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Helen's Babies (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Helen's Babies (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Harry Burton was Helen's only brother. He was a steady-going young businessman, of excellent habits, and as fond of the children as a bachelor uncle could be. Still he did not yearn for the exclusive control of his nephews, and a letter ...See moreHarry Burton was Helen's only brother. He was a steady-going young businessman, of excellent habits, and as fond of the children as a bachelor uncle could be. Still he did not yearn for the exclusive control of his nephews, and a letter from his sister caused him some discomfort. Helen explained that she and her husband were going away for a couple of weeks, and she wanted Harry to take charge of the house while they were gone. Womanlike, she put the most important news in a postscript, stating that Alice Mayton, "whom you remember," was stopping with her mother at the summer hotel near Helen's home. Harry was secretly in love with Alice, which may explain why he gladly accepted his sister's invitation. The boys welcomed uncle with delight when he arrived. They met him down the road extremely dirty and noisy, and scared his livery horse by shaking sticks at it. They then clambered into the rig, and as the dust was blowing violently naturally demanded that he open his watch so that they "could see the wheels go round." As Miss Mayton drove on from the opposite direction at this moment the unhappy uncle yielded and was complimented upon the lovely way he was behaving as "children's companion." In the morning the boys entered their uncle's room at five o'clock and aroused him so he would get an early start in enjoying himself. During his absence from the room they thoughtfully unpacked his trunk for him, took him out to get whistles, led him to the bank of a stream and laughed when he tumbled in trying to draw them back from the edge. Early in his stay the uncle thought it was his duty to send Miss Mayton some flowers. He packed them in a cardboard box he found in the library and dispatched them with a letter to Miss Mayton. When the girl read the letter she smiled happily, for it said, "Please accept these as a token of my esteem. They always remind me of you with all your grace and beauty." She then opened the box and found it contained two dirty rag dolls which she recognized as the property of Helen's babies. She sent them back to the wretched Harry, whose nephews were highly indignant because he had used their "dollies'" cradle to put "nasty flowers" in. They added that they had discovered the mistake in time to throw the flowers out. The children played prank upon prank upon their unhappy uncle. Alter the return of Helen and her husband Harry went to rail upon Miss Mayton, intending to propose to her. Bashfulness overcame him, however, and he sat beside her on a rustic bench near the hotel unable to say a word. Suddenly his nephews appeared and looked at him gravely, then Budge noticed their sentiments. "When I love anybody," he said, "I kiss 'em." Harry looked at Alice. She laughed. Then she rose and stepped away from him, saying archly, "I think that's a very good idea." This was the encouragement Harry needed and he folded the girl in his arms. A little later the grateful uncle asked his nephews what they wanted, saying he would see that every wish was gratified. The uncle made good on his promises. Alice married Harry and in the years that followed they always blessed the time that the uncle had come to the country to take care of Helen's babies. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Helen Badgley Budge Budge See fewer	The Fires of Youth (1917)
Harry Benham Uncle Harry Burton Uncle Harry Burton See fewer	The Dancer's Peril (1917)
Lorraine Huling Alice Mayton Alice Mayton See fewer	King Lear (1916)
Eldean Steuart Baby (as Baby Stewart) Baby (as Baby Stewart) See fewer	Gladiola (1915)