Summary
Jerrold Jarvis Jones embodies the quintessential 'little man' of the early 20th century—a drudgery-bound shipping clerk whose spirit is stifled by the rhythmic monotony of invoices and inkwells. In a moment of sheer physical and spiritual exhaustion, he surrenders to a profound somnambulistic state, birthing an alter-ego of staggering audacity: Tourvaine. This dream-projection is no mere clerk; he is a debonair adventurer, a man of lethal grace who finds himself entangled with a clandestine criminal syndicate known as the 'Children of the Night.' Mistaken for a formidable international kingpin, Jones-as-Tourvaine navigates a labyrinth of high-society galas and visceral underworld skirmishes. His mission becomes the salvation of Sylvia, who in the waking world is a mere office stenographer, but in the dreamscape is a damsel of profound significance. The narrative arc culminates in a violent exposure of the ruse, yet the psychological residue of this phantasmagoria remains. Upon his awakening, the formerly docile Jones is replaced by a man possessed of newfound agency, leading to a defiant reclamation of his destiny and a romantic coup that shatters the social hierarchy of his workplace.
Synopsis
Jerrold Jarvis Jones, a lowly shipping clerk, falls asleep on his office stool and has a dream: He is an aggressive, carefully groomed man of the world who welcomes adventure when an attractive girl addresses him as Tourvaine and takes him on an automobile ride. He is taken to a meeting of a secret criminal society known as "Children of the Night" and is mistaken for a new leader who was to arrive from abroad, a role he assumes until exposed. In a series of fights with the crooks, he rescues Sylvia (in real life a secretary in his office) and mingles in the world of high society. Awakening from his dream, he is fired with ambition and astonishes everyone by walking out with the stenographer.
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