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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
6
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip features a line about a father alluding to a young man as a pup and a joke that he might fetch the dog catcher if the yoyoing chatter continues.
An amusing anecdote from Mr. Heming debunks the myth that artists are temperamental or dissipated. In pre Prohibition days in New York he invited American artists to Toronto for a national exhibit, dining with Gardner Symons and Frederick Waugh at the National Arts Club. The trio share cigars and lunch to spite expectations.
Knicker Smith credits his wife for his success in a brief, pointed remark. Bocker notes a recurring theme of strained or frozen credit in the current economic climate.
On the Karluk six hunters plus Rainey and Peggy Simms seek a share of the gold aboard. Carlson aims to dominate with a rigged equal split while Lund denounces him and exposes his scheme. Lund fires first, killing Carlson as tension erupts among the crew.
Rainey, a San Francisco reporter, is forced into an expedition aboard the Karluk after a confrontation with Jim Lund a blinded adventurer. Lund seeks gold Lund distrusts Carlsen the ship's physician and first mate who runs the voyage. Rainey is made second mate Peggy Simms earns admiration while Sandy the ship boy is saved from the sea. Carlsen triggers conflict with gunplay and Tamada the cook remains neutral.
In a tense conference aboard the Karluk Rainey represents the captain while Lund questions the paperwork and the skipper’s status. Carlsen asserts control as tensions rise between Rainey Lund and Carlsen over the expedition’s leadership and terms.
In Chapter VII Rainey watches the skipper while Carlsen and Lund converse. Rainey then acts, tapping a door and seeing the girl open it with a strained smile. The moment reveals her weary, hopeless expression as she greets him.
A fragment reflecting on the world needing both dreamers and workers. The quote notes workers sleep and dreamers face nightmares, as cited by the Boston Transcript.
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