The old man had political ambitions and a beautiful daughter. He uttered no protest when a bright young lawyer captured the latter, but when the same individual landed the congressional ... See full summary
A Six Cylinder Elopement (1912) Online
The old man had political ambitions and a beautiful daughter. He uttered no protest when a bright young lawyer captured the latter, but when the same individual landed the congressional nomination upon which the elder had confidently counted, there was trouble. Enraged at his defeat, the old man summarily broke the engagement and sent his daughter back to a boarding school. The Congressman-to-be was resourceful. He located the school and smuggled in a note, informing the girl that he would be waiting on the other side of the wall during supper hour, and that she should slip out then and join him. The school teacher was as cunning as the young man was resourceful. She learned the details of the plot, notified the father by 'phone, and laughed maliciously when he told her of a plan that had popped into his head. At the appointed time the girl was in the garden and saw the rope slide over the garden wall. By its aid she clamored to the top, and to her horror discovered that a father, not...
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 | Riley Chamberlin | - | Ex-Congressman Gray, The Girl's Father |
 | Marguerite Snow | - | Gray's Daughter |
 | William Garwood | - | John Henderson, Gray's Daughter's Sweetheart |