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TRAGEDY.
Scene of the tragedy. Keeper and faithless wife with a barrow wheel away the body. *
They place the body by the roadside in a position suggesting accident or suicide.
Poacher's hut. Night. Daughter has cooked the supper, and awaits her father's return. Becoming anxious, she takes a lantern and goes in search.
Poacher's daughter finds her father. Touching scene of grief. She mechanically removes the keeper's cap from his dead hand arid takes it home.
Dazed, the girl sits down to think. The truth dawns upon her and, throwing away the cap, she ventures forth armed with her father's gun.
In the forest. Poacher's wife and her lover wandering through the paths. Girl sees them. Waits her opportunity and fires.
Tableau. Death of the keeper. Grief of faithless wife.
U. D. 3209. STOLEN CHILD'S CAREER. Price, $73.68.
Approximate Length, 614 feet.
A very pathetic presentation of the career of a child, which, early in life, was kidnapped and taken in training by a traveling gymnast. Later on his associates lead him astray, and in the final scene he attempts burglary and, at the moment he realizes that the home entered is that of his mother, he tries to prevent further action on the part of his confederates, and, in the melee that follows, the occupant of the room is awakened and, using her pistol, fires with fatal results. It then develops that the mother has killed one of the burglars, who proves to be the son stolen some 20 years ago.
Order of Pictures:
Studio — woman and child posed for painting. A large painting as well as a medallion are produced from the same subject.
A maid is engaged to care for child.
Husband, an officer in the army, is called away on duty and wife accompanies him. Maid left in charge of little child.
Mother places the medallion about the neck of the child.
Several years after the maid, going away, admonishes the child to stay about the house and play while she goes to market.
A gymnast and his wife, passing the home, kidnap the little one in the absence of the maid.
A few years later the mother returns a widow. Frantic with grief at the loss of her child.
Young man, roughly clad, at a saloon drinking — later accompanies a young woman to a park, where he displays the medallion. Under pretext of desiring to look at it he removes it and hands locket and chain to her. Trying to place it about her neck precipitates a rough attack from the man: who takes the article away and flees.
Young man in company with others indulges in liquor — plan a burglary — start off to the place determined upon — scale wall — stealthily approach entrance to sleeping chamber by the window balcony — recognizes the large painting of woman and child on the wall — compares with medallion — attempts to force his companions to retreat — the noise awakens the sleeping occupant of the room, an elderly woman — the latter shoots into the number of struggling men — all but one jump from balcony: he drops to floor.
Supported in the arms of servants the features are recognized by the woman and she now imprints a kiss upon the face as it relapses into death.
Well rendered and good photographic value.
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