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 criminolGgist's colored servant,
and Miss Olga Gray, Bert Chapman
and Perry Girton as members OF the
Scarlet band, all have small parts,
but handle them Well
The Conspiracy" Is a play which
holds the interest until the final cur
tain. The casual observer always is
wondering what is going to happen
next. 1t carries moral which strikes
deep and carries plot which would
put to shame the average detective"
story.
I When Margaret Holt enters The
Refuge in the slufns of New York she
meets Jack Howell, a newspaper 70
porter, and, after he has heard her
using the telephone, he accuses her
OF having killed one James Morton,
who had been found dead In hotel
The girl confesses to the reporter, and
explains that Morton was at the lead
Of 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 endeavor to wipe OUT
the band. The reporter promises not
to divu]ge her secret and offers to
help her While they are discussing
the situation Winthrop Clavering, the
eriminolcgist, who is writing a series
of crime stories for New York pa
per, makes his appearance in search
of a stenegrapher. 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 man, which she
does. sss-44.. .ass.-,--..t5, -
In the interim Margaret learns that
her brother, Victor Holt, is in the
hands of the ScarletaB Band, and will
not be released until she gives up
list of the names Of the members of
the band which she took from Nor
tons room in the hotel at the time
she killed him when he threatened
her life. In the old mans studio Mas.
gsret takes stenograph:cF notes of
story which the criminolegist 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 in fear of
the old man, Margaret's actions cause
the criminclogist to become suspicious
of her. He is visited by a woman,
Juanita Perez, who claims to be rel
alive of Morton and who offers him
$500 if he will deliver up the girl who
killed Morton, whom he has openly
boosted he viii find. The woman
leaves a purse which, she says, vas
dropped by the murderess on the aft
ernoon Of the murder.
Clayering finally accuses Margare,
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 Clavering, as
he puts it, has another chapter for
his story" The play ends with Mar
garet and 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" win contiaue the
rest of this week. On Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights OF next
week the Players will present Gsorge
Broadhurst's drama "B6ueh md Paid
For" - .sSs IA KS" G.