Falling Leaves

• 1912
• 0 Hrs 12 Mins
• Other, Drama

Trixie Thompson concludes that the only way she can save her older sister Winifred from dying of the "white plague" (tuberculosis) is by preventing the autumn leaves from falling; she heard her elders say that those troubled with weak lungs usually begin to suffer and die when the leaves begin to fall. The little girl loves her sister too much to let her die, so one night she steals into the garden in her nightie and fastens the fallen leaves with twine and hangs them up on the trees. Trixie keeps a rigid vigil for months and all the leaves that fall in the garden are replaced on the trees. While Trixie busies herself with this metaphorical occupation, Dr. Earl Headley, a young lung specialist, discovers a serum which cures consumption. The Thompsons call him in and he soon not only brings Winifred back to health but also takes her heart. Little Trixie then permits the leaves to fall.