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- Dick Blair, the idle son of millionaire parents being born with a "silver spoon in his mouth" like many another of the "Idle rich," abuses his opportunities and becomes in early manhood, a dissipated man about town. In spite of repeated warnings and also threats of disinheritance, he continues in the "pace that kills" until his father, realizing that unless the boy is thrown upon his own resources and made to feel actual want, he would go to an early grave, finally drives him from the home that had sheltered him since childhood, and orders him to make his own way in the world. His new life begins when he saves from drowning the daughter of a famous banker and modestly disappears after the heroic deed. In answering an application for a private secretary, he finds his employer to be the father of the girl whom he had saved from drowning. The daughter of the banker recognizes Dick as her rescuer and the banker takes a special interest in him. Dick's sterling qualities eventually win him a junior partnership with his employer and also the hand of the girl whom he rescued from a watery grave. Proud of his wife and the position in life he has attained, he calls upon his father and a happy reconciliation follows.
- Madge Morton, who after losing her mother, is left alone in the world. She is cared for by a minister, who soon learns the girl's story and adopts her. The minister has a son by the name of Harry, who takes a large amount of money from his father's desk, to spend on a girl he met while at college. Madge, who has witnessed the deed, is discovered in the room by the minister, who, believing she stole the money, orders her from the house. In the meantime, Harry is apprehended of the girl's character, and returns home with the money intact, only to be told by his father that he has ordered Madge from his home, believing that she stole his money. Harry immediately starts out to find the girl, which he does. She is reconciled with the family, and all ends happily.
- It remained for the fearless "Italian Sherlock Holmes" to run down the boldest and most merciless band of kidnappers ever recorded by a Sicilian Camorrist, who had escaped from Italy and later became a small banker in New York; this gang of terrorists had been levying blackmail on the small Italian merchant who showed signs of prosperity until the police were thrown into confusion by the succession of bomb outraged and kidnapping which followed when a victim failed to respond. Finally, a young Italian police lieutenant, Victor Petrosio, begged for a chance to break up the gang. He was given the opportunity and the story of his wonderful experiences and the dangers he encountered, we have told in pictures. Not only do we show "the Italian Sherlock Holmes" fighting against terrible odds at the risk of his life, but the scenes incident to the rescue of the kidnapped children, the capture of the wily Black Hand leader, and the return of the children to their grief-stricken parents; but we illustrate that notable occasion when the brave Petrosio was honored for his daring by the entire department in the presence of his brother officers and representatives of the press.
- Joe Manly, a handsome young country lad who owns the village blacksmith shop, has just been married to the belle of the village, Jim Webster's daughter, Mary. Everything is going along smoothly, until one day Mr. Forbes, a respectable gentleman who has stopped to have a loose shoe on his horse adjusted, meets Mary. Later, Mary again meets Mr. Forbes accidentally and is seen talking to him by Si Butterworth, the village gossip, who carries the news highly exaggerated to the villagers. The news at last reaches the ears of the husband, who becomes the laughing stock of the town. This preys upon his mind that he neglects his business and becomes a drunkard. His wife returns to her parents. The father of Mary, a very prominent citizen, runs down the source of gossip and threatens to horsewhip the author of it. The sheriff interfering saves Si from a whipping. The father seeks Mr. Forbes, the second innocent party and between them they effect a reconciliation between Mary and her husband. With renewed hopes they seek to nail the mischievous tale-bearer and eventually get him to confess that the rumors he started were merely malicious lies. As a fit punishment he is ducked in the pond while the villagers cheer his helpless struggles as he tries to dodge the missiles thrown at him.
- Dr. King has settled in Idaho, where he originally went for the benefit of his health, accompanied by his sister Rose. He had invested all his money in an opal mine, but through lack of sufficient funds to operate it properly, was obliged to organize a syndicate to finance the proposition. Don Jose, a Mexican expert, was superintendent of the mine and had discovered a secret natural entrance to the mine, disclosing a rich deposit of the precious stones, which he had been surreptitiously removing for some time. Jack Dorman, the foreman of the mine, accidentally discovered by the faithless superintendent, who, fearful that his perfidy would be discovered, plans to simulate a premature explosion in the mine and thus hide his guilt. The doctor has just been refused further financial aid by the syndicate and is in the depth of despair, when the young foreman arrives to report his discovery. The doctor accepts Jack's news as mere youthful enthusiasm, but enters the mine to investigate Jack's statement. Don Jose sets off his blast, but delaying his exit from the mine, where the doctor has surprised him, he loses his life at the mouth of the shaft. The doctor is trapped in the burning mine and when assistance arrives it is impossible to enter through the flames coming from the shaft. Jack, accompanied by the doctor's sister, heads a band of miners to the secret entrance, but they are met by a seemingly impassible wall of rock. In desperation the men apply their picks and after almost herculean efforts, break a passageway into the mine proper. Into this veritable furnace rushed the heroic little band, Jack and Rose in the van, and not a moment too soon, for the flames were already licking the prostrate form of the doctor. "But it's an ill wind that blows nobody good," for after the fire had been conquered, it was discovered that the treacherous superintendent's blast had disclosed richer deposits of opals than ever he had dreamed of. Jack was badly burned, but the doctor fixed him up nice and comfortable and with Rose to nurse him (which she insists upon doing), Jack cannot be blamed for delaying his recovery. From recent reports it looks as though the new superintendent would marry the doctor's sister.
- Neta, a pretty Italian lace vendor, leaves home for her day's vending among the tourists who visit the pretty winter resort. A young American chap who is visiting the resort and under the watchful care of his parents sees the pretty Italian miss and immediately loses his heart to her, which causes Santos, her donkey driver, to become crazed with jealousy. The American boy buys an extravagant quality of her wares and makes himself so agreeable to her that she can't help but love the manly Yankee lad. Santos remonstrates with her and demands that she ignore the American. She only laughs at him. Blinded with rage, he pushes the girl over a mighty cliff where she falls into the sea; the water not being deep enough to break her fall, she meets with a broken leg. She is found by some Italian fisherman who are dragging their fish nets through the surf and carried to her home. Santos tries to throw the blame on the American, but the boy is soon vindicated in a novel manner and he devotes his time paying attention to the suffering girl. The parents of the boy and girl have become reconciled to conditions existing between the young couple and all ends happily.
- The early history of the country is replete with thrilling adventure by land and sea, but it is safe to say no class carried a nefarious calling to such bounds as the pirates. These jolly freebooters led a rollicking life, cutting throats with an easy grace and piling up their ill-gotten treasures to tremendous proportions. History has proved that they seldom lived to enjoy their wealth; most of them "dying with their boots on." Capt. Boncoeur, one of the best of his profession, after being signaled goes ashore and learns that a gunboat is scouting in his vicinity; also that $5,000 reward has been offered for his capture dead or alive. He determines to abandon his ship, knowing he cannot pass the mouth of the bay, and cogitates how will he secrete his treasure. A happy idea occurs to him. Disguising himself as a merchant captain, he, after considerable difficulty, gets a note to the leading man of the place, saying his wife had died at sea and asking permission to use his family vault for a few days as a resting place for her body. The request is complied with and the supposed corpse is brought ashore in a coffin. The villagers show their respect and form a procession to the vault where it finds a resting place. Now in this little community of principally fishermen and their families, is a poor but beautiful girl names Mary. Jack Reynolds, the son of a wealthy landowner, becomes enamored of her, but her father interposes, his objection being owing to the difference in their stations. This is all very distressing to the young couple, who are to be separated for a short time, during which a jealous lover acts contemptibly and incidentally learns the identity of the pirate, and, smarting from a blow from him in Mary's defense, the vision of receiving the reward prompts him to go gunning for the freebooter. He surprises the pirate and gives him a mortal wound, but does not capture him. Staggering on to the beach, he meets Mary, and realizing his time has come, the pirate gives Mary a paper, saying, "The pirate's wife will yield your dower." The rival happens on the scene and steals the paper, meantime tying Mary securely. Jack, her lover, incidentally comes in and Mary explains. They run to the vault, open the coffin, and behold, not a corpse, but filled to the brim with golden treasure. Then they try a joke, hearing Pedro, the rival, coming to the vault. Mary gets into the coffin, and upon opening it Pedro thinks he is gazing on a spirit or else his senses are leaving him. His shrieks cause quite a crowd to gather. Mary explains his treachery and he is taken to prison. The fathers of the couple come to an understanding, and as Mary was Jack's equal in every particular except the cash, and as she now has an abundance of that necessity, thanks to the pirate, a match is made then and there for the happy couple.
- Nell Pierce, favorite film detective of the motion picture kingdom tackled the most difficult case in her notable career. That she succeeded in running to earth the perpetrator of the day's biggest criminal sensation seemed nothing short of marvelous, but Nell is something of a marvel in herself and rarely suffers defeat. Perhaps the story does not unfold as most plots do, but the mystery is not explained until the very last which keeps one "keyed up" with excitement and interest. A series of remarkable changes of disguise characterize Miss Pierce's work in this film as above the average character impersonations. In short, "The Woman Who Dared" is an unusual production.
- Who kidnapped the parson? The town was thrown into confusion by the sudden disappearance of Rev. Jones, and rumors multiplied until one was at a loss to believe whether or not he eloped with the pretty girl whose photo was found on the floor of his study with an endearing message inscribed on the back. And if you were to glance through the list of those booked for passage on the S.S. Oceanica, bound for the West Indies, you would not find the name of Parson Jones, even though something warned you he was on board. It would be a shame to expose the plot before you see the film.
- The year '61 is a memorable one in the history of this country. Thousands of loyal patriots gave up their lives upon the battlefield and left widows and orphans to the tender mercies of charity. The boy of Shiloh, too young to carry a musket, but too patriotic to remain at home, entered the service as a drummer. With patriotic fervor he beat his drum and led the brave boys into battle. A stray bullet finally silenced the drum and the drummer. His last dying thought was of his mother and her teachings. Hardened men, who had seen death every minute of the day. and who faced death all the time, gathered about the little crumpled form and with tears streaming down their cheeks listened to the prayers of the dying drummer boy of Shiloh.
- A seafaring man in moderate circumstances has left his daughter with his widowed sister and her crippled son at their modest home in Liverpool, England, while he goes to look after some property he had acquired in the Bermudas. He is taken suddenly and seriously ill aboard ship and a wireless message to this effect is sent from the S.S. Trent to his daughter. The aunt has not sufficient funds to pay for her niece's passage and the daughter therefore resolves to disguise herself as a boy, in one of her cousin's suits of clothes and steal her way aboard a schooner about to sail for Bermuda. She gets aboard the vessel and secretes herself in the lifeboat, where she is discovered when out at sea, by Dick Dead Eye, a villainous sailor. The Captain orders the flogging usually meted out to a stowaway, but the mate, a sympathetic, manly fellow, is struck by the boy's appearance and innocent manner and refuses to apply the lash. The Captain administers the Cat and in her struggle the sex of the stowaway is revealed. During the voyage the stowaway jumps overboard and saves the mate's life, which has been placed in jeopardy by the vengeful Dick Dead Eye. During the long trip to Bermuda the mate and the girl stowaway are constant companions, and love finally wins its way and the mate lays his heart and fortune at her feet. Arriving at Bermuda the lovers find the girl's father at the Seaman's Hospital, almost recovered and return with him to England by the first steamer where the young couple are happily married at an early date.
- Imagine befriending an injured seaman and hearing from his lips the strange story of a buried treasure which had lain hidden for a great many years where even the old seaman who possessed a map of the location had not been able to find it. Then you begin to see an interesting plot with possibilities for many novel situations. Upon the death of the seaman, the map was carefully gone over and sent to the nephew of the man, to whom it was bequeathed by the dead seaman, with minute instructions how to proceed with the search. The nephew, fresh from college, was cruising about for his health, finally stopping off a Bermuda, where, fortunately, the map indicated the treasure might be found. Receiving his uncle's letter and instructions, he entered into the spirit of the quest for the excitement of the venture rather than in the belief that he would really find the hidden gold; but he little dreamed that a pretty girl and two murderous brigands would add to the excitement. His experiences before locating the treasures were rather thrilling for a young college chap and the film is made to show them. That he lost the treasure the moment it reached his hands is also a part of the narrative, but the pretty girl through cleverness and bravery, not only saved his life but restored the treasure to him and you can guess what followed.
- The summer residents of a famous seaside resort were shocked out of their aristocratic skins one morning by the news of an elopement of one of their pampered daughters with her handsome chauffeur, not to mention the fact that the girl had taken her prize winning bulldog with her. The parents of the eloping bride had been arranging for a marriage of their daughter with a nobleman who possessed an empty title and did not for a moment consider that their daughter would be flattered by such a union. But the love of her liberty loving and democratic ancestors flowed in the veins of the young lady and when she found that the handsome chauffeur was a thoroughbred, well-educated and a well-bred American, she upset her parents' well-laid plans and promptly fell in love with him. With the encouragement of the little woman who braved all to be his wife, the young husband soon became a wealthy man and when his father-in-law is on the verge of ruin, he, in a frank and manly way offers him all his money to tide him over his difficulties. The father then realizes the worth of his son-in-law and freely forgives the elopers and takes them to his heart.
- The daughter of a detective solves the case after her father is killed.
- A well-bred young Polish Jew has followed many of his kind to the land of the brave and the home of the free. Then, following the precepts of his forefathers, he has married and multiplied the race, which in this instance consists of a young daughter, now aged ten. Prosperity had turned her back upon this ambitions son of Israel, and a bare existence was all that this fickle goddess of fortune allotted him. The crisis was reached when he was thrown out of employment, without any provision being made for a rainy day. But God is good to the faithful, and when the clouds of adversity were darkest, a ray of sunshine broke through. The young Pole's mother arrived in America, bearing with her the proceeds of the sale of all her possessions in the fatherland, sufficient to assure a life of comfort to her beloved children. Without question, the aged mother gave her all to her son and daughter-in-law, and little did she think of the consequences. The daughter-in-law, American born and without the knowledge of the duty due a parent, in the ease and affluence following their sudden good fortune forgot whence it came and to whom it was due. The old mother was in the way, interfered with her son's wife's social aspirations, and, alas! was abused and degraded by her daughter-in-law. What man has joined together, let no man put asunder; so, rather than come between man and wife, this grand old woman, without thought of self, leaves the comforts of a home which she in fact had established. Selling papers, peddling and performing menial labor may provide a living for the young and strong, but the load was too heavy for this Spartan mother. That she was saved from a watery grave she does not now regret, for being restored to the arms of her son and his repentant wife and with a loving grandchild to attend her every wish, the memory of the past seems but a dream.
- When a shiftless, worthless son advances the theory that he need not work so long as Dad is willing to and spends his time in pool rooms and other disreputable places, he is only one in thousands of others just like him. He doesn't mind if a loving mother grieves; he won't allow himself to realize she cares. He's in the rut and he's going to stay there. Then his father's house is robbed and suspicion points to the son. The evidence is strongly against him and things look dark. Luckily for him, a big-hearted desk-sergeant seems to think there's some good in the young fellow, at least he takes a chance of losing his stripes and shield, and allows him to go out of jail for twelve hours when the boy swears he can bring in the real culprit. Nor did the sergeant make a bad guess for the erring son did bring in the thief, and the money he stole, besides. You can imagine how proudly that desk-sergeant felt when he brought that boy home, acquitted of the crime, and led him to his grief-stricken mother. Dear old Dad tried to maintain a stern exterior but his trembling lip betrayed his inward emotion. Anyway, everybody seemed to realize a big lesson had been taught. A future loomed up ahead of the boy and he made up his mind to go after it. Perseverance won and he later on owned a paying business of his own. And, do you know, he blames "the copper" for it all.
- A shipwreck occurs on the "Coral Reefs." By some miraculous chance, a babe was saved by some fishermen. The child, grown in womanhood, is the idol of the plain fisher folk. An American artist spies a beautiful girl pitching shells from the sea. He is struck with her beauty and asks her to pose for him; the girl, frightened at the sight of the stranger, flees to her adopted mother for protection. The artist follows and explains to the mother, who calms her daughter's nervous fears, and she consents to pose for the picture. A young fisherman, in love with the lass, perceives her posing for the artist. He hurls a stone upon the scene below, which strikes the artist upon the shoulders missing the head. He is carried to the girl's home, where he is nursed tenderly and in the course of a few weeks is able to prepare for his departure. He receives a telegram from his mother, who was notified of his accident and she soon arrives from the mainland. The girl is called and the lady recognizes the locket and narrates the story of the burning ship when she was separated from husband and baby, thinking them both lost. Here she has found her child and the artist a new sister. With regret the girl is given to her mother and they depart for the mainland where we discover the girl is surrounded by all the luxuries she could desire. "The call of the Sea" is, however, too strong within her. She is unhappy and knowing nothing but the simple life, she longs to return; unable to restrain her feelings she steals from her new villa home in her fisher-girl garb and appears at her humble home happy in the love of the only mother she has ever known and in the devotion of the plain fisher boy of the coral reefs.
- It was a sad group which sat in a cold cottage, just a few days before Christmas. With two children to provide for, Widow Mitchell found her cross a heavy one to bear, but she bravely struggled on. Helen slipped from the house quietly. After wandering about for half an hour, suddenly, she saw in the distance an old man. He was dressed peculiarly and smoked a stubby pipe. Here, indeed, was Santa Claus. Shortly be reached a cabin on the hillside and entered. Helen stood outside almost too frightened to breathe, but she soon summoned up courage enough to slip up and peek through the window and there she saw an old trunk, its lid thrown back, and in the old man's hands an old doll and a locket. He was thinking of the past. His mind wandered again to the scene of long ago when his little home was made desolate by an Indian uprising. Then she hurried home to tell her mother about finding Santa Clans. To please the child, she helped her fix up a note asking Kris Kringle for the things she wanted. Helen bravely went to the old man in the cabin and handed him the message. He read it over slowly. By degrees he drew from Helen the story of her widowed mother and sick brother. At dusk Helen's mother rushed in. She had grown anxious when the child had not returned and decided to go in search of her. At the sight of the old man, Mrs. Mitchell fell, fainting in the arms of her father. The old man lost no time in arranging the Christmas details. Helen and brother bad their tree and loads of toys.
- Rose Martin is loved by Tom Belden, a young cattle owner, but Rose prefers Jack Bennet, employed by her father, which arouses the enmity of Belden and who picks a quarrel with Jack. A lariat duel is arranged on horseback. Belden makes a lucky throw and drags Jack from his mount and starts over the prairie dragging the helpless lad to certain death. Rose suspected trouble and has ridden in the direction in which she saw both men ride. She comes upon the scene as Jack, unconscious, is being dragged to his death, and riding hard she meets them and at the point of her gun makes Belden halt. Later, as her father discovers that his daughter loves Jack, he prevails on his wife to give their daughter and Jack her blessing. Belden, learning of this, sends a Mexican cattle puncher with a decoy note to the girl, whom he meets some distance from the ranch with her horse and bulldog. Suspecting no harm she follows the Mexican, who takes her to a shack and locks her in, then rides off to inform Belden; but the Mexican overlooked "Yank," the dog, who attacks the door of the shack where his mistress is a prisoner. Rose writes a note, which she forces out through a small crack in the door. The dog grasps it in his mouth and places it in the hands of Rose's mother, whom he sees at the door. She summons her husband and shows him the note, which notifies them that she is held a prisoner. The dog leads them to the shack and Rose is soon liberated. She tells her story to the boys, who start out to round up Belden and his Mexican, which they finally succeed in doing and roping them with lariats, they force the two worthless to go to the ranch and at the point of guns they compel them to kneel and apologize to Rose. The last scene shows the young couple ready to be married.
- The rush for gold was on and many there were who flocked to Nome in search of the precious metal, among them Tom Stuart, who left a wife and young daughter behind, back east. The girl fell in love with the son of a rich broker, and when he informed his father that he intended to wed the girl a storm of protest followed and the boy was warned never to see the girl. However, love knows no obstacles, and the happy twain were wed. They departed for the west shortly after, the girl writing her father in advance of their coming. Meanwhile, there was trouble in the gold mining camp and Tom Stuart was daily missing small portions of his hoardings of dust. Where it went he could not guess, but suspicion pointed strongly to Jose, a Mexican roustabout. Tom's partner was unmindful of the loss and led a care-free happy life. When the newly-married couple from the east reached the Nome region they were tired and worn out. They sought shelter in the very cave where Tom Stuart's gold was concealed and accidentally discovered the treasure. Of course, they filled their pockets and journeyed to the camp. Tom Stuart discovered his loss the next day and aroused the camp to action. Jose, the suspect, was dragged to the nearest tree and was about to lose his life, for he confessed to small thefts, when the broker's son learned of the commotion and appeared on the scene in time to explain away the guilt of Jose. Father and daughter met for the first time in three long years, and Tom accepted his new son-in-law in good faith, in spite of his innocent escapade, which almost caused a tragedy. Some time later the happy and prosperous couple returned to the east, just in time to save a ruined broker from suicide. A father's forgiveness followed, of course.
- Nobody knew he was a convict when he returned from prison and began a ceaseless search for work, to keep the bodies and souls of a wife and child together, until a former guard recognized him on the street and "tipped off" his record to the very man who had just employed him. After that they knew him everywhere he went and he gave up in despair. Besides, the baby was sick and there wasn't a penny in the house to buy food or medicine. Finally desperation got the better of John Rance and he went out to steal. An accident in the street swerved him from his purpose and he forgot his mission while he saved a sweet little girl from the jaws of death. Then he hurried home to tell his wife about it and wait for midnight. John did not realize how close he was to the old prison cell when he heard a stern voice call out, "Hand up," nor did he seem to care much until he heard the maid in the house he was trying to rob telephone for the police. Then he begged for mercy as he thought of his starving wife and sick baby. His wild pleadings awakened the household. A little golden-haired tot of five came running in to find her papa standing over a masked man, holding a shining revolver. When the mask was removed and she saw his face, John Rance cried like a baby when he heard the little one tell her father he was not a burglar but the man who had saved her life that very day. Do you think Jack went back to a cold and cheerless cell? Not on your life. The kid's mother hid him away until the police came and went, without their man, then somebody gave him a chance, with money to back it up.
- A film portraying the famous Irish story, exactly as produced by Dion Boucicault and Laura Keene in 1860. "Oh, Limerick is beautiful as everybody knows, The River Shannon full of fish, beside that city flows: But it is not the river, nor the fish that preys upon my mind, Nor with the town of Limerick have I any fault to find. The girl I love is beautiful, she's fairer than the dawn: She lives in Garryowen, and she's called the Colleen Bawn. As the river, proud and bold, goes by that famed city, So proud and cold, without a word, that Colleen goes by me! Oh, hone! Oh, hone! Oh, if I was the Emperor of Russia to command, Or Julius Caesar, or the Lord Lieutenant of the land, I'd give up all my wealth, my manes, I'd give up my army, Both the horses, the fat, and the royal artillery; I'd give the crown from off my head, the people on their knees. I'd give my fleet of sailing ships upon the briny seas. And a beggar I'd go to sleep, a happy man at dawn, If by my side, fast for my bride, I'd the darlin' Colleen Bawn. Oh, hone! Oh, hone!"
- A young actor playwright and his wife are living in a furnished room. The wife rebels at the condition of affairs. After a quarrel she goes away with another man. The young husband is downcast at this, but he continues to peddle his play. He takes up his quarters at a boarding house and becomes acquainted with a stenographer, who soon falls in love with him. The man finally gets a manager to read over the play, but while awaiting a decision he is suddenly taken sick. Alone and helpless, he is thankful for the help of the stenographer, who proves a faithful nurse. He receives word that his play has been accepted and recovers in time to see it produced. After the success of the play he leaves the boarding house and apparently forgets all about the stenographer. She reads of his divorce and of his wonderful success as a playwright. When he again meets the girl he begins to realize the strength of her love. He proposes and is accepted. The man, now a popular playwright, spends most of his time at the club. He neglects his wife, but at the same time he is kind and considerate to her. The wife begins to realize that her husband does not have the love for her that she craves for. He is called away to witness the production of one of his new plays and while at the hotel he receives a telegram which informs him of an addition to his family. The first realization of what his wife has gone through comes over him. He hastens back home as quickly as possible and the sight of his wife and baby awakens the man to his sense of duty. The man's attitude toward his wife changes. The first wife sees her former husband and follows him to his home. Through the window she sees him happy and contented with his second wife and baby.