The story
“She was a lovable but hard-headed old lady—and she was determined that no other woman should ever take her dead daughter’s place. So when her widowed son falls in love with a newcomer to the town—a very attractive young widow—she is so displeased that she exiles him from the old home, though still welcoming her grandson as a frequent visitor. The son marries the widow—and the town approves. But grandmother does not relent. Then, she begins to be very lonely. A young girl becomes friendly with the solitary old lady—and they grow to love each other. One day the grandson comes—and finds with grandmother Dorothea, the daughter of his father’s new wife. Already, grandson is secretly in love with the new girl, who is remarkably pretty and sweet. She darts out of the house when she sees him—leading him on a chase down the street—and grandmother follows them. They all come together in the house of the recently married son. Grandmother learns then, who her winsome young companion of many lonely weeks is—she sees her son and Dorothea’s mother happy together—and the portrait of her daughter still hanging on the wall, honored by the second wife. Grandmother is convinced that she has been unreasonable. She asks forgiveness—and they all gather round her, lovingly. And grandmother is perfectly happy.”
Summary from Reel Life · 17 January 1914
