The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
pearl OF THE ARMY
EPISODE NO. 10.
'THE SILENT ARMY
By GUY ". MCCONNELL.
Scenario by George B. Seitz.

Scenario BY George B. Seitz.
THE story Of Pearl Of tn. Army" P.tAss
seriai y being pubiished In this paper IN the form
Of seriss d lessons IN scenario writins. This is
e.son number ten. Number eleven win b pub
SUBTITLE.
Learning OF q plan to purioin the Pam
anna Canal defense plans from her faith
er's safe. Pearl Dare has hurried to the
chemical building and there found MAJ.
Brent.
SCENE /.
A room In the chemical building. Open
diaphragm on foreground Of Pearl, Dare
and others about Brent. Brent explains
that he stepped In to see II the plans were
safe. Pearl still suspicious. Full set {:
Dare goes to safe ana takes plans from
compartment. handing them to Pearl.
who 10 overjoyed.
SCENE 2.
Outside side Of chemical building. Show
foreground Of masked Silent Menace at
window.
SCENE g.
Room In chemical building. same as !.
Pearl hands plans back to Dare, who
reaches over to put them In safe. AZ he
does 50. hand comes through window and
seiEes plans from him. Ali rush to win
dow ana look out, then turn and run out
through doorway.
SCENE l.
Location on chemical ground. Silent
Menace comes running into pictures, in
dicatins pursuers are on his heels.
SCENE s.
second location on chemical grounds.
Pearl and others come running in. Pear
points or excitedly.
SCENE G.
Third location on chemical grounds
Small tool house In picture.
Show foreground Of Silent Menace.
Hesitates then steps behind tool house.
Close diaphragm. Open diaphragm on
foreground Of Adams stepping out from
other side, holding plans. He is hastily
bending pin. which he puts through
plans. Full set: Pearl and party come
running in as Adams hastily thrusts
plans into side pocket. They question
Adams but he protests ignorance. Pearl
IL suspicious and Dare orders him search.
eo' by two sentries who have Joined
party.
Show foreground group about Adams
protesting and struggling. Pearl IL Al
mis- side and as he struggles his hand
seen to take plans ana pin them
inside Pearls coat
Full set. Still protesting. Adams ia
searched and nothing IL found. Dare
apologies. Adams smiles. All with
the exception Of Pearl. turn and exit
Pearl stands a moment, registering be-
"ilderment. then beginning to take
her coat off, walks away in deep
thought. Close diaphragm.
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The next morning.
SCENE I.
Meeting place in hotel OF the For
eign Alliance. Foreign Alliance gath
cred about table. Silent Menace comes
In and triumphantly produces plans
Silent Menace speaks:
SPOKEN TITLE.
"Onoe we have secured the chemical
waters which render the plans legible
the country is ours. They are now in
q safe in the chemical building, but
so guarded now that a direct attack
10 the only way to secure them"
Continuing scene: All curious. in
Quire what the Silent Menace means
by direct attack" He puts them of
and writes note. Hands 1t to member
OF Alliance. CThis man Is Dare's new
private secretary Speaks:
SPOKEN TITLE.
Raymond. see that this is delivered
to the commander of our silent army
In the usual way"
Secretary takes note and exits
SUBTITLE.
One hour later Pearl sees her faith
er's new secretary acting peculiarly.
SCENE S.
PEARLS bedroom.
PEARL at window trying to read but
cannot. Lays down book. looks out OF
window. Sees something that surprises
her and looks out of window. Then
picks up field glasses and looks
through them.
SCENE 3.
Grounds seen through lens of glasses
Small garage in picture.
Raymond changing his clothes, dis
guising himself as lamplighter
Takes out small IampIighter's ladder
from hiding place in garage and exits
SCENE 10.
PEARLS bedroom as per 2
Pearl, puzzled, lowers glasses. Hest
tates then decides to follow. Throws
strap of field glasses over her shoulder
as she exits.
After an hours trailing.
SCENE H.
Doorway near street corner.
Pearl in doorway takes out glasses and
| looks through them.
SCENE IL.
Street corner with lamppost in picture
Raymond on ladder pretending to fix
lamp. Leaves note in lamp and exits
Pearl comes into picture and is apparent
| Ily preparing to climb lamppost to get
note left by Raymond when a second
lamplighter comes in. Pearl passes him
| by. and as he places ladder against lamp
post lodges into nearby doorway. Show
foreground of Pearl in doorway again
looking through glasses.
Show foreground of mans hands reach.
ing for note in lamp. Opens 1t and reads
| INSERT.
| Close foreground note on screen:
Tell Wrenshaw to meet me at the
west end hangar tonight.-The Silent
| Menace"
| Full Set: Lamplighter comes down and
moves out Of picture.
| Show foreground Of Pearl In doorway
Lowers glasses. hesitates, then moves out
Of foreground following the second lamp
lighter.
SUBTITLE.
The West End Hangar.
SCENE H.
| Outside hangar.