Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-11

uge: Robert Mckenzie, as Margaret
Hollis uncle; Miss Marie Van Tassel,
as the criminolCgist colored servant,
and Miss Olga Grayt Bert Chapman
and Perry Girton as members Of the
Scarlet band, all have small parts,
but handle them we'll.
e. The Conspiracy is a play which
holds the interest until the final eur
tain. The casual observer always is
wondE ring what is going to happen
next 1t carries z moral which strikes
deep and carries plot which would
put te shame the average detective
story. p, -.
j., Wheh Margaret Holt enters The
Refuge in the Sums Of New York she
} meets Jack Howell, newspaper re-
lpoTter, and, after he has heard. her
using the telephone, he accuses her
CT, having killed one James Morton,
who had been found dead in a. hotel
The girl ccnfesses to the reporter, and
explains that Merton was at the lead
Fof the Scarlet Band, an organization
of white. slavers, into. whose hands
she had fallen some four years ego,
but had escaped.
She further explains that, since her
escape, she and her brother have been
working in the ,endeayor, to wipe out
the band The reporter promises not
to diyulge her secret and offers to
help her. While they are discussing
the situation Winthrop Clavering, the
criminolGgist, who. is writing a. series
of crime stories for a New York pa
per, makes his appearance in search
of a stencgrapheryz4k Knowing that the
members of the Scarlet Band are
watching the girls every, move, How
ell suggests to Margaret that she go
to work for the old pan, which. she,
does. "t E-=~ )
In the interim Margaret learns that
her brother. Victor Holt, lis in the
hands of the Scarlet Band, and will
net be released until she gives mp a,
list of the names of the members of
the band which she took from Nor
tons room in the hotel at the time
sic Killed him when he, threatened
her life. In the old mans studio Mar.
garet takes stenographie, notes of
story which the crimi4p1cgist is writ
ing regarding the Morton murder, and
she is surprised at the exactness with
which he relates the details .
Fearful of being discovered by the
Scarlet Band and partially I'M fear Of
the old man, Margaret's actions cause
the eriminciogist to become suspicious
of her. He is visited by woman,
Juanita Perez, who claims to be a: rel
ative of Morton and who offers him
$500 if he will deliver up the girl Gho
killed Morton, whom he has openly
bcasted he will find The woman
leaves purse which, she says, vas
dropped by the murderesS On the aft
erEoon CT the murder.
. Claver:ng finally accuses Margarc,~
Of having killed Morton and threatens
to call the police. But when he hears
the girls story he changes his mind.
He summons Juanita Alvarez and
the other members of the Scarlet
Band to his room, where they are cap.
tured by the police, and Claverfng. as
he puts 1t, has another chapter for
his story The play ends with Mar.
gaFetand Howell in each others arms,
Victor Holt rejoicing over the capture
of the band and Clavering taking his
hourly exercise as the clock strikes.
The Conspiracy will continue the
rest of this week On. Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights of next
week the Players will present George
BrGadhurst's drama, Bought and Paid
For" EHD. c. So,