Diverging Paths

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Two sisters, Rose and Lily, are brought up tenderly together by fond parents, in the same loving and enlightened environment. Lovers enter the lives of both; but the love of the two girls is of an entirely different character. The one, Lily, acquires the pure affection of Jed, a sturdy young blacksmith, who later makes a fortune through a clever mechanical invention, while the other sister, Rose, is tempted by the attentions of a married man and yields to him the moment he has secured a divorce from his wife. Lily lives the happiest life imaginable, while poor Rose lives a life of regret. Darnley, her captor, proves himself a brute toward her as well as an unfaithful servant to his employer, from whom he embezzles a large sum of money. Rose is finally reunited with her family through the manly efforts of Lily's husband.