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Lillian Randolph, the daughter of an old New England family, has two suitors for her hand, Arthur Neville and Chester Hawley. Neville (the favored one), is addicted to the use of liquor, ... See full summary
Lillian Randolph, the daughter of an old New England family, has two suitors for her hand, Arthur Neville and Chester Hawley. Neville (the favored one), is addicted to the use of liquor, and is frequently seen under its baleful influence. The other one (Hawley), while of excellent character, is finally rejected in favor of Neville. Smarting under the sting. Hawley devotes his time to spying upon Neville, who, despite his sacred promise to reform, still continues in his downward course, after his marriage to Lillian. While on a prolonged debauch, Neville is seen by Hawley, helplessly intoxicated in a public resort. He sends a letter to Lillian, apprising her of the fact, and telling her where her unfortunate husband can be found. Lillian hastily dons a wrap and goes in search of him. She is seen pleading with her husband to return with her to their home and little child, when Hawley comes into the scene and brutally reproaches her with rejecting him in favor of such a drunken, ...

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