Lem B. Parker

Jim is tasked with taking the daily deposit to the bank. On his way, he happens to overhear an intense argument between a man and his wife, drawing him into their backyard. Once there he is “Tempted by Necessity” to help them.

This picture tells the very human story, or romance, of an unloved wife and mother, who, although possessing wealth and social position, craved the love of her husband.

Jim is tasked with taking the daily deposit to the bank. On his way, he happens to overhear an intense argument between a man and his wife, drawing him into their backyard. Once there he is “Tempted by Necessity” to help them.

A Confederate soldier battles with amnesia, vagrants, and tramps as he makes his way back home and to his sweetheart, Virginia.

The blight of Sylvia Steem's otherwise happy young life, is her husband's crave for drink.