The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-05-03
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SYNOPSIS.

A. tha exponse OF a soiled hat Robert
Orrne saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on State street. He buys Il new hat ana
is given in change a five dollar b:ll with:
Remember the person You pay this 10.
written on it, a second time he helps the
lady in the black car. and learns that In
Tom and Bessie Walingham they nave
Mutual friends, but gains no further hint
% her identity.
Senior Ppri;ol Of South America and
Senior AIcttrante minister from tine same
country. and some JapS try 10 get pos
session Of the bill Two Of the latter over
power orme and effect a forcibie cN-
change OF the marked bill for another.
orTnc finds the yiTl Of the black car
waiting for him She also wants the Dill
Orme tells his story. She rec"SniZc9 one
Of the JapS as her fathers biti1r' Ma u
a second inscription on the bili IS Ine
key 10 the hiding place OF important pa
pe-S stolen from her father 'iiAc
and the Girl start out In the black car
in quest of the papers. la the UNIVERSITY
grounds in Evanston tn" hldlilS litI" IL
located Naku and another Jap ar" there
ormc fcllS MakU and the other Jap IS
capcs prmo finds in Maku's pocket
folded slip Of paper. He taxes III" =,
the home Of a friend ia Evanston ke-
turning To the university GROUNDS 'rtie
gets in conversation with a guard III tiie
life-saYinE station. They hear = nlot".
boat in trouble in the darkness on the
lake They find the crippled boat In !,
ar. the Jap with the papers ana biri-
She iumps into Orme'S boat: but the Jap
cludeS pursuit. OrTne finds on the paper
he took from Maku the address. aiI \.
Parker street" He goes there ana mas
trirna teacher Of iiu-i itSti, is on she tillrn
floor HI. calls on Ala. clairvoyant. on
the fourth floor. deScenas by the nrt,-
escape and ConcealS himself under tame
in Arima's room. Alcatrante. P"rltoi ana
the Jap minister enter. Orme inns ths,
papers in n drawer. under the TAME ana
substitutes mining pr0spectuses Tor th'ili-
He learns that the papers are OF lnt'fila-
tfcral tmpnrtanc. with Il time Emit Tor
signatures Of that light midnight. me
substitution is discovered. The girl an
paars and leaves again after being told
that the American has the papers. prhf
attgrrrfS 10 get away. Is discovered and!
So. upon by Arima and Maki. lie. eiud"s
them and is hidden in closet ny the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes ourIhS d
seanro given bv Ala. On the sidewalk
he encounters AlCatrante. orm" goes 10
find Tom WalltnGham. Alcatrante hangs
on and tries TO get the papers During
the excitement caused hv one or Alca-
frarte's tricks to delav Orme. the latter
sees the girl and follows her back 10
wallingham's office. He and the girl are
locked i'm a giant specimen refrigerator
BY Alcatrante.
They confess their love and when they
had almost abandoned hope or escape
Ormc breaks the thermometer coils and
attracts the attention Of late-goinS
clerk. They are liberated.
Alcatrante IS on watch. They get away
in a hired motor car to Evanston. The
chauffeur turns out To he Naku. He runs
them 20 n quiet spot where they NEE;
another motor. Orme pretends TO conceal
The papers under the seat. but drops them
in the road. orme fights Arima. Makti
ana two other Japs.