The Proof (1913)
John Norton, a young miner, finds life in the west so big and broad and so filled with work that he has little time for loneliness. But one evening, as he is enjoying his after-dinner cigar he awakens to the fact that for some time he has been growing lonely. With this knowledge comes the determination to remedy this state of affairs, and a month later he returns to his mountain home, bringing with him a young and lovely bride. Edith, the new bride, finds life in the mountains full of delightful days, and is completely happy. She superintends the work of the faithful Chinaman who has always cared for John, and completely wins him over by her tender care of her husband. John, however, soon finds matters at the mine not working as smoothly as he wishes, and soon the mine takes up more of his time than during the first months following his marriage, and consequently he fails to show Edith the many little attentions that so pleased her. It is the old, old story, of a heart hungry for attention and the ever-present temptation. In this case the temptation takes a very pleasing form. Dick Bainbridge, a friend of Norton's, comes for a visit. He is attracted by Edith's fresh young face, and when he finds that Norton is neglecting his wife, Dick's ardor is kindled anew. Dick and Edith have many pleasant rides and excursions and on one of them Dick attempts to make love to his friend's wife. Edith, knowing Dick's youth, firmly but kindly repulses his advances, and tells him that she loves her husband. Norton, who has returned for a paper, sees the episode from a distance, and mistakes Edith's earnest conversation. He will not listen to an explanation, but orders Dick from his house. Dick attempts to tell Norton that Edith has been faithful in every respect, but Norton, crazed with jealousy, will not heed him. Dick, realizing that Norton is desperate, rushes for the one gun which is on a shelf in the cabin. Dick gets the gun, and pointing it at Norton makes him listen while he tells Norton that Edith repulsed him. Norton still will not believe Dick, and the latter plans a test. He fires the gun in the air, and Edith's great joy when she finds her husband is unharmed, convinces Norton that he still has his wife's love. Edith, realizing that her husband has doubted her, and thinking he no longer loves her, prepares to take her departure, but Norton sees her from the window, and reaching out as she passes, draws her close to the window and through the open sash draws her into his sheltering embrace.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Lawrence Peyton | |
| Ray Myers | |
| Jeanie Macpherson | |
| C.H. Schipp |
