The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-02
THIRD DEGREE TN FIVE REELS
AT BUOU TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY

Manager Treat of the Bijou an
nounces for tomorrow and Wednesday
a feature 5 reel picture in The Third
Degree, the greatest detective story
ever written. The story for the movies
was taken from the book by Charles
Klein, inc h famous play Of the same
name. The five reels are interesting
from first to last and abound with
thrills and excitement.
A. short synopsis Of the story:
Toward Jefferies, jr.,i and Robert
Underwood are warm college chums;
the latter, a boy of moderate circum-
stances, has a penchant for art and
devotes most Of his spare time to the
canvas, but Howard, having a rich
father, is Indifferent to the future, and
INDUCES In drink and other excuses
One night in a restaurant a pretty
waitress, seeing he is intoxicated, re-
fuses to wait upon him; he insults her
| and is requested to leave. Next day
he goes back to apologize, and two be-
come friends n eventually get mar"
ried. Towards father, who is a wild
over, marries again, the lady being an
old friend and patron Of Bob Under
wood. The two boys leave college;
the young artist establishes a studio
and quotes Mrs. Jefferies, sr.'s am
as a patron to induce an advantage.
The lady withdraws her patronage and
! Underwood finds himself broke. How
ard informs his father of his marriage
and is turned adrift and his allowance
cut off. Howard and Annie seek work,
but find nothing but encouragement.
Underwood, not being able to borrow
any more money from Howard, makes
an appeal to the elder Mrs. Jefferies,
informing her that he c~ontemplates
suicide. One night Howard, intoxicat-
ed, enters Underwood's studio and ly-
ing down on the sofa falls asleep. Bob
finds him and places a screen around
the couch. Mrs. Jefferies, ST., enters,
Not seeing Howard, she has an inter-
view with Underwood and refuses him
any assistance or influence, declaring
their association at an end. Robert
enters his sleeping room and placing a
revolver at his head fires. His bellboy
RAISES an alarm. The police arrive and
find Howard leaning over the dead mans
fbody. He is arrested and Captain
Clinton puts him through the third
degree" The ordeal lasts for hours
The boy, hypnotized n overcome
with fright, confesses he killed his
friend. Howard is thrown into Jail;
his father refuses aid, and i~nstructs
his lawyer that the boy is a. muir
derer and he must suffer, salso that II
the attorney takes the case. he mus
not look for any more Of the Jefferies
patronage. Aside from the false con-
fession, the only clue is the fact thai
a woman visited the studio on the
might Of the tragedy. Howard's young
wife induces Mr.. Brewster, the cor.
I~poration lawyer, to take the case in
defiance Of Jefferies. At the trial, Mr.
Brewster introduces. DR.. Bernstein, ar
expert on h%ypnotism, who COMPOUNDED
the police captain who extorted the
confession. Mrs. Howard Jefferies, sr.
and Mrs. Howard. jr.s We're at the trial
Mrs. Jefferfes. ST., produces the letter
Underwood wrote her, threatening sui,
cide. The letter was addressed to Mrs
Howard Jefferies, and to save the eldel
lady's good name Annie claimed She
letter was sent to her and she visited
the studio on the eventful night. nh
lease was dismissed and ATTORNEY