Awakening Old Flame Over Breakfast Table
Alice contemplates leaving her ten year marriage to Bill for a long awaited dinner and dance with Bruce Watson. She schemes to hide the plan, believing Bill trusts her despite his dull, devoted nature and a lingering image of glamour from the past. The prospect excites her while danger shadows the choice.
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Alice
Bill
Bruce Watson
Boston
Bellair
Annie Leighton
Anne
Bruce
Chicago
Blue gown and old flames in a hotel dinner scene
Alice refrains from reuniting with Bruce Watson at a hotel dinner. she arrives in a blue gown, finds Bruce oblivious and married twice, then faces a renewed sting of age and failed romance as she reverts to Bill. Meanwhile Liddy Baker faces a mortgage threat from Sam Hilton, prompting Sewing Circle gossip and neighborly concern. The scenes shift to rural chatter and a rain soaked encounter with Mrs Remarko.
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Bruce
Alice
the Bellair
Bill
Rose
Ello
Mat
Cycheer
Sary
I'S Sewing Circle
Liddy Baker
Sam Hilton
Sam An’ the Widder
Cy Merrill Seeks a Smoke in Quiet Village Exchange
Cy Merrill stops by Tilly Perkins’s cottage after a stroll from The Corners. He asks for a single match to light a long-smoked briar pipe, quipping that eating is as pricey as smoking. Tilly chides the habit but offers one match.
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Tilly Perkins
Tilly
Cy Merrill
Fortune Maker’s Mystery Sparks Westward Inheritance
Cy and Tilly exchange rumors in the tavern about Sam Hilton’s sudden ten thousand dollar windfall from an uncle in the West. Cy warns not to mention the source, noting Hilton’s known touchiness on the subject as Tilly presses for more news.
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Snum
Liddy
Sary
Sam
Widder
Tilly
Widder marries Sam amid talk of wealth
Cy jokes about Sam Hilton marrying the widow and her wealth. Sam admits the marriage, while Cy notes the widow’s supposed ten thousand dollars in cash and bemusedly questions what Tilly Perkins owns beyond her cottage.
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Widder
Tilly Perkins
Sam
Tilly
What! Sam Hilton and Tilly Perkins wed surprising locals
Clyde Weldon narrates a comic tale where Cy Morrill fabricates a ten thousand loan and a mortgage tale to spark Sam Hilton and Tilly Perkins into marriage. Sary suspects Cy’s mischief as the plot unfolds with family banter and a sugar quarrel at breakfast.
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Sary
Sam Hilton
Tilly Perkins
Cy Morrill
Tilly
Sam
Conspiracy and a Parrot Threaten a Quiet Family Moment
A scene unfolds with Miss Althea confronting Polly about a remark heard from May. The Italian pupil Polly embodies a secret romance in the family, while Polly pleads for a kiss and Miss Althea contemplates sacrificing the parrot rather than reveal the romance.
Polly the Chatty Bird Causes Family Dilemma
May requests help from Miss Althea to care for Polly a talkative bird while away on vacation. May believes Polly resembles Luigi and worries about her mother’s views on money and language. Miss Althea, who once taught May, agrees to teach Polly manners and keep her content during the absence.
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May
Mamma
Luigi
Lui
Parrot Polly Learns Censorship Under Miss Althea
In a small flat Miss Althea trains Polly the parrot by tapping the bird with a pencil each time it utters a censored phrase. The bird learns to avoid the phrase, and two weeks later May reports Polly is cured. A neighbor later offers imported olive oil as a gift.
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Miss Althea
Polly
May
Remarko
May Remarko finds a beau as Polly begs for a kiss
Miss Althea muses on growing up and a young man Luigi De Pasquale. May Remarko thanks her and Polly imitates a kiss. Mary Ladd awaits the Sheltering Arms placement, imagining a doll-like daughter and planning dresses while Jim recalls his late son and returns home.
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Mary Ladd
Sheltering Arms
Jim
Mt. Auburn
New Family Takes Home Baby Ruth As Child Welcomes Change
Mary and Ruth meet their new family at a cheerful orphanage. The matron introduces Ruth as the new daughter while a fragile infant in a crib, abandoned at a week old, stares with blue eyes. The infant, thriving poorly, awaits foster placement as staff note sunny day and hopeful prospects.
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Ruth
Mary
I Want Him and Ruth Shall Have Him
Mary insists on adopting a desolate baby boy and making him Ruth's brother. Jim agrees after Ruth's enthusiastic nod, with Mary declaring she can raise him, despite the heavy work ahead. The scene contrasts Mary’s determination with Jim’s initial reluctance and memories of humble beginnings.
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Ruth
Mary
Jim
Daddy Ladd
Hard Truths in a Letter That Changes a Life
Betty receives a shocking medical letter misaddressed to Mrs. Stevens. Dr Wayland confirms no such report exists and urges rest, while Betty and Wayland confront a developing closeness as city life offers a new path. Jimmy Brown and Betty cope with the emotional strain of the revelation.
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Betty
Wayland
City Hall
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Rcom
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Wieder
Nat
Althea Street
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The
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Clyde Weldon
Gage
Milford
Wes
Crassa
By Phil Moore
Oly
May Remerko
Biltmore
Lorrie
Bobbie
Parke Whitney
By Claire Wesson
Smith Wayland
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy
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