Maid of the Mist (film)

Ray, a young novelist, sets out for the mountains, seeking a place to write his new book. He meets Pauline and falls in love with her. Ray's millionaire father had forbidden him to marry until he was 25 years old as an instruction in his will. When Ray receives a notice that he must return to the city at once, he fears losing Pauline. Ray marries Pauline but they keep the wedding a secret. Jed, the local postmaster, is in love with Pauline himself, and he intercepts all the mail that goes to and from Ray while he is living in the city, so Pauline doesn't hear from her newlywed husband at all any more. Thinking Ray has abandoned her, Pauline moves to a distant mining town with her father, Lin. Meanwhile, Ray is curious as to why Pauline never writes to him. When Ray returns to the mountain town, he finds his wife and her father no longer live there. Ray publishes his book entitled "The Maid of the Mist" and puts a photograph of Pauline on the fly leaf. Pauline gives birth to their child, and not realizing his daughter was legally married, Lin swears revenge on the man who has dishonored her. One day, Lin finds a copy of Ray's novel left behind by some tourists, sees Pauline's picture in the book, and goes to the big city to find the author. When Ray is confronted by Pauline's father, he shows him their marriage certificate and explains how he and Pauline got separated by chance. Ray is happily reunited with Pauline and their baby. ==Cast==