Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15


Toxic painfully crawls through n,c
lure and exits. crhe venReful crawiinr
creature is very thrillinY.)
scene 14-Adamss room In hospital
Dare and several officers in picture
near Adams. Dare speaks:
tSpokcn tltle) land moor D,,n.
lainc. If he only had lived to know
mat his innocence had been complctclv
proven"
SHOW foreground of Adams. Al,
Dares words. he half-starts up and
cries out. Rises from chair and
salutcs.
SPOKEN titlc) Then beg to repor,
sir. that Captain Ralph Paine was not
injured in the railroad wreck He wa.
condemned prisoner. and liberty WINS
sweet Which the wreck occurred.
Continuing the previous foreground
dissolve into:
Scene l5-Paincs compartment in
train. as per second episode.
Fainc and others in picture The
wreck occurs. Fade into:
SccNc lG--Wrcckage ncar-by-r,,,
and lightning
Paine comes in to wreckaEe. gazing
blankly about. looks down at his feet
Snow foreground OF the body OF T @
Adams at his feet. Paine bends over
the body Of Adams. Fade into:
SPOKEN ttlc) THE man was injured
3 e
sing him into the bushes nearby
Fade into:
Scene IL Bush location nearby.
Paine has changed clothes with T. o.
Adams and is finishing shaving. Fl.
has dressed Adams in his uniform and.
opening ADAMS pockctbook, takes out
cards. Insert close. foreground Of card
| In Painc's hands. Same reads:
"r. .. ADAMS,
Monks Corner, Mob"
Continuing the scene. Paine thrustr
neutrality-suspicious.. ,hinkn again.
taxes out0piecc of paper and hastily
starts TO write on it.
Spoken titlc) so Paine wrote tn.
last Will and testament that was found
on the body aud placed II among tho
wreckagc Of his car"
Scene lS-WrcckaCe OF Faine's car
rain and lightning effect.
Paine comes in. dragging the bodv
OF Adams. puts II under beam.
Spoken t!tlcJ Then when daylight
dawned . -
Fade into:
Scene le-wreck of Paines com.
partrnent.
Pearl comes in. finds body. discover.
paper. picks II up and reads. Insert
close foreground Of paper in Pearls
hands:
ITO My Executors:
"lf anything should happen to me- ]
die innocent. leave my entire forums
10 be used In establishing ny innocence
and findinE tho person guilty Of the
crime Of which ! have been convicted.
| make Pearl Dare my sole exccutria
'RALPlI PAINE"
Continuing tho previous scene. Pearl
is overcome. turns away from body.
AS she does so dissolve into:
Scene 2O-Adams's room
show foreground ADAMS finishing
telling story.
tSpokcn ti,lc) 80 Ralph Paine died
and in his place came Orderly r. q.
Adams. Gentlemen. ! am Captain
Ralph Paine"
show foreground of the party. Pain,
finishes speaking out the above. All
arc filled with wonder. Dare steps up
close to Paine. examines his face
closely. The absence OF beard
changes his appearance greatly. but
given tho clue, Dare Il satisfied Of tn.
truth. Show foreground of Dare. Of
nccrs and Paine. Dare speaks:
iSpoken ttlc) There Ia one your
story Will interest even more than II
has me-"
/ Full sc,. Dare finishes speaking OIL,
tho above. Paine understands that hs
means rcarl rises and starts TO emit.
/ Hospital orderly and doctor. who have
come in. protest Paine. however. con-
jolcs them In letting him go and exits.
Scene 2l-Grounds OF Colonel parcs
house.
| Toxic fcebly crawl, into grounds
| through hedge and exits out OF pic
( ,urc In direction Of house.
| Scene o2--Strcet location near paro
( house.
hastily into picture. SHOW foreground
+ Of moving ,aNicah Paine quickly
EaZes out in direction OF house. Dis
covers something and registers wonder
J Scene 23-Ttoof OF vcranda outside
/ PEARLS window.
shadowy figure OF Toxic coming to
! Pearls window
| Scene 2t-Strect location.
! Show foreground OF Paine gazing
! out OF taxi window. Registers dis
cover" Of previous scene. Leans over
and cxcitcdly tells driver to hurry on.
/ Driver does so.
! Scene 25-rcarl's bedroom, dimly lit.
! door to boudoir open.
/ Foreground OF Pearl in bed. peace
fully sleeping. Foreground of Toxic
in room by window. Cirasps long knife
tightly and moves out Of foreground.
Foreground of Pearl In bed. Full sci.
| Toxic. knife in hand, leaning over
! Pearl. who IS in bed: raises his. head
and gazcs off toward doorway of room.
! Hears some one coming. .Staggers TO
boudoir door and slams it shut. Show
| foreground Of servant and maid reach
ing doorway just Toxic slams It
shut. Show foreground OF Pearl. She
ia waking. Before she can rise Toxic
has started to attack her.
Scene 26--Pearrs boudoir.
Tho two servants are joined by an
other All beat on door.
Scene 27-Pcarls bedroom.
Show diaphragmed foreground OF
Toxic leaning over Pearl, who is un-
a Cn1 af hnr Y,,n-
ment and slowly raises his knife above
her heart. Before he can thrust IT
home a hand comes into the foreground
and. scizes his wrist. Open diaphragm
further till Paine is seen standing be-
hind Toxic. Gle has followed Toxic in
through Window With quick move
mcnt, he hurls Toxic away to the other
side of the room. Full set Toxic falls
at other end of room. still clutchinE
the knife; hesitates. then starts to raise