His Mother's Shroud (1912)
A poor old widowed mother is deserted by her son. She feels the breath of death whispering to her his last call. Her son, who has joined the army, is arrested for stealing from his companions and kills the guard in escaping from imprisonment, He is pursued and flees to his mother's house. He demands money from her. She cannot grant his request and he searches the hut until he finds her treasured winding sheet. He leaves to pawn it. At the pawn shop he discovers the note which his mother has pinned on it, requesting that it be used in the burial of her body. He is conscience-stricken and rushes back to return it to his mother. In the meantime, the soldiers have learned of his whereabouts and have broken into his mother's home. She hides behind an old curtain, and the soldiers, supposing it is the son, raise their rifles. The son rushes in between his mother and the discharging guns. Both are killed.
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