Ruben Burdell and Case Maxwell, country boys, are both in love with Hope Stanley, an orphan. She marries Case, who is an idler. Their first child dies at birth aid Doctor Hamilton, the village physician, leaves the dead baby beside the ...See moreRuben Burdell and Case Maxwell, country boys, are both in love with Hope Stanley, an orphan. She marries Case, who is an idler. Their first child dies at birth aid Doctor Hamilton, the village physician, leaves the dead baby beside the sleeping mother who is herself in a precarious condition. Ruben, meanwhile, has married. His wife dies giving birth to their first child. Dr. Hamilton also attends this case. Realizing the necessity of the living baby having a mother to nurse it and the other mother's need for a baby to love, he persuades Ruben to give his child into Hope's care. Meanwhile, Hope's husband, Case, is killed in a saloon brawl. Ruben takes care of Hope and his child and later marries the young widow. Written by
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