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The greatest sorrow in the life of Jane Summers is her brother Joe's devotion to a life of crime. Jane, realizing the hopelessness of reforming him, resumes her occupation of trained nurse ... See full summary
The greatest sorrow in the life of Jane Summers is her brother Joe's devotion to a life of crime. Jane, realizing the hopelessness of reforming him, resumes her occupation of trained nurse in a hospital. One of the first patients she is cast to care for is Walter Briggs, who, she learns, has been shot by her brother. Through her zealous attention Briggs recovers, and a short time later they are married. All goes well with the couple until Joe, learning of the marriage, visits his sister to borrow money. Joe is threatening her when Briggs, shotgun in hand, returns from a shooting trip. Joe makes his way to a boat, but Briggs, recognizing him only as the man who shot him, fires at the fugitive and Joe's career as a criminal is brought to a climax.

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    • Author: Kerdana
    Octavia Handworth plays another part as the unwilling servitor of crooks of which her brother is leader. We find her rebelling in the first scene after which she makes her own living as a nurse. William Cavanaugh, the brother, enters Wilbur Crane's house. There is a struggle and the owner is shot. The crook takes refuge with his sister, who saves him from the police. She tends Crane and the picture's romance begins. The brother learns that she is married to a rich man and comes to get money from her; is recognized by the husband and coolly shot. Without further comment, the exhibitor will know whether this will go well in his house. - The Moving Picture World, September 20, 1913
  • Cast overview:
    Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur - Walter Briggs
    Octavia Handworth Octavia Handworth - Jane Summers
    William Cavanaugh William Cavanaugh - Joe Summers - Jane's Brother
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