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- Little Gerta, when her mother dies. is brought to her father, Carl Von Seydling, a government official, who deserted his wife and child a few years before. Councilor Van Seydling found the child's presence in his household to be cumbersome and for that reason turned her over to one Sarah Anderson, a nurse. Although Van Seydling did not know it, the Anderson woman was a notorious fagin. She promptly sold Gerta to a beggar, who taught her to beg and to steal. One of her begging trips brings Gerta to the attention of a young man named Alm Stoddard, He becomes interested in the pretty child and upon learning her story is horrified. The police are notified. They arrest her supposed father, but Sarah Anderson escapes. Little Gerta is adopted by Alm's mother and grows to be a beautiful young woman. Alm falls in love with her, but Gerta has lost her heart to the dashing Lieutenant Wiles. Through Alm's efforts the character of this man is shown to Gerta, and thus she is warned in time. Lieutenant Wiles challenges Alm to a duel and in the encounter Alm is wounded slightly. Gerta, frightened by the trouble she has caused, disappears, leaving a note begging the Stoddards to forgive her seeming ingratitude. Some years later a grand opera star, Mlle. Hauser, has taken the public by storm. Among her admirers is Alm Stoddard, although he is too fainthearted to write to her or tell her that he knows her to be little Gerta. She, from behind the footlights, has recognized him but, fearing he has not forgiven her, makes no sign of recognition. Another man, in constant attendance at the opera, is Councilor Van Seydling, who has long since believed his daughter dead. By a strange coincidence Sarah Anderson is employed as Gerta's maid. She has not reformed any and when she steals Mlle, Hauser's handbag she extracts a picture of a very little girl. Looking at the picture Sarah suddenly realizes that Mlle. Hauser is none other than little Gerta. That evening the audience is assembled when a fire breaks out. In the panic that follows Alm is the only one who remembers Gerta. At the risk of his life he brings the unconscious girl out of danger. At the corner drug store Sarah Anderson, mortally injured, is dying. She bares the story of her life and among the listeners is Councilor Von Seydling. The memory of his misdeeds strikes terror to his heart. Van Seydling hurries out and, finding his daughter in the arms of Alm, begs her to forgive him. The girl is mystified, but a little explaining clears the situation. Following custom, Alm asks her father for her hand. Von Seydling asks Gerta to decide and she, clinging to Alm, smiles her contentment.
- First feature length French film adaptation of the story of former convict Jean Valjean who is hunted down by ruthless inspector Javert in mid 19th century France. Released in four parts, like a serial.
- Hans Ghynt, a Dutch farmer of Holland, is a widower whose small family consists only of his mother, his son Jan and himself. He falls in love with a new neighbor, a Swiss widow by the name of Minna, living with her little daughter, Katrina, and who, though beautiful and good, is slandered and disliked by the neighbors simply because she is a stranger and foreigner. By reason of this uncalled-for prejudice Hans' relatives oppose the match with vigor. Minna, seeing this, asks Hans to release her from the engagement, but he refuses, being angered by the folly of his people. The wedding takes place and Hans' mother leaves his house in anger, while Jan enlists in the army for six years' service in the colonies. Hans finds Minna a good and loving wife and Katrina a good step-daughter and is happy. Six years later his mother, repenting of her folly, tries to get her son to permit her to return to his house, but he refuses either to forgive or receive her. Meanwhile Katrina has grown to womanhood and Jan returning home from the army comes to love her and is loved in return. In the light of their love the old mother is forgiven and the family is united once more.
- The Archduke Rodolphe d'Illyrie is secretly united to Countess Sarah Mac Gregor and they have a daughter together. The young woman learns that her father-in-law is potting to have the marriage annulled so she writes her brother to ask him to get rid of the old man. When her letter is intercepted, she leaves her child in the care of farmers near Paris and escapes to America. The Archduke finds the whereabouts of his daughter but he finds the house has been destroyed by a criminal fire and figures that she died. He sets out to find his daughter's murderers and meets the evil Schoolmaster and his friend la Chouette. They actually hide the child, that they call Fleur de Marie, and force her to beg for their profit.
- Count Eric Konovitz, the military attaché of Strassland, is sent to Grovania. He has been ordered to attend a court ball and meet the Chamberlain, Von Thiel, whose residence, being close to the Myrano fortress, would be of material advantage to him as a basis of operation. Good fortune favors the count. He is the means of some slight assistance to Therese, the charming daughter of Von Thiel, and makes such an impression on her that he receives an invitation to visit the Chamberlain's home. Shortly afterward a hunting party is formed which, taking the count near the fortress, gives him the chance of making observations for future use. The young foreign attaché's continued presence at the Chamberlain's home arouses suspicion. Lieutenant Hanser, a cousin of Therese, receives a letter from the war office of Grovania requesting him to watch the count's movements. In the meantime, under the influence of Therese's charms, the count suffers his mission to occupy a secondary position in his mind. After receiving various notes in cipher from Strassland urging him to forward the desired information, the count bestirs himself and secretly visits the neighborhood of the fortress and proceeds to draw certain plans. A little Laplander, whose hatred the count has aroused by uncalled for harshness, follows him and finding a pocketbook which the spy has left, keeps it for future use. War clouds gather over Grovania and the count is ordered to gain at once the information necessary and forward it to his government. To further his projects, he leaves the Chamberlain's house and, disguised as a mechanic of the peasant class, takes lodgings in the cottage of Gunhild, a peasant friend of Therese. He soon arouses in her a deep and enduring love, and innocently she is the means of giving him the information he desires. She tells him that a certain flume leads to the military bridge that he has been unable to approach because of a heavy guard. That same night he stealthily leaves his room after writing a letter to Therese in which he tells her that he is about to fulfill the mission entrusted to him and that not even his love for her can sway him from fulfilling his duty to his country. Going to the flume, he suffers the swift current to carry him down to the bridge. Stealing upon one of the sentries, he hurls him from the structure below and then blows up the bridge. While he is doing this the Laplander hurries to the Chamberlain's house, tells him of his discovery and brands him as a spy. A little later, Lieutenant Hansen, Therese and Gunhild find in the waters of the river the lifeless body of the man who had subordinated his own love to that of his country.
- A wealthy man has two sons, one of whom becomes involved in a mesalliance with a poor girl, and he is therefore displaced by his father. His brother is declared as sole heir. Bit the father regrets this on his death bed.