Fire on the Hollow Forces Lovers to Brave House Blaze
Two summer boarders Ned Alton and Randal Boyd rush to aid the Merrill family as a fire destroys the front of their house at Grove Hollow. Nellie Merrill fears for her father, mother, and missing sister Ruth while Ned braves smoke and flames to search for the child, driven by love and resolve.
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Ralston
Randal Boyd
Mr. Ralston
Grove Hollow
Merrill
Ned Alton
Boyd
Nellie Merrill
Ned
Boyd & Co
Nel
Mr. Merrill
Nellie
Ruth
Nell E
Ned Alton Saves Family From Fire at Nellie’s Home
Ned rescues Ruth and Betty from a blaze, shields the child, and retrieves keepsakes for Nellie. He hides jewelry and a memorandum book in his coat, and later discovers Nellie’s page listing people she likes, including Randolph Boyd, whose name he notices erased as she reveals her feelings for Ned.
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Nellie
Nellis
Ned
Ruth
Boyd
Randolph Boyd
Nelfie
Mr. Alton
Nylie
TW. G. Chapman
Soldier triumphs over tiger in Kirin province
In Kirin province a soldier returning to Kirin city faced a charging tiger. After a near fatal encounter the soldier jammed his rifle through the tiger's mouth into the skull, felling the beast. He rode to the capital 30 miles away to report, and with companions carried the carcass home for a photograph in front of the commander's house.
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Kirin
Manchuria
Kirin City
Her Specialty Plays On Nursery Rhyme In Wall Street
A witty exchange imagines the Mary from an old nursery rhyme as a modern investor. The speaker notes she would fit on Wall Street because she always has a little lamb in tow.
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Wall Street
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