- The world's finest ruby was stolen from the bride of Prince Kassim's great-grandfather several generations ago in India by a marauding rajah. It's now several decades later and the British have conquered India, and one day the ruby shows up for sale by a wealthy London jeweler, Sir John Garnett. Garnett has his own problems--there have been a rash of thefts of his wife's jewels, and he hires a private detective named James Brett to investigate. An agent for the Russian czar expresses interest in buying the ruby, but he's actually a member of a gang that specializes in jewel thefts and steals the ruby, hiding it in a box of chocolates belonging to Garnett's wife. Unbeknownst to Garnett, the jewel thieves and even Garnett's wife, she is actually involved in the theft of her jewels. Complications ensue.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- Basil Romanoff plans to sell a celebrated heirloom. In his office is one Heinrich. Ivan is chosen the agent to take the precious gem to America and deliver same to a Mr. Van Allen. Romanoff has a clever scheme to conceal the celebrated stone in the heel of one of Ivan's boots. The heel of the other one is filled with sugar only. Ivan leaves upon the steamer Odessa for America. Romanoff cables Sanford Quest, the celebrated detective, to meet Ivan at the pier. Heinrich obtains a position aboard the Odessa as a steward and in his disguise is not recognized by Ivan. Quest receives the message too late for him to meet the steamer Odessa, so Ivan proceeds to the house of Mr. Van Allen, whose daughter happens to be his sweetheart. Arriving there, he opens negotiations, being closely watched by Heinrich. Miss Van Allen is a somnambulist. That night, Miss Van Allen, having worried a great deal over the secret of the ruby, rises from her bed, and still in her sleep, she secures the boot in which the ruby is hid, and secretes it. Heinrich later stealthily enters Ivan's apartment, but Ivan is awakened and a terrific struggle follows, in which Ivan tears one of the buttons from Heinrich's coat. Heinrich deals Ivan a death blow and departs, taking the boot he finds with him to a low-class rooming house at which he is stopping. Sanford Quest, with his two female assistants, Lena and Mary, visits the scene of the crime. Miss Van Allen is broken-hearted over the death of her lover. Quest discovers a piece of lace from the gown of Miss Van Allen sticking in the buckle of one of Ivan's suitcases in the room. He puts her in charge of one of his assistants, Lena, whom he instructs to closely watch her actions. Later a button with the name Odessa on it is discovered. He immediately details his other assistant, Mary, to disguise as a Bowery girl and visit the lower class lodging houses to secure some clue as to the identity of the owner of the button. Mary secure the boot, but is followed from the lodging house by a gang of thugs, who are really the accomplices of Heinrich. The boot is turned over to Quest, but before anything further can be done they are attacked by the thugs and made prisoners. Back at the Van Allen house Lena has been watching the young woman closely. The first night she watches the young lady get up in her sleep and go to Ivan's room, pick up an imaginary boot and then return to her bedroom. The second night the same thing occurs, but this time she reveals the hiding place of the boot. Quest and his assistant, Mary, are still prisoners, bound hand and foot. Heinrich and his gang have departed with the boot which they believe to contain the ruby. Suddenly Quest has an idea. He takes from his coat a small pocket wireless outfit, which is one of his latest inventions, and sends a message for help, which is caught at the Van Allen home. She rushes to his assistance with some policemen and the unlucky pair are rescued. Triumphantly she displays the boot, whose hiding place she had learned through Miss Van Allen, and explains the latter's actions.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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