The Stephenson factories ...
Directed ably by its owner, James Stephenson ...
A few miles away,
The Racton factories, rivaled in importance.
Though its director's, Thomas Racton's,
health was very frail.
"William arrives tomorrow. Nothing stands now between..."
"The proposed union of our children, Stephenson."
Thanks to this marriage,
Racton sees the future of his daughter assured
And above all, the realization of his dreams.
"My dear, tomorrow we will receive a visit from your fiance ..."
Returning after spending some years abroad,
William Stephenson rushed to his father's factory.
Maud Hartley, a poor relation of Racton.
"My name is Maud Hartley, and I live in the Racton factory."
"Do not worry, I will hold your horses ..."
"Cousin, I was not at fault,"
"The wagon was in bad shape."
"You forget very easily that I took you out of charity,"
"And you must do everything to please me."
The first visit by William had been for the one he would consider as his fiancee.
Racton's distant cousin,
Maud, was the only servant of the industrial miser
The only distraction of Maud ...
Was writing long letters to her mother,
Back in her village
I am sending you some money, mother dear. I'm very happy here;
Gabrielle and our cousin Racton are very good to me
After dinner, under Racton's pleased gaze,
Gabrielle and William outlined future projects
"I'll pay for your stupidity,"
"Back to your kitchen and don't let me see you again!"
And suddenly, in the metal tray,
Maud saw a pretty picture that seemed to smile at her.
Beautiful eyes, dazzling teeth ...
She felt she could be a coquette!
"Why the devil do you disappear thus?"
"I am afraid you will make fun of my foolish flirting."
"In a few days, we will officially announce your betrothal."
"Are you ever going to make them jealous!"
Man proposes ... love disposes.
"The gardener saw you last night ..."
"with William Stephenson ... And now this!"
In summary, I regret giving up our wedding plans,
My heart awoke last night and I feared that ...
I would not be able to give your daughter the happiness she deserves.
"This break is no doubt your doing ..."
"Go ...! Get out of here!"
Quickly and without regret, Maud left forever ...
this inhospitable dwelling.
"I'm hungry!"
"Now, eat a little, my child."
"I am sending little Bobby to fetch some beer."
"Have you no shame in taking this money?"
"That's all we have left."
"I'm sick and tired of working myself to death."
"To keep a bum like you!"
"Do not cry, mother dear, I am working for two."
"I'm going to London and I am certain I can secure a position there."
Maud, who knows how to type, gets a job in the Stephenson offices
Through a notice in a newspaper.
"Peter, send me a typist."
"What! Are you employed by me?"
"It was totally unexpected, Mr. William."
"It was through a notice in the 'Daily Telegraph'. "
"I have thought a lot about you since our meeting."
"Miss Maud is Mr. Racton's relative."
"I met her at home."
"My father always fulfills my wishes."
"I will ask for a favorable post for you."
"Take all this to the new secretary for Mr. William."
"Too bad for Racton!"
"He wished to create enemies for us; he will thus suffer for it!"
And while the young felt in their souls
A sweet and eternal love song ...
Mr. Stephenson saw ...
that his son was becoming less constant in his work
One afternoon, in a disreputable underground gambling place ...
Harry, the brother of Maud, continued his life of debauchery.
"You are falling asleep, Maud. You must go to bed."
"I fled the country to find shelter with you. I'm a murderer."
"I do not know how! I unconsciously pressed the trigger ..."
"You must leave in order to save the name of our poor mother."
"Yes, but for that I need money!"
"I beg you, Maud, have mercy on me."
"Maud, was there a man with you?"
"You still refuse?"
"Last night there was money in this safe. What happened?"
"If it wasn't you who took that money, it could only have been she!"
"Please send immediately"
"The detectives to the Stephenson works."
"Do you want me to give you the copy of the keys to the safe?"
"God! My keys!"
"To avoid a scandal"
"That could affect my son, I will not file a complaint."
"But you must leave the factory immediately!"
"But, sir, I am innocent. You cannot send me away like that!"
"The police are here. Are you willing to obey me?"
"I regret having disturbed you unnecessarily,"
"But I no longer need your services."
And under the shameful eyes of all, Maud left the factory,
Where she believed she had caught a glimpse of happiness.
However, remorse
began to enter into the unworthy brother's soul
Maud returns home, no doubt.
"I must find her missing trunk!"
"Forgive me, sister. I stole money from the factory,"
"I put it in your trunk so you could return it."
"I'm leaving forever, love and care for our poor mama ... Harry "
But fate, the master of things ...
Prevented Harry from discarding the stolen money.
"We must get back on track on the siding."
"The express train follows us by a few minutes."
"I am not afraid of this, but how do I return it to Stephenson?"
Since her admission into the hospital, she has suffered from delusions
"Still 40 degrees of fever, which is worrying."
"I did not come with bad intentions; on the contrary,"
"I came to return the stolen money."
"Was it you who was in Maud's room?"
"Is she your lover?"
"I am her brother, an unworthy brother"
"Who has been the misfortune of her."
"After you left the building, profiting from the"
"Disappearance of my sister ... "
"Among the things, I saw the keys to a safe, so ..."
"Can I ever repair the pain you have caused?"
Prepare my car immediately
"No, Maud Hartley did not return here. No one knows where she is."
William looked for Maud in vain for a year.
Until one afternoon,
in a luxury London Hotel where he was staying ...
"Who is that beautiful and somewhat extravagant woman?"
"Nobody knows much about her."
"She lives in a luxury hotel apartment."
"Some believe her to be the widow of a rich prince,"
"But I rather think she is an adventurous high-flyer."
"Maud! At last I have found you!"
"You are mistaken, sir. I do not know you!"
"Drink to love, folks! For divine love!"
Eleven o'clock ...
"I want to repair the harms I've caused you."
"Once cured, I returned home to my mother ..."
"Your mother died suddenly three weeks ago"
"And I took her home."
"No one knew your address, so I could not tell you ..."
"Do not go so soon, dear child."
"Stay at least long enought to clarify your thoughts." 150 01:13:27,897 ---> 01:13:30,584 "Those people were the miserable ones."
"Who wished to profit from my youth."
"I could hardly escape their clutches."
"By chance, the hired car where I had taken refuge ..."
"... Took me into the middel of a costume party."
"This costume of Mary Pickford is a real find!"
"And I was elected queen of the party."
"It was a race to the bottom."
"I quickly became a woman of the world."
"I tried drugs to bring oblivion."
"I discovered the horror of my life."
"One winter evening, outside a party, I became cold."
"And the doctor, recommending that I stop my life of debauchery,"
"Advised me to spend a season in Switzerland."
"Now go away, our lives have separated."
She still loved him no doubt,
And yet she said these words: "Our lives have separated."
After meeting with William,
Maud realized that she always loved him
The next day ...
The criminal activities of Harry Hartley were at an end.
"No doubt, he is our man."
Implacable destiny reunited one last time
The brother and sister.
"Maud, it's you! I'm glad to see you two together."
"William, I beg you, do not give up on him!"