- Prompted by her mother, Baby Marie Watson has been accustomed to recite her bedtime prayers every night. When a misunderstanding results in the separation of Marie's parents, Mr. Watson gains custody of his daughter. Saddened by the loss of her mother, Baby Marie works herself into a fever because she cannot remember her bedtime prayers. She calls for her mother, and the faithful butler, taking pity on the child, fetches her. Brought together by a mutual concern for their daughter, the Watsons decide to reconcile their differences and save their marriage.
- "Start me and I can finish the prayer," pleaded Marie. There was only one person in the world who could start the prayer, and that person was her mother. But mother was not there. Little Marie once knew nothing but happiness and joy. Playing with her chums, she was called "Tomboy." Suddenly her happiness ended. Her mother, becoming discouraged because her husband devoted all his time to business, sought relief in the whirl of society. Her husband soon discovered that George Melvin, a society man, was attentive to his wife and because of this secured a divorce and custody of the child. "Remember, Marie, every night you must say the little prayer that I have taught." This was the parting between Marie and her mother. Old Briggs, the butler, became Marie's friend and slave, so much so that later when she became sick he took it upon himself to get her well. He learned from the doctor that unless she learned the beginning of her prayer by nightfall all would be over, This set him running in search of someone who might know it. He then learns that Marie's mother knows the prayer, so he disobeys the master's command and brings the mother to the child's bedside. "Mother start me," Telling her the beginning of the little prayer, mother brought contentment to the weary little heart. Father, worried over the condition of Marie, arrived home unexpectedly. Rushing into the room he discovered his wife. With outstretched arms Marie implored him to let her mother remain.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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