- In a small Dutch village, two children, Anna, the miller's daughter and Johannes, the shepherd are close friends. When Anna's father dies, her mother sends her to live with her aunt in Brussels. Theren the manager of a theatre who had seen her dancing at the village party, accepts to train her as a ballerina. Johannes tries to follow her but his mother forces to go back to the village. The years pass and Anna has become a famous ballerina. When Johannes comes to visit her, she refuses to see him. She falls in love with an aeronaut who takes her on his balloon for a flight. The balloon is caught in a storm and falls to the ground. Anna survives the crash but she had become blind. She returns to the village to live with her mother. There she finds Johannes who has never stopped loving her.—A Cinema History
- In the village of Weepsy, near the great city of Amsterdam, lived little Gretchen Krug with her parents, who owned a tulip farm. Her only playmate was Hans Schmidt, a shepherd boy. Learning of an approaching flower festival in a nearby town, the two children decided to decorate their dog-cart and enter the contest for a prize. Great was their surprise and delight to be awarded the first prize. Then came the folk-dances, in which all the children took part. None among them was more graceful than Gretchen and Hans, who were partners. Their charm and grace did not escape the attention of Herr Zimmer, the director of a theater in Amsterdam. He complimented the two children and gave Gretchen his card, telling her to call on him if she should decide to go on the stage. The next day, during a severe storm, Gretchen's father was struck by lighting and killed. Deprived of his support, her mother decided to take advantage of the director's offer and sent Gretchen to Amsterdam. The two children were broken-hearted to be thus separated and at the first opportunity Hans followed his little sweetheart to the big city. But the stern hand of his mother interfered with his romance and he was compelled to return home. Six years rolled on and Gretchen had become a celebrated dancer. In her new life she had traveled afar and forgotten all about the little village. Hans, however, never forgot the sweet days of old and often sighed for his little playmate. Hearing that she had returned to Amsterdam after a long and successful tour, he decided to call and see her. But she cared not to resume her friendship with the rustic shepherd and refused to receive him. She had become enthusiastic about ballooning and often expressed a desire to make an ascension. One day an opportunity came and amid the plaudits of her friends she rose into the air. She was accompanied by a young man, to whom she was engaged to be married. When they were at a great height, their balloon was suddenly caught in a terrific storm. Absolutely helpless, they were buffeted and swirled by the awful wind and rain. With a terrifying flash, a bolt of lightning struck the huge gas-bag and with a report like the crack of doom, the balloon burst into flame and shot like a meteor toward the earth. Gretchen and her fiancé were found unconscious by the villagers and removed to a hospital. For many days their lives were despaired of, but they finally recovered. Gretchen, however, was doomed to perpetual darkness, as her eyesight was totally destroyed. No longer then did her lover come to her, and she found herself abandoned by all her admirers. But her fond old mother came for her and took her back to the old home. When Hans learned that Gretchen was home again, he called to see her and was horrified to hear of her great misfortune. Loyal to the last, his great love and sympathy conquered everything. Taking her in his arms he vowed that he would never leave her again. And Gretchen realized then the true love and loyalty of her shepherd sweetheart.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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