Nothing Shall Be Hidden (1912) Online

Nothing Shall Be Hidden (1912) Online

Fred Langdon, a young inventor, has a sweetheart, Lilian Stanhope, who returns his affection, but there is a parental objection. Fred is poor and Mr. Stanhope has ambitious schemes for marrying his daughter to a man of present wealth and position, rather than to one whose wealth and position are probably still in the making. So he parts the young people. However, Fred is assiduous in his work and in the course of it makes one or two important scientific discoveries with regard to the transmission of sound and light waves. Calling up his still loyal sweetheart, he makes the discovery that at that moment Mr. Stanhope's house is being ransacked by burglars. So Fred calls up the police station and the burglars are captured. Fred made his discovery in virtue of the fact that he could hear what was taking place in the room although there was no direct telegraphic connection. The burglars having been captured and Mr. Stanhope becoming aware of Fred's usefulness in the matter, offers to buy ...