Evelyn Blake, a nurse, is the niece of Acton Sears, a miser. Evelyn becomes interested in the widow Carew, a charity patient. Evelyn appeals to her uncle for money, but unable to soften his heart, she pawns her jewels in order to obtain ...See moreEvelyn Blake, a nurse, is the niece of Acton Sears, a miser. Evelyn becomes interested in the widow Carew, a charity patient. Evelyn appeals to her uncle for money, but unable to soften his heart, she pawns her jewels in order to obtain the money. When she arrives at the widow's house she finds her dead from the shock of a foreclosure notice presented by her uncle. Meanwhile Seth, the widow's only son, goes to Sear's house for revenge. Sears, fearing the young man, strikes him across the eyes with a poker, thereby blinding him. Arriving home, and at the bedside of his mother, he calls down a curse on Seth and all his kin. Evelyn takes Seth to the hospital and in a short time they are infatuated with one another. Later Sears dies and Evelyn, sole heiress, gives the head doctor of the hospital money in order that Seth may undergo an operation for the restoration of his eyesight. Evelyn leaves the hospital, leaving behind a note for Seth. Seth, his eyesight now recovered, is heartbroken over the desertion of his nurse. He determines, with the money left from the operation, to pay off the mortgage on his home. He goes to Sears' house to pay the money and, never having seen Evelyn, does not recognize her. They are finally brought together by a clasping of the hands and they pledge their love. Written by
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