AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

"S If COX I) 1-TPULI-:."—TO-XLOIIT. For this (Tuesday) the .story tells bow lug preparations were made lor the homecoming of Herbert Hradlcy, the pride of Spell's River. Herbert was idolized by bis parents, ami dim. bis younger brother, looked tip lo him as a soil of super-being, dim bad alway been regarded as inferior lo ihe talented Herbert, so be stayed home and worked in the garage in order that Herbert might attend college. I lie old stage finally drove tip with Herbert, who condescended to greet all the folks. They admitted Herbert bad changed, lie was polished, educated, the possessor nl a tight-lilting suit, a Russian wol i hi.nl ml ami a ei-.-aretle holder nl m.sgnilii out line and length. He was surely a member of tie lamily to be proud of, and his parents ami dim glorified in him. dim was in love with Polly Cranford, but be felt that he simal little eliaure in Polly’s alleefions a.s compared to the aei-omplislted Herbert, who took her driving in dim’s ear. and taught her the new dances, while dim was made to appear more awkward by llerhorl, who grasped every opportunity to discredit him and relegate him further to the background. . . . Cragg, bent upon revenge. procured a. ladder and climbed to the window. Polly had regained consciousness by ibis time, ami the two for a moment forgot their danger. A shriek from Polly warned Jim, atul he turned to see Gragg’s evil face at the window, lie grapsed a chair, the only weapon available, and burled it at the miirderder. then threw himself at Cragg’s leering face. As, with a last desperate ell’ort, lie struck at Cragg, the ladder slipped away and the brute crashed to the ground below. The posse and townspeople arrived just in time to see the end of the struggle* at the window, with Cragg dead from his fall to the ground. Everyone renlied that Jim was not a *‘ Second Fiddle,’’ alter all, while Polly said she had known it all the time. A two-reel comedy, and gazette will support this big star. Friday.— Ramon Xovarro in “ Thy Xante is Woman”—a magnificent nineact Super Special.