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Aunt Patience Quietly Helps Her Niece Win A Suitor
Barbara Purcell visits her rich Aunt Patience and discovers a plan to secure her future. Miss Patience, wary of servants and money, tests Barbara by enabling a romance with Tom Phillips. Barbara cleans and supports the aunt, while Tom pursues Barbara. The aunt reveals her scheme is to ensure Barbara’s marriage, and the couple wed. Patience then wills her money to Barbara, keeping life support for herself. A final note recalls an elderly couple’s rescue on a steamboat, underscoring care in emergencies.
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