The girl loves the artist, but her father has picked out a wealthy friend for her husband. She marries the artist and becomes estranged from her father. Five years later she is living in happiness with her husband when he is suddenly ...See moreThe girl loves the artist, but her father has picked out a wealthy friend for her husband. She marries the artist and becomes estranged from her father. Five years later she is living in happiness with her husband when he is suddenly stricken blind. At this point her father's friend puts in an appearance. The father has dies and commissioned him to look after his daughter and settle the estate. Here the sister-in-law comes into the story and tells her blind brother untruths regarding his wife and her former lover. At last the wife leaves the house and the sense of the story seems to go with her. She leaves a note behind. One is not quite sure that he ever knew the contents, since he could not read it. The note states that Walter, the young son, would read it to him, but Walter was far too young to read and he dropped the note almost on receipt of it. The note was to the effect that she had obtained a position as governess and would return for him and the boy. The sister then, for no apparent reason, enters and orders them out of the house. Fifteen years later the wife appears in London with a letter saying her estate is settled and that her husband and son were lost on a steamer en route. Years after this she meets her husband at some gathering. He knows her but will have nothing to do with her. The next and last scene his sight is restored. She displays a letter from the sister-in-law saying she had lied to her and desired to poison her mind regarding her husband. They fall into each other's arms, but the child does not appear again. Written by
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