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Caleb Rankin, toying with the affections of pretty Betty Grigsby, finally jilts her for another, and turns a deaf ear to her entreaties. Twenty years later we find him now "Squire" Rankin, with a pretty daughter, Polly, and Betty, an old ...See moreCaleb Rankin, toying with the affections of pretty Betty Grigsby, finally jilts her for another, and turns a deaf ear to her entreaties. Twenty years later we find him now "Squire" Rankin, with a pretty daughter, Polly, and Betty, an old woman, credited with being a witch, and known as "Dame" Grigsby. A party of young people, among them the Squire's daughter, go to Dame Grigsby's hut in the woods to have their fortunes told. The Dame recognizes Polly and tells her some unpleasant things. The Squire arrives, scolds Polly and berates the old woman, who swears vengeance. Exercising her powers of witchcraft, she endows a pumpkin-headed scarecrow with life, and creates a modern, foppy youth and sends him forth to make love to the Squire's daughter. In this he succeeds, and after a due courtship, the Squire consents to the marriage and a grand wedding is planned. Dame Grigsby attends in the guise of a fine lady, and, as the happy couple are about to depart, she changes the bridegroom back into a scarecrow, to the consternation of the guests, and the mortification of the Squire. Thus is the old wrong righted to the satisfaction of Betty Grigsby. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less