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Romance develops between an English naturalist and a young woman who initially ignores him, but eventually succumbs to his charms.
Lord Roxbury, an English naturalist, determines to go to America to study, writes his solicitor to procure him a secluded place in the country and sails on the next steamer. The solicitor secures a delightful house in the country, but does not reckon on a group of pretty girls who are resorting nearby. Two of them discover Lord Roxbury is coming, and immediately spread the news to the others. Meanwhile, an English friend of Roxbury's who has promised to look him up in the States, arrives at the cottage and is immediately taken for the Lord by the infatuated girls, who load him with attentions and bright smiles. Roxbury arrives, gets out his specimen net, and starts on a hunt for a new species. He is chasing a beautiful one industriously when he comes upon one of the girls. Beverly, who tells him he is intruding on Lord Roxbury's grounds. Keeping his identity secret Roxbury tries to engage her in conversation, but she runs off before he can prevent. A few moments later he hears screams...

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    • Author: Malogamand
    Francis X. Bushman takes the leading role in an interesting comedy. He is assisted by, among others of the male condition, John Steppling and Howard Messemer. An English lord rents a place for the summer in order to pursue his studies. He requests that for obvious reasons his identity be not revealed. As one very young woman sees the letter, it is of course a question of an exceedingly short time before all the other very young women of her acquaintance are in the secret. A friend (Steppling) visiting Lord Roxbury is mistaken for the lessee. Four of the five girls concentrate their attentions on the visitor. The remaining one rejects the attentions of the genuine article, even going so far as unintentionally to push him down an embankment and hurt him. Roxbury recovers, however, and takes home with him the American girl. It is all very cleverly done. - The Moving Picture World, July 20, 1912
  • Cast overview:
    Francis X. Bushman Francis X. Bushman - Lord Roxbury
    Beverly Bayne Beverly Bayne - Beverly
    John Steppling John Steppling - Roxbury's Friend
    Joseph Allen Sr. Joseph Allen Sr. - (as Joseph Allen)
    Howard Missimer Howard Missimer - (as Howard Messemer)
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