AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 58, 30 June 1914, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

BERNARD’S PICTURES. ' The now programme last night included the star drama, “The Informer,” 2000 ft in length, introducing'the breezy atmosphere of the Emerald Isle during the days of oppression. The supporting pictures are all first class, including Keystone’s screamer, “His Sister’s Kids.” To-morr6w’s new series will introduce Vitagraph’s famous detective story, entitled “The Silver Skull.” The plot runs as follows:—Billy Steele having received an offer for his lumber lands in Honduras from Paul Lawler, sots sail in his own yacht for New York, accompanied by his mate O’Keefe. In order to complete arrangements for the sale of his property, Steele makes his way to Lawlor’s office, where ho meets a girl with .whose appearance ho is’deeply impressed. Having concluded his affairs with Lawlor, he accompanied him to the street, where they part. Steele is forced to retrace his steps in order to get In's wallet, whidh is left on Lawler's desk. On entering the office- he is amazed at seeing the girl who so much attracted him leaning over Lawlor’s desk. He quickly takes d pistol away from her, makes her return the papers and locks the safe. His eye is suddenly attracted with something shining on the floor. It is a silver skull and crosshones. Steele returns to Ins yacht, and is surprised to see in the newspaper an announcement of the engagement of Josephine Gray to Paul Lawlor. Gradually, after great persnasipit, Steele gains her confidence, and Josephine tells him that Lawlor has a hold on her father in the shape of a paper which has been signed by another man as well’as Lawlor, and which would conclusively convict her father of murder. On Steele leaving the yacht, O’Keefe suddenly sees the skull on the table, which Steele had inadventently brought away with him from Lawlor’s office. A flood of memories rise in O’Keefe’s mind, and when he sees the announcement of the engagement of Lawlor, he resolves to go to Hiss Gray and expose the old scoundrel. Josephine is pleading with Lawlor to release her. O’Keefe holding the silver skull in his, hand before him, advances on ‘Lawlor. When recognition of O’Keefe comes to him, Lawlor falls 'hack in one of the chairs quivering from head to foot with terror. O’Keefe tells what happened many years ago. There had been a card party. In' it were Lawlor, Gray himself, and another man. The fourth man was kihod by Lawlor during the evening. Gray, overcome by liquor, had knowjr. nothing of it, but Lawlor overcome with horror at the deed, had bribed O’Keefe for ten thousand dollars to sign a paper which placed the blame of the murder on Gray. r As they left the room'that night, O’Keefe had seen Lawlor pick up from the floor a silver skull, which belonged to the dead man. Lawlor ,is given over to the police, while Josephine and Steele go away on Steel’s sloop for their honeymoon.