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- It was some diabolical intuition which prompted Bert Wesley to place surreptitiously in his pocket the revolver of Paul Drake, a brother of Irene, whom he had wooed unsuccessfully. All this happened previously to one of those occasional slumming expeditions which one ventures on in search of the unusual, the party being comprised of himself, Irene, her brother and Frank Stanley, the successful seeker of Irene's hand. Wesley had taken the revolver from Drake's dresser and this fact he recalled as he saw an intoxicated man repulse the attempts of servants to put him out of the gambling den. His mind working fast, he sent a note and the revolver, carefully wrapped, to a gunman, whom he knew well and had power to command, the note stating that he was to come to the place to remove the obstreperous guest. It was left to the gunman to place interpretation on the sending of the gun that he wished. When the gunman arrived and grappled with the stranger he found strong resistance. He leveled his gun, shot the guest and made his escape. The pistol was found on the floor next to the dead man and was soon proven to belong to Paul, who was forthwith arrested for murder. Irene, prostrated over this news, received a note from Wesley shortly thereafter assuring her that he knew how to bring about the exoneration of her brother, but that he would not make a move in that direction unless she broke her engagement to Stanley and listened to his protestations of love. Irene very wisely turned this missive over to the district attorney, who soon learned that Brown, known to be impoverished, had suddenly become affluent, and also learned that Wesley had been corresponding with Brown prior to the tragedy. The circumstance of the revolver in the meantime weighed so strongly with the jury that they returned a verdict of guilty after short deliberation. Desperate to establish the innocence of Paul, who he felt certain to be without blame, the district attorney suddenly wheeled upon Wesley, who was sitting among the spectators, and pointing directly at him, shouted, "You are the murderer." Wesley, taken off guard, jumped to his feet with a scream and made for the door of the courtroom. Finding the door barred by the court attendants, Wesley made a mad leap for the freight elevator. Blind in his fright and desire to escape, he did not note that the elevator was at the bottom of the shaft. Down he plunged head first, landing a mangled mass at the bottom. Impelled by further evidence unearthed, the district attorney and a party of detectives left in a motor to locate Brown, who it was now evident was the real murderer. Brown, having received warning, fled in a machine, a flight which ended as disastrously as had Wesley's, for the machine, veering sharply, plunged over the edge of the Palisades.
- Bud Corday, a ne'er do well, tries once too often to pass some of the "queer" and is caught in the act, but narrowly escapes and has to hide from the police. In the meantime, Blanche, his little sister, decides to come to New York. A little schoolmate helps her out and she receives an engagement to dance in one of the leading theaters, where, through her phenomenal success, she meets the wealthy Harvey White. White wants to marry her. She refuses, thinking she will accept him a little later when her stage career is an assured matter. One day Blanche is invited to Harvey's home for the weekend. Bud learns of the visit and decides to call on her there. Finding the guests all in the parlor busy, he goes upstairs where he steals a necklace and flees. The robbery is discovered shortly afterward and Blanche, being the only stranger, is suspected. Bud buys some fine clothes and calls on Blanche at the theater. While she dances she leaves Bud alone in her dressing room. He upsets the alcohol lamp and sets fire to the theater. Bud is carried to the hospital, fatally burned, where he writes a letter to Harvey telling him about the robbery. Harvey shows the letter to his father and insists that his father call on Blanche at once and apologize. He does this, and also invites her again to the villa to recuperate. Blanche accepts. While visiting Harvey she receives a telegram from the manager of the theater that he has canceled her engagements at his theater, whereupon Harvey induces Blanche to discontinue her stage career and marry at once.
- After a life of dissipation, Steve, a young college chap who has been unfortunate in his business career, concludes that life is not worth living and contemplates suicide. Among his associates is a girl named Maisie with whom his name has been coupled by his intimates. Steve gives a banquet and announces that he is bankrupt and that his friends are looking upon him for the last time. After the affair Steve goes to his apartment, puts his affairs in order and slowly walks to the waterfront where he hires a small boat and the last seen of him is his boat, sail set leaving the inlet for the open sea. Maisie, realizing that Steve intends to injure himself, attempts to follow, but is too late. Steve drifts out to sea and after days of misery is washed up on a beach of a small island where he is found by a girl named Meera who lives there with her father and several servants. Meera's father had suffered a great wrong in his early life and took the position as lighthouse keeper on this island where he could live as a hermit and forget his troubles. Meera has never seen anyone except her father and the servants, and to her Steve appeared as a Viking. A strong attachment springs up between the two. Meera's father, who has refused to allow anyone but Government officials to enter the island, takes a liking to Steve and is prevailed upon to allow him to stay there. However, when Calhoun learns that Steve is the son of the man who wronged him, his sentiment takes a different turn. In the meanwhile Maisie learns from a traveling beachcomber that Steve is safe and living with Meera's father on the island. Engaging a boat, she follows him and in her awful rage and jealousy tells Meera's father that Steve is her husband. Calhoun, shouting "Like father, like son," convulsed with anger, falls into an unconscious state and Maisie, realizing that she has caused enough trouble, confesses that she falsely accused Steve. Calhoun recovers and Steve and Meera sail for New York, where the story ends as it should.
- The scion of a wealthy family, John Brestle, who is an inveterate gambler, finds himself in a disagreeable position, due to lack of funds. His father, Rev. H. Brestle, a charitable old gentleman, deposits an envelope containing money for a destitute family in his desk. This act is witnessed by the son, who, in a moment of weakness, steals the money and starts for the gambling den. On the way he meets his sweetheart, Edna Chester, driving in her car and accompanies her for a short distance. Alighting from the machine, he drops a letter which contains the money and a tip on the races, which the girl finds. With the aid of a friend, she places a bet on the horse mentioned in the letter and fortunately this horse comes in first. Edna gives back the money to John, entreating him to return it and mend his ways. He proceeds to do so, thinking to get the money back to its place before it is missed, but arrives home just as father accuses the colored butler of the theft. He battles with his conscience and finally confesses all to his father. Although firm in his effort to travel the narrow path, John cannot resist visiting the gambling den just once more. Unfortunately this once happened on a day when the place is raided. The young man is recognized by Edna's father, who is heading the raid, and is given a chance to escape. Later, a released convict seeks vengeance upon the girl's father, who had sent him to prison and a hideous crime is averted only by the quick action of the young man who arrives at the conclusion that the Road of Iniquity is rough. His many good qualities cause Edna to forget his past weakness and happiness prevails.