Her Sister's Sin

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The pathetic story opens with the scene showing the elder sister about to die. Just before her death, however, Justice confesses to her sister Genevieve the secret of her life, and giving Genevieve the last letter from her lover in a foreign land, she begs her to take good care of her little baby, which is now in charge of a nurse in another part of the village. Genevieve promises to watch over the little one to the best of her ability, and often goes to see it and tries to make up to the little orphan for the loss of its mother. Genevieve is deeply in love with Cyprien, as is also Catherine, a belle of the village, but Cyprian doesn't love Catherine, but finds his whole heart wrapped up in little Genevieve. As the old adage states, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." So Catherine decides to do what she can to lower Genevieve in Cyprien's esteem. Following her one day, Catherine sees the young girl go stealthily towards a little hut in the village, and following her discovers her with her little charge. Amazed she returns to her home, and meeting Cyprian hastens with him to witness the extraordinary scene. Cyprian is furious, and demands an explanation from Genevieve, who is too loyal to her departed sister to tell the truth about the child, and consequently is cast off by the man she holds most dear. Life is now miserable for the poor girl. She is shunned by the villagers and stoned by the children in the streets, until finally she makes up her mind to run away, but at the beginning of her journey, she falls fainting in front of Catherine's door, where she is found by her rival, and in an effort to revive her the little note which Josette gave to Genevieve before her death is found. This of course clears up the mystery, and Catherine, whose heart is in the right place after all, runs to tell Cyprien of her and his injustice to the poor girl. The reunion is beautifully touching, and Catherine, though in tears over her lost love, finds consolation in the joy of her good deed.