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The old gardener's pride was his rose garden, and one bush in particular, growing in the heart of the sweet-scented enclosure, he cared for as though it were a child. When Ogilvie and his ... See full summary
The old gardener's pride was his rose garden, and one bush in particular, growing in the heart of the sweet-scented enclosure, he cared for as though it were a child. When Ogilvie and his sweetheart Eleanor fell into the way of coming every evening to visit the garden, the old man would watch them with loving eyes as they wandered through the dewy fragrance, and when they paused at the door of his little house to wish him goodnight he had always ready a pearly long-stemmed rose, fresh plucked from that most precious plant of all. On their marriage day, the old gardener gave them the rose bush. He transplanted it with his own hands. It was set in front of the bride's cottage, and Ogilvie and Eleanor slipped a ring, which had long been a keepsake between them, onto a branch and let the new twigs imprison it there. But dark days came. The young husband and wife quarreled, and separated. With sorrowful heart, their old friend, dreaming to see alien hands touch his gift, spaded up the rose...

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    • Author: Saintrius
    Pretty, poetic love story in two reels. There is no doubt that it will hold interest, but there is no punch of emotion in it, for it fails to convince strongly. The real estate man's part in the reconciliation is, for example, one of its weak points, its weakest. That the old gardener should take an interest in the quarrel, after his pleasant times with the newly married couple in the garden, is good and there are also many beautifully photographed pictures in it that will charm. Miriam Cooper with Courtenay Foote have the leading roles. - The Moving Picture World, June 27, 1914
  • Cast overview:
    Earle Foxe Earle Foxe - Ogilvie - the Husband
    Miriam Cooper Miriam Cooper - Eleanor - the Wife
    Courtenay Foote Courtenay Foote - The Real Estate Agent
    Charles Courtwright Charles Courtwright - The Old Gardener
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