The Southern herald., 1911-04-21
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 a ive dollar bill with:
Remember the person you pay this to"
written en- L. 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
uf her identity.
Senor Poritol Of South America and
bSnor 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 fnds 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 Malxu and another Jap are there.
OTme fells Maku and the other Jap es-
capes. orme hnds In Maku's pocket a
folded slip OF paper. He takes the girl,
whose name is sin unknown to him, to
the home Of friend in Evanston. Re
turning to the university grounds Orme
gets In conversation with a guard at the
life-saving station. They hear motor
boat in trouble In the darkness on the
lake. They find 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
/ he took from Maku the address. S4l n.
I Parker street" He goes there and finds
Arima. teacher Of jiu-litsu. Is on the third
floor. He calls on Ala. clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the nre-
escape and conceals himself under table
in Arlma's room. Alcatrante, Poritol and
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 lnterna-
ticnal Importance with time limit Tor
signatures OF that hight midnight. The
substitution is discovered, The girl APP
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
seance given by ALA. On the sidewalk
he encounters Alcatrante. Orme goes to
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 &c
Wallngham'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 a late-goinG
clerk. They are liberated.
Alcatrante is on watch. They get away
In a hired motor car to Evanston Tho
chauffeur turns out to be Maku. He runf
them to quiet spot where they meei
another motor. Orme pretends to concea
the papers under the seat, but drops then
in the road Orme lights Arima, MAXI
and two other Japs