The Farmer's Daughter; or, the Wages of Sin (1908)
An artist is busily, engaged sketching a scene on a farmer's grounds as the owner's daughter passes. She stops to admire the painting. The artist stops his work to admire the girl. A mild flirtation takes place, and the couple walks away. Glancing at the sky a shower is seen approaching and they make haste to shelter in the barn. A farm hand has observed the "city chap" with the girl and dashes off to inform the father. The old gentleman receives the information with evident displeasure, and with the helper makes for the barn. The irate father peeps through a knot hole, and sees the daughter and her admirer holding hands and otherwise expressing their admiration for each other (a novel effect is introduced showing a knot hole view of the interior of the barn). The farmer is beside himself with rage, and entering the barn interrupts the love making, orders his daughter into the house, and the artist off the premises. At the house the girl appears, followed by her parent. He scolds her, warns her against making promiscuous acquaintances. She listens indifferently, and as her father leaves the room she goes to a table, writes a note to her lover, calls an old woman servant, who is dispatched with it. The message is delivered, the artist smiles with satisfaction, writes a reply, and gives it to the messenger. In the girl's room we see a hasty preparation for an elopement. A few things are packed up, and bidding farewell to her surroundings she leaves the room and joins her lover who is waiting outside. One Year Later: In a poorly furnished garret room the same girl lies dying. A Sister of Mercy is waiting upon her. She asks for pen and ink, which is brought, and a letter is written home. Reverting to the farmhouse we see the old gentleman sitting meditating. Tears come to his eyes. A servant enters with a letter. The old man reads it, grabs his hat and hurriedly departs. Back to the garret we find the girl gradually falling away. The old man totters into the room. A glance is enough. He clasps his unfortunate girl to his breast, forgives her for her error just as she falls back dead. The old man bends over his unfortunate child, falls to his knees in prayer.
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