A Proposal from the Spanish Don (1913)
Being the second story of "Who Will Marry Mary?" The Don was handsome, so naturally Mary liked him. He was a charming companion for a cross-country ride, and she liked his nicely modulated accents. In addition to her other charms, Mary had a very canny strain of common sense. She knew that a great many people would be glad to marry her, and that a great many other people would he still more glad to marry her money, and she did not intend to choose anyone until she felt quite sure what she was doing. The Don proposed to Mary twice, once aboard Mrs. Beed's yacht, and later on the train which was taking the house party west to inspect Mary's mining property. Whatever he may have thought of her first reception of his ardent vows, her behavior on the train clearly showed him that she would not marry him. Frenzied with rage at the thought that the girl had been merely playing with him, the Don succeeded in uncoupling Mary's private car from the rear of the train, near the top of a long grade. Luckily Captain Justin Bradford, U.S.A., had chanced to meet the Don and hear his insane ravings as he sat drinking in the smoking car. He was too late to prevent the Don's nefarious scheme of revenge, but managed to jump aboard Mary's car. The car started backward down the grade while Bradford strained every muscle at the brakes. The brakes were rusty, and did not hold well, and consequently the car was within two feet of an open drawbridge when he at last succeeded in stopping it. The last scene shows the captain standing at a little wayside station watching Mary as she waves to him from the rapidly disappearing train.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Walter Edwin | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Mary Fuller | |
| Ben F. Wilson |
