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Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child. Elinor goes into seclusion with her sister until the baby is born and then tries to find a foster mother. Seeking to estrange Gerald from Elinor so that she may marry him herself, Lucy convinces him that Elinor is the child's mother. After Lucy and Gerald's marriage, Elinor learns of her sister's perfidy and resolves to tell Gerald the truth, but at the sight of their happiness, she relents and returns home.

Top Cast

  • Elsie Ferguson

    Elsie Ferguson

    Elinor Shale

  • David Powell

    David Powell

    Gerald Forster

  • John L. Shine

    John L. Shine

    Sir Robert Shale

  • Percy Marmont

    Percy Marmont

    Nol Dibdin

  • Charles Sutton

    Charles Sutton

    Hamp

  • Bertha Kent

    Bertha Kent

    Gibbard

  • Maude Turner Gordon

    Maude Turner Gordon

    Lady Beachworth

  • Betty Howe

    Betty Howe

    Lucy Shale

Overview

Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child. Elinor goes into seclusion with her sister until the baby is born and then tries to find a foster mother. Seeking to estrange Gerald from Elinor so that she may marry him herself, Lucy convinces him that Elinor is the child's mother. After Lucy and Gerald's marriage, Elinor learns of her sister's perfidy and resolves to tell Gerald the truth, but at the sight of their happiness, she relents and returns home.

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