Paramount and Artcraft Press Books (1918)

Cast and Story of ^‘Maggie Pepper’^ For Use of Exhibitors in Their House Organs or for General Publicity in the Exploitation of Ethel Clayton’s New Photoplay. A Paramount Picture Famous Stage Play, Maggie Pepper/* Splendid New Paramount Vehicle for Ethel Clayton Beautiful Paramount Star Has Stellar Role in Tremendously Interesting and Heart Appealing Story of Great Dramatic Power. Maggie pepper, who has been supporting and taking care of her dead brother’s daughter, Claire, is obliged to give up the child to her mother, who has married a man whom Maggie does not trust. Maggie is working in a department store, hoping to become buyer in the suit department, which has fast been going down hill. A vacancy has just occurred and Maggie goes to the manager, Hargen, who is in full charge of the business temporarily, because the owner had died and left it to his son, who is traveling abroad “to complete his education.” The manager refuses the position to Maggie, who remonstrates. He tells her if she doesn’t like the way he runs the business, she can resign. In the meantime, Joe Holbrook has come back and tells Hargen that he doesn’t want anyone in the store to know who he is, so that he can have a look about for himself and see how things are going. He meets Maggie just as she has been refused the position of suit buyer, and finds her in a rather reckless frame of mind. He asks her several questions and she, not knowing who he is, tells him to run along. Maggie’s sister-in-law, Ada, and Claire, come to see her. A store detective tells Maggie that Ada has been caught shoplifting, and will have to suffer for the penalty. Maggie is horrified and Ada is arrested. Meanwhile Joe Holbrook appoints Maggie his assistant, much to the chagrin of the manager and Alice, Joe’s fiancee. Alice is jealous of Maggie. “MAGGIE PEPPER” The Cast Maggie Pepper. . . .Ethel Clayton Joe Holbrook Elliott Dexter Ada Dar kin. Winifred Greenwood Sam Darkin Tully Marshall Claire Darkin . . Edna Mae Wilson Jake Rothschild.Raymond Hatton Alice Keane Marcia Manon John Hargen Clyde Benson Dud Corey Billy Elmer Delivery Boy Bud Duncan Detective C. H. Geldart Mrs. Thatcher. . .Fay Holderness A year passes and Claire’s mother leaves prison. Her husband tells her they must get Claire away from Maggie at once, as she wants to marry her to a friend of his. He tells Maggie that he has a friend who wants to marry Claire. Maggie refuses and he gets ugly. He treats her roughly and Joe Holbrook, who is nearby in the store with Alice, rushes to her and knocks Darkin down. Darkin slinks out to join Ada, vowing revenge. Joe’s championship of Maggie angersAlice, and she tells him he must discharge Maggie or she will break their engagement. Maggie, seeing how things stand, voluntarily resigns. When Joe learns that Maggie has gone, he determines to make her return, for he realizes that he loves her. That night he goes to her flat and pleads with her to come back. He says he can’t get along without her. and that his engagement to Alice has been broken. Maggie replies that she has accepted an offer to go to Japan, and that she must do this in order to save Ada and Claire. Darkin comes in demanding his wife and Claire. Maggie tells him that he cannot have them — he tries to pass her to get to them and they struggle. Maggie is getting the worst of it and cries out, when Joe, who has been listening, comes in. Darkin fires at Joe, wounding him slightly. Darkin runs to the window, jumps out, and a policeman gives chase. Darkin fires, wounding the policeman, and is himself wounded. Darkin runs to the river — his wound overcomes him and he drowns. Meanwhile, back at Maggie’s flat they have been able to get Joe to bed. He is not seriously wounded, but for fear of the scandal they decide that he must stay there until he is well. The papers are full of Holbrook’s disappearance. A body is discovered floating in the river and the police think that it may be Joe Holbrook’s, and begin looking for Darkin. They watch Maggie’s house and discover that there is a man there. They decide that it is Darkin and that Maggie is shielding him because of his relationship to her. They raid Maggie’s flat and find Joe. They go away, leaving Joe, Maggie, Ada and Claire together. Joe tells Maggie that she’ll have to marry him now that she’s hopelessly compromised him. She laughs happiliy and replies that she’ll have to make good. 5