The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Episode 2. ''Found Guilty"
Moss 70 r.sders: Ths story Of Pearl Of the
pzp.r syerJ week. new scenario viii be pub
iiahed each week. Read the story here. then Sc
hsw The director has arried out the Instructions
tAs ss-nsr;o At the motion picture house showing
''PesrI q the Army0
Captsia Ralph Pains. the Hero.
Pearl Dare, the Heroine.
Col- Dare, her Father.
Maj. Brsnt, the william.
Bertha Bonn. Adventures.
Toxic. Pearls Chauffeur.
The Silent Menace 81.
SUBTITLE.
Capt. Ralph Paine has been condemned
to life Imprisonment for the alleged sale
Of the defense plans Of the Panama Canal
to the Grenadian government.
SCENE ONE.
Paine's Quarters in barracks. Paine
seated, head bowed IN arms. Pearl Dare
enters and to his unbounded gladness
assures him of her belief in his inno-
cence
SUBTITLE.
Paine's plight materially aids Major
Brent's plan OF marrying Pearl Dare and
SCENE TWO.
Brent's room in hotel. Bertha Bonn.
seated on couch Rises as Brent enters.
Brent surprised and displeased.
SUBTITLE.
Bertha Bonn is the mysterious woman
who has dunned, Brent for money and
firmly insists on getting It.
SPOKEN TITLE.
Show foreground of the two arguing.
Brent laughs. Speaks-I am stone broke
and on the verge Of ruin Continue pre-
yious foreground. Brent speaks out
above. Bertha answers.
SPOKEN TITLE.
II YOU don't get the money 1 want I
of this locket.
Bertha finishes speaking and pulls locket
from bosom. 1t Is on a chain. Brent
stares at locket
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Brent recognizes Bertha's locket rs a
chemical waters were hidden.
Foreground Brent and Bertha staring at
locket. Brent speaks:
SPOKEN TITLE.
And what is in the locket that I need
fear. Bertha opens locket, displaying
small photograph of Brent on which .
Inscription in Brent's handwriting. Close
To my darling wife. Thorntol f5rent"
Bren- gazes at locket in dismay. Fade
into
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Their past
SCENE THREE.
Room in home Of Bertha's father in
army post. Father seated smoking.
Bertha doing up Brent's laundry. Exits
smiling with laundry.
SCENE FOUR
Brent's quarters In army post. Brent,
younger and minus mustache seated.
Hears knock at door. Admits Bertha.
Bertha puts away laundry as Brent
ak0k
not unfrtendly glances. Brent approaches
her. fondles her. and she finally yields
her lips. Close diaphragm.
SUBTITLE.
Months later The Outcast.
SCENE FIVE.
Outside Brent's quarters. Bertha wear
ing simple travelling gown and carrying
suit case enters stealthily. Approaches
door.
SCENE SIX.
Brent's quarters. Same as four. Brent
seated at desk. Hears knock. Much an
noyed. admits Bertha. locking door nerv-
ousiy after her. Bertha weeps. Brent
tries to comfort her. Finally picks up
photograph. writes on It. hands 1t to
SPOKEN TITLE.
That Will prove intend to marry you
But can't get a furlough and for the
present you must take care OF yourself
Bertha agrees. Brent gives her money
Bertha exits. Close diaphragm.
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But Brent did not marry Bertha and
now. years later. she has reappeared with
the hastily signed photograph which
places him in her power.
SCENE SEVEN.
Brents room in hotel. Same as two
Brent desperate. makes a grab for the
oeket Struggle follows. 1t is interrupt
ID by a knock on the door. Bertha runs
nto next room. Brent admits knocker,
an army orderly. Orderly summons
Brent to War ONCE Brent hesitates,
hen follows
SUBTITLE.
Bertha decides to put the Ioeket in
Iafekeeping.
SCENE EIGHT
Lobby OF hotel. Clerks desk. Bertha
1t desk Obtains safe deposit envelope
rom clerk, puts locket in 1t. Clerk puts
envelope in safe. Gets receipt Puts
'eceipt in handbag and exits.
SUBTITLE.
Americas enemy. the Silent Menace
Ippears in even the Dare Home
SCENE TEN.
Dare library. Silent Menace, masked.
soing through desk. Pearl enters, does
lot notice him for q moment. then as she
Ftarts in surprise, the Silent Menace leans
o the window and jumps out. Pearl
Ollows.
SCENE ELEVEN.
Outside Pearls house. Two taxis in
picture. Pearl comes running into pic
ure from side entrance to house as one
4 the taxis starts on She Jumps into
he other to follow.
SCENE TWELVE.
Inside taxi Pearl gets In. Figure
'overed by blanket-the Silent Menace
caps upon Pearl and over-comes her
lose diaphragm.
SCENE THIRTEEN.
Bertha Bonn's sitting room at the New