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The Girl and the Judge Synopsis

Mrs. Stanton, the wife of a prominent broker, confesses to her daughter Winifred that she is a kleptomaniac. One of her escapades results in her arrest, and although she is released through the influence of wealthy friends, the scandal is printed in the newspapers and her husband's business is ruined. Hoping to start a new life, the family moves to a small New England town, and an attachment soon develops between Winifred and George Chartris, a young judge. When Mrs. Chartris discovers that her jeweled pin is missing after a visit to the Stanton home, Winifred is unjustly arrested but accepts the blame in order to save her mother further embarrassment. George, who is presiding over the trial, refuses to believe that Winifred is guilty and after some digging, discovers that the real thief is Mrs. Stanton's landlady. Through her daughter's sacrifice, Mrs. Stanton is cured of her vice and reconciled to her husband. George and Winifred become engaged.

Mary Lawson's Secret Synopsis

Mary Lawson was on trial for the killing of Dr. Brundage. He had come to the little village and with his up-to-date methods had made great inroads into the practice of Dr. Kirk. Mary's mother, a confirmed invalid, was one of those who had turned to the new doctor. Mary in repulsing the advances of Dr. Brundage, had said, "You have destroyed my faith in mankind. I feel as though I could kill you." Mary's mother took a turn for the worse, so she went to summon Dr. Brundage, but on arrival at his office found him dead in a chair. Other arrivals found Mary alone with a knife in her hand and this coupled with her previous statement, which had been overheard, was the means of her conviction. Through the help of a cripple she managed to escape. Securing work in a faraway city she soon became the wife of a fellow workman, John Harlow, who turned out to be a wealthy clubman, working only on a wager. Her happiness was complete till the day when she ran across Dr. Kirk, now penniless and ragged. He forced her to take him in as her "uncle." One day, led to the vicinity by her picture, detectives came to the house. Mary, on seeing them, told her whole story to her husband. He, instead of turning her over, assisted her to escape in a sailboat. A storm arose and the boat was driven on the rocks. In the morning Mary came to, to find herself on the rocks but her husband was nowhere in sight. Overhearing voices speak of the other body, she made her way to the house for one last look at her husband. While there the detective approached only to tell her of the confession of Dr. Kirk.