The Washington herald., 1917-02-25

Mote-Ihe story Of Pearl Of the Army, the Psths
sna, y oeing published hers In the form Of series
~ Icons IN scenario writing Read ths scenario,
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rear Dare. having smysteriousiy disap-
peareo' Bertha Bonn summons Maj.
Srent 70 her Washington apartment to
plead with him to marry her.
SCENE L
. CBoudoir Of Bertha Bonn's washington
apartment)
Open diaphragm on foreground Of Ber-
tina Bonn in afternoon costume. She
gazes on out of foreground in direction
VI doorway and her face lights up
Snow foreground Of Mai. Brent. He
cones IN doorway, stops for q moment,
snen exits out OF foreground In Bertha's
Fun set: Brent comes to Bertha She
seanzes she has no hold on the man she
loves because she has lost the locket
contslnfns MS signed photograph and
pleads with him. Brent shakes his head
emphatically.
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mo. I intend to marry Pearl Dare"
Conunulng scene. Brent speaks out
aDove and moves away from her toward
"inoow. Bertha follows him, pleading.
snow foreground of the two bay win
COWS: Bertha Is still pleading. Brent
Ii adamant A mysterious hand comes
In through window and unseen by Brent.
tnrusts a note into Brent's hand. Brent
reads the note.
Insert close foreground Of note on
screen.
The locket is in Col. Dare's safe In
the Chemical Building"
bertha Is curious. but Brent thrusts
the note into his pocket.
Close diaphragm.
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Feari Dare and T. o. Adams have been
made prisoners on a schooner hy the
onent menace. Americas enemy, who In
awaiting a box from a foreign ship.
SCENE 2
pearfs prison on schooner. The ft,rni-
ture includes small three legged stool,
Full SET: The ships boy comes in with
Pearrs evening meal and lays it down.
Ieari speaks pleasantly to boy. He turns
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Twenty minutes later.
SCENE &
eAdams' prison room, next to Pearl's,)
Boy comes to Adams and bends over
MIN. Adams gazes up into boys face
and starts back
Snow foreground Of the two. The boy is
Seen to be Pearl Adams wonderinely
asks what she is doing there. And
Pearl starts to explain.
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when the boy brought my supper. /
MT him over the head with q stool, took
bis clothes and gagged and bound him -
Pearl speaks out above and Adarns
registers wonder.
Full set: Pearl frees Adams and bids
him hurry. The two exit.
SCENE l.
Cabin Of schooner. In the cabin thers
L. large packing box)
Silent Menace and Captain come into
cabin. Silent Menace. keeping his face
concealed. moves to packing box anc
SCENE s.
Corridor outside cabin. Moonlight ef-
tect)
Pearl. still in boys disguise, comes
In with polishing rag and starts to
polish. She can hear what Is going on
In the cabin.
SCENE G.
Cabin Of schooner as per -
Show foreground of Captain and Silent
Menace. Silent Menace has finished
opening box and has picked up a hano
grenade.
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This Is a sample Of the bomb We vii!
use to destroy the canal. Send the box
to the Aines Building tonight at twelve;
same room as before
Continuing previous foreground. Silent
Menace finishes speaking out above.
Captain mods.
SCENE L
Corridor as per 81
Pearl having heard previous converse
ton. turns and hastily exits.
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Captains cabin as per ~
Silent Menace finishes putting bomb
back into packing box and exits with
captain
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Pearl entrusts Adams with note to
her father, warning him of the meeting
in the Aines Building.
SCENE 9.
Corridor outside Pearls prison. Moon
light effect)
Pearl and Adams In picture. Pearl
hands Adams note for her father and
urges him to hurry. He slips out of
picture. Pearl exits in the opposite d.
rection-
(Side of schooner. Boat tied to side.)
Silent Menace comes climbing down to
boat Gets in and rows away.
SCENE II.
Cabin as per ~
Pearl in boys clothes comes stealthily
into cabin. Moves to box. opens 1t and
takes out all the bombs but one. Hides
them in closet, then moves back to box
and starts to work with excelsior.
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At twelve that night the Silent Menace
arranges to meet unscrupulous American
munition manufacturers.
SCENE Il.
(Roughly furnished office on the eighth
floor of the Aines Building)
Open diaphram on the Silent Menace
coming into Office. He looks about and
arranges chairs for a meeting. The men
from the schooner come in with the pack
ing box. They place it in one corner and
exit.
Six well-dressed Americans come in
and Silent Menace welcomes them. He
moves over to box and starts to open 1t.
Show foreground of the box being
opened. AS the Silent Menace lifts the
lid. Pearl, the bomb in her hand, pops
out Of the excelsior. smiles and speaks.
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welcome to our city. Aren't you
ashamed to make bombs to blow your
fellow-citizens to pieces7''
Continuing previous foreground. Pearl
finishes speaking out above. Pearl, hold
ing bomb. moves to phone in another cor
ner and asks for her fathers number.