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-THE MOVING PICTURE WBEKLY
Hilda.
Hong Fuo.
Donna.
O'Keefe.
Olaf.
with some important papers, her future depending upon their safe delivery. She embarks on the same steamer as Hilda, and soon receives a wireless that the Secret Service is aware of her mission and awaits her arrival.
Hilda has become acquainted with a young Swede named Olaf, and it is while the two young people are dancing on the steerage deck -that Donna, the secret agent, notices them. That night when all are sleeping, Donna goes to Hilda's bunk and, ripping a part of the hem of the girl's skirt, places the papers in it and quickly resews the hem. She then sends a wireless to Felix Martinez, in\porter of wines and international plots, telling him to watch out for a Swedish girl with a Belgian hare in a cage.
The steamer lands in New York harbor and Martinez is at the dock waiting for Hilda, whom he follows even when she boards a train with the others under the direction of the agent of the colonization c o mpany. At a small station on the desert, Hilda and Olaf get off the train to get some grass for her rabbit. The rabbit cage is broken, and the rabbit runs away. Hilda and Olaf after it. M a rtinez comes from the station just in time to catch the train'. Hilda and Olaf look up from their chase to see the train gone.
Meantime, Larry O'Keefe, a cattle owner, and his mother are having
CAST.
Hilda Swanson..._ Ruth Stonehouse
Olaf Jack Dill
Larry O'Keefe Roy Stewart
Mrs. O'Keefe Mrs. Witting
Donna Claire Du Brey
Martinez Alfred Allen
Hong Foo Harry Dunkinson
(Copyriffht 1917, Universal Film Manufacturing Co.)
much trouble with their Chinese cook. Hong Foo, who constantly complains because of having to wash dishes. Larry starts out to hunt for a dishwasher, and on his way he comes upon Hilda and Olaf on the desert. Olaf can't speak English, so Hilda attempts to explain to Larry how they came to be left. He takes them back to the ranch. Hilda thinks him the most
Where is the paper, girl? Tell us, or
wonderful man in the world, while Olaf works in the yard and is the butt of all the cowboys' jokes and pranks.
Martinez becomes aware of the disappearance of Hilda when the conductor discovers that the two passengers have been left behind. Martinez immediately returns to the station, but is informed that nothing has been seen of the boy and girl. Some days later Larry arrives at the station to inform the agent of Hilda's and Olaf's whereabouts. Martinez is "sent for, and accompanies Larry to the ranch. Hilda refuses to leave the ranch and Larry refuses to allow Martinez to force her to go. Larry has come to realize that Hilda is a woman instead of a child, and she seems to have arrived at the same conclusion, for one night she rips the hem of her skirt to make it longer and discovers the hidden papers. She gives them to Larry who throws them carelessly into a drawer.
Martinez makes arrangements with line Mexican cattle thieves to kidnap Hilda.
When they get Hilda to the hut, they are informed that she left the papers at the ranch-house, and Martinez determines to raid the house. Hilda e &capes and rides away on one of the men's horses.
Larry and the cowboys start out to search for her. They meet Hilda, who tells of the trouble. Taking Hilda in his arms, he tells her that he will make her an American citizen.