The Runaway Wife (1915)

Blinded by overwork, Eastman with his wife and son, lives with Hester. The latter eventually drives Alice from the house and leads Eastman to believe that his wife has eloped with Vane, a former suitor. Alice, now companion to a woman of wealth, sends her earnings to her husband. Hester, however, intercepts the letters and appropriates the money. Driven forth by the unscrupulous woman, Eastman and Arthur go to the city. Vane hears that the two have met death in a fire and tells Alice. Ignorant of the fact that her husband and son did not die, Alice eventually marries Vane. Fourteen years later Arthur is an artist. The boy takes his father abroad to a famous eye specialist. Arthur falls in love with Lillian and through her meets his mother. The latter discovers her son's identity and the realization of her position fills her with horror. Eastman meets his wife. Alice falls unconscious. Fate intervenes on the following day when Vane is killed in a steeplechase. An operation is performed upon Eastman's eyes and the man's sight is restored. Alice confesses to Arthur and obtains his promise to effect a reconciliation with her husband. Although he has never ceased to love her, Eastman refuses to look upon the woman he thinks had proved unfaithful. At this point, a death-bed message is received from Hester in which the woman confesses her villainy. Proof of Alice's innocence softens Eastman's heart and he takes her in his arms.