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- Pauline, a young maiden, must protect herself from the treacherous "guardian" of her inheritance, who repeatedly plots to murder her and take the money for himself.
- With the help of a private detective, Elaine tries to catch the masked criminal mastermind The Clutching Hand, who has murdered her father.
- Jean Valjean, a good man convicted of a minor crime, escapes from imprisonment and spends the rest of his life running from the vindictive and implacable man of the law, Javert.
- Stevens, the bank clerk, is ambitious. His great desire is to become a lawyer. He stays at the bank at night to study, but is unable to take a course at college owing to his poverty. He handles immense sums of money every day and is strongly tempted to steal some, but fights off the desire till one evening when a belated customer comes late to the bank with a deposit of several thousand dollars. He sees a way for his ambition to be gratified and takes the money. His wife refuses to go with him, so he deserts her and his small daughter and goes away. Some time later we see him in a strange town living under an assumed name. His ambition has been gratified and through the good will of the political boss he has been made a judge. He falls in love with the daughter of his friend, the boss, but is deterred from marriage by the thought of his wife whom he had deserted. In the meantime Mrs. Stevens has become destitute and unable to support her daughter. She takes her daughter to an orphan asylum and releases all claim on her. Mrs. Stevens is unable to obtain work and at last is found unconscious and taken to a hospital. Her handbag, containing her identification papers, is lost and picked up by another woman who is in the last stages of exhaustion. The woman succumbs to the cold and on being found is thought to be Mrs. Stevens. Her death as Mrs. Stevens is reported to the papers. Judge Harding (formerly Stevens) sees the report of the death and marries the daughter of the boss. The boss decides to run Judge Harding for governor of the state, but his choice is attacked very strongly by a young lawyer, Norris. The boss and Harding try to buy Norris, but finding that he cannot be reached they decide to "frame up" his sweetheart in order to break his determination to prevent the election of Harding. They get her into trouble and Judge Harding is appointed to try the case. He is conducting the case in a very severe manner with a decided feeling against the prisoner. The superintendent of the orphan asylum has followed the course of the little girl's life and comes to the city to see her. She recognizes Mrs. Stevens as the woman who left the child at the orphanage and takes her to see the trial. As Mrs. Stevens enters she recognizes in Judge Harding the man who deserted her so many years ago. While the jury have retired to settle the case Mrs. Stevens accuses Judge Harding. The sudden excitement causes an attack of heart failure just as the jury return with a verdict of "Not Guilty."
- An army pilot is on a visit at the home of another army pilot in the neighboured country. He falls in love with his sister. After the outbreak of a war between the two countries, her brother is killed by her friend in a battle, he is killed by some friends of her brother. She engages her with her brother's friend who was there, but then she finds out about that battle.
- Fernande, the daughter of poor parents, is very much dissatisfied with her lot in life and wants to get out where she can have some pleasure. She is a great flirt and has several men on the string. When the doctor comes to the house she works her wiles on him to such an extent that he asks for her hand in marriage. She accepts him but in her mind has no intention of giving up her other sweethearts. After her marriage she continues to meet them with the result that he discovers her unfaithfulness. He looks in her private correspondence and finds proof that she has been utterly unfaithful. When he taxes her with it she does not deny it but tells him that she intends to continue the same way. He in a rage strikes her. Driven nearly insane he wanders round all night and on his return finds that she has gone away. He loses all trace of her and goes to a foreign country to try to forget her. In the meantime she goes to Paris, where she sets up a little court of her own. Her admirers are many, among them Count Adolphe. He is so much taken with her charms that he decides to marry her. He writes to his grandfather telling him of his decision. Then he goes to Fernande with his proposal. She is rather taken aback as she had not intended to let him get that far in the toils. To avoid his attentions she goes to a small town in Brittany where she finds life too slow for her temperament. Being one of that kind of women who must have an admirer she flirts with a young fisherman. The fisherman, Pierre, is however built of different stuff than the men she has met in Paris and will not be satisfied to merely admire her from a distance. In spite of his rough manners, or probably because of them and his immense size, he exerts a charm on Fernande that makes her lose her cool, calculating manner. She allows him to come to her home. Pierre's mother has suspected for some time that all is not well with him and follows to learn what is the cause of his desertion of his own wife. Through the good offices of an old friend she learns that Pierre is spending nearly all of his time at the home of Fernande. Going to the doctor she asks him to do what he can to get Pierre out of the clutches of the woman who is wrecking both their lives. The doctor goes to the villa and on entering finds that not only has Fernande been playing with Pierre, but that she has at the house Count Adolphe, who has followed her from Paris. He also is astounded to find the woman in the case is Fernande, his own wife who had left his house the night he had struck her. He had no idea that he had located in the same town that she had chosen for her home. He upbraids her but is met with a penitent air and an exhibition of those same charms that made him love her so long before. He falls a victim a second time only to be laughed at and told that he is an old fool. Enraged he tells Pierre and the count who she really is. Pierre, overcome, falls in a faint striking his head and badly hurting himself. He is taken home and orders are given that he is to be kept absolutely quiet if he is to recover. Fernande decides to see him and goes to his home. She is told that it is impossible to see him, but insists. Then Pierre's mother takes a hand and the Siren meets one on whom she cannot work her charms. She is forced to admit defeat and a career of wanton despoliation ends.
- A film about family secrets...and deathbed confessions.
- Jean Valjean, guilty of a minor theft of food, is pursued and hounded for years by a relentless lawman, Javert.
- An Indian rajah determines to give the prince, his son, the advantages of an American university education, and brings him to the United States. Arriving at the university town they stop at the hotel there and are immediately besieged by the reporters who scent a good story, especially as it is reported that the rajah brings with him one of the famous jewels of the world, a magnificent diamond. Among the reporters is a young man on his first assignment who at once makes friends with the prince. In the meantime Nell Reardon, the "badger queen," is approached by Moreland, a "gentleman" crook, and threatened with exposure if she does not aid him to obtain possession of the rajah's jewel. She promises her aid and as a first step registers at the same hotel as the rajah, under the alias of the "Countess Mirska." Billy is assigned to interview her. The prince is struck with the woman's charms and persuades Billy to introduce him. At the instigation of Moreland. the woman persuades the prince to show her the diamond. Fearing his father's displeasure the young man secretly takes the jewel from the strong box. Seeing their opportunity, Moreland and Harley, his "pal," invite the prince to have some refreshments at the hotel café and the prince asks to have Billy included in the party. The jewel is passed around and admired. By accident, and while no one is looking, it falls from the case and lodges in the cuff of the reporter's trousers. Later, while in his own room, he discovers it and immediately runs back to the hotel to return it to the prince. Unable to find him, he decides to stay at the hotel for the night, takes a room and throws himself upon the bed, fully clothed. The anxiety of his responsibility preys upon his mind so that his slumbers are disturbed and his rest is a nightmare. In the meantime the prince discovers the loss, tells the crooks of it and they search the café together. The crooks secretly believe each other guilty, but when they tax one another with the crime they mutually prove their innocence. Without saying anything to each other they visit the reporter's home and search his room. Finding one another in the room their mutual distrust deepens. Billy's distraught mind causes him to talk in his sleep and while doing so he drops the jewel over the hotel balcony. It falls at the feet of the prince, but he does not enjoy its possession long. Harley, who has been spying upon him, knocks him out and escapes with the diamond. The further vicissitudes of the diamond are intensely interesting and lead up to the superb climax where the prince recovers it and sees the baffled crook, Moreland, go over the bridge into the ravine below in the trolley car in which he has tried to escape.
- In 1572, young queen Marguerite de Valois is driven by her mother Catherine de Médicis to marry Henri de Navarre, a Protestant leader, so as to appease the tensions between Catholics and Huguenots. But the marriage of convenience proves a double failure because not only are the newlyweds ill-matched sexually but a horrible killing spree (the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre) ensues as well...
- Robert Macey perfects a telephone which enables the speaker to be seen as well as heard. His friend, Rifflord, advises him to interest Mr. Durling, a capitalist, and gives him a letter of introduction. Meeting the capitalist later, Macey succeeds in securing his financial assistance. About this time, Julian Delatour, a nephew of Durling, comes to visit his uncle and his cousin, Vera. Delatour has led a life of extravagance but hopes to replenish his coffers by a marriage with Vera. She, however, is greatly attracted by Macey and therefore gives her scheming cousin no encouragement in his suit. For revenge, Delatour manages to discredit Macey in the eyes of his uncle, and after a painful scene between the latter two, the inventor leaves the capitalist's house in anger. Not long after, Durling succumbs to heart failure and his nephew gains control of the manufacturing plant wherein Macey's telephones are being made. In order to spy on Delatour's plans, Macey's younger brother, Jean, obtains a position in the factory. He notifies Macey that there is to be a demonstration before Miss Durling, whose assistance is essential to the absolute success of the invention. Macey contrives to be present and causes the demonstration to be a failure. Realizing that he is likely to lose his rights in the apparatus, Macey bequeaths his invention to Vera and then advises her, through a fictitious letter, that he has died and that the sole control of the invention is hers. Macey, disguised, delivers the perfected machine to Vera, but she penetrates his disguise. She does not let him know, however, that she knows who he is. In a note, she is advised that she will be called on the new telephone at nine that night in order to make a trial of the apparatus. About a quarter of nine Delatour calls personally with Redfield, a friend, and they try to persuade Vera to invest in 10,000 shares in a company formed for the exploitation of the new phone. She is suspicious of them and will not accede to their wishes. The two schemers decide to kidnap the heiress and hold her until she agrees to finance them. At this moment, nine o'clock, Macey attempts to call Vera on the telephone and is horrified to see the plotters throw a cloth over her head and bear her away. He hastens to her home but arrives too late to be of assistance. His brother, Jean, however, is on the job and follows the kidnappers to the mountains, where they take Vera in a limousine. Jean manages to drop notes on the way which are found by Macey, who hastens over the trail in his own machine. Seeing that they are pursued, the kidnappers feign an accident. Macey leaps from his machine to go to their assistance and is at once overcome by the schemers. Unconscious, he is placed in the auto with Vera and the door is locked. Delatour then starts the machine and guides it to a steep path down the mountainside. Leaping from the moving machine, he allows it to run unpiloted, hoping that the inmates will be dashed to death below. Congratulating themselves on the success of their scheme, the plotters return to the city where they expect to hold a meeting for the purpose of interesting government officials in the telephone. But they have not reckoned on Jean, who had concealed himself on the top of the auto. Recognizing the danger which confronts the now swiftly moving machine, Jean drops to the driver's seat and succeeds in stopping the auto. He then helps Vera to restore Robert and they, also, return to the city. Hastening to the police, they explain the circumstances, and officers are detailed to return with them to arrest Delatour and Redfield. A messenger is sent in to call Redfield, who is immediately taken into custody. The officers then enter to arrest Delatour, but a sterner justice had claimed him first. In endeavoring to demonstrate the new telephone he accidentally comes in contact with a high power electric current which instantly electrocuted him, thereby bringing to an end an unworthy career.
- George Notman is engaged to Marjorle Vincent, and the young people, though the marriage was arranged by their parents, are thoroughly devoted to one another. George has a friend, Warner, who beneath a polished exterior hides a deceitful and treacherous character. This is plainly shown when he attempts to make love to Marjorie, the fiancée of his friend. His advances are indignantly repulsed and the girl then learns to thoroughly distrust the man and to endeavor to oppose his influence with George. George's father makes his son a present of a large sum of money with which to purchase a splendid pearl necklace for Marjorie. Warner basely suggests that with this money it would be possible to make large sums gaming at the table and persuades him to venture it. The inevitable happens; the money is lost and George is confronted with the necessity of securing funds in some way to purchase his sweetheart her necklace. Warner suggests visiting a certain woman, known to the police as a "fence," who makes a practice of loaning money at usurious rates of interest. At her store they are shown a fine necklace which she is willing to sell and accept George's notes in payment. The necklace is bought and the notes given. Not long afterward at the wedding reception detectives call and ask for George's father. To him they exhibit his son's notes, which they have found in a raid upon the "fence." They ask to see Marjorie's necklace. At once they are able to identify it as one stolen from a jeweler not long before. The heartbroken father writes a check for the value of the necklace to save it from confiscation. Angered beyond all control at this proof of his son's folly, he upbraids him before the whole assembly, then falls in an apoplectic fit which not long after is the cause of his death. After his marriage George falls more and more under the sinister influence of Warner. The combined fortunes of his wife and himself are insufficient to sustain the drains made upon them by his gambling losses. Warner suggests an evil plan and again George assents to it. Finding a man who is a typical "sucker," they work an old confidence game upon him and persuade him that they can give him the names of the winning horses before a race. He loses, of course, and later by plying him with drink they are able to steal the rest of his money. The victim learns the name and address of George and calls upon his wife. He tells her of her husband's crime and threatens him with immediate arrest if the money is not returned at once. When George comes home and learns that his guilt has been found out, he attempts suicide. Moved by the misery of the unhappy wife the victim of the theft relents and for her sake promises to push the case no further. The years pass. Compelled by her poverty Marjorie has placed her little son in her uncle's care, since she is not able to give the boy a proper bringing up. George and David have taken a little country inn, where they prey upon the rural gamblers. Old beyond her time, Marjorie, still faithful to her marriage vows, does the work of a menial around the house. Her uncle, feeling that she should see her son again, gives him a large sum of money and sends him to her. How Warner and George, ignorant of the young man's identity, plan to rob him; how they are thwarted and David suffers the penalty for his many misdeeds, and how the father, sobered by his narrow escape from killing his own son, resolves to live a better life, end a most dramatic film.
- In one of the Roman colonies in North Africa lives with her father a beautiful young Christian girl, Nydia. A high priest of Jupiter, one of the principal Roman gods, sees her and desires to have her for one of the vestal virgins. He sends his attendants to seize her but is prevented by the passing of Caius, the son of the Roman governor. Caius is very much impressed by the beauty of Nydia and after leaving her safely at her home rides on to the court. The high priest, angry at being so easily thwarted, takes some of his attendants and goes to the home of Nydia to seize her. They are not successful although in the struggle Nydia's father is killed and their home is burned. Nydia escapes to the desert and hides in a cave. A shepherd passes and one of his sheep is carried off and eaten by a lion. The cave where Nydia hides is the lair of the lion and she is terrified as he comes in and stands by a rock near her and roars at her. The shepherd goes to the city to get help to kill the wild beast and lands at the palace of Caius just as a large company are celebrating the arrival of the young woman whom Caius is to marry. He leaves the feast and goes to help the shepherd. They find the cave, capture the lion and at the same time discover Nydia. Caius takes Nydia to his father's house and declares his intention of keeping her under his care. His father objects, she being a Christian. In spite of protests Caius places Nydia in a home, where he goes to visit her. On one of his visits he is followed by the high priest and his father. The high priest enters the room and accuses Nydia of seducing Caius. In a struggle that follows Caius kills the high priest. His father has Caius carried off by two attendants. He accuses Nydia of the crime. In spite of her protests she is condemned to be thrown to the lions. Caius' betrothed tells him of the event and he rushes to the lions' den to help Nydia. His betrothed, who has been instrumental in stirring up trouble, opens the door of the den to watch with satisfaction the end of her rival. Caius sees the door open and seizing Nydia, makes his escape. They manage to escape to the desert, where Caius adopts Christianity.
- Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between the two.
- About the daughter of the Borgia, a noble medieval house. From her numerous and unhappy weddings, to the forced monacation, to the will of her family.
- The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his undertaking by Dixmer, a master tanner who passes himself off as an ardent revolutionary and his wife Geneviève, who also happens to be the Knight's sister. While on mission with her brother, she is saved from arrest thanks to the intervention of Lieutenant Maurice Lindey. Geneviève, who is married without love to Dixmer, falls for the young man, who requites her love. A tunnel is dug between a house rented by Dixmer and the Tower of the Temple but the various attempts to rescue the queen attempts fail. Marie-Antoinette risks the guillotine. Lindey finds himself involved in the plot.
- The rebellion of 1832 is on. There is rioting and barricading in the streets. Marius in despair, and in the hope that a bullet will soon end his life, joins the mob and becomes a fighter in the ranks of the insurgents. Javert gets orders to investigate the extent of the insurrection. He assumes a disguise, and goes to a tavern, the headquarters of the rebellion, He is quickly recognized and seized. They search him and tie him to a wooden pillar. Documents on him reveal his identity, and the rioters condemn him to die if the barricade is taken. Martial law is proclaimed, and the people are ordered to disperse. They refuse, and a volley is fired. Eponine, in the mob, dies at the first fire. Marius thinking his death to be at hand, writes a note to Cosette, telling her where to find his body in case he is killed. Gavroche is sent with the note, but Valjean gets it at his home. He sees that this love affair is deeper than he bad supposed, and he goes to the scene of the rioting to find Marius. Gavroche is killed while trying to secure ammunition for the revolutionists in searching dead soldiers for cartridges. Fierce fighting follows and the rioters, realizing that they are losing ground, order the execution of Javert. Valjean interferes and tells them that Javert's life belongs to him. Taking Javert outside, Valjean frees his hands, fires a pistol in the air, and lets Javert go, thereby sparing his life. The military take the barricade by storm. Marius badly wounded, is picked up by Valjean, who disappears into a sewer opening and escapes with him underground. Javert, in the streets, comes upon Thenardier robbing the dead. In pursuit of this man, he comes upon Valjean emerging from another part of the sewer. Javert drops Thenardier and arrests Valjean. Valjean shows him the note of Marius to Cosette concerning the disposing of his body, and he begs permission to take Marius to the home of his grandfather before submitting to arrest. Javert consents, but accidentally drops upon the ground the order of arrest for Jean Valjean, which he has carried on his person, Thenardier pounces upon the order and keeps it for future blackmailing purposes. He also follows Valjean and Javert to the home of the grandfather of Marius. Javert observing the God-like character of Valjean, is overcome with remorse, and for the first time in his life departs from his path of duty and allows his prisoner to escape. He then writes his resignation to the police, and, as a public acknowledgment of his mortification and weakness, he ends his own life. The grandfather of Marius is deeply grateful for the boy's safe return. He sends for Valjean and asks the hand of Cosette for Marius. This Valjean grants, and transfers his property to Cosette. The lovers are married at the church, at which time Valjean shows the first signs of failing health. Thenardier thinks the time now ripe to commence blackmailing with the order of arrest. He negotiates with Marius, who buys it from him for a good sum. Marius goes to see Valjean to question him about the paper, but finds him low in health, and fondling Cosette's little dress of other days, the place lighted with the good priest's candlesticks. Marius hands him the order of arrest. Valjean feebly acknowledges it, and tells the story of his persecutions. Cosette arrives as Valjean is dreaming of the good priest who helped him to be a better man, and soon he expires peacefully in the arms of his two children. -- Moving Picture World synopsis
- The Thenardiers and their small daughter, Eponine, and young son, Gavroche, are seen at their dingy country tavern. Here little Cosette, the daughter of Fantine, is seen performing drudgery and menial tasks. The Thenardiers are treating their own children kindly, but are cruel to Cosette. One day she is sent for water with a heavy pail. On the way she passes a toy store, and longingly admires a doll. On her way back she meets Jean Valjean, who asks her the way to the Thenardiers. Cosette leads him toward their place. On the way she looks longingly at the doll once more, and her action is observed by Valjean. He has learned by her talk that she is Fantine's child, whom he is seeking. Cosette runs ahead, and Valjean enters the tavern while Cosette is being scolded. He remonstrates with the Thenardiers, and goes out to the toy store and buys the doll for Cosette. Returning, he informs the Thenardiers that he has come to pay the child's board bill, and take her away. They gleefully accept the money and Valjean departs with the little girl. Thenardier, thinking he might have got more, follows him, but Valjean shows him the note that Fantine had written before she died, telling him to take care of the child. Valjean realizes a sum of money on securities, and decides to live in an obscure house in the poor quarter of Paris with little Cosette, away from the prying police. But the janitress of the house becomes suspicious of her new tenants and calls in the police after peeping and observing Valjean counting money, an unusual thing in that quarter of Paris. Javert by this time has been appointed to the detective force of Paris. He considers this case worthy of his personal inspection and goes to Valjean's lodgings and secrets himself in the garret above Valjean's room. Valjean takes alarm at Javert's boring through the ceiling. He leaves quickly, carrying Cosette, but is followed by Javert and his men. He is cornered in a blind alley, but makes his escape with a clothes line by the thrilling and dramatic feat of scaling an almost perpendicular wall. After a night of suspense he finds himself biding in the grounds of a convent. Here he meets the old gardener, Fauchelevent, whom he assisted from under the wagon and obtained for him his present position. The old man shows his gratitude by giving them asylum and getting Valjean a position as assistant gardener. The old man introduces him to the nuns as his brother, and thereafter Valjean is known as "Fauchelevent." Javert gives up the hope of capturing Valjean. Years after, Valjean still known as "Fauchelevent," is living in quiet ease with Cosette, now grown up, as his daughter. The Thenardiers have moved to Paris and are living in poverty, under an assumed name. In the next room to them dwells Marius, a student. Thenardier frequently appeals to him for money, and usually gets some. Eponine, Thenardiers daughter, also grown up, has fallen deeply in love with Marius, unbeknown to him. Marius walks and studies in the park, and there for the first time sees Cosette, sitting with her "father" Valjean. The two young people are attracted by each other at once. A little later Valjean is accosted by Eponine who is begging. She tells a pitiful story and Valjean and Cosette decide to go to her home and investigate the condition she has told concerning her family. Arriving there, Valjean leaves his coat and money, but neither he nor Cosette are recognized by any of the Thenardiers. As they leave the place, Marius is just returning home and he again comes face to face with Cosette, an incident which Valjean does not seem to like. Cosette accidentally drops a rose, Marius quickly picks it up and presses it to his lips. This action is observed by Eponine who becomes intensely jealous. Valjean has left his address with the Thenardiers in case they should need any further assistance. Marius demands of Eponine to give him the address, and this she does in a spirit of self-sacrifice. Marius starts at once to the house where Valjean and Cosette reside. He writes a note declaring his love, and puts it on a garden bench where Eponine has informed him Cosette lingers every evening. At this moment Cosette appears, reads the note and is surprised by Marius who has stepped behind the bushes at her approach. Valjean coming, suspects something, though Marius gets out of the way, and Cosette is taken to task by her foster father for the first time in his life. Marius has a wealthy grandfather who dotes on the lad provided his wishes are followed. The young man writes him of his love for Cosette and begs his sanction to an early marriage. The grandfather sends for Marius and tells him he cannot consent. .Marius repudiates him then and leaves in high anger. -- Moving Picture World synopsis
- The extraordinary intelligence of this particular police dog will "get the film over" with any audience to the accompaniment of roars of laughter. While the particular cop to whom he is attached is taking him, securely fastened by a leash, on his rounds the dog spies a suspicious character in the shape of a cat. At once there is a grand uproar and pursuit. The cat goes like a streak, and so does the dog, dragging with him the poor cop. Through a sewer pipe into a muddy pool, over the rocks, the strange procession dashes. After this unfortunate "faux pas," the dog wisely keeps at a distance from the cop. A little later, seeing a beggar seated on the sidewalk with a card saying, "help the blind," the dog sees his opportunity. Holding up the beggar's hat in his teeth, he "begs" the passersby for alms. The "fake" blind beggar sees the resulting harvest with joy. But vengeance is near. The cop approaches and confiscates the ill-gotten gains. There are other amusing experiences which the dog goes through. Mr. Bray certainly had a pleasing flight of fancy when he made these pictures.
- Edwin Drake meets, at a summer resort, Ruth Borden, a charming and heartless adventuress. Deceived as to her true character, he is cleverly ensnared by the designing woman, who intends to use his affection for her as a means to secure money from him. Their engagement is announced and too late the dupe finds out the woman's true character. At the cost of most of his money he buys freedom from her and goes to a little farm which he owns in the country, sick at heart and poor in pocket. Beth, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor, becomes acquainted with Drake by chance, and there springs up in them a mutual interest in one another. Mr. Andrews, seeing his daughter, for whom he has higher plans, in conversation with the roughly clad stranger, is surprised and annoyed. His annoyance is not lessened when his friend, Dr. Wilson, who is visiting him, tells him that the stranger is a dear friend of his and so introduces the young farmer, and the haughty man of wealth to one another. At her father's wish, Beth avoids, but cannot forget, the handsome young neighbor. In the meantime, Weston, the accomplice of Ruth, gambles away the money extorted from Drake by the girl, and makes free even with the woman's jewelry in order to get funds to satisfy his passion. Two weeks later Drake, while working in the fields, suffers a sun stroke and takes to his bed, seriously ill. His condition growing worse, his little sister goes to the nearest house for help. She finds Beth giving a lawn party, and telling her of her trouble and anxiety, easily persuades her to come home with her and give her the assistance she needs. When Drake, a few days later, is able to be up again, he writes Beth, tells her that he is poor, but that he loves her, and asks her to meet him that evening at the rustic bridge. Beth, feeling the call of her heart stronger than the admonitions of her father, responds to the note in person, and then and there promises to marry him, the wedding taking place a few days later. In the meanwhile, Weston's losses at the gambling table have made him desperate and it occurs to Beth and him that they may be able to get additional money from Drake. At once they start to plan with that end in view. Beth at first charmed with the novelty of her new home, soon finds the drudgery of her household tasks irksome, and when her society friends call upon her and find her in her gingham dress, she begins to be ashamed of her position. Finally she secretly leaves the house and returns to her old home, intending to remain, but Dr. Wilson tells her that she will soon become a mother and that her duty lies with her husband. Going back to the little home, she sees Drake talking with a strange woman, and jumping to the conclusion that he is unfaithful to her, and knowing that her father has practically disowned her because of her marriage, she leaves the village to hide in a distant town. Drake's visitor is Ruth, endeavoring to get more money from him. In the presence of the doctor, who knows all, Drake orders her from his house for all time. How Ruth meets Beth and repents of her ways, how Dr. Wilson brings husband and wife together again, and how the baby drives away all dislike of poverty from Beth's life, end a very interesting and appealing drama.
- The scene opens in a railway station in France. Henri Marteau, the station master, Marie, his wife, and his little daughter are living happily. War is declared with Prussia and Marteau is one of the conscripts called out. A message is received from the War Department appointing Marie as station mistress during his absence. When leaving, Marie gives him a small photo of herself and little daughter. In a battle Marteau is mortally wounded. When dying, he gives the photos to the Prussian officer, who gave him his wound, with the request that he forward them to his wife with news of his death. Before he has time to give the officer the address, he dies. Later the station house is attacked and the officer in charge of the attacking force is wounded and left in charge of Marie. One day he gives Marie the photos of the dead soldier's wife and daughter with the request that she forward them. She discovers she has been nursing the man who killed her husband. The station house is used as a divisional point by the Prussian invaders, from which they send orders and information to their troops. Marie, faithful to her own country, taps the wires and learns all the plans of the attacking forces. Owing to the message she carries to the French commander, one division of the Prussian army is cut to pieces. Suspecting that the wires have been tapped, the Prussians watch and discover Marie in the act of taking word of the plans to the French. Marie is tried by court-martial and sentenced to death. The little girl goes to the Crown Prince to plead for her mother's life. She finally persuades him to pardon her mother, but before the messenger arrives the firing squad have done their work. Completely prostrated by the loss of both her parents, the little girl collapses on the grave of her mother.
- The revenue men in New York are after the smugglers of opium and find that a certain Chinaman is in the habit of receiving a supply of the drug at stated periods. They follow him in the hope they will be led to the headquarters of the international band, who they feel sure are back of the traffic. The Chinaman fails to pay on time for the last supply he has received, and in turn the New York distributor is unable to send the money to the headquarters of the gang. This brings the chief to New York to investigate. While there he visits his broker, John Maxwell. He intends his visit to be secret, but is seen by one of the stenographers. This incenses him and angry words pass. In the meantime the Chinaman comes to the office and pays his bill. As the clerk is making out the receipt the detectives raid the place and find the dead body of the broker. All suspicion points to the clerk, who is accused of the murder of his employer. He is taken away by one of the detectives, but makes his escape. He goes to the North Country, makes application to join the Boundary Riders, and after a probation is accepted as an agent of law and order. On one of his patrols he finds a note that gives him a clue to the headquarters of the opium smugglers. The detective from the New York office of the Revenue Service comes to the camp of the riders to continue his investigations. There he recognizes the clerk. The clerk employs a clever woman investigator, who in guise of a Chinaman gets employment as a cook at the smugglers' headquarters. With the information she secures, he leads the revenue men to the headquarters of the gang. The raid is successful, but as all are congratulating the new member on his success the detective steps up and arrests him on the charge of murdering his employer. The investigator, however, has done her work well and produces a coat belonging to the head smuggler from which are torn two pieces which exactly match two pieces of cloth found in the hand of the dead man. This exonerates the clerk and puts added power in the hands of the government men.
- The Archduke Rodolphe d'Illyrie is secretly united to Countess Sarah Mac Gregor and they have a daughter together. The young woman learns that her father-in-law is potting to have the marriage annulled so she writes her brother to ask him to get rid of the old man. When her letter is intercepted, she leaves her child in the care of farmers near Paris and escapes to America. The Archduke finds the whereabouts of his daughter but he finds the house has been destroyed by a criminal fire and figures that she died. He sets out to find his daughter's murderers and meets the evil Schoolmaster and his friend la Chouette. They actually hide the child, that they call Fleur de Marie, and force her to beg for their profit.
- Ben Chambers is invited to a house party by Mrs. Chauncey, who has three daughters. Two of them are on the threshold of old maids and, fearing the attractions of their younger sister, with their mother try to keep her out of the way of Mr. Chambers. She is dressed as a girl of fifteen and confined to her room. Mr. Chambers arrives, finds himself the recipient of embarrassing attention from the two older sisters. Wearied, he seeks the gardener and learns from him that there is splendid trout fishing nearby. He leaves the party to go fishing. At the same time the young prisoner decides to go a-wading. As Chambers is casting his line the fly hook catches the damsel's tiny shoe. He draws it to him, seeks the owner, but catches a hasty glimpse of her retreating through the woods. The next day he renews his search after first satisfying himself that the shoe belongs to no one in the party. He finds the girl and the old story of the fairy prince and Cinderella is re-enacted.
- Max discovers that in the same apartment house with him lives a most charming woman doctor. To meet her he fakes a sickness and calls upon her for professional advice. She thumps him, puts her little ear down to his chest, diagnoses his case and prescribes for him. Max departs so full of happiness that he finds difficulty in walking as a sober man should. The days pass and, winning the lady's love, Max becomes married to her. On the wedding night just as they have reached the seclusion of their own room and Max has started to pour out his rapture into her willing ear, the servant hammers at their door. They find that the bride is called out upon a case, so in wedding gown and orange blossoms she leaves the despondent Max to await her return. The time passes and finally she returns, but only for a moment. The servant raps at the door again, and again she must go out to see a patient. The unhappy bridegroom protests in vain. He is sleeping uneasily in his chair when she finally comes back. As they are embracing, the servant raps at the door again, announcing another call for the doctor. The now infuriated Max rushes upon the disturber of his happiness, throws him out of the room and locks the door. A year later the happy husband, bearing a baby in his arms, wanders into the reception room of his wife's office. He finds it filled with waiting patients, all men. He steps into the office and sees the wife of his bosom, with her head at a man's chest listening to his heart. Filled with rage he deposits the baby in the arms of the man nearest him and proceeds to drive every patient out of the house. Thus he is convinced that from henceforth his wife must cease to be an "M.D." and become more of a wife and mother.
- Theodore Reibeth, a medical student, is introduced to Mlle. Aut Nissen in a moving picture studio where she is taking one of the leading roles. He is attracted to her by her unusual beauty and charm. Circumstances later make it possible for him to see her frequently at her home, and he falls in love with her. Mlle. Nissen is very fond of animals and has in her apartments a private collection of lions which she shows to him. Reibeth's graduation is at hand when he receives a letter from his brother telling him that through unfortunate investments their fortune has been lost. In this predicament Mlle. Nissen comes to his aid and lends him enough money to finish his studies, which he accepts and graduates with high honors. Later at a reception Reibeth sees Mlle. Nissen flirting with another man. He protests very strongly and the controversy causes a rupture which separates them. Years pass and he almost forgets the celebrated actress. His wedding announcement in one of the papers, however, comes to the attention of Mlle. Nissen who asks him to call. He does so and the old love returns. His faith in his former love is still so great that he allows himself to be blindfolded by her and led into one of the lower portions of the house. When he tears the blindfold from his eyes he discovers he is in the den of lions. With death in a terrible form almost upon him he manages to escape. Mlle. Nissen seeing him free makes her own life a penance for the tragic deed she had planned.
- Three charming sisters vow to one another eternal adherence to the blessing. of single life. Augusta, ring-leader of the three, is particularly violent toward the sterner sex. She looks for a position, obtains several, but resigns them because of the unwelcome attentions forced upon her by various men. Meantime her sister Ethel gives music lessons in their apartment, while Clara, the third sister, a medical student, secures a position as assistant to young Doctor Squibb. In the same apartment house with the sisters lives a girl who is receiving attentions from Carl Waldeck, a young attorney. Her father has forbidden the young man to call upon her. Carl calls upon her one day and barely manages to escape the angry father. He seeks refuge in the apartment of the three sisters and entreats them to permit him to stay there to avoid his pursuer. To get rid of him they make a bridge of their ironing-board. On this he escapes through a window into another flat. The morning after Augusta receives her answer to a position in an office of two attorneys. She makes such a good impression upon Mr. Speck, one of the attorneys, that she secures a position. Here she undergoes the same annoyances that she has received before, which only ends when she knocks the office manager down. This causes him the loss of his position. She is now promoted to his position and requests that her former position be given to her sister, Ethel. Mr. Speck consents. Ethel makes a hit with the office clerk. Clarence Hallroom, a confirmed bachelor. He and Ethel make eyes at one another and are intercepted by Augusta, who asserts her authority and puts a stop to the lovemaking. One day Carl returns from his vacation to his work, and is recognized as the ironing-board tourist. The beauty of Augusta has made a profound impression on him but in seeking to obtain from her a corresponding feeling he receives a rebuff. He decides to teach her a lesson. He arouses her jealousy by a flirtation with Ethel. Augusta resigns her position and leaves and compels poor Ethel to leave with her. Clarence cannot forget her and seeks an excuse to call upon her. Freed from the grim censorship of Augusta, they shortly come to an understanding. A little later Augusta, now returning to her home, receives a call from Waldeck. As she will not admit him by the door, he enters the apartment through the window by means of the ironing-board. His eloquence sweeps away the last vestiges of her old-time man-hate, and she also becomes engaged. That very same day the charming Clara joins the ranks of the brides-to-be becoming engaged to Dr. Squibb.
- The blue-eyed, curly-haired pet of the family, Willie, is the leader of a boy gang up to all sorts of tricks. On this red letter day they find Mr. Tipple Suds, the convivial husband of the fat and efficient washerlady, Mrs. Suds, badly the worse for wear sleeping off a drop too much in the peaceful seclusion of an old wagon seat. The boys run off with the wagon and take the helpless Suds to their cave. Here they tie the prisoner up and concoct a letter to his spouse demanding thirty cents as the price of their victim's release. This note being placed in the worthy woman's hands, she straightway answers that her husband "isn't worth thirty cents." In the meantime the boys have confiscated the eatables of a picnic party in order to feed their hungry prisoner. Two tramps, being forcibly rebuffed in their demands upon Mrs. Suds for food, come across the cave by chance. They release the prisoner and find in the cave a banquet to their liking. When the boys come back to their quarters they find the enemy in possession and are forced to forage for liquid refreshments. Seeing their opportunity they concoct a strange mixture, which speedily renders the adult garrison of the cave hors de combat. Then seeking the assistance of the despoiled picnickers they see the enemy ducked in the pond. That night when the angel child is put to bed by his mother and the evening prayers are said she leaves him, little thinking of the outlaw deeds that occupied his day.
- In the days of King Ahasueras, who reigned over all the provinces from India to Ethiopia, a feast was given to show the riches of his kingdom. Thinking to display the great beauty of his queen, Vashti, the king commanded her to appear before him. But Vashti refused to obey the king's command, which greatly angered him. The wise men of the kingdom counseled the king that he should punish the queen for her disobedience lest all the wives should rebel against the will of their husbands. So it was decreed that Vashti should no longer be queen. Then the officers of the king gathered together the young girls of the kingdom so that he might choose a new queen. Now. there was a certain Jew named Mordecai in the palace and he had brought up Esther, the daughter of his uncle. And when the king beheld her, he was well pleased and chose her from among all the rest to be queen instead of Vashti. But Mordecai charged her not to reveal that she was a Jewess. And it chanced that one day Mordecai learned of a plot against the king's life, and this he told to Esther, who informed the king. The plotters were hanged and Mordecai' s name was written in the king's book of chronicles. There was in the kingdom a prince, Haman, who was held in high esteem by the king. And all the king's servants reverenced Haman, but Mordecai would not bow before him. Then was Haman angered against him and he induced the king to order the destruction of all the Jews. When Mordecai learned of this he sent word to Esther, beseeching her to influence the king in behalf of the Jews, her people. But there was a law in the land forbidding anyone to go before Ahasueras unless ordered to do so, and Esther feared the wrath of the king. However, Mordecai persuaded her and she appeared before the king and was received by him. Esther invited the king and Haman to a banquet the next day. Haman was much pleased to be thus honored. When he beheld Mordecai at the king's gate, he ordered gallows to be erected that the Jew might be hanged thereon. But the king desired to honor Mordecai for his deed in warning him of the plot to murder him, and asked Haman how he might reward a faithful servant. Haman, thinking that the king wished to honor him, suggested great honors. When he learned that it was Mordecai who was to be rewarded. Haman was in great fear lest the king should hear of his intention to hang Mordecai, who was then arrayed in the king's apparel and the royal crown was placed upon his head. Then Haman led Mordecai through the streets of the city, proclaiming that the king thus honored the Jew. On the next day, when the king attended the banquet, Esther told him that she was one of the Jews and that Haman had sought to destroy all of her people. Then was the king angered against Haman and ordered him to be hanged on the gallows, whereon he had sought to hang Mordecai. Mordecai was then given the house and lands of Haman and was made a great man in the kingdom. And so also was Esther greatly honored and peace was declared unto all her people.
- While strolling through a wood with his sweetheart, Helen, Tom Maxwell captures a magpie and presents it to his employer's daughter. It becomes quite tame and is permitted to go wherever it wills. One day, chancing to spy a diamond ring on its owner's bureau, the thieving bird picks it up in its bill and deposits it in another room. Tom is accused of stealing the ring as it is found in the room which he had just occupied, and he is discharged. He goes to the home of Helen, but meets with scant sympathy from all save his sweetheart, who believes her lover is innocent. Feeling his disgrace very keenly, Tom joins a hunting expedition and goes to South Africa. While out with a hunting party, they are attacked by a ferocious leopard, which pounces upon the leader. Tom battles with the enraged animal and after a terrific struggle, he succeeds in dispatching it, thereby saving his master's life. He is horribly wounded and is carried back to the camp. In a vision he sees his sweetheart beckoning to him, but sadly realizes that she is many miles away. Meanwhile, the magpie is discovered in another theft, and the terrible injustice done to Tom is realized. Learning of Tom's whereabouts from a newspaper account of his encounter with the leopard in South Africa, his repentant accuser endeavors to send a message by wireless telegraphy, advising that the real thief bad been discovered. The message is relayed across the continent until it is finally delivered by an African runner. Tom, having fully recovered from his injuries, makes hasty preparations to return home again. Eagerly his coming is awaited by an anxious party, who are all desirous of making amends for their cruel injustice. He is greeted by them on board the ship, and the story of the magpie's prank is told to him. Overjoyed by the glad news, he freely forgives everyone. With his sweetheart, Helen, he takes the magpie, and throwing it into the air, they watch it soar away into the distance.
- Mr. Effington and his daughters Maud and Edith hear Miss Destinn at the opera. Edith expresses a wish to meet Miss Destinn, so her father invites Miss Destinn to the birthday party to be given for Edith. Maud is very fond of animals. A friend sends her some lion cubs which she trains to do tricks. She also has several full-grown lions in her private menagerie. Edith is very fond of music and loves her young teacher, Jack Harris. Her father objects to her attachment, and drives him from the house. Atwood, a business friend of Mr. Effington, asks for Edith's hand in marriage. At the birthday party he proposes to her, but is refused. At the party Maud is showing how tame her lions are, and on a dare Miss Destinn, who has accepted the invitation to be present, enters the cage with her and, with one of the lions lying on the piano, within a few inches of her, sings parts of Mignon, Atwood chagrined at Edith's refusal of his hand refuses to assist Mr. Effington in his business, with the result that the business fails. Mr. Effington does not survive the shock and the two girls, brought up in luxury, are forced to go out into the world to make a living. They consult Miss Destinn as to what they should do and receive her assurance that she will help them as best she can. They decide to use Maud's lions and advertise for a young man to play a part in a moving picture drama. Jack Harris sees the advertisement and answers it. He and the girls are much surprised to meet again and he renews his suit for Edith's heart. Edith accepts him and the preparations are made for the wedding. Maud is heartbroken and confesses that she has loved Jack for a long time. She goes with the happy couple to get the marriage license, but cannot face the ordeal. Disappointed and dejected, she goes back to the house and dressing in her sister's wedding dress, enters the cage of the lions. The lions do not seem to recognize her and she loses control of them. When Jack and Edith return they are horrified to find that Maud has become indeed "The Lion's Bride."
- In a small Dutch village, two children, Anna, the miller's daughter and Johannes, the shepherd are close friends. When Anna's father dies, her mother sends her to live with her aunt in Brussels. Theren the manager of a theatre who had seen her dancing at the village party, accepts to train her as a ballerina. Johannes tries to follow her but his mother forces to go back to the village. The years pass and Anna has become a famous ballerina. When Johannes comes to visit her, she refuses to see him. She falls in love with an aeronaut who takes her on his balloon for a flight. The balloon is caught in a storm and falls to the ground. Anna survives the crash but she had become blind. She returns to the village to live with her mother. There she finds Johannes who has never stopped loving her.
- Roger Laroque, hearing of the dishonesty of Luverson, his employee, discharges him and earns his hatred. At a reception. Laroque meets Julia De Noirville, a lawyer's wife, and becomes infatuated with her. She reciprocates his attentions and consents to meet him the next day. Noticing that she is depressed, he persuades her to tell him the reason. She confides to him that she is in dire need of a large sum of money in order to avert impending disaster. Laroque promises to raise the money for her. On the strength of an offer from the government for an invention which he had submitted, he obtains the money from a loan broker, who resides opposite to him. Luverson, the discharged employee, has secured a position with the money lender and sees Laroque get the money. He follows him and sees him give the money to the lawyer's wife. Laroque's wife and child go for a drive. During the absence of the mother, the horse runs away with the little girl. The lawyer, De Noirville, attempts to stop the runaway and is severely injured. Laroque hears of the lawyer's bravery and calls with his wife and little girl to thank him. While there, Laroque meets Julia, who first learns that her lover is married. He tells her that he no longer loves her. Luverson, for revenge, smashes the engine invented by Laroque. Owing to the damage done, the government rescinds the order. As a result, the money lender becomes anxious, and persuaded by Luverson, requests Laroque to return the money loaned. The lawyer is present when the request is received and noticing that Laroque is greatly distressed, he writes to the money lender advising that Laroque will go bankrupt if forced to pay and might do something rash. However, Laroque is compelled to pay, and leaves after a stormy interview. Seeing his employer putting the money in a safe, Luverson returns at night, disguised as Laroque, to rob the safe. He is discovered by the loan broker, who attacks him. Luverson kills his employer and makes his escape with the money. Laroque's wife, daughter, and servant, watching from their window for his return, witness the crime. Owing to the disguise, they believe that it was Laroque who committed the murder. Luverson, with threats of blackmail, compels the lawyer's wife to write an anonymous note to Laroque, thanking him for the money, which is returned with the note. Next day the crime is discovered. The lawyer's warning note is found and suspicion falls on Laroque. The police question his wife and child, but they deny all knowledge of the crime. The servant, however, confesses that she saw her master do the deed. The money, returned by Luverson, is found on Laroque. Bloodstains point to his guilt and he is arrested. De Noirville finds the note which accompanied the money and asks Laroque to tell to whom he loaned the money. To shield Julia, the lawyer's wife, he refuses to tell. He is brought to trial and De Noirville offers to defend him. Luverson sends a note to the lawyer during the trial advising that Laroque received the money from the former's wife. The lawyer is furious at this disclosure and refuses to defend the prisoner. He changes his mind, however, but owing to an attack of heart failure, he dies before he can disclose the name of the prisoner's debtor. Laroque is subsequently convicted and sent to prison. While in prison, he learns of the death of his wife. He succeeds in escaping and determines to return for his little girl, who is being fostered by relatives. On the road, he sees a burning house and rescues two children from the flames. He is horribly burned. The children's father gives him a suit of clothes to wear instead of his prison garb. Laroque calls at the home where his daughter is and takes her with him. Ten years pass. Terribly disfigured by his burns, and under an assumed name, Laroque escapes detection. Suzanne, his daughter, goes to sketch in a nearby park. Raymond De Noirville, the son of the lawyer, chances to pass while on a hunting trip and speaks to her. They meet a second time, and Suzanne learns his identity. She writes to him and confesses that she is the daughter of the convict, Laroque. Raymond has fallen in love with Suzanne and is distressed by the news. He determines to search through his father's records and try to establish her father's innocence. He discovers the note which Luverson wrote to his father at the trial telling him that his wife, Raymond's mother, was the recipient of the money. Beside himself at the dreadful discovery, he confronts his mother with the proof of her perfidy. She confesses and promises to prove the innocence of Suzanne's father. She sends for Laroque and the chief of police and tells them that she will show them the real murderer. Through a decoy note, she persuades Luverson to call on her. Confronted by Laroque and the chief, he sees that he is cornered and attempts to shoot Laroque, hut hits Raymond's mother instead. Mortally wounded, she begs for Laroque's forgiveness and passes away. With the stigma removed from her good name, Suzanne finds love and consolation in the arms of her lover, Raymond.
- While traveling incognito through his kingdom, Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Tholberg becomes infatuated with Katrina, the daughter of innkeeper Hermann Ardelheim, but their idyll is interrupted by the arrival of a courier bearing the news that Austrania has threatened war. Katrina is heartbroken to discover the identity of her sweetheart whom she can never hope to marry. After Ludwig's departure, Katrina overhears the plotting of two spies and with the help of her brother Raolf, she confronts them. In the ensuing struggle, Katrina kills one of them, who turns out to be the Austranian ambassador. Although Katrina admits her crime, Marshal von Trump plans to execute Raolf in order to pacify the Austranians. Katrina appeals to Ludwig, who pardons Raolf over the advice of his counselors causing Austrania to declare war. A crucial battle is fought near the Ardelheim inn, during which Katrina becomes a heroine by signaling the advance of Ludwig's troops. She is fatally wounded by the Austranians and is then brought to the inn where she dies with Ludwig at her side. He then eulogizes both Katrina and Raolf, who has also died in battle.
- Napoleon's military star first shone at the siege of Toulon in 1793, where he commanded the artillery, a post which he filled with the greatest energy. For his valiant action at Toulon, he was rewarded with the rank of brigadier-general. In 1796 the campaign was vigorously pursued in Italy, until in November, the French were hotly contending against the Austrians at Arcola, where the latter succeeded in retaining possession of the bridge over the Alpone River. However, the French desperately attacked them on the 17th and successfully carried the position. On July 1, 1798, Napoleon arrived before Alexandria. The campaign in Egypt was a desperate one and much hardship and suffering was endured by the French army. Napoleon's enterprise, however, was again met by success and on the 18th of August, 1799, he set sail for the continent after the conquest of Egypt. In the beginning of 1800, Napoleon again pursued operations in Italy, which extended to June, when after successfully crossing the Alps by the St. Bernard Pass, the second Italian campaign was brought to an end. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. One year later he was desperately engaged in the famous battle of Austerlitz against the allied forces of Russia and Austria. Here was fought a great pitched battle which finally ended in a decided victory for the French. Thus the battle of Austerlitz brought the war of 1805 to a close. Napoleon's campaign in Russia in 1812 was weighted with great losses, both from his battles as well as from the terrible toll of the severe Russian climate. After the battle of Borodino, the French army entered Moscow, the Russian capital, where Napoleon had decided to make his winter headquarters. But the Russian patriots, rather than have Moscow fall into the hands of the invaders, burned the capital, causing the French to evacuate the city. Therefore, in October, 1812, the Grand Army began the retreat from Moscow, a retreat which proved so disastrous to the French. Harassed in flank and rear by the Cossacks, they left a track of dead and dying across the frozen plains of Russia. On the 5th of December, Napoleon left the army and started on the journey to Paris. Napoleon's campaign in France ended in April, 1814, when he was forced by the allied powers to abdicate the throne of France and retire to the island of Elba. The history of the origin of Napoleon's resolve to leave Elba is still to some extent wrapped in mystery. He returned to France on March 1, 1815, and at once commenced operations to restore the imperial throne. Several months later, on June 18th, he was engaged in the famous battle of Waterloo, which resulted in his overwhelming defeat by the allies under Wellington and Blucher. Thus was brought to a close the military career of Napoleon, who soon after was exiled to the island of St, Helena, where "the captive giant was handed over by the Earth to the guardianship of the Ocean." There he remained a prisoner till March 5, 1821, when his indomitable spirit surrendered to Death, the conqueror of all.
- Wolf Erickson, captain of the "hell-ship" Ellen Miller, returns to port after a very successful voyage. On account of his terrible temper, he is greatly feared by his entire crew. Even his son, John, a lad of about ten years or so, is victim of his father's wrath. The son, however, has not inherited his father's hasty temper. In a boyish scrap John severely trounces the son of the ship's owner, who complains to the boy's father. Erickson thrashes his son with a rawhide whip. For this, Erickson's wife severely reprimands him. The brutal captain silences her and falls asleep. Ten years roll quickly by, and John, now grown up, calls at the home of Nell, his sweetheart, to take her to a dance at the Crescent Club. He still feels the weight of his father's stern hand, however, and it is only by stealth that he manages to keep his appointment. Furious at being disobeyed, John's father follows him to the dance, where he thrashes his son and sends him home. Sick at heart, John decides to leave his tyrannical father, and after three days' traveling reaches the city. He goes to a cheap hotel for lodging, and falls in with one of the denizens. This man is a member of a band of shanghaiers, who causes him to be drugged. Losing consciousness, he is carried to a ship lying in the harbor. A day later, he sleeps off the effects of the drug, and is horrified to be confronted by his father, for whose ship he has been shanghaied. His father instructs the mate to be as severe with his son as with any other member of the crew. The mate proceeds to carry out instructions, and soon a furious battle rages. John vanquishes the mate. Pursued by his father, John strikes him with a crowbar and jumps overboard in a desperate effort to escape. During the melee a lamp was overturned and soon a fire rages in the hold. Desperately the crew battle against the raging flames, but the fire gains steadily. From the shore John sees the crew escape from the doomed ship, which sinks to the bottom after a terrific explosion. John returns home to seek solace and sympathy at his mother's side. While his mother is ministering to his wounds his father returns. The captain suspects his son's presence. He enters John's room, followed by the anxious mother. During the scuffle that follows, John shoots at his father but kills his mother. With a start the father awakes and realizes that it was all a horrible nightmare. Deeply impressed by the vivid dream, he surprises both mother and son by declaring that never more would his hand be raised in anger.
- Amid the financial ruin which faces him, Trevor is confronted by his servant, Ponting, and later by Count Montmoran. As an old friend, the former has no difficulty in obtaining for the ruined marquis the few thousand which are necessary for the commencement of his new life. As the only thing of value which Trevor possesses, he gives to Montmoran s small, jeweled revolver, bearing the family crest and name, as a token of his regard, and Montmoran eventually shows his friend out by a private door. Just as Montmoran is about to reenter he is met by Kernizan, who has called to borrow a large sum of money to pay his wife's debts with. Fearful lest Montmoran should disappoint him, he can only think of the ignominy of the scandal which would ensue from his inability to meet his wife's debts. He observes Montmoran turn out valuable bonds and securities, and an occasional banknote, when suddenly his eye chances upon the revolver lying on the table which Trevor has left to the count. Montmoran, shaking his head, is about to say that he has nothing left, when a fit of madness seizes Kernizan, and, snatching the revolver, he fires at Montmoran. He then hurriedly fills his pockets with valuable papers and leaves the house as he came in. Nobody knows that Kernizan has been to the house at all, and the thief returns to his wife. Flinging the securities on the table, he accuses her of being the cause of everything, and announces his intention of going abroad for good. The discovery of Montmoran's body, Trevor's revolver, the money which Montmoran gave to Trevor, coupled with the damning evidence that Montmoran's wife had spoken to Trevor in passing through the drawing-room to her husband's study, constitute a chain of circumstantial evidence, out of which it is utterly impossible for Trevor to extricate himself. Subsequently sentenced to penal servitude for life, rather than suffer the torture of a living hell, he commits suicide in his cell. His devoted servant, Ponting, assumes guardianship over his master's son, and contrives to get his birth registered as the child of unknown parents by the local authorities, and hearing the name of Gilbert, Ponting's attempts to get the old marchioness to see the boy are unavailing, but she really gives an ample sum to cover his education, and bids the fisherman never to importune her again. Fifteen years pass away. Phillip, the son of the murdered Count Montmoran, is now a naval lieutenant, though long service abroad has aged him in appearance. On the occasion of the launching of a new battleship, his mother and his sister Lilian give a garden party in honor of the event, and of Philip's gazetting to the new ship. Not many miles away from the home of the Montmorans there lives a fisherman named Ponting, who is the guardian of a young naval ensign of the name of Gilbert, who is quite unaware that he is the Marquis Trevor. The ensign is also to serve the new battleship, and, after the launching ceremony, Philip invites him to his house, where he introduces him to his mother and sister Lilian. Here also he meets the Baroness Kernizan, who has designs on Philip as a future husband. Gilbert and Lilian find much that is attractive in each other, and friendship develops between them. On reaching their destination, the sailors receive instructions to be in readiness for possible attacks by tribes in insurrectionary Arabs. In a careless moment, Philip Montmoran is enticed into a Moorish house and made captive, whilst Gilbert, who goes to his rescue single-handed, is also made prisoner. Attracted by the noise of pistol shots, a party of European hunters are led to explore the neighborhood, and they arrive just in time to save the two officers from assassination. The man who is their rescuer is none other than Baron Kernizan, who lives in this isolated district, trying to forget his crime of fifteen years previous. He refuses to give his name, but accepts the young men's cards, and perceives that in Philip Montmoran he meets the son of his victim. When the ship returns home. Lieutenant Montmoran and Ensign Gilbert are mentioned as having performed distinguished service, and subsequently Gilbert's engagement to Lilian is achieved. When Gilbert announces his betrothal to his old guardian Ponting, the latter is horrified, and is compelled to reveal the fact that Gilbert is the Marquis of Trevor, and that his father had murdered Lilian's father. This terrible revelation puts the marriage of the young people out of the question, and not even the fact that the old Marchioness of Trevor, who learning of the identity of Gilbert, implores her grandson to come to her and take up his rightful position, does anything to assuage the bitterness in the young man's heart. In the midst of all this, a man disembarks at Marseilles. It is the Baron Kernizan, who returns home to make a complete avowal of his crime. The encounter with Philip Montmoran in the colony has convinced him that the step was necessary. Eventually, in the presence of the families of Kernizan, Trevor and Montmoran, and the public prosecutor, he states what actually occurred. The avowal is too much for his weakened condition, and he subsequently dies of heart failure.
- A clever pictorial comedy is this cartoon, which graphically describes the tender love-tale of Julio, a masculine feline, and Romiet, the object of his affections. The howling of Julio is so realistically portrayed in this picture that you will imagine it is the product of the real article. Julio, perched on top of a back-yard fence, sends his unmusical love song in the direction of the home of Romiet, his feline sweetheart. She, reposing cozily on the lap of her old-maid mistress, sighs as the tender strains reach her ears. Her heart bounds as she recognizes Julio's sweet (?) song. Stealthily stealing to the window, she gazes down at him and signals that her only desire is to he perched by his side. But the old maid is wise to Romiet's wishes, and nips her romance in the bud by swooping down on her and removing all chances of her joining her adorer below. Julio realizes that he cannot reach his love, and decides to seek his dinner. Seeing a magpie enjoying a bone, he drives the bird away and captures the trophy. The magpie swears to be revenged. After his repast. Julio returns to Romiet's home, and sees a vendor of toy balloons approaching with his wares. Julio confuses the poor peddler, who loses his grip on the top balloons. Catching the string which ties the balloons together, Julio is lifted into the air, and rapidly rises toward his waiting Romiet. But the vengeful magpie punctures the balloons with his sharp bill, and poor Julio is sent sprawling down to earth. Recovering himself, he flees from the pursuing peddler, who seems determined to take every one of Julio's nine lives.
- Zamirsky, a gentleman of Cracow, Austrian Poland, wastes his patrimony and being in urgent need of funds goes to the money lender, Isaak Lewi, to whom he has had recourse in the past. Entering the money lender's apartment, he sees for the first time Rebecca, Isaak's daughter, and she makes a deep impression on him. Isaak advances to him the money asked for and the young man goes his way, first, however, having made an appointment with Rebecca to meet him next day. The two meet, and the love which the Gentile has excited in the fair Jewess takes complete mastery of her. Her little sister, worried by Rebecca's prolonged absence from the house, suspects the truth and begs her to cease her folly at once and for all. The Sabbath night of the Jews comes, and while at their orthodox dinner Zamirsky enters, breaking in on the ceremony, and pleads with Isaak for more money. The money lender refuses to do any business on the Sabbath and Zamirsky leaves the house disappointed in his wishes. Shortly afterward the Rabbi calls. He tells Rebecca that he has heard rumors of her conduct with the Gentile and warns her to stop before it is too late. Rebecca takes from her father's safe her dowry and hurries with it to the man she loves. He takes it and then persuades her to elope with him. Isaak, bowed with grief at his daughter's waywardness, seeks solace in dispensing charity to the poor of his race. On the Day of Atonement while in the Synagogue, Isaak, utterly beside himself with his sorrows, blasphemes Jehovah and is carried from the edifice overcome. Later, realizing the enormity of his blasphemy, he performs penance by doubling his charities. In the meantime Zamirsky has returned to his evil ways and with gambling and dissipation becomes more and more estranged from the girl who sacrificed her all for him. Rebecca is broken-hearted at Zamirsky's conduct and goes back to her old home. Aided by the supplications of her sister, she begs her father for forgiveness and shelter. The unbending old man, however, spurns her and sees the daughter, who was once the light of his life, die before him of a broken heart. Over the body of the unfortunate girl, with faltering voice, he pronounces the sacred words prescribed by his religion.
- Deciding to retire from business, Allen Bancroft's father plans to turn over the business to his son. Flattering as are the prospects, Allan is worried, for he has been leading a fast life and is being hounded by a money lender for repayment of a loan. To get the money he forges a note on his father for 2,000 pounds in the name of his chum Chester Livingstone. The note, having been discounted at a bank, comes to the elder Bancroft. He protests it is a forgery and, as the evidence points to Chester, he is arrested and brought to trial. Allan is seized with brain fever and unable to testify. The innocent man is convicted and sent to the Australian penal colony for five years. Allan, seeking his health, visits Australia and becomes acquainted with Helen Gerard, daughter of the governor of the colony. While out driving her horse runs away and Helen is rescued, unconscious, by Chester, who is working upon the road. As the gallant rescuer is taken away, Allan, who comes up shortly afterwards, is able to claim credit for the rescue. Having made a good impression, he succeeds in winning the girl's hand. Once again Chester rescues the girl from danger when some convicts attempt to rob her house. As a reward he is given a ticket of leave. Allan has been recalled to London by business troubles. Being notified of a shipment of gold dust, he sees an opportunity to recoup his losses. He bribed Morson, the mate of the vessel on which the gold is to be shipped, to substitute the gold with fake cases and then scuttle the ship to get the heavy insurance. Morson agrees. Helen plans to go to England and by chance selects the doomed ship for her passage. Chester, learning of her departure, decides to break his ticket of leave and sail by the same boat. By accident he learns of Morson's nefarious project and tries to prevent it, but is too late. The vessel goes down. Chester is able to save Helen and get her to an uninhabited island. Here alone in their solitude he guards her with his solicitude and wins her love. At last they are rescued, Allan's guilt disclosed and justice righted.
- Returning to Havre after a long and prosperous voyage, Captain Pierre Bernier looks forward to rejoining his family in Paris. He reports to his company and is chagrined to receive orders to remain in port for several days. Unable to use the safe of the steamship company, he deposits $10,000 (his share of the profits) with a local bank and places the receipt in a letter which he intends to mail to his wife. Unfortunately, Jacques Villebrun, the president of the bank in which he deposited his money, is about to decamp with the entire funds. Renaud, a clerk, discovers the flight and threatens exposure unless he receives a large share of the money. Villebrun promises him a large sum and they proceed to make their getaway. Bernier learns that the bank is unsteady, decides to withdraw his money and returns to the bank. He is murdered by Villebrun in a struggle and his body is thrown over a cliff. The clerk has meanwhile found the receipt for $10,000 and keeps it. The two absconders then call a taxicab and prepare to flee. The clerk, however, is sent sprawling by the banker, who safely makes his escape alone. Fifteen years pass. The captain's widow and son are reduced to dire poverty, while the banker, under another name, has become a wealthy property owner in Paris. Renaud, the clerk, reduced to the lowest dregs of society, is compelled to beg for a living. One day he assists an old woman who has sprained her ankle, and is startled to discover that she is the widow of the man whom he and the banker had robbed years before. She is about to be evicted by her landlord, who, strangely enough, is her husband's murdered. Renaud promises to intercede for her and calls on the landlord. He is surprised to recognize his old accomplice, and proceeds to blackmail him with the receipt which he had carefully guarded all these years. The banker agrees to buy it from him, but plays false again and throws him off a bridge. He is found unconscious and taken to a hospital. Meanwhile, the widow and her son have been dispossessed and go to live in the rooms of Renaud, who offered to shelter them. Renaud returns from the hospital just in time to rescue the widow after she had been overcome by the fumes of charcoal fire. The banker sneaks into Renaud's garret and searches for the receipt which is hidden there. He discovers it, but is also overcome by the deadly charcoal fumes and is found on the floor unconscious. His conscience is awakened by the distress of those whom he had ruined and he offers a check to the widow to repair, in part, the terrible results of his crime. The vision of the murdered captain appears to the banker and he backs away from its accusing hand only to plunge through an open window to his timely death.
- It is an unfortunate day for John Hadley when he protects Doris Jackson from the unwelcome advances of the boss's son, for it results in his discharge. It is doubly unfortunate as Hadley is a married man with an infant daughter, Janet. Not satisfied with discharging Hadley, the vengeful boss succeeds in preventing him from securing other employment. Matters go from bad to worse until at last starvation stares the little family in the face. Driven at last to desperation, Hadley finds himself at the docks where the waters of the swiftly flowing river seems to suggest a way out of his difficulties. Plunging blindly off the end of the pier, he lands in a rowboat which at that moment comes from under the pier. In it are three river pirates who think that Hadley is spying on them. They capture him and take him to a nearby yacht which is owned by J. Harvey Hall, the leader of a band of crooks, who demands that Hadley join them. Upon his refusal, Hadley is set adrift near the South African coast to prevent him from "peaching." He is captured by a band of Mayas on the Santos Islands and is doomed to die. They bedeck him with precious jewels and prepare to offer him up as a living sacrifice to their gods. Watching his chance he makes a break and succeeds in escaping. He attracts the attention of an exploring party and returns to civilization. He realizes a large sum by selling the jewels and institutes a search for his wife and child. By chance he locates his wife in a hospital where she has been taken when found exhausted in the street. His daughter, however, cannot be found, she having been adopted by Hall, who finds her on his doorstep. Eighteen years elapse. Janet has become an inventive genius and perfects a safe opening device. One night, Hall, who has concealed his real identity from her, persuades Janet to try to open a jeweler's safe, pretending that it belongs to a friend. She succeeds in opening it, but the police have been tipped off and raid the office where Hall and his pals are gathered. Hall is killed, but Janet escapes. Grief-stricken by the revelation of Hall's true character, she returns home where she learns that he is not her father. Detective Baggett arrives too late to intercept her. He searches the house and finds a record of Janet's adoption by Hall. Hadley advertises for news of his long-lost daughter. The detective, reading the advertisement, thinks he has a clew in the papers which he found and starts a search for Janet. Baggett picks up her trail, which leads to Hadley's home. Meeting Hadley and his wife outside, they enter and see Janet, who, by a strange coincidence, has taken a position as governess to the Hadley's adopted daughter, in front of the safe endeavoring to open it. As the doors of the safe swing open they rush forward only to see Janet reach in and take out a small kitten which had been locked in by Hadley's adopted daughter. Recognizing the detective, Janet attempts to escape but is held by him. Great is the surprise when he produces the secret papers and proves to the Hadleys that their governess was in reality their long lost daughter.
- Salem, Mass: The work of destruction and reconstruction progresses. Menacing walls and towers left by the fire are destroyed. Philadelphia, Pa: Wanamaker balloon "America III," National Race Entry, makes 65 miles in maiden trip. New York City, N.Y: While preparing a bomb, three I.W.W. agitators are wiped out and a score injured by a terrible dynamite explosion, which wrecked a 6-story building on Lexington avenue and demoralized the East Side. Evansville, Ind: German Day Celebration. Historical Pageant and Turnfest. Philadelphia, Pa: Before a vast throng, national in its scope, members of Congress and Governors of the 13 original states were present when President Wilson delivered a 4th of July address at Independence Hall. Cincinnati, Ohio: Three Baby Lions, first born at Cincinnati Zoo. Albany, N.Y: Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Rt. Rev. T.M.A. Burke, Bishop of Albany. New York City, N.Y: City's New Fire Boat, "William J. Gaynor" making her trial run. Moscow, Russia: Disastrous fire in heart of this city's commercial center, destroys Alexander's Passage built in 1878. Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia Summer School celebrates Independence Day. Paris, France: The latest coiffures and Paris fashions.
- Andrew Garfield, a banker, disowned his son for marrying beneath his station. He learns of his son's death and regrets his action. He determines to locate his son's widow and child in order to repair to some extent the results of his harshness. He advertises for them in the newspapers. The child chances to read the advertisement. Her mother decides to call on the banker, but has no suitable apparel. She writes a note to a neighboring family, asking for a loan, explaining the circumstances. These people, however, are a set of rogues, and take advantage of her confidence. Under pretense of helping her, they make her and her child prisoners and lock them in a wretched cellar. The woman then passes herself off to the banker as the widow whom he is seeking. Having been installed in the banker's home with her child, she succeeds in admitting her husband and her brother under the guise of servants. Puzzled by a series of thefts, the banker calls in Nick Winter, a famous detective. He disguises himself as a doctor, and calls for the intended purpose of treating the supposed widow, who has feigned an attack of paralysis. One night Nick finds Garfield drugged. He hides himself in the room and sees two masked men and a heavily veiled woman enter. He holds them up at the point of a gun, but they escape after switching off the electric lights. Then follows a series of remarkable escapades. Nick finds a note in his room advising him that he has been recognized and threatening him if he remains. He puts a dummy in his bed and sets an automatic picture camera to take the picture of any intruders. The robbers enter and attack the dummy, which they suppose to be the detective. He rushes in and captures both men. Then he brings in the banker to show him the prisoners. But again they have escaped. Nick takes the camera and develops the film, which shows him the prisoners being released by the mysterious woman. He recognizes the servants and proceeds to trail one of them. The trail leads to a tavern where the robber gives Nick the slip by a clever ruse. He steals a wagon and drives off. Nick gives chase but to all appearances the robber escapes and drives to the house where the real widow and her child are prisoners. Nick crawls out of the wagon in which he had hidden, captures the thief and rescues the captives. He then returns to the banker's home in another disguise. The thief makes his escape and returns to warn the others. Nick and the old man are made prisoners and placed in a dungeon of the old house. Learning of a secret contrivance for flooding the dungeon with sand, the robbers set the machinery in action. Soon the prisoners realize that they are doomed. Writing a note to the police. Nick fastens it to a pigeon which he had concealed in his hat, and releases it. The police get the note and arrive just in time to rescue the men and capture the robber band, who are this time sent to prison.
- Gertie, a charming, lively young girl living in a little village, graduates from the high school, and her mother at once sends her to her Aunt Amelia, proprietress of a fashionable garment store in Leipzig, to be broken into the business. Arriving at Leipzig, she is at once put to work by her Aunt, who is a very capable business woman. Great as is the contrast between her present life in Leipzig as compared with that of her native village, she sighs for life in Berlin where, as her favorite line of fiction tells her, beautiful young girls can have the world at their feet. Not long after her debut in the garment store, enters Sigmund Phillippsohn, salesman for a wholesale garment house in Berlin. He is the friend of everyone in the shop and there ensues a flutter of excitement from Amelia down to the errand girls. He sees Gertie and she scores a hit upon his nice discernment. He invites her Aunt and her to dine with him that evening, and then wires his house that he has found a perfect thirty-six and asking if he will hire her. His house answers telling him to "send, her along." He broaches the subject to Gertie and finds her more than willing to accept. The next day she airily trips from the shop, giving her poor Aunt an unexpected and unwelcome farewell. Arriving at Mayer and Nathanson's cloak and suit emporium in Berlin, the green girl does not make an immediate hit with Mayer, but she is taken on. Moritz Abramowsky, however, sees the diamond in the rough and determines to get in her good graces. He invites her to supper with him and she gladly accepts. A sad awakening; the frugal Moritz takes her to a beanery of the type where the waiters yell, "draw one in the dark" and "ham and." While Moritz is foraging among the eatables of a neighboring table, the house salesman of Mayer and Nathanson enters in search of Gertie and carries her off to a real restaurant. Gertie's rise in the business is rapid. The princess of the royal family calls at the emporium to select a costume. The various models parade before her in all their refinery, but of them all it is Gertie who makes the hit. Through her skillful showing, the princess purchases liberally and leaves, stating that she desires Miss Gertie to always wait upon her in the future. The fame of her ability travels, and she is offered a position at double her present salary by a rival concern. Gertie decides to accept it, and so does not go down to business that day. It so happens that the princess requests Mayer to call at the palace that very day and bring Miss Gertie with him to show the new gowns. Alarmed by the model's absence, he accepts Moritz's advice and calls upon the absent girl in person. He persuades her to go with him to the palace. At the conclusion of a most successful call he determines to make the girl his for all time, proposes and is accepted.
- Wealthy Farmer Rodel decides that his son, Julian, should enjoy the fruits of his labor and sends him to the city to be educated. Unfortunately the new environment has a bad effect on him and he falls under the influences of fast comrades. Being liberally supplied with funds by his doting parent, Julian indulges in every fancy. He meets a charming young girl, Helene, and lavishes every attention upon her, thereby cultivating in her a desire for expensive pastimes. The old man has confidence in Julian and when he receives a letter from his attorney advising him of Julian's extravagances, it makes no impression on him. Julian increases his pace but soon realizes that he must again draw on his indulgent father. Being in urgent need of funds, he motors to the farm. Entering the house, he sees a note from his father's attorney advising that Julian has frittered away all the available funds leaving the estate in a precarious condition. Stunned by the knowledge that he has caused his father's ruin, Julian returns to the city only to learn that Helene has deserted him. Searching through his papers, Julian picks up his life insurance policy which suggests a way for him to make reparation to his father. He joins an excursion which goes on an expedition to the nearby mountains. Reaching the summit, the party prepares for lunch. Julian, however, strays off and reaches the edge of a seemingly fathomless ravine. Believing that the insurance company will pay his father the amount of his policy, Julian decides to throw himself into the ravine and make it appear accidental. Leaving his gloves on the rocks nearby, thereby giving a clue to his tragic death, Julian casts himself into the depth below. But fate decrees that Julian should miraculously escape the terrible end he planned, and he lands bruised and bleeding on an abutting ledge. Getting painfully to his feet, he realizes that his suicidal attempt has failed and that he must now feign death in order to carry out his plans. He places his hat on the edge of the ledge and makes his way to the base off the mountain where he is taken in by a laborer who binds up his wounds. Julian decides to leave the country as soon as he recovers. Without inquiring as to the financial condition of his aged father, he goes to South America. Meanwhile a careful search is made for Julian by the other excursionists which of course proves futile. The sad news of his death is carried to his father, who has gone to the city to make inquiries for him. Broken in spirit, the old man returns to the farm. Pressed by his impatient creditors, Julian's father is forced to sell his home and once more sets out to build his fortune. But time has robbed him of his strength and after many vain attempts to secure work, he becomes a rag picker and frequents the city dumps. He is found by a party returning from a carnival, who take him protesting to their banquet table. There he is surprised to find the girl whom he blames for his son's downfall. She is stricken with remorse when she realizes the depth of the old man's poverty and determines to rectify her error. She takes the faltering farmer to her home and there tends him day after day, depending on her frugal salary to supply their wants. After several years Julian returns from the Transvaal, where he has amassed a fortune and goes to the farm to ask for his father's forgiveness. But sad is his homecoming when he learns of his parent's fate. Diligent searching through the large city, he finally locates the feeble old man and his faithful protector, Helene. With a heart full of forgiveness and gratitude for the safe return of his boy, the aged farmer folds his prodigal son to his breast. It is then that Julian recognizes the true worth of his former sweetheart, whom he vows will never again have cause to leave him.
- Robert Daubrais, while in London, learned that his brother died in Paris. He had expected to inherit the bulk of the estate as the only heir, Arthur, was a sickly child. However, another child, Remi, was born after the father's death and Daubrais was furious. Scheming to get the estate, he hired a gangster, Moretti, to kidnap Remi. The child was left in a park where he was found by Barberin, a laborer, and taken to Chavanon. This fact was told to Daubrais. Eight years passed and Remi's mother gave him up for dead. During this time Remi grew up, believing that Barberin's wife was his own mother. One day Barberin broke his arm and decided that he could no longer support Remi, who overheard his foster parents talking about him. He was shocked to learn that he was not their child. Chancing to meet Vitali, a street-performer, Barberin hired Remi out to him. Soon after Vitali was arrested for not having a license and was sent to jail. Remi, left alone with three dogs and a monkey, was forced to struggle for himself. Daubrais' scheme, however, was frustrated, as Arthur, while never robust, still continued to live. While cruising for his health, Arthur spied Remi and his trick animals on the riverbank and persuaded his mother to take them on board. Remi told his new friends of how old Vitali was arrested and Madam Daubrais succeeded in having him liberated. He rejoined Remi, who regretted leaving his friends. So, for the second time, fate separated mother and child. Misfortune seemed to follow Remi and Vitali, for soon after two of their dogs died and they found it difficult to eke out a bare existence. Believing he could do better alone, Vitali gave Remi into the keeping of Garafoli, a rascally Fagin. Seeing Garafoli flog his other boys, he again took Rami with him. His strength was exhausted, however, and one cold night he passed away, leaving Remi alone once more. Madame Daubrais often requested her brother-in-law to try to locate the little boy whom Arthur wished to see again. But Daubrais willed otherwise. He succeeded in finding Remi and told him that Moretti, the kidnapper, was his father. Remi had to keep with a little street gamin named Matteo, who overheard Daubrais tell Moretti who Remi's real parents were. This he told to Remi and the little chums decided to run away. Daubrais told Remi's mother that the boy she sought was dead. But just then Remi and his little friend arrival. Great was her surprise and delight to learn that Remi was her long-mourned child. Daubrais, now unmasked, was driven in anger from her sight. Safe again in her arms after many years of trials and tribulations, Remi vowed that he would never again be separated from his mother. And Madam Dubrais breathed a fervent amen.