The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-07
SYNOPSIS.

AT the expense of a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on State street. He buys a new hat and
IS given In change five dollar bill with
Remember the person you pay this to-"
written on it. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car, and learns that in
Tom and Bessie Wailingham they have
mutual friends, but gains no further hint
of her identity.
Senior Poritol of South America and
Senior Alcatrante, minister from the same
country and some Japs try to get pos
session of the bill. Two of the latter over
power Orme and effect a forcible eX-
change of the marked bill for another
Orme finds the girl of the black car
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 the
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.
Orme fells Maku and the other Jap es-
capes. Orme finds in Matu's pocket
whose name is still unknown to him, to
the home of a friend in Evanston. Re-
turning to the university grounds Orme
gets in conversation with a guard at the
boat in trouble in the darkness on the
lake. They find the crippled boat. In il
are the Jap with the papers and Girl"
She Jumps into Ormes boat; but the Jap
eludes pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
he took from Maku the address ''341 N.
Parker street" He goes there and finds
Arima, teacher of jiu-jtsu, Is on the third
floor. He calls on Ala. clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the fire.
escape and conceals himself under table
in Arima's room. Alcatrante, Poritol and
papers in drawer, under the table and
substitutes mining prospectuses for them
He learns that the papers are Of interna-
tional importance with time limit for
signatures of that night midnight. The
substitution is discovered The girl ap-
pears and leaves again after being told
attempts to get away. is discovered and
set upon by Arima and Maku. He eludes
them and is hidden in a closet by the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes, during a
he encounters Alcatrante. Orme goes to
find Tom Wallingham, Alcatrante hangs
on and tries to get the papers. During
the excitement caused by one of Alca-
trantes tricks to delay Orme, the latter
sees the girl and follows her back to
Wallinghams office. He and the girl are
locked In a giant specimen refrigerator
by Alcatrante.
They confess their love and when they
had almost abandoned hope Of escape
Orme breaks the thermometer coils and
attracts the attention Of a late-going
clerk. They are liberated.
Alcatrante is on watch. They get away
In hired motor car to Evanston. The
chauffeur turns out to be Mal1u. 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.
policeman intervenes. The girl drives
away in one car with what Orme deceives
her into thinking are the real papers.
Arlma finds the real papers, eludes the
policeman and drives away in another
car. Orme, unnoticed, climbs in behind,
papers and goes to Arradale. Bessie wal
bingham introduces him to the club mem
bers and the Japanese minister.
The latter accuses Orme of theft. Bes-
sic vouches for him and they leave for
the home of Girl" where he places the
papers in her hands.