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What a Wife Learned Synopsis

Sheila Dorne marries rancher Jim Russell after he assures her that he will never interfere with her literary career. The success of Sheila's novel and its subsequent dramatization take her to New York City and new friends, including theatrical producer Rudolph Martin, who falls in love with her. Prior to her departure, Sheila and Jim have a misunderstanding that is left unresolved. Jim unhappily throws himself into the construction of a large dam, which is completed just as Sheila returns home accompanied by Rudolph. When a flood occurs, Jim rescues Rudolph with the assumption that Sheila loves him, but it becomes obvious that Sheila prefers her husband.

Into the Light Synopsis

A simple country girl, brutally mistreated by her stepfather, awakens first the sympathy, then the love, of The Boy. The Spider, who lusts after The Girl, makes a bargain with the stepfather and takes her to the city where, kept prisoner, she is soon broken in health and spirit. Cast out and near death, she is taken in by The Boy. Following the demise of The Spider, The Boy takes her to church, where he prays, and after many hours she is restored to health.