The Washington herald., 1917-01-28
CONDENSED SCENARIO
"PEARL OF THE ARMY
By GUY W. MCCONNELL.
Scenario BY George Bracket Seitz,
Author of "The Iron Claw, ssThe
Shielding shadow" Etc.
EPISODE NO. 6.
MAI. BRENT'S PERFIDY

/ ..
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS EPISODES
/ Tho Silent Menace is seeking the canal defense
plans. which were entrusted TO Capt. Ralph PAYNE
Payne lost them and was sent to prison for life
| The train On which he travelled was wrecked and
| a muttlated body found and identified "A his
Pearl Dare, bis sweetheart seeks TO clear his name
Adams, a mysterious stranger, who Joined the army
has rescued her from Bolero. the leader Of the
| Grenadian rebels " '
Copyright. 1916. by Geory. B. seiz.l
PEARL OF THE ARMY
PART T.
| SUBTITLE.
| Having escaped from Bolero. the
Grenadfan revolutionist, Pearl Dare
and T. o. Adams-with the belt CON
tanning the defense plans of the PAN
ANA Canal-camp for the night
SCENE 1.
| Inside cave.)
Pearl lying asleep Adams comes IN
bends over her.
| Show foreground Adams quickly
taking off PEARLS belt and putting his
own around her waist.
| FULL SET.
| Adams exits. Pearl awakens. dis
covers substitution. Picks up revolver
and determinedly exits. Fade into:
SCENE q
| Location near exterior of cayeD
Show foreground of Adams with belt
and packet. A revolver pokes through
pushes and Adams looks into its
muzTle.'
FULL SET.
Pearl comes out from bushes Forces
Adams to surrender belt and then
makes him march before her at the
point Of revolver. They exit.
SUBTITLE
Meanwhile Mai Brent and tha
searching party hunting for Pearl.
come upon Bertha Bonn and PEARLS
faithful chauffeur, Toxic.
SCENE >.
woods location)
Toxic and Bertha in picturs nm
versing. Brent and squad of United
States soldiers approach them. From
opposite side. Grenadians gallop into
picture and attack Americans whom
they outnumber three to one Brent
In furious fight with three Grenadians
as Bolero gallops through foreground
and snatches Bertha from ground to
his saddle. Brent decides this is a
good way to get rid of Bertha and
makes no attempt to halt BoIero. Or
ders his soldiers to retreat
SUBTITLE.
Later the Silent Menace upbraids
Bolero. the revolutionist, for his failure
to recover the much needed Canal
plans.
SCENE 4.
Groom in ruin of stone house in
Grenada)
Open diaphragm on foreground of
Silent Menace and his lieutenapts
about table in picture. Silent Menace
oerating Bolero who stands before
them. Speaks:
SPOKEN TITLE.
III within twenty-four hours the plans
are not recovered, another will command
| in your place"
Bolero cringes back afraid. Makes
weak protest. Exits in deep thought.
SCENE 5.
Location outside stronghold in Bo-
lerOS camp)
Bertha and Toxic seated on rock.
Number of Bolero's men come up and
Iimpertinently examine her Bertha
pulls herself away from the Grena-
dians. Toxic tells Grenadians to let
Bertha alone. A spirited little fight
Follows when Toxic attempts to pro-
tect her. Bolero comes into picture
and orders Grenadians away. Bolero
speaks to Toxic. Tells him 1t Is Gus
tomary for women captives to be
turned over to his men Bertha pleads
with him. Bolero speaks:
SPOKEN TITLE.
Let your japanese friend go to the
cellar of my old headquarters and
there he will find two bodies In the
belt of one there is a packet. Let
him bring it within twenty-four hours
Otherwise 1 cannot help you"
| Toxic hesitates, then agrees Bolero
and Toxic exit together
SUBTITLE.
The United States Aviation Corps
searches for Pearl.
SCENE G.
Brush location.)
Pearl and Adams passing through
picture. Pearl keeping him covered
with revolver. They stop to rest
Adams happens to look toward sky,
points toward aeroplane which hovers
in picture far overhead. Grenadians
come through bushes. Pearl shoots
one Of Boleros men, She and Adams
are captured. They are put on sep
arate horses and are carried of.
SUBTITLE.
To the rescue.
SCENE :.
(Aeroplane in flight)
Show foreground of aviator in ma
chine gazing below, and dropping
bomb.
Another brush location)
Bomb drops near group of horse
men and bursts. Several of Bolero's
men killed. among them the man with
whom Pearl was riding.
Show foreground of Bolero's men
firing into air.
SCENE 9.
(Aeroplane in flight)
Aviator struck by bullet Aviator
manages to volplane to earth.
SCENE 10.
(Ground near-by)
Aviator comes volplaning to ground
He falls out and dies on ground.
Pearl, followed by Grenadian on
horseback. comes into picture and ap-
proaches aeroplane. Adams from near
by bushes kills Grenadian who falls
off horse. Pearl enters aeroplane, but
Adams holding revolver, comes up, de-
mands and gets belt. Both see Gren-
adams approaching. Adams gives
aeroplane a push and Pearl flies out
Of picture. Adams mounts riderless
horse and gallops off as Grenadians
come in. They do not follow.
PART IL
SUBTITLE.
Sometime later for better safety. the
fugitive has Communicated Grenadian
clothes.
SCENE II.
(Room in rough shack across Gren-
adian border.)
Omen diaphragm on Adams in nicturo