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The Last Trump (1914)
Short | Short, Adventure

The Last Trump (1914)

Short | Short, Adventure

The miners, together with Judith, Barcus and Alan, crowd to the edge of the cliff to see what has happened to the motor car containing Jimmy and Marrophat. Rose lingers behind, afraid of what she may see. Her fears are justified, for the ...See moreThe miners, together with Judith, Barcus and Alan, crowd to the edge of the cliff to see what has happened to the motor car containing Jimmy and Marrophat. Rose lingers behind, afraid of what she may see. Her fears are justified, for the car lies overturned and a total wreck at the foot of the cliff, the bodies of Marrophat and Jimmy visible amid the wreckage. Back in the mountain town of Mesquite, the chauffeur contrives to effect temporary repairs on his motor car and starts out with Trine, following the road taken by Marrophat and Jimmy in pursuit of the fugitives. Judith and Rose are about all in with reaction from the strain of the last days added to their fatigue. The miners offer them the hospitality of the bunk house. They accept and retire. Alan enters the bunk house, sits down at a table, and falls asleep, his head on his folded arms. The miners make the trip down into the canyon and recover the bodies of Marrophat and Jimmy, bringing them up to camp, where they lay them out and cover them with canvas. Late in the afternoon Judith wakes, rises with care not to disturb Rose, and steals out of the room, her purpose being to bid a last farewell to Alan. Finding him asleep, she bends over and kisses his cheek. She is surprised by Rose, who has been awakened by Judith's leaving the room, and who has, on rising, half frantic with jealousy, snatched up the revolver which Judith has thoughtlessly placed on the chair besides the bed. Judith mistakes the thought in Rose's mind and, turning to her, tears open her shirt-waist and bids her shoot. Life, she indicates, is no more worth to her, since a life without love is a thing unthinkable. Momentarily tempted, Rose lifts the revolver, but before she levels it at her sister, suddenly turns it on herself. Suicide is averted only by Alan, wakened by the sound of their voices, who springs upon Rose. Judith pockets the weapon with "a strange smile," indicating that Rose's attempted suicide has suggested one way out. As she leaves the bunk-house, Trine's car rounds the bend in the cliff road. Judith informs him of the death of Marrophat and Jimmy. Rose and Alan come out of the cabin. Alan promptly commandeers the car. Barcus has gone for another. They start off, Judith in the middle of the rear seat, between her father and Rose, Alan in the front seat with the driver. Thus disposed, the pocket in which Judith carries her pistol, is next to Trine's left hand. The butt of the pistol protrudes temptingly. He sees. The car proceeds down a canyon road. Judith lapses into sad preoccupation. Trine takes advantage of this abstraction to snatch the revolver from its holster and level it at the back of Alan's head. Judith interferes in time to divert the shot. It enters the shoulder of the chauffeur, who loses control of the machine. It dashes over the edge of an embankment, spilling the entire party, but not injuring anybody seriously, save Trine. Barcus arrives on the scene with a seven-passenger car, and hurries the party to the nearest town and hotel. Trine remains in a coma all the way. Arriving, they transfer him to a room and summon physicians. The consensus is that, if he lives, it will be only as an even more helpless cripple than before, requiring unremitting attention. To this task, Judith dedicates her life. Two days pass and Trine is pronounced out of danger. Alan goes down to the hotel office and telegraphs Digby, in New York, announcing his whereabouts, Trine's confusion and helplessness, and the fact that he means to marry Rose that night. Judith has intended to stop by her father's side through the ceremony, but at the last moment, she finds that she can as little endure not to see her happiness destroyed as to see it. Her father is apparently asleep as she steals from the room. As soon as Judith leaves the room. Trine rouses, lifts himself out of his chair with both arms, and discovers that his leg will not only support him but walk as well. The accident has cured him. Dressed in dressing gown he goes to the bureau, secures the revolver, and leaves the room, moving feebly, but surely, negotiating the stairs and gaining the entrance to the chapel. In the telegraph office a message is received: "Allan Law, Mission Inn, Riverside, Cal. Marriage to Rose impossible. Rev. Mr. Wright advises me that your marriage to Judith last week was performed before interrupted by Marrophat. Judith is legally your wife. Would have advised you sooner had I known where to address you. Digby." A terrific storm breaks as a messenger boy sets out to deliver the telegram. He arrives at the inn just as the ceremony, uniting Alan and Rose, is concluded. The manager of the hotel takes the message and calls Barcus. He reads it and starts to interrupt, but is forestalled. A cry brings everybody to face about and Judith out of hiding. Trine is seen slowly tottering up the aisle. As Alan faces him, Trine draws the revolver and levels it. At the same instant, a flash of lightning breaks one of the windows, kills Trine instantly, kills Rose and all but kills Alan. Immediately after the accident, Barcus takes Judith aside and tells her that she must never let Alan know that Rose is dead. Judith refuses point blank. Barcus shows her the telegram, proving that she is already Alan's wife. She then yields. When Alan at length comes to himself, she tells him, "Judith is no more." She kneels beside him, puts her arms round his head, says, "I am your wife. I love you." They kiss, but after a long embrace Alan lifts her head and holds her so that he can look deep into her eyes. He says quietly, "I know." They embrace again. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Cleo Madison Rose Trine / Judith Trine Rose Trine / Judith Trine See fewer	Her Bitter Cup (1916)
George Larkin Alan Law Alan Law See fewer	The Lurking Peril (1919)