- Rose and her cousin Mary dwell in the land of romance, but real Romeos are scarce in this prosaic age. Yet Rose, in spite of a gay young Lothario who steps in the way of her own true love, finds her way to love-land. That was where Mary's perfidy came in. It showed up Lothario's true character, while at the same time it brought Mary back to her own determined young lover.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Rose and Mary were cousins. Rose was a country girl and while she always had all the luxury that a country girl might desire, she had not the sophisticated ideas of life of her city cousin, Mary. Their favorite book contained a poem which pleased their romantic ideas, giving a vivid description of love-land. Mary was possessed of a determined young city youth, whose material wealth evidently did not live up to her father's expectations. Accordingly, Mary was packed off to her country cousin, Rose, where she might forget this interfering young gentleman. Rose, too, was in the height of a love affair. In contrast to Mary's determined young man, he was a timid gentleman, and when he came to propose to Rose, instead of a direct assertion of love, he asked for a drink of water and when she was gone her new hat, with its wreath of daisies, seemed the most excellent inspiration either to hide his embarrassment or to find his fate, for he tested it with a "she loves me, she loves me not." It was never found out just what the outcome of this test might be, for Rose entered at that moment with the water and found her hat. That was how the timid one, while Rose found solace with a gay young Lothario who had come to visit the village. She was his next fancy and next day a ring was put on her finger. That was just before Mary's unexpected arrival. Lothario, out for an airing, met her at the station as she was inquiring the way from the timid one, who scarce was able to point in the direction of Rose's house. But the bold Lothario took her handbag and her wraps and gallantly offered to see Mary to her cousin's house. But he took a step too far. No maid wishes to be kissed by a stranger, however gallant he may be, so Mary found the way alone and came in just as her letter was arriving, telling of her intended visit. While Rose told her of her engagement, she told Rose of her cruel father and his determination to keep her separated from her lover. At that point there was a ring at the bell and the maid ushered in the gay Lothario. Mary was introduced, but made no sign that she met him before, while Rose was called out of the room. Then Lothario made her promise to say nothing and she consented. The next day when he called upon Rose he left them both to read in the garden. Here she was met by the timid one, who told her his troubles. She agreed to help him. It was evident that Lothario was becoming tired of Rose, for when he left her that day he came upon Mary in the garden and told her that it was she he had been loving all along, and asked her to elope with him. Then Mary saw her way to help the timid one, to make Rose happy and to win her own point in love, so she agreed to elope with him. That afternoon she sent a telegram to her determined young lover in the city whose continued persistence finally won her father to his manly virtues and worth. Then Mary proceeded to elope. As she came out of her chamber door, she let her valise fall heavily in front of Rose's door. Then she ran quickly downstairs where Lothario was waiting for her. The sound brought Rose out of her chamber and there in the hallway she saw the faithless Lothario departing with the perfidious Mary. As she sat nursing her grief at the foot of the stairs, the timid one came, and won her then and there. Meanwhile, Lothario and Mary were on the way to the station. Once there the unexpected happened, for Mary's determined young lover stepped forward, seized Mary's suitcase and tipped the gay young Lothario as he would tip a porter. Back Lothario ran to the house, only to find Rose looked in the embrace of the timid one. Thus in the last scene Mary and Rose are seen walking out into loving-land reading their favorite book containing the description of this place where the loves of the centuries met and renewed their eternal vows. This same scene appears at the beginning of the picture showing the various loves of the centuries, from the primeval man up to Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is seen meeting Romeo in the garden and walking into love-land with him. Here also is Paul and Virginia and Ruth and Boaz.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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