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Philip Vernon, an artist, is having a hard struggle to keep the wolf from the door. There is no food in the house, and he sends his wife and little girl out to try to sell one of his ... See full summary

Philip Vernon, an artist, is having a hard struggle to keep the wolf from the door. There is no food in the house, and he sends his wife and little girl out to try to sell one of his paintings, but they meet with no success. While they are away, Philip has a desperate idea, and it no sooner strikes him than he sets to work to put it into execution. He writes to his wife, Clarice, that life is not worth living, and asks her to kiss his child good-bye. Leaving this note on a table, he goes out into the world. His wife and little girl return, and the former finds her husband's note, and reads it. She bursts into tears, and the frightened little child calls in the neighbors. One of these pays a visit to the police station, and the news of the disappearance of Philip soon spreads. A journalist, on the lookout for copy, calls and interviews Clarice. In his study, a patron of art, on the following day, reads in his newspaper that the talented artist, Philip Vernon, has disappeared, and that ...

Original Danish title is undetermined.

Released in the US as a split reel along with the comedy A Bath with Consequences (1912).