The Mayor's Secretary (1914)
Aided by the Women's League, Chandler, the reform candidate for mayor, is elected to office. Fearing lest he fall under the influence of Winton, a crooked "boss," the members of the Women's League have Alma Dare, one of their number, appointed Chandler's secretary. Suspecting the girl of being a spy, Winton endeavors to secure her friendship. Alma pretends to respond to his overtures and thus secures a document lost by the boss. This exposes a plot to hoodwink the mayor and defraud the city by means of a joker in a paving contract. Winton's suspicions are aroused, however, and he cleverly entraps Alma, making her a prisoner in the home of a henchman. The brave girl escapes after knocking her jailer unconscious. She returns to the mayor's office just as Chandler is about to sign the contract. A note passed to him by his secretary warns the mayor and he refuses to affix his signature to the paper. Unknown to the mayor, Alma has had a hole bored through the wall leading from the outer office to the mayor's chamber. This is concealed by a bookcase. Balked by the mayor's stand, Winton attempts to force him to sign the contract at pistol's point. A voice causes him to turn. Alma, leveling a revolver through the hole in the wall, baffles the desperate boss. Winton's influence is broken forever. Chandler learns of Alma's adventures and of how she has guarded him from the boss's machinations. Taking her in his arms, he begs her to become his wife.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Kenean Buel | Director |
| J.L. Woodruff | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Alice Joyce | |
| Jere Austin | |
| James B. Ross | |
| Mary Ross |
