The Sacrifice
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Nick Austin
Mrs. Downes
The Grandmother
The Mother of the Convict
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During Nick Austin's imprisonment, his wife passes away. Before she dies, she writes a note to her husband, asking him to put her little girl in the care of an orphan asylum. Mrs. Downes, while bringing some of her dead daughter's clothes to the asylum, takes a fancy to Nina Austin and adopts her.
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1911-06-09
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