Lee Shumway

Neva Gerber

Sid Hayes

Julian La Mothe

Robert Grant, a Secret Service man, is in love with Myra Hamilton, teacher of lip-reading in the Deaf Institute. An important treaty with Great Britain has been drawn up and Nami, the representative of another country, is anxious ...

Paul Powell

When War Threatened

Robert Grant, a Secret Service man, is in love with Myra Hamilton, teacher of lip-reading in the Deaf Institute. An important treaty with Great Britain has been drawn up and Nami, the representative of another country, is anxious to secure it. Nami goes to the meeting place of his spies at the laboratory of Beltros, the inventor of a wonderful new ray. Beltros's daughter, Selene, tells Nami she will get the treaty, as the British Ambassador s secretary, Stream, is her abject slave. She thereupon visits Stream at the Embassy, and learns the combination of the safe by looking in a hand Mirror as Stream turns the combination. That night the Ambassador gives a reception, and Robert is present to see that all goes well. Selene arouses his suspicions, and he watches her closely. Stealing into the office, she opens the safe, and has the treaty in hand when Robert enters. There is a short struggle, and she throws the treaty out of the window to her confederates. Robert rushes out after them. He loses trail near Myra's home. Myra tells him of having seen the men enter a house up the street. He is about to follow, but she makes the suggestion that they watch from her window through a pair of field glasses. The plan works until the spies pull down the shades of their windows. Then Robert determines to get into their house. Myra tells him that she will watch, and if he gets in any danger to signal from the window. Robert is captured by the spies. Nami consults a moment with the old chemist, Robert is tied to a post in the laboratory, and the powerful ray is turned on his eyes. Nami tells the captive the ray will blind him within an hour, and that he can never identify them. The spies then leave Robert and start to pack in the next room. Robert manages to free one hand, is barely able to reach the shade, and soon Myra sees him bound to the post. He has an idea, "Perhaps she can read my lips." And thanks to the powerful light shining on his face, Myra is able to read his message through the field glasses. She notifies the British Embassy, and Selene is caught as she is about to board a train for New York. Myra herself leads the police to the spies' house, where Robert is rescued after a strenuous fight. The treaty is safe and all danger of war is averted.

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