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J. M. Barrie

2 m., 4 f.

Int.

Mrs. Dowey is entertaining three other charwomen at tea; they are all proud of their sons in the army (1914 1918). The curate arrives with Kenneth Dowey of the Black Watch in tow. But Mrs. Dowey has no son; she only pretends after seeing Kenneth's name in a newspaper. Since he has no family, he agrees to spend his leave with her and Mrs. Dowey has the long wished for experience of mothering a boy. When Private Dowey does not return, the old lady puts away his effects and bravely sets out to work.

FEE: Public Domain

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Other J.M. Barrie titles available from Samuel French include:
The Admirable Crichton
Alice Sit-by-the-Fire
Dear Brutus
A Kiss For Cinderella
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
Peter Pan
The Twelve Pound Look
What Every Woman Knows