A Lesson Learned (1911)
John Lacey, a night watchman, is slowly succumbing to the drink habit. His wife sees this and tries her best to keep him from it, but without avail. She has already seen one life wrecked through drink; her brother turned drunkard and though innocent of crime, sent to prison for a long term. Her husband is not aware of this brother's existence and she very carefully conceals a letter which she receives from him. Lacey, having taken a number of drinks, starts to work. He has already left when the convict brother, who has escaped from prison, enters the house and bags his sister to conceal him. While meditation where she can conceal him, she hears her husband returning and has barely time to secret him behind the curtains when her husband enters. He has returned for his revolver and incidentally, more whiskey. His wife remonstrates with him but to no advantage. He becomes angry at her insistence, and losing his temper, is about to strike her when her brother knocks him down. Seeing the prison stripes on his assailant, he covers him with his revolved and calls up the police. The wife, recovering, hears this and confesses that the man is her brother and holds him up as a horrible example of the result of drink. The husband, now thoroughly ashamed, and realizing what a brute drink has made of him, solemnly swears never to drink again .They then plan to get her brother away from the officers. He gives him some clothes and money, but just as he is about to leave they hear the police approaching. Escape being cut off, they put him back into the bedroom, then, telling his wife to sham fainting, he wrecks the entire room; chairs, table, dishes and curtains are all upset of demolished. As the officers are about to enter he deliberately shoots himself in the arm. He hurriedly explains to them that the prisoner attacked him and escaped and they hurry out. When safely out of reach the brother is allowed to make his escape.
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