan. "we're sunk. He doean't like it and he'll balk." Music to Williams' ears. "Is that «o?" And then Williams was ready I to go. He smiled and wished Dan ! luck. Dan grinned widely. Alice j smiled. If ever there was bllsa-- ! these two humans had it. ' "Old man with the whiskers." said Dan heavenward. "I thank you." He grabbed Alice's hands and begai£j#o fifth! He's fourth,1 He'a thlrd-^-and still going strong," The roar of the crowd was deafening With every step "Bill" took, he gained. Wild . . . wild . . . the mob' was , insane. Desperately, Williams tried to tighten the ^-elns. "Rill" fought . . . fought with every muscle In his, strong body . . . slowly, surely, he won . Williams had set the pace and couldn't hold It . "Broadway Bill' crept up . . . nearer the line . . nearer . . . nearer. ... "Broadway BllH" came the scream from the wild crowd. "He's ahead!" shouted the announcer "He's afyead! He's beating her to the line!" The Judges In the stand sat forward 1tensely History was being made. Their eyes glued to the track j then . . . Hke the crash lot a. canhon--BOOM! , . . ROAR . . .. ROAR f ROAR. . . "Bill" was over! Oyer! Over! "Broadway BUI": had yr.on! < "He beat 'Gallant Lady' to thft flnish/by-s---" the announcer's voice watf oilshort. SometbiiVg had happened, A horse had fallen . ... . fallen hard to the dirt. "BUI!" Williams on hands and knees,-head lowered, crawled across the track from where he had fallen. "He fell! 'Broadway and ten yards past the line, he dropped? He hasn't moved! Walt a minute " The crowd became strangely etlent. Dan would only believe the doctor. "Too much for him. His heart burst. He was dead, you might say, when he hit the dirt." Dan allowed his eyes to rest for one moment on the fallen hero. Then, dazed, he turned. Alice, tears in her eyes, stood near htm. "Dan," she murmured. But Dan didn't hear. The announcer had learned now. you couldn't believe it, folks, unless you had seen It run. You had to actually see 'Broadway Bill' driving in there--like a fury. It was a race that will go down in track history as a tribute to a great horse-- that wouldn't loee." Alice followed Dan to the barn, where only a few moments before "Bill' had been a living breathing, vita) thing Dan tttrttM. M*. Twice Told Tales ... ** Items 6t Interest Taken From the Files of the Plaindeal* . of Years Ago JOHNSBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO The steamier, "Mary Griswold" made an excursion to the lakes on Sunday. The party consisted of about twenty-five. We understand there is to be a -trial of a road grader, .ftgrth of Jos. Buch's residence, on the John§burj» "road, on Friday forenoon next. All interested are respectfully requested "to come out and see it work. The new board of trusttees were Organized on Thursday evening last ifcnd Hon. R. Bishop Were chosen president for the ensuing year. The first regular meeting was held on Monday evening at which time five saloon licenses were granted. Jas. B. Purvey was appointed treasurer for thfe en? Bill"'"Veil*""-He was oVfer--he won--f*?4|niiiig.yeKr, Slid'trustees Howafd; W«- "THREE MEN ON A HORSE" The laughing byword of Chicago right now is the enormously successfill "Three Men on a Horse," the prize-winning stage comedy which prances along merrily at the Harris Theatre. According to Charles Collins, vetferan drama critic of the Chicago Tribune, "this is the funniest show in years." Lloyd Lewis, of the Chicago Daily News, and a most interesting writer, in a feature tfrticle recently said: "On New Year's day last, '3 Men on a Horse' was just another show getting ready for Broadway. It operted -- a hit. Then came the Chicago now This is the Boston company. It opens in Toronto on May 6. Not even the code can stay the triumphant pace of '3 Men on a Horse', which right now is the money-winning comedy of the year. Three companies, and soon a. fourth, as well as a London unit, ber and Cristy, street committee. ' FORTY YEARS AGO Henry Smith has been improving i ..the interior of his saloon by putting down a new floor and papering and painting it in a neat and tasty manner. Mattie Leickem, - who so severely hurt by the falling of the derrick at German church, last week, seems to bo improving and his friends entertain strong hopes of his final recovery. The Chicago mdlk dealers are now contracting milk for six motliths commencing May 1. The prices are five cents below the price of a year ago. This year the average is 75 cents for six months. Th6 factory prices are as good as this. Twin Lakes is to have a fine new hotel. It will be two stories and attic high, 70 x 180 feet, built of frame on cedar posts and stone, galvanized iron work, pine and maple finish, electric wiring and the latest improvements at a cost of about $35,000. j / m Dan breathed heavily, tpoke brokenly. "Ooth--that uxu--a great*- fella " Posed by My ma Loy and Warner Baxter) dance. "We're off! Nothing can •top us now. Oh. boy!" In the stands were Colonel Pettlgrew, Happy McGulre and Edna, the boarding housekeeper The C o l o n e l p r a y e d f e r v e n t l y t h a t "Broadway Bill " might wln fr«epr If "Bill" failed to hav« his |i£ve In front at the finish--well--the Colonel would have to marry Edna, a very undesirable match for the Colonel. Especially as the Colonel had a wife somewhere else. But If a man has to live by promises .. «h&|l we blame the Colonel? The announcer's voice rolled noothly into the microphone. "-- the crowd Is gay and excited. Tb? Imperial Handicap--carrying a purse of $21,000 will be run this afternoon. It's the fifth race on the program " The announcer's voice went on. ' The stately procession began. The Jockeys in their' g<y silk colors; the proud, prancing horses. The clarion call of the bugle. Banners waving on high. The mllltng crowds. Heart* beat faster > Blood pounded in the veins. The announcer breathed tensely In the mike. "They're just about ready." The horses, eager, willing, strained at their reins. Knuckles showed white on jockeys' hands. A dead silence . . only . the snooting and puffing of the horses . .. then .. the bell! Like a catapult--six horses were going! Into the skies rang the cry. "They're off!" Clatter, clatter ... zooming, booming drums . .as the horses' hoofs beat into the hard dirt.^The crowd, now, was a mighty, moving thing. All the i>eht up emotions of the mob rose in a roar ... "Broadway Bill' la the lead! Dan, now a part of the surging mass, screamed--screamed to the high heavens. "Come on, 'Bill Come on. Baby!" "Broadway Bill" pounded forward --a flash of black--his long legs cutting the air like the blades of a Windmill. On his tail, "Sun Up' and "Gallant Lady" fought for the lead . . . bitterly . . . savagely tach inch a treasure ... each Inch a step nearer to fortune. But now WtlUams was playing his part. Slowly . .. slowly .. . his hands tightened on the reins.. . the bit began to pull on "Bill's" mouth... his head pulled back gradually... the other horses crept up... nearer nearer...then passed ... Dan watched, terror gripping his heart. "Let him alone, you son-of-a *-let him alone!" The announcer spoke swiftly. • 'Sun Up" and 'Gallant Lady'--still leading. 'Broadway BUI' now dropping back. He trails the field." A battle was being fought on the 'track. Not between horse' and horse but between horse and man •J-horse and rider. Williams cursed lui "Bill" strained against the reins ... slowly. the leather slipped through thO jockey's hands... there ffr nolding "Broadway BU1"I » Iktmouncer'a voice rose now. He's red He tried to smile, : futile attempt. "Well " his words were shaky, "he won, didn't he?" Alice's voice trembled. "W-we knew he would, didn't we?" Dan breathed heavily, spoke brokenly "Gosh--that was--a^-- great fella " Alice cried now. "Y-yes, Dan--" She was in his arms, clinging to him. frankly sobbing. Back in Higginsville. old J. L. listened to the radio. The announcer's voice was expressive. " Dan Brooks was last seen pushing away from the side of the dead 'Broadway Bill' Tou have never seen a man #o utterly " J L snapped the radio off. He turned to Margaret. "I should think you'd want to go down there to him now, Margaret." Margaret turned slowly from the window. She spoke slowly, triumphantly "He'll be coming back here to me--and be glad to--now> UM& Broadway Bill' is out Of It." ' ^ TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ? By vote of 22 to 21 the Elgin board of trade Monday fixed the price of butter at 29 cents. The recent snow and frosts have hot done as much damage to fruit aa wa9 expected and we are informed that the crop this year should be fail in spite of the set-back. Ground for McHenry's new baseball park was broken Wednesday and those having the work in charge hope to have the grounds in condition for practice by Sunday. Mrs. J. N. Sayler returned Friday evening last from a several days' vis-: it with her "husband at Silver Lake, Wisconsin. ; - Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Besley and children of Woodstock passed Friday afternoon at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W;. Besley. TWENTY YEARS AGO ; Butter on the Elgin board of trade sold at 28 cents per pound last Saturday. Wm. Bonslett now drives an elegant llew Moline Knight touring car. : C. Unti will open his new ice cream parlor on Water street next Saturday morning. Fred Schneider, one of the oldest employees of the Borden factory here, has quit work in that institution. James N. Sayler took up his new duties as mail carrier on Route No. 1 from the West McHenry office last Saturday morning. But Dan Brooks didn't return. He had broken his tether and hfl was free--free! And when the di-^-- vorce proceedings came through, Margaret was not heartbroken, merely hurt as ber bubble of vanity burst. Something Intangible burst, too. In old J. L. He called his clan around him for the sad news. All" • of the^jtligglns enterprises were be- ... lng sola. The gigantic kingdom ofv" ;? Higgins was collapsing. There were • protests, of course. But old J. was adamant. / iV Suddenly, from Higgins drive, came a cry. A joyous, glad cry. "Hey, Princess!" Alice, her heart beating, wildly. • looked up at old J. L. "Don't," said J. L. drily, "be^"" an Idiot like your father!" Alice rushed to old J. L. and threw her . arms around him. "Going to miss you, darling," said old J. L. "And him, too'" And th»n she was gpne. J sank wearily Into a chair, his heart fl'.led with a vast loneliness. The roar of Dan Brook's c«£ outside was like the call of youth from a musty' past. It boomed In his heart, his e a r s , h i s b r a i n . . . . J. L.. no longer old, jumped his chair and rushed to the window;" "Walt!" he shouted: "Walt for me'"- THE END. 7p> Mr. and Mrs. Ray Horick of Woodstock spent Tuesday with Mr| and Mrs. Steve H. Smith. Mrs. Steve King and son were Chicago callers Tuesday. ~ Mr. and Mrs! Ben J. Schaefer and family were Chicago visitors Tuesday. ' ' . • ' • . 1 Mrs. James Murray of Lake Genevh was a caller here Tuesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Left Gerlach motored to Chicago Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller: were 1 " '"l! .nXrwt "'"o Woodstock callers Friday. Ti v L- i Mrs. Joe King entertained the '500' f 4q vr ^ ° G cll uib WWT edJ"n esdJ ay afternoon, w,t.h pm- tiiflt & third company ox • 3 AjL6T!f on d H , . rehearsing y da and ni ht es being awarded to Mrs. Joe King, - - * ' Mrs.* Chas*. Michels and Mrs. Peter Smith. - 1 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkie of Chicago spent the. weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Freund. j Mrs. John Lay of Spring Grove spent Tuesday with her mother, Mfs. J Stephen F. Schmitt. J Mr. and Mrs. Schultz of Chicago spent Tuesday •with Johh J. Schmitt and family.' ' { Mr. and -Mrsp. Adam Beldner visittd with friends in Chicago Sunday. j Mr. and Mrs.. Jake Miller and fam-": ity of Spring Grove spent Sunday . with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith. j Miss Katherine Pitzen "of Chicago, ' si>ent the weekerid Vith her faiher, John Pitzen. ' . . , ' • Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turner 'fend daughter of Crystal Lake spent Tuei-^ day with Mr. and Mrs. Ben; J. Schaefer and family. „ Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gorskie of Woodstock spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. King. y, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huff of Richmond visited with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lay Sunday afternoon. Mr. and M]rs. Geo. Zarnstorff of Spring Grove visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller. Tony Oertel of Woodstock spent Sunday with Mr. arid Mrs. Geo. Michels. Miss Isabelle Schmitt of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math N. Schmitt. 1 M!r. and Mrs. Delbert Smith and raughter of Grayslake, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schaefer and family of Ringwood, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turner of Crystal Lake attended the Ramen-- Schaefer wedding Tuesday. -which Yokel will do with Gilbert Miller. The Los Angeles company will open at the Biltmore Theatre to keep pice with the racing season before May is out. "At this rate of production '3 Men on a Horse' is fast becoming an industry. Not since the boom days Q| the nineteen-twenties has the legitimate stage boasted of a hit with three and four companies, let alone two that thrived." Ashton Stevens, fanned critic of the Chicag6 American raves about the Chicago Company of "Three Men on a Horse." He says further: "Here is a comfdy of a type that has come down through many ages of theatrical history without ever getting out of fashion. It is based on an ingenious idea that appeals to men and women alike ~ a fantastic way of get* ting money for nothing." . y Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Ruel and grandson and Mrs. Reed of Chicago were Sunday afternoon guests pf PR and Mrs. R, G. Chamberlin. \ • Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Westfall of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. May Is Here Again! . Winch means that from, now on you Trill , do more driving and your oar ot truck should be in A-l c<mdition. That '§ our business to put it in said condition. Lot us check over the car and advise what's' checking costs you nothing^ DKve in today. SMITH'S GARAGE Phone #20 McHenry E)m St and Riverside Drive BUY GOOD OIL FOR LESS MONEY! Made possible by carload price. Mr. Farmer, how about oils and greases for your tractpr or car Guaranteed Oils at 38<£ Per gallon and up All grades and weights---41-2 and 5-gal: eans and barrels Walter J. Freund Phone 294 We Deliver West McHenry FIRE AUTO INSURANCE FARM " UFE R. WALSI Presenting _ Sellable Companies When you need insurance of may Idnd • ' Phone 43 or 61-M Pries Bldg. - * •' McHenry ; S^one 48 VERNON J. KNOX ATTORNEY AT LAW - Pries Bldg. , J OFFICE HOURS» -\ ' Tuesdays and Friday*'4 Other Days by Appmntnent \ . McHenry - - . IlUttoto wraps BROS. REPAIR >'*' 'V-sho*' ^ jfcHenry, HI.". . * Phone 68-J Auto and Radio ;R^>&iria|^ -1 Us a Chance to Prove It •I;?.:' i on U. S. 12 S. H. Freund & Sod CONTRACTORS AMD BUILDERS Phone 127-R McHenry Our experience U at Your Service in building Your Wants " % Milk so rich cream better for children i j TEN YEARS Aff|fc4; While satisfied with the prices as ^let for May and June deliveries of tnilk, producers hereabouts really ex |>ected that the $2.40 price would be maintained throughout the month of May at least, but at a recent meeting the price for May deliveries will be $3 25 arid $2.30 during the following month. i Miss Rose Worts ig^a new employee at the^ocal exchange of the Telephone company, having started work there last week. All of the grading for the paying Jobs in this city is practically completed. The curbing gang, in spita. of the delays occasioned by rains has been making very good progress. A new two-story addition is being built~to McHenry House. The lower floor will be used for kitchen an<| work rooms, while the upper floor will give the proprietor a few bed rooms. •' Th» **H«re come* 'Broadway BUl'l ATTEND MEETING Roland McCannon of Ringwood was among the six McHjenry county edjcators prominent in the rural school system who attended a regional mpetng of the Progressive Education Association Saturday at Francis Parker, school. Chicago. Other county delegates vvere: Mrs. E. C. Coe, County Superintei.dent, Mrs. Sumner Mead, Irving Horne, Faith Rawson, and Mrs. Olive Hill. NOTICE Notice is hereby given by the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois that the Committed k>n Claims, Labor, Fees and Sup* plies of said Board will meet in th» Court House in Woodstock on the Thursday preceeding the second Tuesday of each month, for the purpos« of auditing claims against the County for the preceeding month or months. All claims must be filed with the County Clerk, properly Bwortl to, be fore said day. Signed: • L. A. STOCRWELL, 48 Chairman of said Committee. w CtlAMTOf aOTTLI ^ AMO IIMIATOI p CUAtANTIID AS ^ ADVIIT1IID IN ^ stands to reason that milk so rich that its thick, goldeft cream fills the bulging upper chamber of our modeift GreamTop Bottles is good, whole milk. The kind that careful mothers demand for healthy, growing children.*' What better cbily guarantee could you get than (fail yipible proof of milk richness? Our milk, you know, is so rich that its cream out .actually be whipped stiff. And in these modem bottle* it's easy to separate from the milk. By simply inserting the handy Separator and pouring,* | you always have real cream available--at no extra cost* It's a feature of our regularaer^ce. - Ask for a demonstration. Let us show yoa how good out milk is--how many advantages this modern bott|i brings you. A. P. Freund Excavating Contractor Trucking, Hydraulic and Crane Bervioo Road Building Tel 204-M McHenry, III Downs Motor Express -The Pioneer Lino Operates daily between McHenry and Chicago Wabash 7518 McHenry 256 Charlie's Repair Shot Just East of Old Bridge Over Fox River (Rear Schaefer's Tavern) vT .o Repaired, i^uues and Fenders Straightened Sign Painting Truck Lettering Acetylene Welding CHARLES BIETESEL Telephone No. 300 . V ; % Stoffel. 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