1912. Novelized from the play. Peter Grimm, the family patriarch, returns ten days after his death to correct a mistake he made while alive. Contents: A Man and a Maid; The Heir; Peter Grimm Has a Plan; A Warning and a Theory; A Queer Compact; Breaking the News; The Hand Relaxes; Afterward; The Eve of a Wedding; A Wasted Plea; The Legacies; Mostly Concerning Gratitude; The Return; I Can't Get It Across; A Half-Heard Message; The Sensitive; Mr. Batholommey Testifies; Dr. McPherson's Statement; Back to the Story; The Benefit of the Doubt; Only One Thing Really Counts; All That Happens, Happens Again; The Dawning; and The Good-Bye.