The Violin's Message

Blossom Vane and her ten-year-old brother, who is a violin music composer, are in extremes, the struggle of life is so severe that the girl cannot pay her rent, and is in fear of eviction. The landlord, Cyril Johnson, has recently lost his wife and is in consequence an unhappy grouch. He tells his collector to use extreme measures, get the rent or evict. The collector gives one more day of grace, which is the best he can do. The boy pawns all the music which he has composed but it only amounts to a trifle. The night before the expected eviction the boy has a dream which inspires a theme. He gets out of bed and works it out on the violin. A policeman and the early morning milkman pause to hear the pathetic strains. They go their way, each whistling the refrain. The milkman in his rounds delivers at Johnson's mansion. He is so happy that he buys a flower and gives it to the housemaid. She in turn gives it to the butler to place on the master's breakfast plate. Johnson is about to brush the flower aside, when the butler explains. The rich promoter thinks better of it and takes the flower to his office, there he tells the collector to hold off for a few days until he can visit the girl. He then sends flowers and food to the house and finally makes a rail to see for himself. Johnson takes Blossom and Bennie for a ride in his auto and as be pulls up at the mansion, shows Blossom the picture of the wife who passed away and asks her to take her place.