- When Darbois, a rich manufacturer, tells his daughter, Jeanne, that he is soon to be married again. It depresses the young girl, for she perceives that the love her father has showered upon her since her mother's death will be diverted upon his new wife and step-daughter, Christiane. Not long after their marriage, the new Mrs. Darbois, with her daughter, prevails upon her husband to send Jeanne to the mountains in Switzerland for her health. This step is actuated by the fact that Mrs. Darbois wants to get Jeanne away from Roger Marvel, the secretary to her husband, with whom she is betrothed, and to ingratiate her own daughter, Christiane, in his good graces. Mr. Darbois decides to send his daughter away, and in due time she arrives at the Glacier House in Grindelwold, where she is expected by Dr. Larrius and his wife, who, conforming with instructions given by Mrs. Darbois, are to be friendly hosts, but unrelenting jailers. She soon tires of her seclusion and escapes one night. Her departure is later discovered by Dr. Larrius, who, with three servants, go in pursuit and find the girl at the bottom of a precipice. The bronchitis contracted by her exposure to the cold the night of her attempted escape has been held in check by the care ordered to be given her by Dr. Larrius. During her convalescence as she is reposing in the terrace of the Glacier House, she hears the sounds of a well-known voice. Going to the edge of the height upon which the house stands, she sees at the foot Roger Marvel, who had been able to trace her to Grindelwold by the indiscretions of a servant. They elope that night, but before they have gone far Dr. Larrius is soon after them. They manage to come within a short distance of the railroad station, when Jeanne is taken suddenly sick. Her friend and Roger take her to a hotel and a doctor is summarily called. Her low condition alarms the doctor, and Roger, fearing the worst, writes to Mr. Darbois to come at once, as his daughter is afflicted with brain fever and is in a critical condition. Perceiving that he has been misled by his wife and step-daughter, Mr. Darbois loses no time in getting to the bedside of his daughter. The presence of her father has a beneficial effect upon Jeanne and it is not long afterward that they are in the home in Paris. Mr. Darbois forgives his wife, and Jeanne and Roger look forward to a happy future.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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By what name was The Traducer; or, The Glacier House (1913) officially released in Canada in English?
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