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A Gentleman of Quality Synopsis
After quarreling with his stepfather, John Ashton runs away to London. At the same time, Lord John Hertford marries Lady Mercy Covington, but he disappears on the wedding night. Ashton is injured in a traffic accident in London, and is believed to be Hertford, even by Lady Mercy. Ashton's memory is jarred and he marries Lady Mercy in another ceremony. Meanwhile, her cousin locates Lord John in India and leaves him in a doctor's care after receiving a cable from Lady Mercy that her husband has been found. The cousin is shipwrecked for seven years, during which time it is discovered that Ashton and Lord John are twin brothers, separated and abducted because of Sicilian vengeance. While reading mail accumulated over seven years, the cousin discovers that Lord John died soon after leaving for England.
The Heart of the Blue Ridge Synopsis
Mountain girl Plutina lives with her grandfather, refuses to marry moonshiner Dan Hodges, preferring instead Zeke, a young farmer. When Zeke learns that Dan, in revenge, shot Plutina's pet trained bear, Zeke vows to kill him. After a revenue officer, shot by Dan, is cared for by Zeke's mother, Dan vows to kill Zeke. Dan and Zeke fight, and although Dan is beaten, he escapes into the mountains. Sometime later, the revenue officer secures for Zeke the position of overseer of government timber lands. As Zeke waits for a train after missing the first one, he learns that Dan, who has threatened to kill Plutina's grandfather and sister and set fire to their house unless Plutina marries him, has abducted her. Zeke arrives at a hidden cave where Dan has taken Plutina just as she is about to jump from a cliff. The ensuing brawl ends when Dan is plunged over the cliff. Finally, Zeke and Plutina marry.
"The Heart of the Blue Ridge" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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A Gentleman of Quality