Forgetting (1914)

She lived through girlhood and married without ever knowing what sympathy, affection, and love really were. Her marriage was one of convenience; the man she married was unworthy of her and never displayed the attention and affection she craved. As the months rolled by the husband began to neglect his wife for the society of other, less-worthy women. It was at a weekend ball out in the country that the wife met a young man, the first to attract her seriously. Her friends had introduced her to this young man as a single woman and insisted on keeping up the joke. Acting in good faith, the boy wooed her with vigor and in time the wife loved him. Then the awakening came; she explained it all to him and said that he must leave, never to return. Being honorable, he did so, but forgetting was another thing, so far as both of them were concerned. Days rolled by and two hearts were lonely. Later, the man read in the newspaper about the death of the husband in an automobile accident. Naturally, he returned to the girl and she, in time, received him, the one man who understood and responded to her hunger for the right kind of love.

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Summary Details
Running Time11 min
GenresDrama Short