Summary
In the bustling aisles of a downtown department store, Sarah Juke, a modest clerk with a quiet dignity, catches the eye of Jimmie Fitzgibbons, a suave song plugger whose charm is as polished as his silk shoes. Their flirtation teeters on the brink of scandal, yet Sarah’s heart remains tethered to Harry Smith, a laborer of gentle temperament. Their romance culminates in marriage, but the honeymoon is swiftly eclipsed when Harry contracts tuberculosis, a disease that gnaws at his lungs and his future. Compelled by duty, Sarah returns to the mercantile grind, while a physician urges a relocation to a temperate clime, a suggestion that falls on deaf ears of the indifferent aid society. Jimmie, now a thriving composer, resurfaces with the intent to lure Sarah away, but his schemes crumble when he loses a $300 wager to her and is rebuffed at the altar of intimacy. Claiming the winnings as earnings from a brief stint as a dancer, Sarah secures the funds needed to ferry Harry to the sun‑kissed shores of California, where she soon follows with their newborn, sealing a narrative of sacrifice, resilience, and the inexorable pull of love against the tides of hardship.
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Flattered by the attentions of dapper song plugger Jimmie Fitzgibbons, department store clerk Sarah Juke is nearly lured away from her true love, Harry Smith. After they marry, Harry develops tuberculosis, forcing Sarah to return to work. A doctor advises Harry to move to a milder climate, but Sarah's appeals to an aid society bring no solution. Jimmie, now a successful songwriter, hopes to win Sarah away from Harry, but instead loses $300 to her in wagers, then is rebuffed when he tries to make love to her. Claiming that she earned the money as a dancer, Sarah pays Harry's way to California, following soon after with their child.
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