The Clue (1912)
Kathleen Nesbit, a clerk in a department store, is the only support of a sick mother. Coming out of a drug store one day, Kathleen aids an old man who has fallen on the sidewalk. She supports him to his lodgings, then goes on to her work. Several weeks later the old man, Karl Linden by name, runs across Kathleen at her counter and, grateful for her former kindness, writes a will upon his cuff, bequeathing her all his possessions. A few days later Kathleen receives a letter from a lawyer advising her of Linden's sudden death and that she is the beneficiary of his will. The old man's belongings are brought to her home, and she finds there is nothing of value except an old clothes chest, a battered watch and several small trinkets. More misfortune falls upon her, for she is late for work and is discharged by the floorwalker of her department. To make matters worse, the doctor now tells her she must send her mother away to a warmer climate or she will die. Kathleen has no money and is at her wits' end. Rummaging through the old clothes chest of Linden's she suddenly comes upon a document filled with strange scrawls that resemble Chinese writing. Slowly folding the paper, Kathleen suddenly starts, for there in plain writing, made by the joining of a number of hieroglyphics, she reads: FALSE BOTTOM IN CHEST. With a cry of joy she seizes a hatchet, rips out the false bottom from the old clothes chest and finds a fortune in bonds and money. Linden has played a strange trick, but nevertheless has rewarded her richly and the days of poverty for her and her mother are at an end.
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