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The Little Boy Scout Synopsis

Justina Howland lives in Mexico near the U.S. border with her uncle Miguel and his son, Luis Alvarez. The uncle plans to have Justina marry Luis in order to get the money which she will inherit. Matters come to a climax when Miguel sends for a priest and announces the marriage will take place at once. Justina escapes on the mule that brought the padre to marry her and crosses the border, where she is given shelter by the soldiers under command of Lieutenant Morton. In the morning she tells her plan to get to her Aunt Betty in Lowell, Mass. The soldiers discover she can dance and get her to dance for them, taking up a collection to take her safely to her aunt. Justina arrives safely and all goes well until Uncle Miguel makes the discovery of Aunt Betty's address on a photograph and comes to Lowell, bringing Luis with him. The two Mexicans arrive at about the same time as Lieutenant Morton's regiment. Betty is delighted to see her rescuer again, and when she learns that he is the local Boy Scout Master, she envies the boy scouts and decides to become one of their number. Miguel hunts up the local sheriff and brings him to Aunt Betty's home to capture the runaway. Miguel asserts that he is the girl's lawful guardian and will force her to marry Luis. One of the scouts has been hurt and brought to Aunt Betty's home, so Justina decides to put on his uniform and gets away through the window, while Aunt Betty holds off the searching party. A long chase follows until Justina finds herself unable to go a step farther and breaks down. The pursuers catch up, and at the same time Lieutenant Morton, warned of Justina's fate, appears. The girl is leaning against a large stone (the state boundary mark) and she unconsciously moves to the other side of it, putting herself across the boundary of New Hampshire. For that reason the uncle is unable to take his ward until he secures a New Hampshire sheriff. While this is being accomplished Morton secures the services of a minister and the little party is turned into a wedding procession, the Boy Scouts forming a lane of honor through which the latest recruit, plucky little Justina, and her new husband, walk.

Heart's Desire Synopsis

Henri Le Rocque's arrival to an island village causes much consternation when he insists upon advanced rental for the land he owns. Accompanying Le Rocque is his nephew Paul, recovering from the effects of an unfortunate love affair. One day, little flower girl Fleurette visits the Le Rocque estate to make a present of a rare flower and is shot as a trespasser. She is nursed back to health at the mansion, and Paul falls in love with her. However, her former sweetheart, Jacques, appears and persuades Fleurette to run away. As Fleurette returns to the village, she learns that the villagers are planning to storm the mansion and, realizing that she loves Paul, rushes back to warn him. This endears her to Henri, who urges Fleurette to marry his nephew and bring happiness into their lives.