- A husband suspects his wife of an affair. The wife's cousin borrows a shawl to meet her lover in the garden. The husband spies the couple embracing, and, thinking it's his wife, he strikes the lover. The thought that he has killed a man temporarily unhinges the husband's mind until he can be convinced that the lover is still alive.—Anonymous
- Henry Morley was suffering from what seemed to be an attack of hypochondriasis. He was low-spirited, irresolute of purpose, and, in fact, on the verge of nervous collapse. His wife becomes solicitous and urges outdoor exercise, such as hunting, driving and the like. Feeling that she will be very much alone, she invites her cousin, Miss Alice Ashford, to spend the summer with her, which invitation is accepted. Now Miss Ashford has a sweetheart, Jack Dudley, who, having met Morley, misapprehends his moody manner, and imagines he is disliked, prefers to meet the girl in the garden. One of these clandestine meetings takes place just as Morley is leaving for a drive. Jack and Alice indulge in a little quarrel over a photograph he has, the identity of which he teasingly refuses to disclose. Alice leaves him in a huff, declaring she will never speak to him again. Jack now realizes he has carried the joke too far, and endeavors to explain, but she is deaf to his entreaties and goes to her room, refusing to see him again. In desperation, Jack sees Mrs. Morley and begs that she intercede for him towards a reconciliation. This she consents to do, and volunteers to be the bearer of a note from him to Alice. Alice, however, tears the note in two, throws it on the floor, and stalks haughtily out of the room, followed by Mrs. Morley. Now the first meeting of Jack and Mrs. Morley was witnessed by Morley, who misconstrues the intent, hence his jealousy is aroused, and upon entering, he finds the note, which reads: "Dear Girl: Don't be hard on me. Meet me in the garden at seven. Jack." This, of course, he believes is intended for his wife, and he rushes out in a frenzy of jealousy. Not finding them in the garden, he starts back to the house. Meanwhile, Mrs. Morley has effected a meeting between Alice and Jack, and throwing her shawl playfully about their shoulders, leaves them practically bound together to settle their little tiff. They are standing by the window, Alice in the shadow, with her cousin's shawl around her, when Morley enters. One glance is enough to convince him, and the heavy handle of his whip sends Jack to the floor apparently dead. In an instant he realizes his mistake and rushes from the house, raving mad. Through the grounds he dashes, imagining his victim is pursuing him. In this condition he is apprehended by the doctor, who has resuscitated Jack, and brought back to be shown the harmlessness of his act. But, alas, his reason is unbalanced and he still imagines Jack the shadow of himself. The physician thereupon devises a plan to restore his reason, and that is to re-enact the episode, which scheme is successful. It not only dissipates his horrible hallucination, but seems to lift him from his lethargic despondency. This subject is rather a novel idea, logical as well as ingenious.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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