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An old Scottish Austrlian farmer disinherits his son when he discovers he has married a woman of ill repute without his permission. The old man is discovered murdered in the morning and his son - who was dunk - is accused of the murder and believes himself guilty. A last minute confession by an old and bankrupt neighbour whose ugly daughter was to marry the murder victim's son till he dropped her, and who was discovered by the old man as he tried to rob him - saves the son from hanging. A faithful old Scottish servant; the abandonment of the son by his new wife when she discovers his disinheritance; and his reform and return to Scotland after his father's murder finish the tale. (PB)
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