A Waif of the Desert (1913)
A broken-down prairie schooner comes to a full stop on the desert. The horses can go no further. A man, on the verge of exhaustion, unhitches the horses, and helping down a dying woman, who clasps a little child to her bosom, composes her as comfortably as possible, looks around hopelessly and sinks to her side. John, a young rancher, having occasion to ride on the hills skirting the barren alkali grounds, sees the bodies, and, riding up he rescues the baby and takes it home, where his mother receives and nurtures it. They call the babe "Welcome Betsy." Seventeen years roll happily by and John is in love with this winsome creature. Youth seeks youth, and it is but natural that Betsy shall fall before the amorous wooing of young Carl. It takes John a long time to discover that the girl loves him as an elder brother or a father, and not as a possible husband, and his mental struggle is severe. His old mother helps in her quiet, understanding way, and a quotation from the Song of Solomon completes John's victory and he emerges a stronger man than ever. He possesses the love of the young couple, whose hands and hearts he joins together.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
