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Cape Man Seeks Hidden Picture and a Wife in London
Mr James Marchant, returning from the Cape, woos Ella Beckett through a gallery plot while uncovering a financial ruse by Mrs Beckett. He plans to marry Ella if she accepts, and vows to recover £20000 in losses from partner Mr Burchison, causing tension at a Duke Street dinner.
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Green’ Park
Piccadilly
Pall Mall
Waterloo Place
James Marchant
Cape
Mr. James Marchant
Ella
London
Mr. Marchant
James. Marchant
Bedford Street
Duke Street Mansions
Beckett
Mrs. Beckett
Madeline
Marchant
South Africa
Sherry
Burchison
Madeleine