She  sits  down  and  reads  her  old  Bible,
wiping  the  tears  from  her  glasses.  Dis-
solve into

Scene  34

Interior  of  Marian's  bedroom.  She  is
half  dressed  sitting  before  dresser.  She
has  a  drawer  opened,  and  is  rummaging
through  old  love  letters  which  she  is  tear-


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ing  up — showing  a  struggle  between  emo-
tion and  hardness.  After  some  hesitation
she  tears  up  Henderson's  photograph,  and
then  buries  her  face  in  her  hand  and  weeps.
Dissolve  into

Scene  35

Close-up  of  Mrs.  Marbury,  in  her  night-
dress, kneeling  by  bed,  praying  for  her
son.  Dissolve  into  following  subtitle.
Scene  36
Subtitle:

OVERNIGHT

Interior  of  Marian's  bedroom.  Maid  is
serving  her  with  coffee,  awakening  her.
Her  mother  rushes  in  joyfully,  showing  her
the  headlines  of  a  newspaper  article
(Flash  on  Screen) :


158     PHOTOPLAY  SCENARIOS

(Newspaper  heading)

MARBURY  A  MILLIONAIRE  OVERNIGHT

Young  Mining  Operator's  Gallia  Copper
Proves  Bonanza,  Despite  Earlier

Eeports
etc.,  etc.,  etc.,  etc.
Marian  springs  out  of  bed  and  hugs  her
mother  with  joy.  They  are  very  elated
and  kiss  rapturously.
Scene  37

Interior  of  Mrs.  Marbury's  room.  Hen-
derson rushes  in  with  several  telegrams  in
hand,  also  newspapers,  which  he  shows
her  with  delight.  She  kisses  him  tenderly,
and  he  confides  a  plan.  He  calls  in  the
maid  and  his  valet,  tells  them  to  begin
packing  at  once.  He  rushes  from  his
mother's  room.
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Scene  38

Exterior  of  Marbury  mansion.  Marian
and  her  much-dressed-up  mother  go  up  the
steps  and  are  admitted  by  a  maid.
Scene  39

Interior  of  Marbury  Js  drawing-room.
