- A clerk in the British Civil Service stationed in India, Gilbert Raynor sends for his wife Emily after a long period of diligent saving. Shortly after her arrival, Emily becomes ill, and Raynor requests a transfer to a gentler climate. Marner, Raynor's superior, refuses the request until he meets Emily and falls in love with her, after which he moves Raynor to a high-paying but dangerous post. Inevitably, Raynor contracts the fever which is endemic to the district where he is stationed. Marner, who follows Emily to the mountain area where she goes to recover, learns of Raynor's illness but does not transfer him. Finally, after Emily, who has backed off Marner's advances, learns of her husband's plight, Marner has an attack of conscience and journeys with Emily to rescue Raynor in the nick of time. Remaining in the fever zone, Marner reads the story of David and Uriah in Raynor's Bible, recognizes the parallel to his own wrongdoing, and dies from fever, while husband and wife are restored to happiness.—Pamela Short
- Gilbert Raynor, a young Englishman, after working hard for several years in the Indian Civil Service, has saved enough to send for his young wife, Emily. She is happy in her husband's love, but shortly after her arrival in the fever-ridden lowlands she is taken ill and the doctor orders her immediate removal to the northern hills. Gilbert has not the money to do this, and applies for a more lucrative position to his superior, the Hon. Irving Marner, but is refused. Shortly afterward, Marner meets the young wife and falls in love with her, about the same time that a very lucrative but very dangerous position becomes vacant in the service. Then Marner remembers Raynor's application, sends for him and offers him the position, which is promptly accepted. Marner then goes to the mountain district where Mrs. Raynor is living at the hotel with her friend, Mrs. Tearle. Working on her gratitude toward him, he ingratiates himself into her good graces and shows her every attention which a man of wealth and power could show, until Mrs. Tearle cautions the girl. MacDowell, the District Inspector at Raynor's Station, writes Marner that the young man has been stricken with fever, but Marner refuses to transfer him. Raymor, glancing through his Bible, comes to the story of David and how he had commanded that Uriah be placed in the front line of battle so that he might be killed in order to win Beth-Sheba, Uriah's wife, for his own. He sees the deadly parallel to his own case and goes into delirium. Marner, meanwhile, is tortured by the terrible voice of conscience and as his first advances to Mrs. Raynor are repulsed, he is unable to stand it longer and starts for the lowlands to rescue Raynor. He announces his intention to Emily and she goes with him. On their arrival, the doctor announces there is hope for Raynor and a joyful reunion takes place between man and wife, but Marner, overcome by the Inner Voice continually saying: "Thou art the man," remains behind, in the clutches of the deadly fever, while the man he would send to his death that he might claim the woman he coveted, is restored to health and happiness.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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