Edmund Orme

In the dim parlor of a Martha's Vineyard cottage, Mrs. Marsden and her daughter Charlotte wrestle with the secret of a ghost that haunts them both. David, the girl's suitor, is drawn into the dark mystery, but at last, Mrs. Marsden, forced to confront her past, confesses to jiltng the ghostly Orme, and frees her daughter.

In a dark living room of a cottage on Martha's Vineyard, Mrs. Marsden and her daughter Charlotte struggle with a ghost's secret that troubles them both. David, the young man who wants to marry Charlotte, gets pulled into this scary mystery. Finally, Mrs. Marsden must face what she did long ago and admits she broke her promise to marry the ghost named Orme, which sets her daughter free.

Ann Marsden is haunted by the ghost of Sir Edmund Orme, a man she jilted years ago. The ghost also appears to suitors of her daughter Charlotte. Young David Delano attempts to propose to Charlotte with Mrs. Marsden's approval, but every time he is about to express his love to Charlotte, he sees the ghost, his eyes glaze over, and he loses his wits.