John Strong is in love with Rose Braham. She cares for him on account of his friendship. Rose's brother, Ned, against the advice of Strong, who warns him, plunges in Lake Shore R.R. Stock, and drops all he has. He is desperate. Realizing ...See moreJohn Strong is in love with Rose Braham. She cares for him on account of his friendship. Rose's brother, Ned, against the advice of Strong, who warns him, plunges in Lake Shore R.R. Stock, and drops all he has. He is desperate. Realizing Strong's love for Rose, he urges her to make him propose and accept him, and thereby save the situation. Rose revolts at the thought and at first refuses, but at last, in order to save her brother, she consents. Strong proposes and is accepted.in the meantime, he has seen that Lake Shore has dropped and to save the brother of the woman he loves, he throws capital behind the stock and booms it, saving the situation. The moment he is out of danger, Ned thinks there is no reason that Rose should marry a man that she does not care for. So he goes and tells Strong that Rose desires to be released from her engagement. Strong refuses to take his dismissal from anyone but Rose herself. Ned tells Rose of what he has done and she is furious with him for his mean conduct. Then he sees in the paper that it is Strong who has saved the market, and afraid now that he will withdraw his money, he urges Rose to renew the engagement. She says she will handle the matter alone. She is sorry now, for she really loves Strong. She phones him and he comes to her. She confesses her transactions with her brother, and offers to release him, but he makes her confess that she really loves him and the engagement is renewed on a surer and firmer basis. Written by
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