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William Henderson's wife, Ellen, is ill and the doctor tells William that it is up to her whether she lives or dies. William does not know how to respond to the situation, but a vision restores his wife to him.
Johnnie Badgery does not share his mother's and sisters' enthusiasm for actors. But when their latest acquisition, Ola Paaver, escapes and spends the day with him he is infatuated. He wants to see her again, but there is a shock in store for him.