The Rescue

The Rescue" tells us the story of Anne Gardiner, a twenty-something young woman in 19th century England. Her father suffered a fever several years before our story starts and as a result is lovably wacko. When Anne is repairing the roof one day, a new neighbor comes by and startles her, causing her to fall off the roof and into his arms (literally, he catches her). Unfortunately, her father sees this and thinks that this new neighbor, Robert Weston, is her intended and hauls them both off to be married. Weston thinks that he's being conned and Anne is just trying to keep her father from running his sword through this stranger. In order to protect Anne's reputation, she and Mr. Weston really do get married, although they are not in love.