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The Battle of Life Synopsis

Mary, the daughter of Tom Boland, a cracksman, who is in love with his pal, Dave Karns, decides to give up her old life because she does not want her brother, Jimmie, to submit to the criminal influence surrounding him. After leaving the house, she wanders in the park. Here she meets Mrs. Wentworth, a woman of wealth and refinement, and the two become friends. Mrs. Wentworth finally engages her as a maid. Tom Boland and Dave learn of the girl's luck in obtaining a fine position in Mrs. Wentworth's household, and try to secure her aid in robbing the home of her employer. She refuses, but they carry out their plans alone, and Tom is shot. An investigation of the affair is made by the police. Mary is followed from one place to another when Mrs. Wentworth discharges her. After many weeks of hardship, she is reunited with Dave, who was reformed.

Sister Against Sister Synopsis

Twin sisters Anne and Katherine are separated as children when their parents decide to go their separate ways. Under her mother's influence, Anne develops into a respectable young woman, while Katherine, under her father's tutelage, becomes a callous adventuress. Anne falls in love with Dunsmore, a gubernatorial candidate running as a child labor reformer, while Katherine allies herself with his opponent, Huxley, a corrupt manufacturer. After losing the race, Huxley decides to eliminate his rival permanently. Using Katherine to lure Dunsmore to his apartment, Huxley enters and draws a gun on his rival. As he aims, Katherine pulls a gun and kills Huxley. Dunsmore, mistaking her for Anne, lets Katherine escape and is arrested for murder. At the trial, Dunsmore withholds the name of the mysterious woman, and Anne gives herself up as the murderess. Katherine, driven half mad by visions of Huxley, finally confesses all. Upon seeing the resemblance between the two sisters, Dunsmore realizes that Anne was offering her life for his and rushes to embrace her. They leave the courtroom together as Katherine is led to a cell.