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- The story of the Titanic disaster based on the account of a survivor.
- The Cisco Kid, a young Mexican desperado, reigns supreme among the rough miners and rangers who fear his deadly aim. He is in love with Tonia, the daughter of an old sheep herder. She is a sly coquette and almost maddens Cisco by her changing moods and capricious pranks. Cisco visits the general store, takes what he wants, but pays for nothing. A crowd of rangers pursue him. One of them is shot. Later, Cisco shoots an American who has been too attentive to his girl. The sheriff, with a posse, starts in pursuit. Later, the sheriff is found stretched in the sand with a bullet hole directly in the center of his badge. Baffled and disgusted, the rangers ride away and a week later Captain Duval, Commander of the Army post, is notified that the Cisco Kid's career of crime must cease at once. The order is forwarded to Lieutenant Sundridge, a handsome young officer in command of the nearest post to the Kid's scene of crimes. In the course of his search for Cisco, Sandridge comes upon the house where Tonia lives. He is taken by the bright face and bewitching manner of the little Mexican girl and she, in turn, admires the lieutenant. After a time, she finds that a true love for the young American officer is slowly taking hold of her finer nature. Cisco has been hiding in the mountains. He comes to his sweetheart and suspects that she has ceased to love him for someone else. Then he intercepts a note that the girl is sending to the American. Cisco supplants it with one of his own writing, which reads, "He has come and suspects. To prove I am true I must ride to town in his clothes tomorrow. He will ride in mine. Come at sunrise. Kill this man that I may be thine alone." The lieutenant sets forth to kill the Kid. Nearing the house he perceives a figure emerging. He orders it to halt, and getting no answer, fires. The figure topples forward, and rushing up. Sandridge finds that he has killed his beloved Tonia. Too late, he sees through the trick of Cisco, but he swears to capture the outlaw and not to sleep or eat until he does. Then starts a chase which lasts for days. He brings Cisco back, cowed and submissive, to the sheriff, who waits with a rope. As the outlaw is being led away, Sandridge gently takes a flower Tonia had given him from his pocket and presses it gently to his lips.
- Maid Marian is represented in the cast as the daughter of Old Merwyn and it is at his house that the action begins. He introduces a rich gentleman as her prospective husband after displaying jewelry which the formal suitor has sent ahead with his declaration of love. Friar Tuck appears under the pretense of asking for alms and warns Marian that Robin is waiting at their meeting place. She manages to escape during a parley between her father and her future husband, Guy de Gisbourne, and keeps her appointment. She is discovered, however, and her angry father, backed up by the unheroic Guy, protests valiantly against the clandestine love-making, but formidable Robin is only amused. The bold outlaw is so careless about his personal safety that he eventually falls into an ambush prepared by Guy de Gisbourne, is captured and is bound to a tree while they set off in search of the Sheriff of Nottingham to obtain a formal warrant for Robin Hood's arrest. Marian hurries to where Little John is repairing swords at his forge and finds besides the brawny blacksmith Will Scarlet and Alan-a-Dale. As soon as these members of Robin Hood's band hear of their leader's plight they go to his rescue, free him and organize for revenge. Guy, meanwhile, repairs to the Sheriff of Nottingham's house, where he obtains the warrant he desires. He next visits Marian's father and uses his legal instrument to such advantage that he is promised the hand of the maid as soon as he arrests the outlaw. Guy gets busy. He sets out with a body of armed men expecting to find his prey tied to the tree, but is drawn into an ambush like that he prepared for Robin Hood. Robin and his men fall upon the invaders of their natural domain, drag them from their horses and bind them to the trees in the same manner as their leader had been treated. They then decide to capture the Sheriff. This bold plan fails when it is on the verge of success. The old gentleman wakes just in time to sound an alarm, which summons the guards and the entire band of outlaws is captured. Maid Marian effects a second rescue with greater difficulty, as Robin and his men had been incarcerated in a prison. She and a bunch of her pretty girl friends flirt with the sentinels and lure them away from their posts, while the outlaws scale the wall and descend to the other side by means of a rope secretly furnished for that purpose. The Sheriff now puts a price on Robin's head, while the latter buries himself deeper in the forest and gathers a powerful band of recruits. The second part opens at a wayside tavern near Nottingham. The Sheriff of Nottingham, Guy de Gisbourne, and Old Merwyn are in conspiracy, Friar Tuck watching them closely from another table while pretending to be drunk, and into this plotting comes a new character, a majestic stranger of formidable aspect. The newcomer is none other than Richard Coeur de Leon, the King himself, whose adventures are so entrancingly told by Sir Walter Scott. For some reason or another, not satisfactorily explained, the three gentlemen engaged in conspiring propose to capture the mysterious stranger. Without suspecting their evil devices the mysterious unknown seats himself and calls for refreshment. Friar Tuck draws near and warns the stranger. The latter secretly draws his sword and laughs at the idea of danger. Presently the Sheriff signals soldiers who are awaiting his call and they pour into the tavern. Their attack is directed against the stranger and some lively sword play follows. He backs up to the wall, cuts and thrusts in magnificent style and is materially aided by the monk. They do effective work, accomplishing marvels with their weapons, but are about to be overcome when Tuck draws the stranger away through a secret hiding-place and they seek safety in flight. The belligerent Friar conducts his new friend through the forest to the secret camp of the outlaw and there a great feast is prepared of venison and other game. Robin Hood gives up his own tent to the accommodation of the stranger when the latter retires for the night. Next day Robin and the unknown have a friendly bout with swords in which the famous outlaw is disarmed. He exclaims in amazement, "Only one man in all England could disarm me." "Who may that be?" asked the stranger. "Our Most Gracious King," replied Robin. Then Richard Coeur de Leon drops his long coat and exclaims: "I am the King!" This is Robin's opportunity. He and his band acclaim the monarch, while Richard the Lion-Hearted seems to enter into the spirit of their calling. When they depart on a secret mission, attired as monks, he gives them his sanction and bids them godspeed. They are on their way to abduct the beautiful Marian. Some lively adventures follow, but they get the girl and carry her away to their forest retreat, where she is wedded to her true lover by Friar Tuck. He performs the ceremony beneath the tree on whose trunk has been fashioned a cross made of daisies. All is not over. The persecutors are still busy. The Sheriff and Guy and Merwyn with all their soldiers appear at the wedding of Maid Marian and lay violent hands upon Robin. Now does the King advance and say, "Hold, that lady is Robin's wife!" In vain Merwyn urges that Marian is his daughter and that the King shall be informed of this indignity practiced upon his family. The monarch reveals his identity and orders Robin's men to clear his forest of the intruders, Sheriff and all. They do this with no reluctance and the play is over; virtue triumphs in the person of the noble lawbreaker, while vice, typified then as now by those who make and interpret the laws, is punished as it deserves.
- The Raven photo-poem tells the sad romance of Edgar Allan Poe, his beautiful, dying wife, and their bitter life of struggle for the recognition of genius. The poem is interpreted by the all-seeing eye of the camera and the success of the poet, in his great inspiration, is shown with beautiful scenic effects and a magnificently staged production exceeding our past successes.
- Here is the heart-rending narrative of Ichabod Crane, the schoolmaster of Sleepy Hollow, and his strenuous courtship, the quilting bee, the village dance, the bragging of Ichabod and the true love of Katrina and Brown Bones, and finally the merry prank by which Ichabod is pursued by the Headless Horseman with a pumpkin lantern in his hand.
- As the story goes, Ranse, young ranchman, and Yenna, daughter of a neighboring ranchman, are lovers, though in secret. This, for the fact that their fathers are enemies, nursing the memories in an old feud. Ranse, while in town for supplies one day, saves a much begrimed hobo from abuse at the hands of a gambler. "Curly," as the tramp is called, is made drunk by the cowboys and crawls into Ranse's wagon to sleep, hiding under the straw. On arriving home, Ranse discovers his presence. Ranse has taken a liking to the happy, bright-eyed fellow and though his friends joke him, he gives the tramp food and shelter. The next morning Curly is carried protestingly into the yard, dumped in the trough and made to scrub himself. Then clean clothes and a shave is provided and Curly comes out completely transformed. Later, he becomes a favorite with the boys. Sometime later, Yenna's father discovers her attachment for the son of his enemy, He writes to Ranse's father, threatening to kill him if the two marry. Ranse's father, in time, forces the boy to promise that, as his son. he will never marry into Yenna's family. Yenna is made to take a like oath about Ranse's family by her father. The young people meet for the last time and sadly return gifts and letters. However, Ranse, in going through the bureau for letters, has unearthed an old yellow sheet, signed, "Ransettea Truesdale," and reading as follows: "This day my boy was born; his right hand lacks a finger." The import of this message dawns on Ranse and hunting up an old family servant, he forces her to tell him the following strange story. Thirty years before, while her master was fighting for his lands, his young wife died, leaving a little baby boy. The boy is the father's only comfort after this. One day the boy was kidnapped by drunken sheep herders. To fill the vacant place in his heart, the father adopted a baby boy left on his door steps one day. This boy grew to manhood believing that he was the ranchman's own son and that boy is Ranse. Ranse comforts his foster father with what he has discovered; he determines to leave. But before he leaves his eyes fail on Curley's hand; it lacks one finger. Soon father and son are reunited, while Ranse rides joyously off to meet the girl of his heart, whom he is now free to marry.
- Features a chronological parade of major events and battles of the American Revolution, with a side-plot emphasis on the emotional stress of a patriotic American girl, played by Dorothy Gibson) in love with an English army officer. She remains faithful to the cause of independence, and marries her sweetheart after the war.
- Old Mother Rigby, the village witch of a quaint New England settlement in colonial days, makes for herself a scarecrow, to protect her garden. She is so pleased with her work that she brings it to life, by making it smoke her magic pipe, telling the newly created man (whom she names "Lord Feathertop"), that as long as he breathes the tobacco smoke he will remain handsome and living. She sends the fine new gentleman to woo the Squire's daughter. At the wedding feast the girl learns the real nature of her suitor, by seeing his reflection in a mirror of truth. Lord Feathertop is really in love and he has seen for himself that he is only a "contraption" of ragged old clothes with sticks for legs and pumpkin for a head. He rushes home to the witch's house and declares that he cannot live without love. Breaking the pipe which has kept him alive, the magic ended, he falls to the floor as a scarecrow. The witch philosophically plants him in her garden, declaring that he will do more work for a scarecrow than most of his living brothers.
- Mr. and Mrs. Brown leave for a reception and Willie is tucked in bed by his nurse, who tiptoes softly out, after extinguishing the lights. The little fellow, who has everything riches can buy, craves for human love and companionship, and after the nurse has gone he climbs from bed and sprawls himself in a rocker before the open grate, and proceeds to read his favorite book, meanwhile munching away at an apple. He is engaged thus when the bells ring, and tiptoeing downstairs, he opens the door to admit a poorly clad and shivering little girl, who is begging. Bringing her to his room the little fellow gets her some cake and milk, and then cuddles up by the chair in the fireplace, and proceeds to show her a picture which hangs on the wall, which is of his grandfather. He then tells her the story of the picture. He tells her that when his grandfather was a young man, back in the Colonial days, he was ordered by his general to go to Arrowhead Inn and steal the plans of the redcoats, who are there. His sweetheart, who is waiting on the officers, overhears them talking, and after letting him into the cellar, repeats the conversation. While they are talking he slips, and the officers, hearing a noise, rush down and capture him. They search the young soldier and tie him to a post, after which they return upstairs. Meanwhile his sweetheart returns, and after telling him her plans, dons his uniform and rides to the fort to tell them of the Britishers' plans. Arriving at the fort, she is held up by the sentry, but she refuses to tell her identity and is willing to be sentenced by them as a spy. At this moment her sweetheart, who has escaped, rides up and tells them the story of his being captured, and who the girl is. They are hailed as hero and heroine, and after the plans have been communicated to the general, they are given a wonderful dinner. At this point, the little fellow looks at the poor little girl and finds she has fallen asleep. He is just waking her when his parents come home from the reception, and he tells them about his little visitor. He asks them to please place her in his bed. and while he curls up in a big chair, the little girl goes peacefully off to sleep on the softest bed she has has ever known.
- Mr. Grimm, a clever detective of the United States Secret Service, receives the news to the effect that Rosa Morini, a noted adventuress and spy, is negotiating for the sale of a wireless bomb apparatus which can be operated at a distance of 3,000 miles and will make its possessor absolutely the master of the world's power. Shortly after receiving this news. Prince Morini, Rosa's brother, is arrested. He receives a note from Pietro, the inventor of the bomb, and while purporting to be an innocent note, it is written in invisible ink and warns Rosa to be on guard and to act quickly in the sale of the apparatus. Through her acquaintance with the daughter of the French ambassador the adventuress gains admittance to the Italian legation. The following day she presents herself at the club and upon flashing the King's ring, of which she has a clever duplicate, receives the utmost courtesy and attention. Grimm has traced her to the Italian legation and determines to make an arrest. He has received orders to see that the Prince and Rosa are deported from the country at once. Disguised as an Italian by a pre-arranged plan, he effects the arrest of Rosa and the Prince and tells them they must leave the country at once. While riding to the boat, Rosa becomes aware of his identity and manages to send a wire to the captain of the boat stating that the officials blundered in arresting Prince Marini and his sister and that they are to be released. As soon as they reach the pier, the captain, who has received the wire, apologizes and they are freed. Shortly afterwards Grimm comes upon them in a restaurant and by a subterfuge Rosa manages to poison his coffee. He is carried out by the Prince and left bound and gagged. Pietro, the inventor of the wireless bomb, is told if a test is satisfactory the apparatus would be purchased that night by two great world powers and a test arranged for. When Grimm recovers his senses he finds a note left by Rosa bidding him good-bye. His already awakened admiration for the girl's cleverness ripens into love and he decides to save her from herself. Freeing himself from his bonds, he again gets on the trail and follows the Prince and Rosa in a taxicab to the scene of the test. In his excitement the Prince ventures too close and the explosion kills him. while under the nervous strain of the test, Pietro dies of heart failure. Grimm leads the girl away from the scene of the explosion into, it is expected, a newer and better life.
- Clara, an extravagant young woman, sets her father crazy with her bills. She rejects her tango teacher and falls in love with a poor artist. They plan to elope, and as they are sneaking off, Aunty Matilda, the rich sister of her father, catches them. She leads Clara back to the house by the ear and chases the romantic artist. Aunt disinherits the young woman and thereby wins back her love and money. The canvass is finished and placed in the parlor. The aunt is summoned, but meanwhile The tango teacher defaces the picture and makes her homely. When aunty sees it she flies in a rage, and is about to cast Clara and the artist put when the maid, who has seen all, leads the culprit in and tells her story. Jasper erases the ugly features and presents to aunty a charming picture of her herself. All smiles, she gives Clara and the young painter her blessing and they both live happily ever after.
- Two old businessmen quarrel over a deal, and when it is learned that their respective son and daughter are in love, there is strenuous objection on their part.
- At a Hallow's Eve party at Baron Von Landshort's, the young people are peeling apples. They throw a long peeling over their shoulders, and the initial of the thrower's sweetheart Hilda's peeling forms V.A. Her father, the baron, tells how his daughter was betrothed when a little tot to the son of his old friend Van Altenberg. Naturally Hilda would like to know her betrothed, and at the suggestion of one of the girls consults a witch, who tells her, "When midnight tolls, look in the old mirror and you will see the picture of a young Hessian officer." Highly pleased, she hugs the mirror to her heart. In the meantime, young Van Altenberg, a disbanded Hessian officer, on the way to meet his fiancée of his infant days, Hilda Von Landshort, meets brother officer Herman at the inn. Journeying together they are attacked by "Skinners." Van Altenberg is mortally wounded. Dying, he begs his comrade to announce his death to Hilda. The Baron Von Landshort and family, including Hilda are impatiently awaiting the arrival of the young fiancé (whom they've never seen since childhood), to attend the betrothal feast. Herman arrives to impart the sad news, is mistaken for Von Altenberg, and is not permitted to explain, but is seated at Hilda's side as her long-expected fiancé. As the feast progresses, he finds Hilda very sweet, and falls desperately in love with her, and dares not disclose his real identity. The fact that the guests are so impressed with the baron's ghost story, gives him an idea of how he can withdraw discreetly, so he tells the baron he is awaited at the cathedral. After he leaves, the guests, horror-stricken, think him a spectre. Poor Hilda is heartbroken. A few days later Hilda fails to appear at morning prayers. Her aunt goes to call her and finds that the bird has flown, carried away by the spectre, her relatives think, and a letter to the baron, announcing Van Altenberg's death, two days ago. The baron is then sure he has entertained a spectre, and if his daughter has married him, "My goodness, my grandchildren will be spectres." Obsessed with this idea he even has visions of the spectres dancing around him. In the meantime, the eloping couple have come to their senses, and Herman leaves his wife to be chaperoned by a witch until he can smooth matters. The baron and his sisters are still bewailing the loss of Hilda when the servant announces the return of the elopers. "What, the spectre coming here?" "No," replies the servant, "A flesh and blood man." Hilda craves forgiveness. Her husband, not being a spectre, is forgiven, especially as the old baron feels assured that his grandchildren will not be spectres.
- Mixer, Henpeck and Fuss, are discussing the coming championship bout between Oscar, the Terrible, and Terry Fitzcorbett, in their favorite bar. Henpeck goes home and finds wife asleep, he leaves a note saying he will not be home to dinner, as he is going to the "box fight." Fuss returns to find his wife and she breaks a heavy plate on his head. He joins Henpeck and they leave for the fight. Oscar the Terrible knocks Terry's teeth out and in the fourteenth round puts him out for the count. The three cronies reach the home, but the elevator is not running. A sign reads: "Apply to Janitor." They do so, and Jake appears and proceeds to knock the three of them down for disturbing him. While his back is turned, they are about to retaliate, when he turns around and with a sweep of his hand knocks Mixer's head completely off. He throws Henpeck to the ceiling and he comes down a crumpled mass. Fuss is sent upstairs with one blow. He sweeps up the various remains of the three fight lovers and crams them into an ash barrel.
- Little Sonny Brown returns to his wretched poverty-stricken home one day to find that his father has expired in his cups. Sonny trudges forth. He falls by the wayside. Mr. and Mrs. Chatterton dash by in their auto with their little daughter, carry him home, where he is placed in Clara's beautiful room, still fast asleep. The imaginative little fellow, who has never known the love and kindness for which he craves, dreams a most beautiful dream, in which he goes to the Court of Prince Make Believe to ask the King to restore his health and fortune. The King tells Sonny to find the Spring of Love. The little fellow starts off and comes at last to Taffy Inn to ask about the Spring of Love. He is told Master Pence, the miser, owns the Spring of Love, and he again starts off. After a long and weary search Sonny falls exhausted on the road and is picked up by the miser's pretty little daughter, Pansy. She carries him back to her father's house, where he is placed in bed. Duke Big-Ears, a villainous servitor at the Court of Prince Make Believe, now enters and demands that Pansy give him food, although his real purpose is to steal the miser's money. Watching his opportunity, he follows the miser to the Spring of Love and shoots him. He then comes to the house and demands a drink of water. The water turns to ink and poisons the villainous duke. Wondering why her father does not return, Pansy and Sonny go forth to seek him and find him lying on the bank of the Spring of Love with his gold clasped in his arm. Saddened at the miser's death, Sonny and Pansy gather all the gold and make their way to the Court of Prince Make Believe. The little fellow has had his health restored by the Spring of Love and his fortune made. He is crowned a Prince and Pansy becomes his Princess. At this moment Sonny wakes up and finds himself gazing into the kindly fares of Mr. and Mrs. Chatterton and little Clara, who has played the part of Pansy throughout his dream.
- Selectman Marsh, a miserly elder, is in love with Mary Martin, daughter of Widow Martin, but she resents his attentions. Governor Brent, a stranger in the village, comes across her in the woods as she is trying to evade Marsh. He carries her basket and together they walk to the widow's cottage. The governor is called away to a distant conclave so suddenly that Mary, who has not even learned his name or where he has gone, is grieved. In order to carry out his plan of getting Mary married to him. Marsh resorts to a stratagem and accuses the widow, who dispenses remedies to her neighbors, of witchcraft. When a little girl neighbor, who has been eating too many green apples, becomes sick, the widow is accused of her ailment. She is at once placed in jail. Marsh comes to extend his sympathy and says that he will use his influence in getting her out if she will consent to have her daughter marry him. She refuses and appeals to the acting governor, who, although willing to help her at first, is at length frightened into neutrality by the wrath of the villagers. The day of the execution has arrived, and, as the villagers are getting ready to bum the widow, Mary despairingly offers herself to Marsh, and they are married. Marsh fears the fury of the enraged people in freeing the widow, and Mary, unable to withstand the suspense, hurries home. On her way she meets Governor Brent, who has returned. He learns of Mary's trouble and with a guard he rescues the widow. He brings her to her cottage, followed by the angry villagers. News is brought that the little girl is well and that she has confessed as to the cause of her illness. The people will not believe this and trouble is averted by the retinue of the governor, who learns with sorrow that she is married to the miserly Marsh. .Mary tries to be a dutiful wife, but finds that his caresses are obnoxious and that he cares more for his gold than for her. Brent cannot forget Mary and in going towards her home sees her husband about to attack her for trying to save a little boy who has stolen an apple. Marsh reminds Brent that the law permits of a husband chastising his wife if he wishes to and Brent leaves. He finds that his admiration for Mary is very strong and he again calls upon her. He observes that Mary is alone, her husband being in the cellar gloating over his gold. He kisses the bruises inflicted upon her. Their loud talking is heard by Marsh, who ascends just in time to see Brent about to embrace his wife. He angrily attempts to strike Brent, but the latter leaves in time. Sometime later. Marsh, who has long coveted a piece of government property near his home, threatens to make his wife and Brent objects of scorn if Mary does not influence the governor in granting the land to him. Brent, although surprised to learn of Mary's mission, acquiesces to her request. During the absence of Mary, Marsh has descended into the cellar where he keeps his gold, but has forgotten to shut the secret door to the hiding place. Mary returns and Marsh, knowing now that she knows of his hiding place for the gold, runs after her with a big stick. At her mother's gate she meets Brent, who intercedes in her behalf with Marsh. Brent is knocked down. The widow tells Marsh that he has killed Brent. In a frenzy of fright he rushes to his cellar for the bags of gold. But the weight of them is too much and just before he reaches the top of the stairs he falls and kills himself. The villagers arrive at the Martin's cottage with the news that Marsh has been killed, and now Mary and Brent are left alone in their new-found happiness.
- Webb Yeager was what the boys called "some" cowpuncher. He was McAllister's favorite foreman and the boys liked him as well as did the ranch owner. McAllister liked the way Webb gave orders and he also liked the way the boys obeyed his foreman. There was another admirer of Webb on the ranch and this McAllister did not like. When he learned that his daughter, Santa, was receiving attentions from Webb, he promptly told the foreman that he could either agree to stay away from the house, at least five miles out on the ranch, or quit the job. Following this, Webb and Santa arranged a code of signals by which the foreman could come to the house in McAllister's absence. Whenever Webb saw a heart with a cross inside, marked on anything from the ranch, he knew it to be a signal to meet Santa. One day Santa's father died suddenly and soon after Webb and Santa were married. But the new Mrs. Yeager had been in charge of the McAllister household so long that she couldn't get over being "boss," One day Webb ordered some cattle sold and Santa countermanded the order. Webb packed up and left. Months passed by until one day Webb, who was working as foreman on a neighboring ranch, sent to Santa to buy some steers. Before sending them, she marked a heart and cross on several. When the aggressive hubby saw that sign he thought it meant that Santa had given in and had decided to let him be boss. Webb galloped to the old home just as fast as his broncho would carry him. Leaping from his horse he ran up to Santa, who was in front of the house and asked if she was ready to admit that he was "boss." He received a real shock when Santa shook her head, "No." But then the little beauty took bold of the mystified Webb's arm and pulled him into the house. Here he found the new "boss" of the ranch. Can you guess who the new boss was?
- The story of the play deals with the vain attempt of a very wealthy scientist to reform his worthless son. One day, after Roy's father had been particularly engrossed in his work, and had endeavored at dinner to interest Roy in a discussion of important points, the boy excused himself and made his way to his club, where he had the usual hilarious evening. At daybreak, he managed to get as far as his car, which had been waiting in front of the club, and when he reached home, his chauffeur helped him up to the steps and opened the door. Roy quietly crept to his room without disturbing anyone, but when he found his easy chair, the excessive dissipation made itself felt, and he dropped off into a deep sleep, which became troubled with most unusual dreams. In these dreams Roy saw the death of his father, due to an explosion in his laboratory, the reading of his will, which left his vast estate to the various members of the family, but with the stipulation in the son's case that he, Roy, should travel over the country and investigate conditions, so that he might know a little more about true life and find something more important to think of than wasting his time in idle dissipation. In the travels which followed, allegorical tableaux are brought out showing in a most forceful manner, the abuses of child labor, the underpaid women workers on finery for the rich, the deadly results of the speed mania, the abuses of the railroad monopolies, the curse of drink, the methods of the wire tappers, who prey on those who hope to win fortunes through race track gambling, etc. Finally Roy comes to a feeling of sincere sympathy with the poor, and when he attends a great banquet of the magnates, and this feast is interrupted by a shower of missiles through the windows, the party rushes to one large window, and there behold the great city of New York in flames. The mob then rushes in to demand a place at the table, and Roy takes his place with them, against the trusts. The magnates then open fire, and Roy wakes up. In the returning of consciousness, Roy comes to a realization of the sinful wasting of his intelligence and energy, and he goes to his father's laboratory to ask if he may assist him in his researches.
- The story is of a pauperized baron who falls in love with Lady Linda, already pledged to Claudio, Duke of Rimini. Her fiancé, in an attempt to show up the poverty of Enrico, invites the down-and-out neighbor to a function. Enrico pledges his last bit of jewelry and goes to the affair in style. Lady Linda is much attracted by Enrico; in fact, she pays to him so much attention that Claudio challenges the fortunate guest. There is a duel on the spot, but it comes to a sudden termination through unfair tactics on the part of Claudio's friends. Lady Linda is married in accordance with previous plans. Enrico from his ground sorrowfully watches the ceremony. Ten years later the Duchess of Rimini is a widow. She has a son, Pietro. The two arc close to each other. Pietro has many pets, but tires of these when he discovers the fawn on the estate of Enrico. Each day the little fellow steals away and goes to his new friend. When he is unable to open the great gate he gets down in the dust in his fine clothes and crawls under. Enrico is happy. He pays much attention to the little fellow from the adjoining estate. There is real affection between the man and the child. Pietro is stricken with fever and confined to his bed. Enrico beyond the wall watches in vain for the sight of the little yellow head. Pietro begs his mother to bring to him the fawn. The Lady Linda hesitates. Mother love conquers, and she sends to Enrico a note that she will pay him a visit that day. Enrico is in distress. There is nothing in the larder. He is determined that there shall be a spread; and the only beast on his place that will furnish it is the fawn so loved by Pietro. The fawn is slaughtered. The table is set with the best the baron has. The Lady Linda attended by her women appears at the home of Enrico. She tells him that Pietro is ill and asks for his friend the fawn. Enrico plainly shows his dismay. It is a situation to stir the heart. The baron confesses that the little animal has been sacrificed in order that due honor might be done the unusual guest. The baron is asked to go to Pietro. There is a pathetic scene at the side of the bed of the dying child. Enrico later calls on the Lady Linda. The two old friends meet on the grounds in front of the castle. Enrico kneels. In the background are grouped all the friends of the mistress of the house. It is an animated scene, an interesting one. The final picture is of the marriage of Enrico and the Lady Linda.