Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-04-05
SYNOPSIS.

At the expense of 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
10 given in change a 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 mint
of her identity.
Senior Poritol of South America and
Senior 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 forcln dfbo, eN-
Orme finds the girl of the black car
waiting for him. She also wants the Dill
Ormc tells his story. She recognizes one
A second inscription on the Dill Is the
key TO the hiding place OF lmportahI pa
pers stolen from her father; Orne
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 tnefe.
capes Orme finds in Maku's pocket a
folded slip of paper. He takes the Sltl,
whose name is still unknown to nm. 10
the home of a 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 n, II Il
are the Jap with the papers ana GlTl.
She jumps into Orme's boat; but the Jap
eludes pursuit Orme t1Nds on tae s.1 pap eY
he took from Maku the address, 34i y.
Parker street." He goes there ana mas
Arima, teacher of jiu-jitsu, is on the thlro
floor He calls on Ala, clalrvoyant' on
the fourth floor, descends by the ire
escape and conceals himself under table
in Arima's room. Alcatrante, Poritol ana
the Jap minister enter. Orme mas the
papers in drawer, under the taole AN. anu
Substitutes mining proSpectuSeS Tor tnen'
He learns that the papers are OF lntern i
tional Importance with time limit Ior
signatures of that night midnight. Inc
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 ana
set upon by Arima and Mallu. He eludes
them and is hidden in closet by the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes during "a
seance given by ALA. On the sidewalk
nc encounters Alcatrante- Orme goes to
find Tom Wallingham. Alcatrante hanSs
on and tries to get the papers. During
the excitement caused by one of Alca-
trante's tricks to delay Orme, the latter
Walnngham'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-golng
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 spot 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.
A policeman intervenes. The girl drives
away in one car with what Orme deceives
her into thinking are the real papers.
Arima finds the real papers, eludes the
policeman and drives away in another
Gar. Orme. unnOticed, climbs in behind.