The Lone Game

Grace Proctor, in dire poverty, seeks employment. She is struck by a car and picked up by Dean, who rushes her to the hospital in his machine. She tells him her story and he recognizes her as the sister of his classmate, Phil, who has coached him through college. She tells him of Phil, who, through his efforts to support her and give her a vocal education, has broken down and been attacked by the ravages of tuberculosis. Under the impression that he was suffering from malaria, he neglected his condition until he was no longer able to be about. Dean promises to obtain employment for Grace as soon as she is well again. Phil goes West. Unable to obtain work, he is compelled to go to a sanitarium. His stay there is short, however, for he has no funds and he wanders about without treatment, while his lungs are slowly eaten away. Dean, who has neglected a cold, is examined by a specialist, who tells him that he has tuberculosis. His wealthy father immediately sends him west, attended by nurs