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- Jim wishes to make an impression upon Jane, his sweetheart. He calls upon her in a taxi, which he forgets to dismiss when he enters the house. Judge Holden, Jane's father, dislikes Jim and leaves the house when the boy calls. Later, when Jim leaves he faces a taxi bill he cannot pay. He is arrested and taken before Judge Holden. Jane calls to see her father and arrives while Jim is being tried. Jim is fined. Jane saves him from jail by slipping him the money with which to pay his fine. The chauffeur and the judge dive for the money. Holden gets it and pockets it, after which he discharges Jim. Jim is elected town marshal. He elopes with Jane. Judge Holden pursues the pair. Jim allows him to catch up and then arrests him for speeding. He places handcuffs on the Judge and has him arraigned in his own court. A substitute judge fines Holden. The humor of the situation appeals to Judge Holden. As Jim and .lane are leaving the court, he calls them back. Surprised, the two return. Turning to the substitute judge, Holden laughingly orders him to perform the marriage ceremony.
- A reel of mirth-provoking stunts that will draw the pennies from the children, but which is of much interest to young and old alike. It opens with a crowd of children leaving school and marching through the streets to the "Humpty Dumpty Circus." We see them crowd into the tent and at the end of each act they vociferously applaud the performers These are the little wooden toys that are familiar to all, and which are made to perform all the usual acrobatic stunts of the circus performer in a remarkably realistic manner. Some of the scenes are really comical and it is hard to believe that the elephants and donkeys are not alive.
- The scene opens with an assembly of citizens who are harangued by one of their number, whose words have great weight with the crowd, and their attitude of approval shows that Roman misrule in Jerusalem has reached its climax. Heralds now approach and Roman soldiers beat back the crowd to make way for the approach of the Roman Procurator. The scene changes to the home of Ben Hur, who is seen with his sister and mother on the house top. The cavalcade of Roman troops approaches, and to get a near view Ben Hur leans from the coping and knocks down one of the stones thereof onto the shoulder of the Procurator. This is seen and misconstrued by the Governor, who orders soldiers to arrest the inmates; they, after ineffectual pleas and struggles, are carried off. Ben Hur is consigned to the galleys, where he is loaded with chains. Here he signalizes himself by saving the life of Arrias, who publicly adopts him as his son and proclaims him a Roman citizen amidst the acclamations of the assembled crowd in the forum. Now comes the scene in the games where Ben Hur is challenged by Messala, and accepts it, to the great delight of the citizens. The chariots and athletes parade before the dais and in due time are arranged, and the chariot race commences. Three times 'round the ring dash the chariots, and at the fourth turn Ben Hur comes out the victor and is crowned with the wreath, to the great, chagrin of Messala, who is borne on a stretcher, wounded to death.
- An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.
- The Chinese Slave Smuggling scene opens up in the midst of a wood in which a shanty is hid; there appears upon the scene a Chinese Potentate, who is stealthily drawing nearer to the door of the shanty, and knocks in a peculiar manner. Lieutenant Manly, who has had his suspicions aroused, appears at this moment, peering around the corner of the shanty, and sees the Chinaman admitted by the captain of the sloop, after which Lieutenant Manly comes forward and looks through an aperture, and, seeing them about to reappear, he hides again. The door then opens, with the captain of the sloop and the Chinaman dragging a Chinese girl between them. At this point a controversy takes place between the Chinaman and the captain of the sloop, about the money to be paid for smuggling the girl, but the captain refuses to allow the girl to go unless he is paid in full. They re-enter the shanty and settle this matter, leaving the girl alone. At this point the lieutenant, seeing the coast clear, runs up to the girl and informs her that he will render her assistance. The two captors then re-appear upon the scene, and Lieutenant Manly again hides. They now drag the girl away, but they are followed at a distance by the lieutenant. The scene is now changed to the Coast Guard Station, with a coast guard performing sentry-go. The lieutenant rushes up and explains to the sentry his errand, and goes into the station, and, calling his comrades, he explains to them what he has discovered, and soon re-appears in the disguise of a common seaman. The next scene is aboard the sloop, and the men are seen quarreling amongst themselves. The captain and the Chinaman are seen coming along with the Chinese girl between them, and the sailors assist in getting the girl aboard. Just as they are about to sail, the disguised lieutenant springs aboard, and after a little parley is engaged as one of the crew. As soon as this matter is settled, orders are given to sail. While they are busily engaged, the lieutenant advances to the girl, tells her to be of good courage, but in this act he is observed and is felled by the marline spike of the captain; he lies on the deck in a swoon while the girl is beaten. The information given at the Revenue Station has caused the officers to bring out the cutter and they give chase to the sloop. We see them gradually drawing nearer, but as yet they are not observed by those on the sloop. The girl, turning to her rescuer, tries to revive him with cold water, bathing his face; this soon revives him from his swoon. Hearing steps, he feigns unconsciousness again, and the girl assumes her attitude of dejection. The Chinaman then appears and offers his attentions to the girl, but she repulses him, but he calmly smokes his pipe and puts his arm around her waist. At this moment the revived lieutenant strikes the Chinaman, and gives him a dig in the arm with his knife, and then lies back in a supposed swoon. The Chinaman then calls the captain of the sloop, and, with his marline spike, attempts to strike the prostrate form of the lieutenant, but the girl interferes and prevents the blow. The revenue cutter is now seen drawing nearer and nearer to the sloop, and the revenue men are seen training their guns upon the sloop. This takes the attention away from the couple, and they prepare to fight off the onslaught of the revenue men, but the men on the sloop are soon over-powered by the revenue men, who take charge of the sloop and rescue the girl and Lieutenant Manly. -- The Moving Picture World, October 5, 1907
- Failing in his attempt to obtain possession of the document which establishes Marguerite's right to her fortune, Rudolph, her chauffeur, abducts the girl and imprisons her in a shack on the outskirts of the city. Martha, an old hag, guards the heiress. A startling resemblance exists between Carrie, Rudolph's sweetheart and Marguerite. As the result of this resemblance, the chauffeur launches a desperate plan whereby Carrie impersonates Marguerite and takes her place in the heiress' household. Bob Winters discovers the deception. About to unmask the impostor, Bob is attacked and overpowered by Rudolph. Covering the young man with a revolver which he carries in his coat pocket, the chauffeur compels Bob to get into an auto outside. The machine is then headed towards the shack. In the meantime, Marguerite has taken the old hag by surprise. Barely has the heiress locked Martha in the adjoining room that she hears Rudolph and Bob approaching. Snatching the lamp from the table. Marguerite hides behind the door. The moment the chauffeur enters, his victim crashes the lamp down upon his head and knocks him unconscious. The police are summoned and the conspirators led away Justice.
- Helen, informed of the danger which menaces an excursion train because another engine on the same track is running wild, mounts a motorcycle and speeds down the track to warn the passengers of their imminent peril.
- Lieutenant Yancey's southern sweetheart, Rose, is jealous of Elinor, a northern girl, who is visiting her aunt Mary de Lane. This jealousy is excited by an invitation which Yancey receives from Mary to call and meet her niece. Yancey visits the de Lane home, and while walking along the river with Elinor, he shows her where the Confederate Ironclad is being constructed. Elinor, having strong Union sympathies, reveals the location of the Ironclad to the commander of the Federal gunboats. An attack is made on the Ironclad and Yancey rides to give warning. The Confederates are temporarily helpless as their power is exhausted. Yancey, knowing that a supply of ammunition is loaded on a train in another location, prepares to bring the needed powder to his compatriots. As the train is about to leave, a Federal scouting party rides up and opens fire. Rose and Yancey jump on the engine and make a wild dash to escape with the powder. Elinor, from a distance, sees the fight and sets fire to the bridge over which the train must pass. While riding over the bridge the last car catches fire. Yancey, who has been wounded, is left in the engine cab while Rose crawls over the loaded train and succeeds in cutting off the end car just in time to escape the explosion. The powder is delivered to the Ironclad in the nick of time, and a fierce battle wages between the Confederate vessel and the Union gunboats.
- A young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother will stop at nothing, including murder, to see that he marries his rich cousin.
- Harold is ensnared by the wiles of Sybil, an adventuress. The boy forgets Helen, his country sweetheart. Sybil's influence over him is so evil that he can no longer apply himself to his work. His employer finally discharges him. When Harold's money is gone, the adventuress throws him over. He becomes a drunkard. Helen, failing to hear from him, comes to the city, where she secures a position. Harold decides to become a hold-up man. To pass away the time before midnight, he goes to a theater where Bert French and Alice Eis are presenting their famous "Vampire Dance." The characters are an artist and a vampire, in the guise of a wood nymph. Harold sees the artist attracted by the beautiful creature and then his struggles as he realizes what the result of the fascination must inevitably be. The victim beats her in his frenzy of fear, but is irresistibly drawn into the coils by the vampire's fiendish wiles. The vampire fascinates the man by her beauty and lures him toward a forest dell There the horrible creature succeeds in taking his life. Harold feels that a veil has been torn from his eyes. He seems to have reviewed his life with Sybil, and vows to reform. He succeeds in regaining his position and once more takes his place among men. The boy learns of Helen's presence in the city, but can find no trace of her. Sybil, learning of Harold's prosperity, attempts to drag him into her net once more, but the boy, with the memory of "The Vampire Dance" before him, resists her efforts. That night he finds Helen, and to insure his reformation, proposes immediate marriage. His sweetheart consents, and the knot is tied.
- Basil, sent to a West Indian island to look after his brother's interests, so antagonizes the planters that they form a secret organization for the purpose of throwing off the Harcourt yoke. Irene, who has just inherited her father's plantation, refuses to join. Basil is later slain under circumstances which cause Irene to believe herself the murderess. To keep the crime secret, the girl becomes a member of the order and vows to do its bidding. Shortly afterward, she leaves for America. There the girl meets Sir Henry, who is traveling under an assumed name. The two fall in love. Blake, the head of the organization, comes to America. Irene's dream of happiness is shattered when Blake recognizes her lover. The girl is ordered to lure Sir Henry to her apartment, where, after being drugged by her, he is to be slain by Blake. Rendered almost insane by what has transpired, Irene resolves to die in her sweetheart's stead. Cara, Irene's West Indian maid, learns what is afoot and summons Sir Henry. The two arrive at Irene's apartment just as Blake is about to stab a figure, lying crouched over the table. Leaping forward, Cara receives the knife in her own breast. Blake flees. Dying, Cara confesses that she had killed Basil because the latter, after making love to her aroused her jealousy by paying attention to Irene.
- Paul, a blind basket weaver, plies his trade at a small seaside village. Anna, a cripple, is madly in love with the handsome young man. He does not know of her deformity and Dolly, who also loves him, is too tender-hearted to tell. Dr. Arnold and his bride visit the village on their honeymoon. The doctor finds that he can restore Paul's sight by a simple operation, and gives Anna his card. Paul and Dolly are overjoyed, but Anna fears he will have nothing to do with her should he recover his sight and discover her deformity. Dolly determines to have the operation. She goes to the hotel and finds to her dismay that the doctor has been called back to the city by an urgent telegram. She regains her good spirits when she remembers that Anna has the doctor's card, bearing his address. Anna is tempted and says that she has lost the card. When she sees Paul's grief she cannot bear to deceive him, and pretends to find the card. Together they write a pathetic little note to Dr. Arnold requesting him to return. He does return and performs the operation. Several weeks later, when the bandages are to be removed from Paul's eyes, Dolly and Anna wait anxiously outside the door. Paul wishes to have Anna by his side. The girl enters the house and sits beside him, holding his hand. As the doctor starts to remove the bandages she can stand it no longer, and has him send for Dolly. Dolly substitutes her hand for Anna's. Anna rushes blindly from the house and towards the cliffs. Paul sees the beauties of the world for the first time by Dolly's side, while at the foot of the cliffs Anna's poor little body is found, bruised and broken.
- Pasquale, an old Italian inn-keeper, is secretly in league with a party of bandits, but is extremely diplomatic in keeping his guests from becoming suspicious. His daughter, Pepina, is in love with Bariola, an organ grinder, who often serves as guide for the tourists and she takes good care of the young man's savings in anticipation of their coming marriage. One day Bariola is attacked by brigands and is rescued by an American who is on his way to the inn with his wife. This timely assistance earns the Italian's gratitude and he is later in a position to demonstrate his appreciation. The bandits inform Pasquale that wealthy Americans are stopping at his place and a plan is made to rob them. Pasquale permits himself to be bound in a chair that he may not be suspected of complicity. While the bandits are attempting to force the tourists' door, the American is attracted by strains of music beneath the window, where Bariola sits with Pepina in the moonlight. The tourist hastily drops a note through the shutters. This is picked up by Pepina who takes the grind organ and continues the music while Bariola hastens for help. The organ grinder gathers several officers who hasten to the inn where a desperate struggle takes place, the bandits being overpowered and conducted to jail. In liberating Pasquale, one of the officers, who has been suspicious of the landlord, warns him to keep out of bad company. Several weeks later we see Bariola and Pepina in a cozy home which has been provided by the generous Americans.
- In a lumber camp two young lumbermen are working and incidentally are suitors for the hand of the same girl. One of them wins and is betrothed to the girl, but a turn of fortune takes him to another job in a distant lumber camp where he meets with an accident which destroys his memory. The girl waits for him faithfully until she is convinced that he is dead and then marries the other suitor. Several years later the first man suddenly recovers his memory, comes back to claim the girl. She in the meantime has settled down to domestic life and has a little girl four or five years of age but the return of the man to whom she was betrothed in former years, naturally revives her love for him and after a great struggle with herself she finally resolves to run away from her husband. The climax of the story takes place when her husband acknowledges the rights of the former lover and gives up the wife. As she is about to leave, the little child toddles in and the theme of the play at once becomes apparent, namely, that mother love is "The Strongest Tie" after all.
- Amina loves Rudolph and turns the powerful Count Wolfenstein down when he proposes to her. In a jealous rage, Wolfenstein throws Rudolph into a dungeon. Meanwhile, Hertzog, "The Black Crook," has a deal with the devil: he must hand over to Satan one soul each year or find himself banished to Hell. With only 24 hours left before the year ends, Hertzog focuses all of his attention on Amina and Rudolph, believing them to be weakened from despair and therefore easy prey.
- The ungovernable temper of Eva Storm has caused her to be known as "The Village Vixen." Her charming daughter, Maud, is the antithesis of her mother, and promises her hand to Willis, a wealthy young farmer. Eva forbids Willis from visiting her home and the young man asks his father to help him in overcoming the unreasonable prejudice of the vixen. Harrison calls on Eva and asks her to explain why she objects to his son. But it is not in keeping with Eva Storm's nature to listen to reason and she dismisses Harrison. On the way home Harrison meets Maud and has her write the following: "Dear Mother, Willis is a good man and I love him. I do not know why you separate us. I cannot bear it and am going away." Maud places the note on her table and then goes to the Harrison home. When Eva discovers the message she is highly indignant, then becomes apprehensive. She calls on Harrison and accuses him of complicity, but the appearance of Willis indicates that the young couple have not eloped. All through the village Eva searches for her daughter and finally returns home. The unhappy woman mourns the loss of her daughter and realizes that she has brought this great sorrow to herself. There is a happy reunion of mother and daughter, and Willis is no longer forbidden from visiting his sweetheart.
- Fort Ridgely was a frontier post in northern Minnesota and upon the edge of the country infested by hostile Sioux lead by Little Crow. At the time when the whites had little reason to suspect an outbreak. Little Crow formed a big war party and before troops could be organized and dispatched to the front had massacred hundreds of men, women and children. Fort Ridgely itself was saved through the goodness of Other Day, a friendly Indian girl, who informed Capt. McPhail of the uprising and plans of the attack on the fort thus enabling the little band of soldiers to put up one of the most remarkable defenses known in the history of early Indian warfare.
- Old Tom Wells, a victim of drink, is unable to pay the rent when young landlord Steve arrives; his stormy interview is broken by the appearance of Tom's daughter Alice, whom the landlord has made many unsuccessful efforts to court. Alice, who has given her promise to Martin, an industrious young farmer, entreats with her father to overcome his weakness. Wells, knowing he will he dispossessed, becomes desperate and starts for the village to secure money. He is tempted to steal Steve's horse, but is discovered by the landlord, who declares that he will have the old man imprisoned if he does not force Alice to consent to the marriage. The unhappy father therefore refuses to permit Martin to visit Alice, to whom he explains that he is in the landlord's power. Alice sacrifices her happiness and marries Steve. Wells makes his home with the young couple but finds that he is in the way. Steve is harsh, often cruel, and the old man is finally obliged to leave the farm. Meanwhile, heartbroken Martin leaves for the village, unable to bear the sight of the old places where he has known so much happiness. Wells, in his journey, falls by the wayside and dispatches a note to Martin, beseeching him to look after the unhappy daughter. Steve meets a young woman with whom he determines to elope and he returns home to secure his money. He discovers Alice weeping over an old photograph of Martin and attacks her. Martin, fulfilling his trust, arrives on the scene and is confronted with Steve's revolver. In the struggle the pistol is accidentally discharged and the unfaithful husband is killed. As the days pass. Martin;s true love makes Alice forget her past unhappiness.
- Blinded by overwork, Eastman with his wife and son, lives with Hester. The latter eventually drives Alice from the house and leads Eastman to believe that his wife has eloped with Vane, a former suitor. Alice, now companion to a woman of wealth, sends her earnings to her husband. Hester, however, intercepts the letters and appropriates the money. Driven forth by the unscrupulous woman, Eastman and Arthur go to the city. Vane hears that the two have met death in a fire and tells Alice. Ignorant of the fact that her husband and son did not die, Alice eventually marries Vane. Fourteen years later Arthur is an artist. The boy takes his father abroad to a famous eye specialist. Arthur falls in love with Lillian and through her meets his mother. The latter discovers her son's identity and the realization of her position fills her with horror. Eastman meets his wife. Alice falls unconscious. Fate intervenes on the following day when Vane is killed in a steeplechase. An operation is performed upon Eastman's eyes and the man's sight is restored. Alice confesses to Arthur and obtains his promise to effect a reconciliation with her husband. Although he has never ceased to love her, Eastman refuses to look upon the woman he thinks had proved unfaithful. At this point, a death-bed message is received from Hester in which the woman confesses her villainy. Proof of Alice's innocence softens Eastman's heart and he takes her in his arms.
- King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the train commences to roll down hill. Helen sees King's peril, rides to a point just before a curve, crawls hand over hand across a rope which she has stretched across the track, and snatches King from the car moments before the car is dashed to pieces as it leaves the rails of the curve.
- The story deals with that exciting and interesting period in Virginia which directly preceded the war. A young southern lawyer has incurred the enmity of the father of the girl he hopes to marry by beating the old gentleman in a lawsuit. The young folks decide to override the parental authority by eloping and their plans are apparently working out excellently when an unforeseen incident changes the aspect of things entirely. It appears that the miller's wife, an old lady of some means, had met with a serious mishap during the evening and had fallen from the door steps where she was discovered by a shiftless negro who had happened by. The negro at first had gone to the old lady's aid but when he saw the contents of the handbag at her side his cupidity overcame his better feelings and he took the money and decamped. Shortly after the young elopers happened to ride by and seeing the woman in dire straits they dismounted from their horses and went to her assistance. The young man used his handkerchief to staunch a wound in the old lady's head and left it behind when he rode on with the girl. During this period, however, the young lady had had an opportunity and decided that she wanted to go back home. The lover gallantly acquiesced and she was able to get back into the house without being seen. The next morning the old lady was found dead by the roadside and naturally the accusing finger was pointed at the young hero, and in order to protect the honor of his sweetheart refused to explain his doings of the night before and it was only at the final trial, when the young man seemed in jeopardy of his life, that the girl summed up sufficient courage to tell the truth. She did this in the courtroom and. of course, under the circumstances the escapade was forgiven and the lovers united.
- Many and delicate are the operations undergone by a piece of cut glass before its sparkle and brilliancy delight the heart of its owner. No industry demands greater degree of skill of the men engaged in it than that of making cut glass. This wonderful feature shows every detail of manufacture from shaping of the molten mass of crystal to the last loving touch of the polisher. The observer follows the shaped piece into the hands of the designer, then sees the pattern roughly cut by grindstones moistened with sand, after which the succeeding operations are witnessed until the finished piece stands in all its iridescent beauty.
- A series of 25 2-reel Western thrillers in which a cowgirl aids the cause of justice and humanity in the Old West, often aided by her fiancé and her rancher father. Each episode tells a complete story in itself.
- Attempting to prevent an armed robbery in the paymaster's office, Helen is bound and gagged, and the thieves escape on a hand car. With her feet still bound by wire, Helen endeavors to pursue on foot, but stumbles and falls across the rails of the track of an oncoming train. Helen frees herself, breaks a circuit so that a semaphore fifty yards away flashes a warning, and the engineer brings the train to a stop less than three feet in front of Helen. Word is sent to a nearby switch tower, the handcar is derailed, and the desperadoes making their escape are thrown down an embankment, only to find themselves with Helen herself to deal with until help arrives.
- In the Australian outback, a young woman falls for a dashing bandit known as Stingaree, who is actually a wealthy Englishman cheated out of his fortune by his greedy brother.
- Foster sister of the Duchess d'Aubeterre, Madeline, marries Jean Renaud, a French soldier, and has a daughter named Adrienne. Five years later, on a battlefield, Renaud is entrusted by the Count de Moray with jewels and papers proving that Adrienne is his heir. After Moray's death, Renaud gives everything to Madeline and then returns to the battle. Lazarre, who had followed Renaud, then goes to Madeline and demands the jewels. Madeline's refusal awakens Adrienne, but Madeline quiets her by saying that her father is home. When Madeline still refuses Lazarre's request, he stabs her. Later, Adrienne tells the neighbors that her father had just been with her mother. Renaud is sentenced to prison for life, after which the Duchess adopts Adrienne. Many years later, Adrienne re-encounters her father and eventually the true murderer is revealed and Renaud is pardoned.
- Marauding Cherokees attack the cabin of Jacques Videau, at the edge of the settlement. One of the pioneers witnesses the attack and rides for help. He notifies Francis Marion. The latter heads the settlers who go to the rescue. The Indians set Videau's home afire. The family rush out into the open to escape from the flames. All are promptly slain by the savages, with the exception of Mary, Videau's ten-year-old daughter. The chief of the Cherokees makes her his prisoner. The arrival of the settlers causes the Indians to retreat. Later, they ambush the pioneers. A terrific hand-to-hand battle takes place. Marion's heroism inspires the settlers to victory. The young leader rescues Mary from the Indians. His heart filled with pity for the poor, homeless orphan, Marion offers her a home with his sister, Mrs. Sharp. Mary becomes one of the family. Ten years later, Marion, now a Provincial Congressman, returns home to find that Mary has grown into glorious womanhood. He falls in love with her, but because circumstances seem to indicate that Gabriel, his nephew, and Mary are in love with each other, he conceals his affection. Balfour, a young Tory, also loves the girl. Gabriel comes upon him in the act of forcing his attentions upon Mary and fells him. A duel ensues. Attracted to the scene, Marion interferes. Balfour's taunts cause Marion to take Gabriel's place. He disarms the Tory and orders him off. News of Cornwallis's landing at Charleston is brought to Marion. He immediately organizes a body of partisan troops. They adopt the first American flag, the famous rattlesnake design with the words, "Don't tread on me," underneath. Marion offers the services of his men to General Gates, but that arrogant officer, styling the sturdy farmers as a band of vagabonds, declines to enlist them. At the same time, Balfour organizes a band of Tories to ravage the patriots' homes. General Marion and his men become a thorn in the side of the British. The Continentals learn that a British force will shortly pass near their rendezvous at Snow Island. Sallying forth, they ambush the English and capture the entire force. Marion also learns that Gates has been defeated by the British and is being held prisoner at the red coat encampment, some miles away. Dashing into the midst of the British with his force, he throws them into panic and rescues the Continental officer. Returning to his camp in the swamp, the "Swamp Fox" invites his captives to dinner. To their amazement, the English officers learn that the meal consists solely of baked potatoes served on a pine chip. Cornwallis sends Colonel Tarleton, known as "The Butcher," to capture "The Swamp Fox." Balfour offers to aid Tarleton to capture Marion's home and camp. A friendly innkeeper hastens to the Marion home and warns Mrs. Sharp of the British approach. Mrs. Sharp, her daughter and Mary flee to the home of Mrs. Motte for shelter. In his anger at finding his quarry flown, Tarleton vandalizes the house. The man then hastens to Marion's camp with his soldiers, but warned, the "Swamp Fox" makes his escape. Tarleton proceeds to Mrs. Motte's home, where he makes his headquarters after driving the inmates, with the exception of Mary, forth. At Balfour's behest, Tarleton charges the girl with being a dangerous spy. Marion learns of Mary's imprisonment. Furious, he determines to attack Tarleton. Just at this time, he receives a small cannon as a gift from General Washington. The "Swamp Fox" surrounds the Motte home. Unaware that the ladies have been driven forth, he sends Gabriel forward with a flag of truce, requesting Tarleton to remove Mrs. Motte, his sister and children before he commences the attack. The little cannon bravely answers the fire of the heavy British artillery. Unaware that Mary is a prisoner in the house, Marion has one of his men set the place afire with burning arrows. Balfour sees that the Continentals will prove victorious. Entering the room in which Mary is confined, he tells her of his intention to kill her. Just at this moment, Marion and his men sweep the British before them in a desperate charge. Balfour is just about to slay Mary, when Marion and his men burst into the room. One of the men shoots as Balfour raises his pistol. The Tory falls dead. Two months later, the surrender of Cornwallis clears the south of the British. Marion writes his sister that he is about to return. Mary hears the news with delight. Marion comes home. Believing that Mary was in love with Gabriel, he strives to express his sympathy for her bereavement. To his intense surprise, Mary throws her arms about his neck. Knowing him too diffident to propose, the girl pops the question. For a moment the "Swamp Fox" is taken back. Then, filled with delight, he seizes her in his arms.
- Scene I: War Declared. The Girl Neltze Begs to Go. At the time of the opening of the first scene all hope of a peaceful settlement had been abandoned. Actual war had begun and we see a Boer messenger dashing across the country carrying the news to the scattered farmers. At the Voorhaut farm the elder Voorhaut and his son are discussing the rumors of war. Even the Kaffir servant, Schrake, stops to listen. Now they are joined by Neltze. Voorhaut's only daughter. A shout is heard in the distance and up clashes the war messenger. In a few words he tells of the declaration of war and of the appeal to the burghers issued by the President, then rides on. Voorhaut orders his son and the Kaffir to bring their horses. Neltze begs to go with her father. She offers to show him how well she can shoot. He holds out his hat and stepping back a few paces Neltze pulls the trigger and the bullet pierces the hat exactly in the center. But still her father refuses to let her go. Now young Voorhaut and Schrake return with the horses and the two Voorhauts mount and ride off to join the army. Neltze watches them out of sight then tells Schrake she is going to disguise herself in her brother's clothes and follow them. Schrake agrees to go with her, for he has been her devoted servant since she was a small toddler. Scene II: Neltze Follows Her Father and Brother. By the time the next night has arrived Neltze and Schrake are ready. He is waiting for her at the gate leading to the farm house. Now he whistles softly and Neltze hurries down the path. A long coat of her brother's completely covers her. Handing her rifle to Schrake she throws off the coat and asks him if she will pass for a boy. Schrake chuckles at the sight of his young mistress in boy's clothes but assures her she is the image of her brother. But they must hurry for they need the aid of this bright light from the friendly moon to guide them across the veldts. Schrake leads the way to the barns where their horses are waiting. Soon Neltze is mounted on her pony and impatient to be off she calls to Schrake to hurry. Now he joins her mounted on one of the farm's plow horses and jogs along after her. Scene III: Neltze Becomes a Recruit. Out on the broad expanse of the rolling veldts a small party of Boers have camped on their way to join the men in army. The leader is reading his well thumbed Bible to the burghers lying about when a distant shout brings them to their feet with rifles ready. Into the camp ride Neltze and Schrake waving a white flag to show their errand is friendly. Neltze approaches the leader. He inquires her business. She wants to enlist. What! A mere girl enlist and fight with his hardy men? He laughs at the idea. Neltze grows indignant and tells him she is a better soldier than he will ever be. At this the leader, a stern old Boer, grows angry and lifts his whip to strike her. But faithful Schrake who has kept near his mistress wrests the whip from his hand. At this moment the general in command enters and inquires the cause of the commotion. Neltze is telling him when her father and brother enter, attracted by the crowd. Neltze sees them and rushes into her father's arms. She tells him of the leader's threatened attack. Voorhaut starts toward him, but he humbly begs pardon. Now Neltze renews her pleading to her father to be allowed to join the army. Finally he consents, the general calls for the Bible and Neltze with her hand on the book, standing straight and firm, her eyes eager, her young body pulsing with patriotism, takes the oath that makes her a soldier fighting for her country's freedom. Scene IV: Neltze and Her Brother Ordered to Reconnoiter. The little band of Boers soon joins the main army. In the stern conflict that is being waged Neltze proves herself of invaluable aid to the general. With untiring enthusiasm she is ever ready for any difficult task that requires a keen brain and daring riding. Time and again she has saved the army from blunders that would have cost many lives. But now the general is troubled. Over beyond the enemy's position is a little band of Boers that are bringing much needed ammunition to his army. They are unconscious of the enemy in their front. Someone must ride over the hills and warn them. He thinks of Neltze. Never has she failed him. An orderly is dispatched for her. Soon she returns accompanied by her brother. The general tells them of the dangerous mission he is about to send them on. They gladly consent to it. Soon the dispatch is in Nelfze's hand and she and her brother are away, leaving her father and the general standing looking after them and silently praying for their success. Scene V: Sergeant Cameron of the Canadian Contingent Volunteers as a Scout. Over the top of the hill we see approaching a small detachment of Canadian troops, those gallant soldiers who did so much towards winning the victory for England in the war. They are in the heart of the enemy's country. Scouts must be sent out. Who will volunteer? Two ride forward, the commander sends them off in different directions. Now only the most dangerous route is left. Straight ahead through the low hills where a bullet from a hidden enemy may come singing at any moment. For this Sergeant Cameron volunteers. With a word of commendation for his bravery the commander orders him away. Now the gun convoy halts. The cannon is brought forward and the soldiers dismount to wait the return of their scouts. Scene VI: Cameron is Captured. Cameron makes his way slowly over the broken ground. To all appearances there is not another person within a hundred miles of him. He looks intently out with shaded eyes, for any one of those distant hills may secrete the silent enemy. And now we see Neltze and her brother riding down a little valley. They have reached the Boer detachment, delivered their warning and are now returning to the camp. Suddenly they catch sight of Cameron as he stands silhouetted against the sky. A daring resolve enters their minds to capture him. The brother jumps from his horse and creeps towards Cameron down a little gully that hides him from Cameron's sight. He sees Cameron approaching and crouches down behind a small bush. As Cameron, entirely unconscious of danger, reaches him, he steps out and leveling his rifle tells Cameron he is a prisoner. But Cameron slides from his horse and throwing up the rifle seizes Voorhaut. Soon they are struggling desperately. Camerons superior size tells and he is about to throw the brother to the ground when Neltze approaches and by a skillful shot in Camerons arm forces him to release her brother. Cameron turns to find out who his new assailant is and seeing Neltzes face over her threatening rifle removes his hat and bows with a smile to such a charming captor. Scene VII: The Canadians Attack the Boer Laager. Cameron is now a prisoner in the Boer laager. His modest winning manner has made him a favorite with the stern Boers even and they have allowed him all the privileges they can. He and Neltze are fast becoming dear friends. He tells her of his home in Canada and shows the locket containing his mothers picture. Suddenly two Boers dash headlong into the laager. The English are upon them! Hurriedly rifles are seized. Crouched down behind the rocks and using smokeless powder the Boers offer no target for the enemy while their own rifles are dealing death to the approaching English. The noise stampedes the horses. Over goes the supply wagon. Neltzes father drops. A stray bullet has killed him. Neltze falls weeping across the body. Far over the hill Cameron can see his own company of Canadians moving to the attack. Twice they move forward only to be stopped by the cannon on the hill back of him. A daring thought comes to him. If he could only silence that cannon. Scene VIII: Cameron Silences the Cannon. The Boers Surrender. And still the battle rages on. The Boers, although few in number, are fighting desperately. Now the English have moved their cannon within range and death dealing shells are dropping down in the center of the laager. With their own cannon the Boers are still firing regularly. So long as it can be worked the English cannot make a successful charge. Crash it goes again. One of the gunners falls. Through the crowd comes Cameron. Now is his time. Dealing savage blows right and left to the gunners he seizes the breech-piece and throws it far away. The cannon is useless now. Over the hill come the Canadians. Cameron's own company leading in a desperate charge. The Boer commander realizes resistance is useless and waves the white flag of surrender. The firing ceases and the Boers are soon surrounded by the victorious English. The attack is successful and Cameron's bravery has won the day for his comrades. Scene IX: War Is Over. Neltze a Prisoner of Love. Down the street of one of those quaint little villages that are scattered sparsely about the upland veldts come the victorious English and their prisoners. Under the new orders all combatants captured are to be conveyed to the nearest concentration camp. With bowed head and lagging step the Boers march along. Meanwhile out over the veldts another messenger is dashing along as did the war messenger in our first scene, only this one carries a message of peace. Reaching the troops he pulls up and delivers his message to the commander. He glances at it then turning to his men reads it aloud to them: "Cronie has surrendered. Parole your prisoners." Hats and guns are waved in the air. Soon the prisoners are given the oath and depart to take up again their quiet lives on their deserted farms. As Neltze and her brother turn to depart. Cameron holds out his hand to her. He tells of his love and begs her to go back to Canada with him as his wife. The brother consents and Neltze goes to Cameron's arms, for although all war prisoners are released she finds herself a prisoner to a stronger power than war, the power of love. -- The Moving Picture World, October 30, 1909
- For a recent bridegroom Ray gives altogether too much money to the race track, to the neglect of Bess. To make matters worse, Bess has to discover his notebook with mysterious references to Fanny S., Grass Widow. Some Chicken, and other supposed charmers, who are in reality race track favorites. Bess engages the services of Gluefoot Gasper, who as a Sherlock is a scream. But Gasper gets on the job and trails Ray to a fashionable cabaret, where he dines with Dolly. Gluefoot hustles Bess around to see the evidence and there is a whirl of excitement that brings trouble and laughs in quick succession until explanations bring out that Dolly is an out-of-town buyer whom Ray had been delegated to entertain, and also the harmlessness of the notebook entries.
- Old Man Hardy persists in conducting an illicit still in the mountains. The United States Revenue Department knows Hardy is at work, but finds it difficult to trap the wily moonshiner. Officer Lane is sent out to obtain the necessary evidence and to capture Hardy and his men. Arriving on the ground, the officer soon detects the trail, but is seen by a lookout and promptly shot. Hardy's daughter, Mary, while on an errand, discovers the wounded revenue officer and brings him to her home. As Lane convalesces, he falls in love with his rescuer, but is shocked to learn that the man he has been hunting is Mary's father. Having failed in his mission, Lane is discharged by his chief when he returns and another officer is sent to round up the lawbreakers. Smarting under the disgrace, Lane hastens to the mountains and induces the moonshiners to destroy their still and give up their illegal operations. When the officer arrives he concludes from the dismantled still that the moonshiners have left the country and carries that information to his superior. Lane determines to cast his lot with the mountaineers and wins the hand of Mary.
- The Police Department learns that certain criminals are in the city, and Spider, a stool pigeon, is sent out to make inquiry regarding their proposed operations. An "upstairs job" is planned and the crooks reach the top of a building by way of a fire-escape. Spider, who has joined the party, remains below, acting as lookout and officers arrive through prearranged plans. Several policemen ascend the fire-escape, while others wait below. All of the crooks are captured, except the one who has the custody of the loot, a package of money, and this is dropped down a chimney by the desperate man who is pursued over the house-tops and fears that he will he caught with the goods. The burglar is apprehended when he readies the alley and a search of the gang at headquarters proves futile. Bud Collins, who supports his sister, works as cub reporter on "The Star." While he sits at his fireplace, brooding over his meager salary, the package of money rolls to his feet and the young people regard it as a gift from heaven. The Police Department is in a quandary. The criminals have practically been caught in the act but even the third degree fails to develop the hiding place of the tool. The City Editor of "The Star" wishes a special article on the subject and as his best reporters are out on assignments, there is no one to send but Bud. Bud rushes home and tells his sister. He says that the money is theirs, but the sister finally induces him to return it. Bud therefore accomplishes a "scoop" for his paper and when the money is returned to the owner, the latter is impressed with Bud's honesty and offers him a promising position.
- Blake, a quarrelsome lineman, and a widower with two daughters, is in love with Helen, but she rejects his advances. Helen spies Myra, Blake's three year old daughter, who has ventured onto the tracks of the oncoming Elwood Express, and just in the nick of time, grasps the girl off the tracks, but in so doing, must leap off a trestle into a river thirty feet below; unable to swim, the two of them are rescued by the grateful and still hopeful Blake, but Helen prefers to face next week's hazards single-handed.
- To a tourist who wishes to purchase his war bonnet, an Indian tells this story: The bonnet once belonged to Blue Fox, a powerful chief. When Chaska, the chief's son, grew into manhood, the father honored him above all others with the tribal band of feathers, said to shine in beauty only on a brow brave, just and worthy. Kenabec, the young warrior's friend, viewed the ceremony with jealous rage. Chaska wooed and won Wawina, whom Kenabec also loved. Later, he and Chaska were sent to spy upon a rival tribe. While on this expedition, Kenabec stabbed Chaska from behind. Still lay Chaska by the water, like as one with soul departed, like a pine tree felled for timber. Returning, Kenabec declared that Chaska had been slain by a foeman. Later, the Sioux made an attack upon their enemies. In the battle their chief was slain. Believing Kenabec worthy, they acclaimed him their new chief. Chaska, however, had not been killed. Although desperately wounded, he managed to stagger toward his tribe, just as Kenabec was being hailed as chief. The war bonnet was placed upon Kenabec's brow, but the sacred band of feathers touched him, but to writhe in anguish, vanished like the fading rainbow. In horror, the tribe shrank back as the writhing war bonnet denoted its wearer's unworthiness. Tearing it from his bead, Kenabec fled into the forest, a madman. At this moment, Chaska tottered into the camp. Miraculously the bonnet resumed its former beauty. Placing it upon Chaska's head, the warriors hailed him as their chief.
- In the period before the Civil War, a young man returns to his hometown of New Orleans after having been gone for a long time. He soon meets and falls in love with an "octoroon", a young woman who is one-eighth black. However, since the "one-drop" laws--anyone having as little as one drop of "Negro" blood in them is still considered black, and therefore subject to be sold as a slave--are still in effect, the girl is sold at auction and purchased by an evil and murderous overseer. The young man sets out to free his love from the clutches of the evil slaver.
- The Rev. Elbert Lawrence, feeling his duty lies farther south among the savage tribes of Africa, departs with his daughter from the settlement near Luxor, Egypt, to a new scene of labor. Several weeks later the missionaries arrive at their new field. At the first religious service, the natives show considerable interest and the chief orders all his tribesmen to attend. The chief wins Faith's confidence and begs for private instructions. While Faith is doing her best to teach the dusky African, he, on his part, is falling desperately in love with the white girl and determines that she shall be his wife. The chief brings presents and asks the Rev. Lawrence for the hand of his daughter. When his gifts are refused and his suit declined, he orders his tribesmen to fall upon the missionary and they take the girl captive. They arrive at the village of the tribe on the desert and Faith, recognizing her danger, decides to take her own life, thus surrendering her soul to the keeping of her Maker.
- Roger and Donald are rivals for Amy's hand. Donald is the victor; Roger vows to get his rival out of the way. Donald's employer gives him a large sum of money to take to the firm where Roger is one of the clerks, Donald delivers the money and gets a receipt for it. The cashier who receives the money dies of heart failure immediately afterward. During the excitement, Roger steals the money and later purloins the receipt from Donald's pocket. Roger's firm has no knowledge of having received the money and Donald has no receipt to show that he has delivered it. He is charged with having stolen the cash and is sent to prison for five years. Amy finally marries Roger. Amy learns her husband's true character. She also discovers the stolen receipt, which Roger has kept. Donald is discharged from prison. He meets Amy by accident and learns of Roger's treachery. The latter overhears the conversation and learns that Donald proposes to break into the house and recover the receipt. Roger hastens home and so arranges the drawer of his dresser in which the paper is hidden that Donald, in opening it, will be shot by a revolver fastened within. Amy learns of the plan, but her husband imprisons her in an outhouse. Donald breaks into the house and commences his search. Amy escapes from the outhouse and arrives outside the window of Roger's room in time to see Donald about to open the dresser drawer. She fires her revolver to warn the man. Donald starts back in fright. Roger, in the next room, believes his plot has succeeded and rushes into the room. Seeing Donald alive, he thinks the shot has gone wild. He rushes to the dresser and pulls the drawer open. A shot rings out and Roger falls with a bullet in his heart.
- Lizzie, known as "the best little safe-cracker in town," burglarizes the home of Harrison, a young millionaire. Harrison discovers the girl at work, but generously allows her to escape. An hour later, Lizzie is found unconscious on the street. Harrison's butler finds him in the same condition. Millionaire and thief are rushed to the hospital. All efforts to revive the two go for naught; as a last resort the surgeons send for Amar, an Oriental Mystic and hypnotist. The man hears Harrison and Lizzie utter some words in their trance. He recognizes the language as that of his own race. It causes Amar to relate an ancient legend of India to the physicians. Thousands of years previous. Afgah and his beautiful daughter Lola, dwelt in India. Gunga, a man of wealth, sought to marry Lola, but she was secretly in love with Dano, a fair-skinned slave. Kahdin, a wicked High Priest, also loved Lola, but the girl spurned his advances. The High Priest thereupon swore to be revenged. Lola's love for Dano was discovered. The slave was severely punished, while the girl was informed she must wed Gunga immediately. Lola and Dano fled, however, but were pursued and captured. In accordance with the ancient law, they were brought before the High Priest. His opportunity for revenge at hand, Kahdin cursed them with the curse of the "Sleeping Death," causing the lovers to fall into a death-like trance. Once in every century, however, the spirit of each was to leave the sleeping body, and meeting, recognize the other. Harrison and Lizzie revive as Amar finishes his tale. The two gaze at each other. Slowly Lizzie comes to Harrison's arms, faltering, "It seems as though I have known you always for years and years."
- An Indian travois passing through a section of the country sparsely settle by white pioneers, stops for a few minutes while Bright Eyes, an Indian squaw, asks for a drink of water for her dying child. Her request is granted. The needed drink is supplied by a little white child, a good act that is finally well rewarded. This wandering band of Indians, headed by chief Snake Head, sends out Bright Eyes and Slow Foot to spy on the settlers with a view to attacking them and robbing them at some favorable time when the settlement is unprotected. The two squaws, calling at the cabin in the woods, are given food and lodging by the father and mother of the little child who had furnished Bright Eyes' child with a drink a few days before. The heart of Bright Eyes is touched by the white child and she exposes the Indian plot. She tells the settler to ride for aid, which he does, after first binding Bright Eyes' companion, Slow Foot, so she cannot escape and warn the Indians. The settler arouses the nearby ranchmen and they start out to intercept the Indians. The Indians, however, have reached the settlement ahead of them and Bright Eyes, with the only gun in the house, puts up a strong defense, but on being wounded, Bright Eyes, with the mother and child retire to an inner room praying they may hold out until the arrival of aid which puts in an appearance just in time to save the capture of the cabin's defenders and the destruction of the house.
- A boy from Ireland comes to America and makes good, but he doesn't forget the poverty he left behind. He returns to rescue his sweetheart just as her family is about to be evicted from their land.
- As heiress to a large fortune, Marguerite is able to satisfy her love for beautiful clothes and a taste for adventure, while confronted by a multitude of schemers and gangsters bent on reducing her to poverty.
- The old major domo receives word of the near arrival of Don Miguel Valdez, the young lord of the estate. Valencia, sister of the major domo, is much in love with Don Miguel, but her advances are repulsed. Don Miguel sees the shepherdess and, unconsciously surrenders his heart to her keeping, and he confides to his friend his intention to woo the girl in the garb of a shepherd. Valencia, suspicious of the young lord, follows him and witnesses his meeting with Camilla. In a mean spirit of revenge. Valencia tells Pedro that the don's attentions are not honorable. This story being repeated to the peasants of the Pueblo, they determine to take the law into their own hands. When she sees the trouble she has started, Valencia, remorseful over what she has brought about, enlists her brother's aid, and when almost too late the young lord is rescued.
- Bob, Wilbur, and Horace, a trio of embryo artists, are invited by their landlady to pay up or get out. To realize money the boys offer for sale a picture that really is a work of art and on which they realize only fifteen dollars, the amount of the board bill. Their good resolutions vanish, however, and the money is soon spent on three pretty girls whom they chance to meet. They are up against it now and decide to leave their boarding house via the ape. The landlady learns of their daring plan and, calling in the police, has them arrested. While being marched off by the officers they are seen by the girls whom they have recently treated to a good dinner. The girls prove to be good sports when they hear the boys' hard luck story and quickly pay the landlady the fifteen dollars necessary to make the boys solid once more.
- In an evil moment, Fosdick, who has barely escaped being bit by an automobile, tells his club mates that he intends to take out life insurance. This gets to the cars of Doyle and Drake, insurance agents. Bobby Brass, in love with Fosdick's daughter May, also hears of the incident. Fosdick's life is immediately made a burden. Doyle and Drake pursue him like grim death. In desperation, Fosdick turns upon the two men and beats them up. The agents flee in terror. Bobby, however, aided by May, plans a regular campaign in his effort to insure his prospective papa-in-law. When Fosdick reaches his office, he is confronted by a huge sign on his desk bearing the legend, "Bobby Brass, Insurance." Similar signs face him when he has lunch and when he mounts the veranda of his home. Every dish placed before him that evening contains Bobby's card. The 'phone constantly brings him messages from his future son-in-law. Wild with nervousness, poor Fosdick goes to bed. But sleep brings him no relief. A huge monster, representing all insurance agents, torments him in his dreams. Waking with a scream, Fosdick. donning an overcoat over his pajamas, hastens to Bobby's house. Despite the lateness of the hour, he insists upon signing his application. This done, Fosdick heaves a sigh of relief, hastens home and to bed.
- Rose seemed to think that the boys about the ranch did not possess "class" enough to win her hand. In fact, she told the faithful Dick that her future husband must be a man from the city. When Dick met the boys and informed them of his sweetheart's declaration they proposed a scheme whereby woman the haughty young might he humbled. As a result Dick secured a complete disguise and attired himself as a typical tenderfoot, with all the mannerisms of a foppish dude. A letter was sent to Rose's father, who was in on the scheme, stating that an old friend was sending his son to visit the ranch. When the dude arrived. Rose was delighted and would scarcely speak to the other boys. Following out their plans, the ranchmen, masking themselves, held up Rose and the dude while they were enjoying a ride through the country and the young man incontinently fled. Hastily doffing his disguise, Dick returned to the frightened girl, brandishing his revolver and announcing that he had driven away the robbers (?) while her cowardly lover had fled. Rose thereupon decided that the real man had to be of the west and that her ideal was a person who answered Dick's description.
- Tom and Joe, brakemen on the N. and O. Railroad, are the best of friends until Ruth, the new operator, arrives at Crawley. The rivalry to gain her favor, friendly at first, soon causes the old friendship to give way to enmity. Tom is promoted to the position of freight conductor. On his first run a hot-box delays the train and the conductor upbraids Joe for his carelessness. The brakeman, envious of Tom's promotion and angered because of the reprimand, concludes to further delay the train. He shuts off a steam-cock and climbs on the caboose. Reaching a downgrade the train gains speed and the engineer is unable to control it. The brakeman attempts to alight but he is obliged to stay on the train. Tom has received orders to hold the freight at Whitmark that the eastbound passenger may pass, and when the train dashes by the siding hie works his way over the box cars to the cab and learns from the horrified engineer that the train cannot be stopped. The conductor sees that the hand brakes are applied and realizing that something desperate must be done he places a message in a lantern and throws it through a station window. The operator receives the warning and endeavors to hold the passenger at Spotford, only to find that the train has left on time. At the little wayside station at Crawley, Ruth comes on duty and overhears the message of the frantic operator passing over her wires. She rushes to the switch, breaks the lock with a stone and sidetracks the runaway train. In a few seconds the passenger flashes by. Tom learns that the air-brakes have been tampered with and Joe by attempting to steal away incriminates himself.
- Helen, the telegrapher at Downing Junction, receives word that an engineer has been accidentally shot by a partridge hunter, and the runaway train will collide with the Eastbound Express. Helen jumps onto a nearby standing locomotive, opens it up full throttle, catches up the Express, warns the engineer of the impending danger, sidetracks the Express, and halts the runaway train in the nick of time.
- While touring Egypt, Harris and his wife visit an old temple and are fascinated by a sacred scimitar, which, at the corner of a shrine, is religiously guarded by Hadjji, a Mohammedan priest. The wife is a curio fiend, and demands that Harris secure the scimitar, but the husband, having read in his guidebook that the scimitar was supposedly presented to the prophet in a vision and that the vengeance of Allah will follow whosoever disturbs it, begs her to abandon the foolish idea. She insists. That night Harris enters the temple with a rope ladder, steals the scimitar and escapes. In his flight he loses his hat, which is found by the horrified Hadjji. Hadjji follows the tourists to America, and posing as a rug merchant, gains access to their house, where the vengeance of Allah is fulfilled.
- Dick, who thinks Elsie is a farmer's daughter, and Elsie, who believes Dick to be a hired man, fall in love with each other. While returning from a trip to the city shortly afterwards, Dick accidentally exchanges traveling bags with Spike, a burglar, on his way to rob the Dunbars' summer home. Pinkarter, a detective, witnesses the incident and trails Dick. Late that night, the young man sees Elsie apparently breaking into a cottage. The girl had accidentally been locked out of the farmhouse where she had been stopping, and therefore decided to return to her father's country home nearby. Ignorant of this, Dick believes Elsie a thief and follows her into the house, Spike also gets inside, and the three are presently bagged by Pinkarter and lugged to the village lockup. In his effort to establish his identity, Dick requests the detective to examine his travelling bag. When this is done, a fine collection of burglar's tools is brought to view. Thus Elsie is led to think her lover a thief. Although Dick eventually clears himself, this comes too late; Elsie's identity has been established by her father, who then took her home. Still in ignorance of each other's identity, the heartbroken lovers return to the city. Some time later Dick accompanies a friend to a dinner given at the Dunbar's home. To his intense surprise, the boy finds himself confronting Elsie. Still believing him to be a burglar, Elsie shouts for help. Dunbar is about to hand the luckless youth over to the police when the snarl is untangled, and the course of true love allowed to run smoothly.