If Love Be True (1909)

If love be true love will find a way. Neville Sterling by chance encounters Martha Bartlett as she is leaving the box factory where she finds employment. He is deeply impressed by her beauty and seeks to make her acquaintance but Martha fears that no good can come from the friendship of a man of wealth and a poor working girl and though he protests the honesty of his intentions she gently repulses him. He procures suitable clothing and disguised with a beard he seeks and obtains a place in the same factory in which she is employed. Their friendship soon quickens into a deeper passion and all is going well when a fire breaks out and Neville rescues Martha, who is overcome by smoke while trying to save her chum who has fainted through fright. He is badly cut and worse still his disguise is penetrated but Martha realizes at last the true depth of love he has to offer and her hand and heart are the reward of his bravery.

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GenresDrama Short