Leon Dorbier, a rich widower, brings about the engagement of his daughter, Suzanne, to Jacques Clamor. Miss Eddy, an American girl befriended by Dorbier, becomes the bosom friend of Suzanne and proves a staunch friend during the o...

Le masque fatal

Leon Dorbier, a rich widower, brings about the engagement of his daughter, Suzanne, to Jacques Clamor. Miss Eddy, an American girl befriended by Dorbier, becomes the bosom friend of Suzanne and proves a staunch friend during the outrages that are perpetrated against her. Baronne De Warza, an adventuress, who is deeply in love with Leon Dorbier, finds an obstacle in his daughter, Suzanne. From now on a series of outrages against Suzanne occur, the frustrations of which are largely due to Miss Eddy and Jacques Clamor. On the night that the contract is to be signed. Suzanne's absence causes alarm, but a thorough search finds her in her apartments in a dazed state. The "Masked Mystery"' is at work. Dorbier notifies the police, and the detectives are exasperated to find that the "Masked Mystery" had worn gloves so as to hide the fingerprints and render the search more difficult. Several days later Suzanne and her friend take their daily ride, and the horse, which has been tampered with by the "Masked Mystery," becomes unmanageable and runs away. Suzanne and her friend find it necessary to call the services of a motor car in order to reach home. But fortune seems to be against them. While the chauffeur is repairing his machine the "Masked Mystery" appears and succeeds in kidnapping Suzanne, while her friend, Miss Eddy, escapes and carries the news to Leon Dorbier of his daughter's abduction. The "Masked Mystery" carries Suzanne to a lonely mansion, and when she refuses to sign an agreement that if she is set free she will give up all hope of seeing her father and fiancé, they tie her in a bag and throw her into the river. Suzanne, by means of a penknife which she carries in her bosom, succeeds in opening the sack, and, by a desperate struggle, manages to reach a passing boat upon which she takes refuge. In the meantime, Jacques Clamor and Miss Eddy have left no stone unturned in their effort to rescue Suzanne, and while passing over a bridge in a motor car in pursuit of the abductors of Suzanne, they collide with another car, causing a terrific explosion and a heart-rending scene. Suzanne is welcomed home by her father, and when she learns of the terrible accident and possibly the death of her lover, she determines to bring the criminals to task. They set a trap for the "Masked Mystery," and at midnight, as he is entering the library window, he is taken by surprise and captured. When the mask is removed the face of Baronne De Warza is revealed. She breaks down and makes a full confession, stating that she is in love with Leon Dorbier, and, wishing to wed him, found an obstacle in the person of Suzanne. After her confession the adventuress makes a break for liberty, but she is closely pursued by the police. Seeing escape impossible, she takes her own life. Suzanne then searches for Jacques who mysteriously disappeared after the motor car accident, and succeeds in locating him in a private sanitarium in a very precarious condition, but by careful nursing he progresses rapidly, and several months later a double wedding takes place, when Suzanne and Jacques are made man and wife and Miss Eddy becomes the bride of Leon Dorbier.

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