The Shuttle of Fate
The thrilling story of a wreck at sea and the romance developed out of it.
Written by JOHN A. SLEGOR. Produced by COLIN CAMPBELL.
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CAST
LOIS BELONG (19 years old) Bessie Eyton
MBS. JANE PAYSON Anna Dodge
,mer, Sailors, Etc., Etc.
FRANK KEENE, roughened by years spent in the Alaskan goldfields, is returning to San Francisco on a steamer
that also carries the DeLongs and their little daughter, Lois. Keene's lonely heart is attracted to the child's
sweet ways, and the tot takes a natural liking to him. One night the steamer meets with a disastrous collision,
and terrible scenes ensue. As the vessel sinks the passengers and crew are seen fighting for vantage points.
Gradually all are forced to leap overboard. Keene fights his way to Lois, grabs her in his arms, leaps into the ocean
and swims. The child's parents are lost, but Keene and the child are saved.
Keene takes Lois inland with him. In the city he falls into gambling ways. Lois, in a very touching scene, invades the barroom in her nightgown and by her sweet innocence causes him to forswear gambling and drinking forever. Keene buys a ranch and settles down to bring Lois up to the best of his ability. The child develops into a beautiful girl.
Keene idolizes her, and she is perfectly happy with him. One night, as they are sitting about the lamp together,
Keene is struck dumb by an ad' in the paper, asking for information concerning the
DeLong child, supposedly lost in the wreck, Keene has a silent struggle with himself, but conquers his desire to keep Lois hidden from her past, and sends her to her
aunt in the east. Thereafter Keene's life is one of pathetic loneliness. The love
which he thought was only fatherly he recognizes now as more. In the East Lois
is loved by an ardent young admirer, but her heart has stayed on the Western
ranch with Keene. Unable to bear the separation longer, she flees to the old home,
and she and Keene are married.
SELIG
FROM THE COLLECTION OF
.CHARLES G. CLARKE
