Desolate bequest tests a father's mercy and a minister's past
In a quiet library the judge rewrites a will leaving one thousand dollars to Jessica Holme while challenging Hugh Stires on his prodigal life. Harry Sanderson, the reforming minister, recalls their shared reckless youth and faces his own past. The old man contemplates open signing and the resemblance between Hugh and Sanderson.
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Satan” Sanderson
Hugh Stires
Jessica Holme
Mrs. Halloran
Hugh
Henry Sanderson
Pariah Chapel
Hig
Eastern University
Walt
David Stires
Perhapa
Harry Randerson
Harry Sanderson
St. Andrew's Land
Pasaton
Aspens
Harry
Jessica Holmé
Jessica
Sanderson
the Saints
College
Satan Sanderson
Satan
Dia
Blarry Sanderson
Arry Sanderson
White House
Marechal Niel
Blake
Prodigal Son Returns Home to Family Tension
Hugh Stires returns after a self chosen exile to a moonlit house where disinheritance fears mix with renewed bond. Jessica, blind but hopeful, witnesses the reunion as the aged father greets his son with emotion, while the prodigal contends with lingering drink and old temptations.
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Troses
Aspens
Dugh
Hugh
Shadows of the Past on the River Bank
Harry Sanderson studies Hugh Stires from his study window as the two men diverge. Hugh, once seen as a college star, drifts toward profligacy while Harry’s disciplined path contrasts with the moral mollusk’s decline. Harry recalls Hugh’s earlier escapades and his own cautious restraint.
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Harry Sanderson
Harry
Hugh
Eines
Satan
Jim
Hugh Stires
Uugh
Hood
Jessica Holme
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