No doubt the old antique dealer was prejudiced against his junior clerk. After frequent shortages, the clerk's visit to the gambling house was reported by the detective and he was discharged. In truth, he had gone to find the senior clerk, who owed him money which he needed for his mother, hovering close to the edge of life. By sharp detective work, the designs of the senior clerk were frustrated.
Charles West
The Senior Clerk
Claire McDowell
The Antique Dealer's Daughter
Kate Bruce
The Mother
Harry Carey
The Detective
W. Chrystie Miller
Secondary Role
James Cooley
The Junior Clerk
Hector Dion
The Doctor
Frank Evans
First Policeman
Joseph McDermott
Second Policeman
No doubt the old antique dealer was prejudiced against his junior clerk. After frequent shortages, the clerk's visit to the gambling house was reported by the detective and he was discharged. In truth, he had gone to find the senior clerk, who owed him money which he needed for his mother, hovering close to the edge of life. By sharp detective work, the designs of the senior clerk were frustrated.
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