May Prescott, daughter of wealthy parents, is somewhat of a coquette. Her brother invites a clergyman friend. The sister is much impressed with him. The favored suitor of the girl is a man of wealth but she does not love him, thinking only...See moreMay Prescott, daughter of wealthy parents, is somewhat of a coquette. Her brother invites a clergyman friend. The sister is much impressed with him. The favored suitor of the girl is a man of wealth but she does not love him, thinking only of his social standing. The clergyman is going to open their cottage for the return of his mother. He gets a woman to clean the place. He then asks May if she will go with him and see if the house is in order. She consents. When they reach the little home, they are both thirsty, and begin to prepare a little tea party. Fearing that she will get her white dress spoiled, Tom takes from a closet a long gingham apron and tells her to put it on which she does reluctantly. After the tea she goes with him in her machine to meet his mother. They leave May at her home, and her chauffeur drives the mother and son to their cottage. Later her engagement to the middle aged man is announced. Suddenly she rises from the supper table, pleads a headache, and leaves the room. In her room, she takes off the engagement ring and writes a note saying that she cannot marry a man she does not love. At the home of the young man, his mother tells him to go and light the fire for tea. He does so and returns. May steals into the house, into the kitchen, sees the tea boiling, goes to the closet for the apron and puts it on. She takes the tray, and it is a very demure little person who serves the tea to the mother and son. Later the mother leaves the room, the girl standing before the fire. The young man remembers her dislike for the apron, goes to her and tries to unfasten it, but she shakes her head and tells him that she wants to wear it all the time. She half turns and he takes her in his arms. Written by
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