The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
SYNOPSIS.

At the expense of soiled hat Robert
OrTne saves from arrest girl in DlacR
touring car who has caused a traf1c jam
on State street. He buys a new nat anu
is given in change a five dollar bill with;
"Remember the person you pay TINS 70,
written on ii. A second time he nelpS Iile
lady in the black car. and learns lhat III
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they nave
mutual friends, but gains no further mint
OF her identity.
senior Poritol of South America and
Senior Alcatrante, minister from the SaIlle
country, and some Japs try to get pos
session of the bill. Two of the latter over
power Orme and effect a forciole en-
change of the marked bill for another.
OrTne finds the girl of the black ca, car
waiting for him. She also wants the DILL
Ormc tells his story She recognizes one
of the Japs as her fathers butler. Maku
a second inscription on the bill Is lne
key to the hiding place of important pa
pers stolen from her father. Orme
and the Girl" start out in the black car
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 Maku's pocket q
folded slip of paper. He takes the girl,
whose name is still unknown to MN, 10
the home of a friend in Evanston. he
turning to the university grounds Ornie
gets in conversation with guard at the
life saving station. They hear a motor
boat in trouble in the darkness on tne
Jake. They find the crippled boat. In 1t
are the Jap with the papers and 'Glri.
She jumps into OTme'S boat; but the Jap
eludes pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
he took from MalIu the address. ,34l ~
Parker street" He goes there and finds
Arma, teacher of ju-jitsu 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
the Jap minister enter Orme fndS the
papers in a drawer. under the table and
substitutes mining prOspectuseS for them.
10 internal
tional Importance with time limit for
signatures of that night midnight The
substitution is discovered. The girl an
pears and 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 and is hidden in a closet by the
clairvoyant Orme escapes during a
seance given by ALA. On the sidewalk
find Tom Wallingham. Alcatrapte 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 to
Wallingham's 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 late-going
clerk. They are liberated.
Alcatrante is on watch They get away
I'm hired motor car to Evanston. The
chauHeur 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
I'm the road. Orme fights Arima, Maku
and two other Japs.
A police nan intervenes. The girl drives
away in one car with what Orme deceiveS
her into thinking are the real papers.
Artma finds the real papers, eludes the
policeman and drives away in another
car. Orme, unnoticed. climbs in behind,
throttle the Jap, RECEIVERS the stolen
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 i'm her hands.