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^THE HIRED MAN”
THE PLAYERS
EZRY HOLLINS CHARLES RAY
Caleb Endicott Charles French
Walter Endicott, his son Gilbert Gordon
Mrs. Endicott, his wife Lydia Knott
Ruth Endicott, his daughter ... .Doris Lee Stuart Morley Carl Ullman
Directed by Victor L. Schertzinger Supervision of THOMAS H. INCE
THE STORY
Ezry Hollins, a big, good-natured hired man on Caleb Endicott *s farm, is a universal favorite, yet differing from other men at the farm. Secretly Ezry cherishes the ambition to educate himself. Every evening after the day’s work is over Ezry pores over his books until far into the night.
Endicott 's pretty daughter Ruth, whom Ezry almost literally worships, is home from college, and helps him in his lessons, going secretly to the barn where he has his study, for both of them know that her father would never approve. Ezry hximbly feels that he is unworthy of Ruth, and keeps his affection to himself. With her help he passes the college examinations and prepares to leave.
In the meantime, Ruth’s brother Walter, in a near-by town, has fallen into bad company and is heavily in debt, having embezzled some of the bank’s money. On learning that the bank’s books are to be examined, he is nearly frantic. Just as Ezry is about to leave for college, Walter tells him his troubles, and as he had expected Ezry in his big-hearted way helps him out, giving him his entire savings, representing the labor and sacrifice of many years’ hard work.
Ezry goes back to the grind of the farm, quite mystifying Ruth and Endicott, who cannot understand his sudden return.
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