Shorty Solves a Wireless Mystery
Shorty Hamilton becomes involved in the solution of the mysteries of wireless messages sent out to foreign submarines giving information in regard to the sailing of vessels from American ports. A rescue from drowning of the daughter of Hans Wagner, a pianist who is supposed to be an invalid, being wheeled about in an invalid chair, results in the discovery by the Jap servant of the supposed pianist "of a secret service badge on Shorty's clothes as he hangs them up to dry after the rescue. When Shorty goes out to the clothesline to rescue his badge, he receives a shock from the clothesline, which is of wire, and his investigations disclose to his unerring sleuth mind that the wire is connected with the piano in Wagner's room where he is supposed to be practicing, but in reality is sending wireless messages from the piano, the key of G being the key that is used for sending the messages. Shorty goes to the government wireless operator to report what he has discovered. The operator tells him of a message sent in the afternoon asking the crew to come ashore and capture the secret service detectives. Shorty learns that Anita is missing, and realizes that she has been made a prisoner on the yacht. Telling the wireless man to send to the nearest police station for aid. Shorty swims out to the yacht to rescue Anita. The submarines are seen rising to the surface, receiving the messages and then submerging. Shorty reaches the yacht, finds Anita locked in a stateroom and swims ashore with her, where he finds that the police have captured the boat with the yacht's crew who have returned to look tor Shorty. Wagner and the Jap are arrested, and all ends happily with the confiscation of the wireless apparatus.
- Released
- 1917
Details
Release year: 1917
Storyline
Shorty Hamilton becomes involved in the solution of the mysteries of wireless messages sent out to foreign submarines giving information in regard to the sailing of vessels from American ports. A rescue from drowning of the daughter of Hans Wagner, a pianist who is supposed to be an invalid, being wheeled about in an invalid chair, results in the discovery by the Jap servant of the supposed pianist "of a secret service badge on Shorty's clothes as he hangs them up to dry after the rescue. When Shorty goes out to the clothesline to rescue his badge, he receives a shock from the clothesline, which is of wire, and his investigations disclose to his unerring sleuth mind that the wire is connected with the piano in Wagner's room where he is supposed to be practicing, but in reality is sending wireless messages from the piano, the key of G being the key that is used for sending the messages. Shorty goes to the government wireless operator to report what he has discovered. The operator tells him of a message sent in the afternoon asking the crew to come ashore and capture the secret service detectives. Shorty learns that Anita is missing, and realizes that she has been made a prisoner on the yacht. Telling the wireless man to send to the nearest police station for aid. Shorty swims out to the yacht to rescue Anita. The submarines are seen rising to the surface, receiving the messages and then submerging. Shorty reaches the yacht, finds Anita locked in a stateroom and swims ashore with her, where he finds that the police have captured the boat with the yacht's crew who have returned to look tor Shorty. Wagner and the Jap are arrested, and all ends happily with the confiscation of the wireless apparatus.