The Top of New York Filming Locations

A dapper sergeant in the army won the love of a pretty young stenographer, and they had planned that as soon as his term of enlistment was up he would enter private life and marry her. The girl was employed by a firm who had offices in one of the tallest of New York's skyscrapers, and her sweetheart saw her there. She took him to her favorite observatory, the roof of the building, where he obtained a magnificent and uninterrupted view of the greatest city in the world. He, on his part, took his sweetheart to the army maneuvers, where she witnessed with delight the well drilled troops, but would not confess that there was one man among them who could not compare with the one of her choice. She was particularly interested in the signal corps, however, and at odd times the sergeant instructed her in the code until she had become fairly proficient in it. One Saturday afternoon the girl repaired to her "observatory" and gazed longingly toward Governor's Island, for it was there that her fiancé was stationed. In some way the door to the roof became closed behind her and as it was a spring lock, she found herself a prisoner. Beating on the door failed to bring her any help. The crowds in the street, many, many feet below, could not see or hear her, and she finally realized with growing terror that the relief would probably not come before Monday morning. Exposed to the elements all that night, she was on the verge of a breakdown the following morning, and knew that she could never stand another twenty-four hours of privation. Suddenly she thought of the signal code which she had laughingly learned from her soldier sweetheart. With her veil and a piece of wood she found on the roof, she improvised a rude flag, and facing Governor's Island, repeated over and over again the one word, "Help." Fortunately for her, the sergeant had a visitor that day, a sea captain, and he pointed out to him the magnificent building where the girl of his heart was employed. The captain took a closer glance through his field glasses, caught the signal, and the man she loved was able to save the girl who, when he found her, was unconscious and rapidly nearing death.