Liberty for an Hour; or, an Act of Unselfishness (1909)
This pathetic drama opens in a prison cell where a convict sits meditating over his lot. His thoughts are interrupted by the entrance of the guard who orders him out to work. In the corner of the jail yard, masons are repairing the wall. As the guard on top of the wall turns his back, the prisoner cautiously climbs a ladder, leaps over and runs away. His break for liberty is observed, the guards are upon him, and failing to stop his flight, call their comrades and start in pursuit. The convict eludes his pursuers for some time, comes to a field of daisies, where he staggers and falls exhausted. Hearing a noise he jumps up, ready to continue the journey or defend himself, when to his surprise he sees a little girl coming towards him picking daisies. She comes forward unhesitatingly gives him some of the flowers, then sits down and talks to him. A few moments later he hears a noise, this time unmistakably that of his pursuers. He jumps up and is off. A moment later the guards appear, heat about the field and brush, then proceed on their way. Meanwhile the little child wanders on, comes to a stream, jumps into a boat to cross to the other side, when of a sudden the boat topples over and she falls into the stream. Her cries for help are heard by the convict, who emerges from the hushes, sees the girl struggling, plunges in and brings her safely to shore. The guards also have heard the child's cries and appear at the bank just as the convict with his little burden reaches the shore. The prisoner is taken back to his cell, where we find him sitting on his cot fondling the daisies given him by the innocent child whom he rescued in his short hour of liberty.
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