What a Woman Will Do (1914) Online
Alice, the second wife of Philip Lewis, proves an unkind stepmother to his little daughter Dolly. The husband and his wife quarrel over Alice's treatment of the child and in a fit of passion the woman runs away with Frederick Bryce, an old lover. Heartbroken, Philip Lewis devotes his future life to guarding the welfare of his daughter. Ten years pass by. Lewis having met with business reverses, his daughter, now grown to a beautiful woman, is forced to seek employment and becomes a chorus girl. Frederick Bryce, now a ruined man owing to Alice's extravagance, meets Lewis in the street and recognizes him. He writes to Lewis saying that he is on the verge of ruin and contemplates suicide. He begs his former enemy to visit him and after some hesitation Lewis decides to grant the man's request. On reaching Bryce's home he finds the man, half crazy with drink, about to take his own life, and before Lewis can prevent the tragedy, Bryce shoots himself and the police, rushing in. Imagine that ...