Summary
In a labyrinthine narrative of familial obligation and redemption, Judgment of the Storm revolves around the fortuitous yet tragic demise of Dave, the scion of the Heath family, within the precincts of a clandestine gambling den. The nascent romance between Mary, Dave's sibling, and John Trevor is disrupted when the latter discovers that his affluent mother covertly owns the den, thereby financing her son's collegiate pursuits. As John grapples with the existential imperative of assuming responsibility for Dave's untimely death, he proffers himself as a substitute, subsuming a quasi-servile role within the Heath household. Through a transformative odyssey marked by an ethos of selflessness, John eventually earns the family's affection by executing a perilous rescue during a tempestuous snowstorm, thereby redeeming his standing and vindicating the values of familial bonds and personal accountability.
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Dave, Mary Heath's brother, is accidentally killed in a gambling den. Her sweetheart, John Trevor, discovers that the den is secretly owned by his mother, whom he has considered to be independently wealthy. John denounces his mother, despite the fact that the money she earned supported him in college. As Dave was the head of the Heath household, John, feeling responsible for the boy's death, offers himself as a replacement. At first treated as a slave in the household, John later wins the family's love by risking his life during a snowstorm to save the Heath twins.
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