Betty, the only daughter of Jenkins, a wealthy farmer, is secretly loved by Tom Saunders, a farm hand. Tom's scapegrace brother, Dick, returns from the city and is befriended by Tom. Dick later wins Betty's love. While Jenkins is blasting out a tree stump with dynamite, Betty and Dick are passing close by unnoticed, and the explosion destroys Betty's sight.
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Dorothy Kelly as Betty Jenkins
James Morrison as Tom Saunders
George Cooper as Dick Saunders
George Stevens as Farmer Jenkins - Betty's Father
United States 06 July 1914
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