How often has life's cup been filled with bitterness because of a promise that should never have been requested or given? The central figures in this touching drama are an aged fisherman and his daughter. Naturally the thought uppermost in the old man's heart is the future welfare of his daughter, and he unwisely chooses as a husband for her the man he believes will be the best provider, regardless of the heart interests of the two most vitally concerned, The chosen young fisherman promises the old man he will marry his daughter, and the fishermaiden calmly tells her lover that she is to marry another. Possibly the two young people would have learned to love each other and all would have been well--had not the fates willed it otherwise. As it was the beauties of the coast attracted others, and Dan Cupid shot his darts in diverse directions. Complications arose and the fishermaiden soon found her heart too full for utterance.
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