Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-29
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 five dollar bill with
Remember the person you pay this to-,
written on it. 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
of her Identity
Senior Poritol of South America and
SenOr 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 fOrcible eX-
change of the marked bill for another.
Crime 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. Mal1u and another Jap are there.
Orme fells Maku and the other Jap es-
capes. OrTne finds in Makus pocket a
folded slip of paper. He takes the girl,
whose name is still unknown to MN. 10
the home of a friend in Evanston. re
turning to the university GROUNDS OfIle
gets in conversation with guard at the
life-saVing station. They hear motor
boat in trouble in the darkness on the
lake They find the crippled boat. In II
are the Jap with the papers and 'GlTl
She jumps into Orme's boat; but the Jap
eludeS pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
he took from Maku the address, 81 n.
Parker street" He goes there and mas
4TiTna teacher of jiU-iitSu. IS on the thlrd
floor. He calls on Ala, clairVoXant' on
the fourth floor, descends by the nre-
escape and conceals himself under tabIe
in Arima'S room. Alcatrante, Poritol ana
the Jap minister enter. Orme mas lfe
papers in a drawer, under the table ana
substitutes mining proSpectuSeS LOT IileIh'
He learns that the papers are or lntefnd-
ticnal Importance with a time limit Tor
sigma lures of that night midnight. The
substitution is discovered. The girl ap-
pears and leaves again after being tod
that the American has the papers. Oflne
attempts to get away IS discovered ana
set upon by ATima and Maku. he eluneS
them and is hidden in closet by the
clairvoyant Orme escapes during a
seance given by ALA. On the sidewalk
ne encounters Alcatrante. Orme goes to
ind Tom Wailingham. Alcarante 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
Wailinghams office. He and the girl are
locked in a giant specimen refrigerator
by Aicatrante.
They confess their love and when they
had almost abandoned hope of escape
Ormc breaks the thermometer coils and
attracts the attention of a 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 be Maku. He runs
them to a quiet sUot where they meet
another motor. Orme pretends to conceal
the papers under the seat. but drops them
in the road. Orme fights Arima, Maku
and two other JapS.