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The Answer (II) (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Answer (II) (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

When the village lawyer saw his heart's desire become the wife of another and later learned that she had laid down her problem after a few years of wedded life, he moved upon his way, lonely, remembering and resigned. He never married, but...See moreWhen the village lawyer saw his heart's desire become the wife of another and later learned that she had laid down her problem after a few years of wedded life, he moved upon his way, lonely, remembering and resigned. He never married, but he loved his sister's son, and in the youth he saw himself reliving. For a hobby, the lawyer studied spiritualism, and though often imposed upon, he nevertheless felt in his loyal heart that someday, by some means, he would be compensated for his loss and his years of waiting, by a message. His compensation came. At a séance the lawyer beheld a little girl medium who was so like the woman of his only love that he was startled. Events threw the child into his care, but only to die, it seemed, for the little girl was too frail to stand the rigors of her former life and she nearly succumbed. The doctor said his little patient must be roused from the lethargy that possessed her or she would pass away. Already the lawyer and his sister loved the waif, but love alone cannot halt the fleeting spirit, and they watched the child sink more and more deeply into the coma that usually ends in the Great Merciful Arms. Then to the sister came the thought of her brother's faith in the spirit world "Pray," she said, "pray to the spirit of the woman you loved to come and help her daughter." "Rather," answered he, "pray to the Divine Spirit to aid one of His children." They prayed. Their answer came, for as they prayed the sick child's twin was strangely led to her sister, and with loving arms dragged her back from the threshold. In the happy relief that followed, the lawyer and his sister turned to each other and gently smiled, for not alone had the anxious little sister found her twin; she had found also the beginning of that sweet interest which youth begets in youth, and to the girl someday may come the youth with also a prayer on his lips, pleading also for his answer. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Daniel Leighton The Lawyer The Lawyer See fewer	The Phantom's Secret (1917)
Carey L. Hastings The Lawyer's Sister The Lawyer's Sister See fewer	The Man Without a Country (1917)
George Marlo The Lawyer's Son The Lawyer's Son See fewer	The Mill on the Floss (1915)
Robert Whittier The Fake Medium The Fake Medium See fewer	Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player (1916)
Madeline Fairbanks The Son's First Daughter The Son's First Daughter See fewer	The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
Marion Fairbanks The Son's Second Daughter The Son's Second Daughter See fewer	The Beauty Shop (1922)