John Marvin becomes engaged to Helen Cartwright. One evening, as he is calling upon her, her brother, Frank, who has just returned from abroad, enters the room. Helen introduces her brother to Marvin, but Marvin refuses to acknowledge the ...See moreJohn Marvin becomes engaged to Helen Cartwright. One evening, as he is calling upon her, her brother, Frank, who has just returned from abroad, enters the room. Helen introduces her brother to Marvin, but Marvin refuses to acknowledge the introduction, as Frank Cartwright is the man who once desired his, John Marvin's, widowed mother. In his library that night John Marvin ponders over the course he shall pursue. He recalls the death of his mother and his own vow to kill at first sight the man responsible for her degradation. He realizes what it will mean to him to perform this criminal act, but nevertheless, takes his revolver and going to the Cartwright home, asks for his victim. The two men come face to face. John Marvin is about to kill Cartwright when a sudden flash of lightning from the storm outside, strikes and kills the villain. Thus is Marvin saved from committing a murder. Written by
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