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This offering, by Grace Helen Bailey, abounds in home scenes and has a strong holiday atmosphere. The story itself is pleasantly sentimental and while somewhat obvious in plot, leaves a nice impression on the observer. Ruth Clifford, Douglas Gerrard, Anna Dodge and Thomas Jefferson play the adult parts and Zoe Rae leads a contingent of four juveniles who win the sympathies readily. Polly, the girl of the piece, is the sole support of the four small youngsters, whom she mothers with the help of a kindly neighbor woman. The father, an elderly widower, is an inventor of the old school, always on the verge of riches and yet unsuccessful in his numerous ventures. He dies in the course of the story and Polly is forced to look for employment. She enters into the employ of a maiden lady of wealth, who is sending her nephew to college. An attachment springs up between Polly and the nephew, but the latter incurs his aunt's displeasure because he defends the girl when she is criticised. They both leave the house in high temper. The nephew keeps a kindly eye over the girl and the other children. He is finally blinded by an explosion. The aunt, relenting from her anger when she learns of the accident, passes herself off as "Miss Timkins," so she can be near her nephew. Of course the latter regains his sight and all ends happily. There are some good humorous touches strung along through this little story. Its appeal is a seasonable one and it will no doubt please a majority of observers, young and old. - The Moving Picture World, January 6, 1917