- The story deals with that exciting and interesting period in Virginia which directly preceded the war. A young southern lawyer has incurred the enmity of the father of the girl he hopes to marry by beating the old gentleman in a lawsuit. The young folks decide to override the parental authority by eloping and their plans are apparently working out excellently when an unforeseen incident changes the aspect of things entirely. It appears that the miller's wife, an old lady of some means, had met with a serious mishap during the evening and had fallen from the door steps where she was discovered by a shiftless negro who had happened by. The negro at first had gone to the old lady's aid but when he saw the contents of the handbag at her side his cupidity overcame his better feelings and he took the money and decamped. Shortly after the young elopers happened to ride by and seeing the woman in dire straits they dismounted from their horses and went to her assistance. The young man used his handkerchief to staunch a wound in the old lady's head and left it behind when he rode on with the girl. During this period, however, the young lady had had an opportunity and decided that she wanted to go back home. The lover gallantly acquiesced and she was able to get back into the house without being seen. The next morning the old lady was found dead by the roadside and naturally the accusing finger was pointed at the young hero, and in order to protect the honor of his sweetheart refused to explain his doings of the night before and it was only at the final trial, when the young man seemed in jeopardy of his life, that the girl summed up sufficient courage to tell the truth. She did this in the courtroom and. of course, under the circumstances the escapade was forgiven and the lovers united.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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