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Men were scarce in the little village, but a maiden lady well advanced in years was exceedingly hopeful that she would win a bachelor upon whom she had set her heart. He was a well-to-do ... See full summary
Men were scarce in the little village, but a maiden lady well advanced in years was exceedingly hopeful that she would win a bachelor upon whom she had set her heart. He was a well-to-do farmer and seemed thoroughly satisfied to spend his evenings with her. A little milliner opened a shop in the village, a distractingly pretty woman whom all the men liked and all the women cordially detested. The milliner looked with favor upon the spinster's suitor and promptly took him away with her. The happy conversations in the stiff old parlor were things of the past and never seemed likely to come again. The woman was very unhappy. Cupid seemed to have deserted her, but she found one of his aids in the chicken coop one evening. He was a tramp who had wandered in to annex some of their poultry. The spinster's brother, a crusty old bachelor, would have taken the tramp to prison, but his sister interfered, for an idea has suddenly flashed into her head. The next day an article appeared in the ...

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    • Author: Cildorais
    The old maid catches a chicken thief and induces him to dress up in swell clothes and pose as her admirer. In this way she brings back the regard of her former lover. The plot is quite unique and entertaining, but the photos were somewhat hazy in places. - The Moving Picture World, September 6, 1913
  • Cast overview:
    Muriel Ostriche Muriel Ostriche - Sue, the Little Milliner
    Riley Chamberlin Riley Chamberlin - Dick, an Elderly Farmer
    Nolan Gane Nolan Gane
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