The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
SYNOPSIS.


Al the expense OF = soiled hat Robert
orme saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused a trafnc Jam
on state street He buys q new hat ana
is given IN change hve dollar blH Win:
Remember the person you pay THIS %,
written on H. A second time he helps tne
lady IN the black car, and learns that IN
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they have
mutual friends. but gains no further mint
Of her identity.
senor Poritol Of South America ana
Eenor Aleatrante minister from the same
country, and some Japs try 20 get pos
session Of the bill Two OF the latter over
power Orme and effect 1orclble eA-
change Of the marked bill for another,
orme 1nds the girl Of the black l car
waiting for him. She also wants the Dill
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
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-
espes. Orme finds in Maku's pocket
folded slip Of paper. He takes the girl,
whose name Is still unknown TO him, 10
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 dnd the crippled boat In i
are the Jap with the papers and Girl.
She jumps Into Orme's boat; but the Jap
eludes pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
ne took from Maku the address, 'Al n.
Parker street" He goes there and nnds
Arma, teacher Of jlu-j jtsu, Is on the third
floor He calls on ALA. clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the fire.
escape and conceals himself under a table
In, A wiV BnTifnl
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-
tional in portance with a time limit for
signatures Of that night midnight. The
substitution Undiscovered. The girl ap-
pears ard leaves again after being told
that the American has the papers. Orme
sci upon by Arlma and Maku He eludes
them ard Is hidden in closet by the
clalrvoyant Orme escapes during a
seance given by Ala. On the sidewalk
he encounters Alcatrante. Orme goes Ia
md Tom Wallngham, 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 tire girl and follows her back tC
Waningham'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 escap'
Orme breaks the thermometer coils anC
attracts the attention Of late-goini
clerk They are liberated
Alcntrante is on watch. They get ava,
N a hired motor car to Evanston. TIL
chaIneur turns out to be Maku. lie run
then, to a quiet spot where they NEE
.another motor. Orme pretends to concea
the papers under the seat but drops then
in the road. Orme fights Arima, Max
and two other Japs.
A policeman intervenes. The girl drive
away in one car with what Orme deceive
her into thinking are the real papers
Arima finds the real papers, eludes tn
policeman and drives away in anothe
Ger orme, unnoticed, climbs in behin'
trrottles the Jap, RECEIVERS the. stole
Papers and goes to Arradale. Bessie Wa
ingham introduces him to the club men
bers and the Japanese minister,
The latter accuses Orme of theft Be-
sic vouches for him and they leave f
the home of "Girl," where he places Il
papers in her hands