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Ruling Passions Synopsis

Resentful millionaire John Walton, suffers a nervous breakdown, but because of his violent temper, each of his nurses resigns until Eveline Roland accepts the job. From Lew the butler, Eveline learns that John, some years earlier, had saved a young man named Alexander Vernon from suicide and then took him into his business firm as a partner. John planned to marry Louise Palmer, a schoolteacher, but upon meeting Alexander, she fell deeply in love and married him instead. The partnership dissolved, John then became consumed with the desire for revenge. Armed with this knowledge and a great understanding of human nature, Eveline gradually effects a change in John, and in the end, he forgives his old enemies and happily marries his nurse.

The Sacred Flame Synopsis

Young high-school teacher Rosalie Allen rejects the love of Dr. Paul Duncan to "save" Lionel Brooks, a man down on his luck. Rosalie finances Lionel's law-school education; and after graduation, when he wins a job with a large corporation, their future appears bright. But Brooks meets the daughter of a rich banker and jilts Rosalie for her, breaking the teacher's heart. Dr. Duncan re-enters Rosalie's life and nurses her back to health, after which grateful Rosalie finally accepts his proposal. Realizing too late his love for Rosalie, Brooks dies of a broken heart.