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â– THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY
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(Copyright 1917, Universal Manufacturing Co.)
HAT'S all, thank you. Warren. Good night, I'm working a while longer," said Bob.
"Good-night, sir," answered the foreman. Bob Moore worked night after night in the laboratory of his father's factory trying to invent a safe which could not be opened. And for this reason he objects to having his father consolidate with John Hardin, who also makes safes. Bob says any one can open Hardin's safe; Hardin is furious. He tells Bob if he can open the safe in his library, he can have anything he has. Hardin urges his daughter, Irene, not to have anything further to do with young Moore, and
Irene, an obedient child, continues to call for Bob at the factory, and Bob continues to call at the Hardin home, where he stays until he is put out.
One night when Hardin returns home he finds "The Eel," or John Rehan, who has the most sensitive fingers that ever twirled a safe knob, ransacking the safe which Bob has been telling himself cannot be opened. Bob catches "The Eel," but promises to let him go if he -will tell him how he opened the safe. "The Eel," however, makes his getaway when Bob stoops to look in the safe.
The cafe is a wreck as the police and the thieves battle. But Bob is able to drag the Eel to safety.
Bob coming into the dark room sees the Eel at work on his burglarproof safe.
Bob is determined to find the man again for he realizes that he knows more about safes than he or his father, and with the help of a detective and his stool pigeon, he finds "The Eel" at Molly Murta's apartment. "The Eel" has promised Molly to go straight. She loves him and is only too glad when Bob offers "The Eel" a job in the factory. For two weeks the two men work on the safes and all of "The Eel's" pals are told by Molly that "The Eel" is out of town.
Meanwhile, Hardin buys a wonderful necklace for Irene's birthday gift. The purchase is witnessed by a henchman of "The Eel." Irene wears the necklace to the factory, where both Bob and his helper see it. "The Eel" is tempted, but refrains. However, later, when the henchman tells him of the jewelry, "The Eel" determines to get the necklace. He is just beginning to open the safe, when Bob climbs through the window. He had told Irene's father he can open his safe. The "Eel" watches Bob awkwardly tam.per vdilci the safe. Finally it is opened and, hanging the necklace on the knob, the safe closed, Bob, gloating on his joke, disappears through the wdndow. "The Eel" takes the necklace away with him. When Bob phones Irene to look on the knob of