Dulcima plot
A farmer with a reputation for wasting most of his money on booze lives on a run-down farm. A nice young girl, Dulcima, takes pity on him and decides to help him by cleaning the place. She is happy to make money, and he is happy because she is there. Despite being a miserable old bully, he falls for Dulcima and asks her to come live with him, saving her the walk from her house to his farm every day. She agrees and is happy with her job. However, she falls in love with a gamekeeper from the nearby estate and they meet in secret because of the farmer's growing jealousy...