Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 17th, 1910
Original Language:English
On the Reef (1910)
Grace Wallace was the only child of a widow of decidedly meager means Mr Rupert Howland a widower of considerable wealth the father of a girl child and an old friend of the family often surreptitiously helped them He dearly loved the young girl but it was only at the deathbed of Mrs Wallace that he really showed it The poor woman at the point of death realized the helplessness of those she was leaving behind her own aged parents and her daughter Grace To assure their future she begged Grace to marry their dear friend and Grace touched by the mans goodness and her mothers condition consented Not content with the promise she asked that the marriage take place at once by her bedside and the wish was granted Poor Grace struggled hard to love the dear old man but while she admired and respected him and was profoundly grateful for his kindness she could not love him
