Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-03-23
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SYNOPSIS.

AT the expense Of a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl in a black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on State street. He buys a new hat and
Is given in change q Ave dollar bill with:
Remember the person you pay this to-"
written on 1t. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car, and learns that In
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they have
mutual friends. but gains no further hint
of her identity.
Senior Poritoi Of South America and
Senior Alcatrante. minister from the same
session of the bill. Two Of the latter over
change Of the marked bill for another.
Orme finds the girl Of the black a
waiting for him. She also wants the bill.
Orme tells his story. She recognizes one
of the Japs as her fathers butler. Maku.
A second inscription on the bill is
key to the hiding place Of important pa
pers stolen from her father; orme
and the Girl start out in the black car
in quest Of the papers. In the university
grounds in Evanston the hiding place IS
located. Maku and another Jap are there.
capes. orme finds in Maku's pocket a
folded slip Of paper. He takes the giri,
whose name Is still unknown to him, TO
the home Of q friend In Evanston. He-
turning to the university grounds Orme
gets in conversation with a guard at the
f~fe-saving station. They hear q motor
boat in trouble in the darkness on the
lake. They find the crippled boat. IN !!
are the Jap with the papers and Girl.
She Jumps into orme's boat; but the jap
eludes pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
he took from Maku the address, "a =.
Parker street" He goes there nnos
Arima, teacher of jiu.jitsu' IS on tne tni IN
the fourth floor, descends by the nre-
escape and conceals himself under q tapie
in Arima's room. Alcatrante, Porltol anu
the Jap minister enter. oTTe nh M e .nS
substitutes mining prospectuses Ior tnein.
He learns that the papers are OF lnter9a-
donal Importance with a Time limit NJ, Mt
signatures of that night midnight. Ihe
Substitution is discovered. The girl .ap.
pears and leaves again after being toIo
that the American has the papers. Orme
attempts to get away. Is discovered n
set upon by Arima and Maku. He eludes
them and is hidden in a closet, by n
clairvoyant, Orme escapes during a
eeance given by Ala. On the sidewalk
he encounters Alcatrante., Orme goes 70
fnd Tom Wallingham. Alcatrante hangs
on and tries to get the papers During
the excitement caused by one of Alca-
trante's tricks to DELAY Orme. the latter
sees the girl and follows her BACK 10
Wallingham's office. He and the girl are
by Alcatrante.
had almost abandoned hop OF escape
attracts the attention Of a late-going
clerk. They are liberated,
Alcatrante is on watch. They get away
IN a hired motor car to Evanston. The
chauffeur turns out to be Maku,. He runs
them to a quiet spot where they meet
another motor. Orme pretends to conceal
the papers under the seat, but drops them
in the road. Orme fights Arima, Maku
and two other Japs.
A policeman intervenes. The girl drives
away In one car with what Orme deceives
her into thinking are the real papers.
Arima finds the real papers, eludes the
policeman and drives away in another
throttles the Jap, RECEIVERS the stolen
papers and goes to Arradale. Bessie Wal
bingham introduces him to the club mem
bers and the Japanese minister.