The District Attorney's Duty (1914)
Ira Service is elected district attorney upon his promise to suppress gambling. Alice's father is the head of the party which fought to keep Ira from office. The district attorney is approached by Bill Savage, Sibley's henchman. The man tries to bribe Ira to allow gambling to continue. Ira cleverly arranges to have the man overheard offering the bribe, after which he has Savage placed under arrest. Terrified, Savage tells of the most important gambling house in the city. The man gives Ira a pass which will admit a number of men into the place. Ira sends his men to the gambling house which is owned by Sibley. When the raid is made, Sibley escapes by a secret door. He is seen by the detectives, however. They report to the district attorney. Amazed at the discovery, Ira sets out for the man's home with a detective. Sibley is making preparations to flee when Ira and the detective enter. Although it costs him his sweetheart, the district attorney orders her father arrested. Later, due to Ira's efforts, Sibley is sentenced to prison, Sibley's conviction causes every gambling house to close. Sick at heart over losing Alice, Ira resigns from office. As a private citizen, he sets about to secure the man's release from jail, believing that the disgrace of conviction has taught the man a powerful lesson. Ira secures a pardon for Sibley from the governor. Sibley's bitterness towards the man who brought about his downfall vanishes when he learns that his freedom is due to Ira's efforts. When Alice returns home that evening, she finds her father seated in his old chair. She runs to him with a glad cry. Ira enters. Sibley tells his daughter of Ira's nobility. Alice, turning, sees her sweetheart standing in the doorway. Filled with love and gratitude, Alice responds to the entreaty in his eyes.
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