A Sister's Burden

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Henry Hallam
Henry Hallam

Hensley - a Widower

Alice Hollister
Alice Hollister

Martha Hensley - the Elder Daughter

Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson

Ida - Nathanial's Wife

Harry F. Millarde
Harry F. Millarde

Ned - Martha's Sweetheart

Bob Walker
Bob Walker

Frank - Maude's Husband

Mary Kennedy
Mary Kennedy

Maude - the Younger Daughter

Arthur Albertson
Arthur Albertson

Nathanial - the Son

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    Compelled to keep house for her father and her younger sister and brother, Martha is deprived of all the pleasures of youth. Ned, who loves her, begs her to elope with him. Martha yields, but while on the way to the minister, decides that her duty lies back home with her father. Heart-broken, Ned leaves for the city.

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    1915-05-10

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