- The subject opens in the reception room of a mansion on Fifth avenue in New York, where a birthday gift of a handsome diamond necklace is bestowed' on the daughter of the house by the fond father. Among the guests assembled there is a clever rogue who determines to gain possession of the beautiful gift, and by a cleverly arranged plan succeeds in his purpose. After the robbery is discovered a detective bureau is at once employed to investigate same, for the daughter and family cannot conceive the origin of the enormous loss. A clever young woman, in the service of the agency, detailed, in company of a special officer, to work on the case. She and her confederate pursue the only clue affable, namely: the disappearance from New York of one of the visitors the reception. This clue proves worthy of pursuit, as is shown when they locate the villain in a Western mining camp, where he is known as a professional gambler. To avoid suspicion of her real errand the daring young woman detective secures a position as the new "school marm" of the camp. She so exercises her charms of beauty and coquetry that the gambler immediately becomes submissive to her attractiveness and falls extremely in love with her and obtains, as he imagines, her consent to become his wife; though her acquiescence is purely to further the detail of her mission. The school house is gaily decorated or the coming event and all the town's people are there as guests. The room, in triumphant gusto, appears; then the bride, resplendent in a handsome wedding gown. All is ready for the ceremony when the bridegroom, planning a surprise, produces the precious necklace of his theft and fastens it about the neck of his fiancee. In an instant all is confusion, and before the gambler can interpret the situation he is safely under arrest by the supposed minister, who in reality is he special officer. The bride, who was to be, explains the proceeding, which is immediately followed by a show of admiration for her artful wiles, she is the triumphant one and the villain is exposed. With the necklace in her possession our brave and praiseworthy heroine returns to New York and restored the jewels to their rightful owner and receives a godly reward for her courageous and successful research.—Views and Film Index (April 4, 1908)
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