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Ruby's Tramp and River View Love Triumphs
A shabby stranger seeks shelter at Ivy Cottage after a cold night. Ruby gives him a coin for lodging, while cousin Maude objects. The man turns out to be Mr. Earle, master of Riverview, who later courts Ruby, revealing her kindness and his gratitude. Their romance leads to a wedding at Riverview.
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Ivy Cottage
Ruby
Maude
Raby
Riverview
Trarop
Mr. Earle
Shy
Durr
Scranton
Fred Martin
Misa Caffyn
Zimmerly
Miss Schadt
Alderman Roegler
Martin
Miss Gaffga
Mr. Martin
Mr. Zimmerly
Mrs. Martin
William Shaley
Nellie Hoffman
Cleveland
Nellie
Shaley
Mr. Carpenter
Canal Street
Miss Carpenter
Annie Graf
Baltimore
George Lauman
Graf
Lauman
Mrs. Graf
Tallman
Leonard Bonner
Baldwin Township
Pittsboro
Bonner
Mr. Bonner
Pinkerton
Continental
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
New York
Central Park
Heaven