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Harry is a wild youth; he drinks a bit and gambles. His father is wealthy and tries to curb the boy, but is unable to. His ward, a girl of fifteen, too young to really love, but who greatly admires Harry. He, being older, is very ...See moreHarry is a wild youth; he drinks a bit and gambles. His father is wealthy and tries to curb the boy, but is unable to. His ward, a girl of fifteen, too young to really love, but who greatly admires Harry. He, being older, is very condescending; she, mutely adoring. One day after a debauch, Harry quarrels with his father, and much to the sorrow of the ward and his father, runs away. Some years pass with no word from Harry. The ward, now grown, loves Harry deeply and repels the advances of a young swain of the neighborhood. The father finally dies, leaving a will in favor of Harry, provided he returns within a certain time. In case he does not appear within that time the money goes to the ward. On the last day of grace Harry turns up from his wanderings, very shabby, very much in love with the memory of the ward, and still swaggering as of old, in spite of his shabby, almost ragged clothes. He learns of the will and its conditions. He sees the ward and is madly in love with the girl, the promise of whose beauty as a child is now more than fulfilled in womanhood. He sees (as he mistakenly thinks) her lover kissing her hand, and is angered. He wants her himself, as well as the fortune. However, he keeps his presence a secret. He is ragged, unkempt, unfit for such a girl. The old swaggering manner sloughs off and he goes away, leaving his father's ward to the fortune she deserves and to the prospects of a worthier marriage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less