Treasure Trove

The Millionaire, who had lived an idle, selfish life, was shocked and surprised when his doctor told him that his physical condition was such that he must abandon his city pleasures and lead a simple existence. On the advice of the physician the millionaire started out on a long walking tour, and there was nothing about him to indicate that he was a man of wealth. In the course of his journeying, he sprained his ankle, and was given open-handed hospitality at a little farm house. His hosts were an old woman and her two children, a beautiful daughter, and a small and very energetic son. The family fortunes were not flourishing, and the boy was convinced that he would be able to restore them by discovering buried treasure. It afforded the millionaire much amusement, but he did not tease the boy, as almost from the start they became great friends. The beautiful daughter made a great impression upon the millionaire, and before he realized it, he was hopelessly in love. He dreamed of winning her as a poor man, and then after their marriage, having the delight of telling her that all the money she wanted was hers, but his dream was not to be. By accident the millionaire learned that the girl had an accepted suitor, a poor young man, who had just been forced to accept a position in a foreign land, which meant that the lovers would be separated for an indefinite time. The millionaire was a man in a million, now realized that the girl he loved was not for him, but he determined that she should be happy, no matter how he might suffer himself, and little brothers hunt for treasure trove showed him how he could accomplish it. The millionaire sent to the city for $5,000 in gold, and when it arrived he carefully "salted" the place where little brother was digging. The child brought the money to his sister and her sweetheart, and they accepted it as a fortune. All their troubles were wiped away. They married, and it is presumed lived happy forever afterward. As for the millionaire, he started out alone in search of health and happiness, but he would have bartered all his millions had he been able to win the love of the girl who was not for him. - IMDb