The Sealed Oasis (1914)

Tom is the capable and clever young assistant of Wm. Brock, a mining engineer, who has retired to a small place on the edge of the desert, where he is recovering from an affection of the lungs. The doctor has sent him to a hot. dry climate to save his life. His exceptionally attractive daughter, Lolita, attends him, and the cleverness with which she performs her housewifely duties wins the approval of Tom, culminating in their mutual love. The two men decide to go on a prospecting tour. Tom and Lolita are engaged and the day for the wedding has been set. Tom agrees to return to his sweetheart in time, and she busies herself preparing for the approaching wedding. The prospecting venture is unsuccessful. A sandstorm separates Tom and his employer. Each staggers away before the blinding, blistering rain of hot sand. Brock finds his way back to the cabin, where water revives him, but Tom has wandered away off the trail and cannot be found until it is too late. He has paid the toll of the sands in death, and the old tragedy of the desert has been repeated. Lolita waits in vain.

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GenresDrama Short