The Traded Bride

Gwen asks Auntie Shaw to arrange a marriage for her son Leo. Auntie Shaw proposes an exchange: Rosalie Larkin marries May's son Dustin; May's daughter Shirley marries Leo. May and Gwen agree. Rosalie, in love with Gideon, is forced to marry Dustin. Rosalie tries to escape, is caught and beaten by May. May drugs Dustin to consummate the marriage. Rosalie discovers she is pregnant. Rosalie dies in childbirth; the baby dies. Dustin commits suicide, and May goes mad.