Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-11
SYNOPSIS.

AT the expense of 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
Remember the person you pay this to-"
written on It 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
Senior Poritol OF South America and
Senior Alcatrante, minister from the same
couptry, and some laps try to get pos
session Of the bill Two of the latter over
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-
ccapes. Orme finds in Maku's pocket a
folded slip Of paper. He takes the girl,
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
life-saving station. They hear q motor
boat in trouble in the darkness on the
lake They ind the crippled boat In 1t
are the Jap with the papers and Girl"
she jumps into 0rme's boat; but the Jap
eludes pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
he took from Maltu the address '341 N.
Parker street" He goes there and finds
Arima, teacher of iiu-titsu, Is on the third
floor. He calls on Ala, clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the fire.
the Jap minister enter Orme finds the
papers in a drawer, under the table and
substitutes mining prospectuses for them.
He learns that the papers are of interna-
uonal Importance with a time limit for
signatures of that night midnight. The
substitution is discovered. The girl ap-
pears ard leaves again after being told
that the American has the papers, orme
attempts to get away, is discovered and
set upon by Arima and Maku He eludes
them ard is hidden in a closet by the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes during a
seance given by Ala. On the sidewalk
he encounters Alcatrante. Orme goes to
end Tom Wallingham. Alcatrante hangs
en- 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 TO
Walinsham's office. He and the girl are
locked In giant specimen refrigerator
They confess their love and when they
had almost abandoned hope Of escape
Orme breaks the thermometer coils and
nttrat Is the attention of late going
clerk They are liberated.
Alcntrante is on watch They get away
IN hired motor car to Evanston. The
chauTeur turns out to be Maku. He runs
Their, to quiet spot where they meet
another motor. Orme pretends to conceal
the papers under the seat. but drops them
in fhe 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
policeman and drives away In another
car. Orme, unnoticed, climbs In behind,
trrottles the Jap, RECEIVERS the stolen
Phpers and goes to Arradale. Bessie Wal
lingham 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.