01 November 1914 Drama 41 mins
Vera Knight is hired to assist a biologist, Madame Bartlett. Since Vera is a naive girl from the country, she falls prey to the charms of Madame Bartlett's secretary and bookkeeper, Paul Chilton. The inevitable happens, and she goes home to give birth to a little boy while Chilton makes excuses for not marrying her.
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Ruby Hoffman as Vera, Madame Bartlett's Assistant
Creighton Hale as Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
Helen Francis as Madame Bartlett, Biologist
Edward José as Paul Chilton, Madame Bartlett's Secretary
Louis Hendricks as Senator Bristow
Sam J. Ryan as Warden Turner
M.O. Penn as Secret Service Agent
United States 01 November 1914
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