And the Villain Still Pursued Her
Directed by Al ChristieEddie, the brave fire laddie, loves Nellie, the pet of the firemen, and the captain's little daughter. Lee, a cowardly villain, has evil designs on the girl. With the help of two bearded cutthroats, the villain abducts the guileless maiden and takes her to his den of crime. Eddie wades through blood and fire and fights his way into the villain's lair. He is overpowered by the cutthroats while the villain snarls: "'Tie the cur up, boys, while I go and marry the girl." The cutthroats drag the girl downstairs; Eddie bursts his bonds, and from the window he throws a rope to the sidewalk and lassos the villain's revolver; the hero shoots six blocks down the street, and each of his five bullets strikes the gong in the fire department and sounds the alarm. In the meantime, the justice of the peace at the point of a revolver is marrying the villain and the innocent girl. The hero escapes from the den and joins the fire department, which is speeding toward the justice's office. The girl is rescued in the nick of time. However, the wicked villain outwits the hero. He jumps into a cab and blows himself up with a dynamite bomb.
