The Stolen Necklace (1911)
Again and again since Virginia Chester became his mother's companion, Horace Rodwell had begged her to be his wife. But the girl hesitated, wishing to be sure of Mrs. Rodwell's approval. Virginia was, therefore, doubly distressed when Detective Hatfield believed her guilty of taking that lady's diamond necklace. Horace had broken the clasp in putting on his mother's cloak, and Virginia had put it down, but for an instant to arrange Mrs. Rodwell's dress, and walked as far as the arch with Horace, yet when she turned it was gone. She had not left the room, so no one could have entered without her seeing them, the detective declared. However, Mr. Hatfield was wrong, for Michael Odell, the maid's father, had come into the room during the breaking of the necklace, had watched Virginia put it on the chair, and as soon as their backs were turned, he had slipped from behind the curtains, snatched it up and stolen swiftly out. That her father was in the house when the diamonds were lost, Nora Odell was confident; for she had seen him stealing cautiously through the kitchen door. So, taking a couple of bottles of whiskey from the cellar, the maid hurried to the dive that the old man called "home." Here, the whiskey together with a bill which she gave him, put Michael and his two comrades into such good spirits that ere an hour has passed, the girl had gone through his pockets, and actually found the missing necklace. At the Rodwell home, Detective Hatfield was nonplussed; Virginia's room and person had been thoroughly searched, much to the indignation of all concerned, yet no trace of the jewels could be found. So when the maid produced the lost necklace, her plea not to be questioned until they were alone, was readily granted by Mrs. Rodwell, for she had grown so fond of her little companion that she was as much relieved as Horace or Virginia that suspicion no longer rested upon her.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Tom Ricketts | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
