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A young policeman, detailed on plain clothes duty, had a sweetheart, and they planned to get married as soon as he could save enough money to furnish a home. He was an honest, young policeman, and consequently he saved but slowly, and the ...See moreA young policeman, detailed on plain clothes duty, had a sweetheart, and they planned to get married as soon as he could save enough money to furnish a home. He was an honest, young policeman, and consequently he saved but slowly, and the wedding day seemed far off. When he reported at the station one day, the desk lieutenant called his attention to the fact that the French government had offered a $10,000 reward for the capture of one of the Paris auto bandits, who was believed to be biding in New York. The policeman wistfully hoped that he might get the desperado and the reward, and took the newspaper which contained the criminal's picture and record, so that he might have something to refer to. He called upon his sweetheart that evening and showed her the account. Her little sister also looked at the picture and delighted the detective by telling him that she knew that man and he lived next door. They were sitting near an airshaft, and suddenly the girl pointed off excitedly, saying "There he is now." The detective looked, and in the room across the court, the shade being down, he saw the silhouette of a man that answered the description of the desperado, preparing to leave the house. The detective was strong, fearless, and impulsive. Bravely he leaped across the air-shaft, and climbed into the room, expecting to meet one man. To his surprise there were three. But he tackled them just the same, and when the reserves summoned by his frightened sweetheart, arrived, the prisoners had been thoroughly subdued. Revolvers were found upon all of them and, in accordance with the rules of the New York Police Department these weapons with all others confiscated, were taken far out to sea and sunk. As an additional reward for his bravery, the detective was one of the squad assigned to take charge of the deep sea burial. Furthermore, for his bravery, he was awarded one of the department decorations, thereby becoming a member of the Honor Squad, a distinction to which every policeman strives to attain. This decoration was conferred upon him at the annual police parade where the Mayor and other high officials did him and his associate heroes honor. The cash reward came to time also, and the detective married the girl he loved, but he never forgot the debt of gratitude he owed her little sister. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less