A Deed of Daring (1915) Assista Online Gratis

• 79%
• 1915
• Suspense
• Helen Holmes
• Leo D. Maloney
• George A. Williams

Upon learning that a gang of smugglers are using freight cars to bring Chinamen across the border, the railroad officials order all employees to keep a strict watch for traffic of this nature. Daniels, Helen's relief, is a member of the smuggling band and keeps in touch with his chief by means of messages concealed in oranges. Helen gets one of the fruit by mistake and in opening it, discovers that a number of Chinamen are due to be smuggled across the border inside a freight car that morning. Daniels, learning that Helen is aware of his gang's operations, reports to his chief. The smugglers descend upon the station and bind and gag the girl before she can give the alarm. Helen is thrown into the baggage room. Casey, her dog, tries to aid his mistress and finally leaps out of the window. His antics cause several trainmen to follow him, and the animal leads them to the station. Helen's predicament is discovered and she is freed. By this time, the smugglers have loaded several cases containing Chinamen, into a freight car. Seeing Helen and the trainmen approaching the criminals hold up the engine crew of the freight and compel the men to pull out of the station. Nothing daunted, Helen and her men commandeer a locomotive and go in pursuit. In accordance with Helen's plan, the locomotive overhauls the freight and passes it. Reaching a bridge Helen makes a leap for the brace bar and then climbs hand over hand until she is directly above the center of the parallel track. The freight approaches and Helen drops to the roof of one of the cars. Taking Daniels by surprise, she wrests his revolver from him and holds up the rest of his band. The freight is halted and the smugglers placed under arrest.