The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
CONDENSED SCENARIO
Pearlof the Army"
? GUY W. MCCONNELL.
- SCENARIO BY
GEORGE BRACKET SEITZ,
Author OF '"The Iron Claw" "The
:. shielding shadow" Etc.
Ccep5risht. Iqe. by George B. sduJ
Episode |. "The Traitor

Episode l "The Traitor"
ussts to readers: The story of Pearl Of the
AtmS'' will be given in scenario form; a new
scenario will b published each week Read the
Red out Instructions at the Motion Picture theatsr
showing Pearl Of the Amy."D
CAST.
Capt Ralph Paine the Hero
Pearl Dare, the Heroine
Col. Dare. her Father.
MAJ. Brent, the william.
Bertha Bonn, an Adventuress.
Toxic. Pearls Chauffeur
Tne Silent Msnace
Detectives. russtA butler. servants. valet. etc.
SUBTITLE.
At Panama, the U. S. Commandant re-
ceiyes a message from Washington.
SCENE /.
Ccommandant's office at Panama).
Commandant In picture at desk. Orderly
enters, salutes and hands over wireless
message which the commandant takes
and starts opening as orderly exits.
Reads:
INSERT
close foreground OF message on screen.
1t reads:
Sending special messenger with infor-
nation about weakness in Canal defense
Department OF War,
Per Wainwright
for Garrison.
Continuing scene. show foreground Of
comma ndant as he finishes reading the
above. A look OF deepest gravity clouds
his face as he purses his lips thought
fully and, striking q match, proceeds to
burn message.
SUBTITLE
The communication and the special
messenger.
CSecret room in War Department Build
ipg).
Full set: Col. Dare, at head Of table
finishes inserting message in the shoul-
der of military coat of Capt. Ralph
Payne who stands in foreground. The
General Staff are seated around table.
Col. Dare speaks:
SPOKEN TITLE.
You will take train tomorrow to New
Orleans Capt. Payne, and ship from there.
That is ALL
Continuing scene. Colonel speaks out
above to Payne VINO salutes. puts on uni
form coat and exits.
SUBTITLE
Pearl Dare. daughter OF Col. Dare.
SCENE 5.
toutside building near War Depart
menO.
PEARLS automobile, driven by Toxic. her
japanese chauffeur, comes into picture.
At the same time Payne comes along
sidewalk He comes up to auto. sreets
Pearl and the two converse antmatedEy.
SCENE 4.
CSecret room as per Scene ~
show short flash. foreground, OF the
conference continuing.
Show foreground of MAI. Brent listen
ing to speech. While doing so, he takes
up desk blotter and fingers 1t abstracted-
~ He gazes at blotter intently.
Dissolve in and out on desk blotter the
face of Pearl Dare, smiling. As Pearls
face dissolves out. Brent wakes from his
abstraction and pays attention to the
business on hand.
SCENE 8.
.tStreet location as per Scene 81
Foreground of Pearl and Payne. She
speaks:
IF you're going to the Ambassadors
Bail tonight. why not come UP to the
house for dinner and go with US? III
have Toxic stop for you"
Continuing previous foreground. Pearl
speaks out above to Payne who is pleased
immensely and thanks her as he says
Sood-by.
Full set: Pearls car drives out OF pic
ture. Payne watching It. He sighs every
thing he'd rather say. and moves of.
SUBTITLE
4 half hour later.
The mystic message.
SCENE s.
lSitting-roOm in Payne's hotel suiteO
Full set: Payne enters. and going over
10 table. picks up envelope. Opens It,,
reads:
INSERT
Close foreground OF message on screen:
The left shoulder strap and the lock-
ct reveal the hiding place OF the secret.
Take the tip in time
Continuing previous foreground. Payne
finishes reading message and is filled