Scene 1. New England farm-yard.
Carson with old-fashioned portmanteau on scene. Calls Mary, she appears, they embrace. He bids her good-by, telling her he is going West to make a home for her. She breaks down as he exits.
Scene 2. On a Chicago River wharf.
Subtitle: Six weeks later. In Chicago destitute.
Carson dejected, clothes baggy, gazing into river. Dissolve into—
Scene 3. Farm-yard, same as 1.
Mary stands alone. Wistful expression. Dissolve back to—
Scene 4. Wharf, same as 2.
Carson still on wharf. Express despair. Brightens. Dissolve to—
Scene 5. Attic room.