▁Louis a ▁Dem ing , ▁Miss ▁Pin ney ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁p ension ▁and ▁her ▁la ud an um ▁supply ▁is ▁cut ▁off . ▁Em bar rass ed ▁and ▁suffering ▁severe ▁withdraw al , ▁she ▁dies ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁burn ▁herself ▁to ▁death . ▁ ▁El sa ▁secret ly ▁lov es ▁her ▁child hood ▁friend ▁Johnny , ▁but ▁Johnny ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁Dem ings ' ▁daughter ▁Julia , ▁who ▁like ▁her ▁mother ▁is ▁beautiful ▁but ▁cold . ▁Julia ▁is ▁more ▁affection ate ▁towards ▁Johnny ' s ▁younger ▁sister ▁Bin ny , ▁who ▁is ▁d azz led ▁by ▁Julia ' s ▁beauty . ▁Bin ny ▁g athers ▁vio lets ▁on ▁a ▁cold ▁d amp ▁morning ▁to ▁make ▁Julia ▁a ▁May ▁basket , ▁and ▁is ▁reward ed ▁by ▁a ▁kiss ▁from ▁Julia , ▁but ▁the ▁d amp ness ▁brings ▁on ▁an ▁attack ▁of ▁r he um atic ▁fe ver ▁and ▁Bin ny ▁dies . ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Julia ▁marry ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁T ucker , ▁while ▁El sa ▁mar ries ▁Gib ▁Evans ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Jenn ifer , ▁who ▁becomes ▁T ucker ' s ▁close ▁friend . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁Anne ▁is ▁wid owed ▁when ▁John ▁has ▁an ▁accident ▁r ushing ▁to ▁help ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁bad ▁weather , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁dies ▁of ▁p neum onia . ▁ ▁Julia ' s ▁fr ig id ity ▁causes ▁Johnny ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁his ▁Irish ▁Catholic