But always she appeared to return safely and to bring large sums of money with which to delight the old mother.
It was puzzling to Merton.

He decided at last--he did not like to ask the Montague girl--that Baird had tried the same scene four times, and would choose the best of these for his drama.
Brother and sister made further trips to the hotel with their offerings, only the sister now took jams and jellies exclusively, which she sold to the male guests, while the brother took only the improved grape juice which the rich old New Yorker bought and generously paid for.
There were other scenes at the hotel between the country boy and the heavy-faced New York society girl, in which the latter was an ardent wooer.

Once she was made to snatch a kiss from him as he stood by her, his basket on his arm.

He struggled in her embrace, then turned to flee.
She was shown looking after him, laughing, carelessly slapping one leg with her riding crop.
"You're still timid," Baird told him.

"You can hardly believe you have won her love." In some following scenes at the little farmhouse it became impossible for him longer to doubt this, for the girl frankly told her love as she lingered with him at the gate.
"She's one of these new women," said Baird.