Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-18

strange discovery.
Scene DEDICATION in Dare garden,
| summer house In plcture-moonlirh,
! effect.
Show foreground OF Brent hastily
stepping into hiding nearby. Show
foreground OF doorway OF summer
house. Silent Menace come, nm,
masked stands in doorway. gazjnr
about. He exits out OF picture. sho,.
foreground OF Brent: he haIf.stcp, on,
or hiding place and gazes after IN.
Sient Menace; thinks and whispers 20
himself:
'Spoken titlc) Come TO me thu doy
nc Is taken and then perhaps
continuing the previous foreground
"rcnt draws his revolver and deter
minedly follows GU. after tho Siia.t
Menace. ''en'
Scene ii-Terrace in Dare garden
! moonlight effect
hertha and Adams arrive. Adam,
tells Bertha to walt where she 1, and
| then exits to reconnoitcr house IN 49,.
II Brcn; is there.
Scene i2-Sccond garden location
moonlight effect
! Silent Menace steal,hily move,
through picture. AS soon as he roo,
/ out Brent. with drawn revolver fol-
! lows after him
! Scene i3-Tcrracc location >,
Scene H. re-
Snow foreground of Bertha register
/ ins wonder and interest She exits /,
direction OF previous scene
scene 1t-rhird garden location.
| Foreground OF silent Menace con,inr
into picture and gazing over h.dr.
AS he does so. Brcnt's hand. holding
! tn,
back Then Brent appears. sil.n,
Menace turns and. AT Brcnt's command
throws up his hands
Scene l5-other side OF hedge o.
| bush
Bertha pccks in; stops.
Subtttie-Bcrtha remembers Adan.,,
, statement that II the Silent Mcrac.
is captured Pearl will MARI. Bront
BACK 10 scene. She starts to thrus,
| her hand through bush. Show for.
| ground of Brent's hand on revolver
| .ertha's hand comes through bush and
Z Eraps Hrents wrist. Silent Menace
/ leaps forward. twists revolver on, y,
/ BreniS hand. holds it by barrel ami
strikes him on tho head with il. knock
/ ing him out. Brent falls uncon.riou.
I silent Menace. holding revolver. par,y
bush and Bertha appears. silent Men
acc Eazcs At her for a moment in 81.
lcncc. then .p-aks:
Spoken ti,ic) For thi. you .b,,,
be repaid"
Continuing the previous foreground.
Bertha eagerly speaks:
tSpokcn titlc) You Will return nv
lockct?"
silent Menace slowly mods. Fade out.
scene l6--Tcrrace location
Adams comes into picture; looks
about for Bertha. She comes In ana
they exit together. Fado out.
scene l1-Darc library
Poarl in picture. Adams and Bertha
como in. push hv butler and come
down. Pearl makes AS though 10
leave. but rcstrains herself: gazcs a,
me Two mods TO butler that he may
so She turns to Bertha and Adams
Sub,itlc--Thc attempt on the mobil
ization plans.
Scene is-Back door Of Dare hous,
Silent Menace comes UP TO back
door. gazss about and gives a low
whistle. Four al his mon appear from
hiding places: all move 10 back door
silent Menace knocks on same with
secret knock: door opens and all 80
qUietl: into house
Scene 13--narc library
Show flash OF Bertha tcnsely relating
her story TO rcagl ADAMS nearby.
listening.
Scene 2o-Dare's bedroom.
Dare in bed, sleeping. silent Men
ace and henchmcn sneak in; Bend
over Dare. Fadc out
Scene 2l--Eooin in Dare house
silent Menace and several hcnchmen
on scene. Man appears. Speaks:
tSpokcn title, Every one in the
house is bound except the three in tn.
library"
Back to scene. silent Menace mods.
They all exit.
Scene "2-Darc library.
BERTHA finishes story. Pearl speaks:
tSpokcn title) "Do YOU expect ne
to believe this Of an officer and a gen
tlcman without further proof"
Rack 10 scene She finishes speak
ing out above. registers hearing sound.
silent Menace and hcnchmcn enter
Scene 23--Ciardcn by hedge.
Brent RECEIVERS: gets up slowly and
exits
Scene 2t-Darc library.
Pearl. Bertha and Adams rests: at
tack OF Silent Menace and his hcncE-
men. a struggle follows
Scene 23--Outside library.
Brent looks in; starts.
Scene 26--Dare library
silent Menace and henchmen over
coming the three.
Scene 21-Outsidc library
Brent starts off In direction OF street
to get help.
Scene 2s-Dare library.
silent Menace and henchmen leave
the three bound. Exit.
. Scene 23-Strcet.
Brent summons policemen: speaks
hurriedly 10 them. They exit out OF
scene.
Sccne S0--Dare study.
silent Mcnacc's men fixing safe 1;
light fuse and run into library.
: Scene 3I--Darc library
All wait for explosion
Scene 32-Entrancc to Dare house
. Brent and policemen run up steps.
There follows thrilling succession OF
scenes. showing spectacular fight in
the house. at the end of which the ST.
lent Menace is captured.
: Scene 33-Darc library.
Silent Menace handcuncd. Pearl
reaches up to take off his mask. Does
so--he is her fathers secretary. She
registers relief. Speaks:
, Spoken titie) Thank Heaven. At
last 1t is over. The Silent Menace is
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