What the Daisy Said 1910

Sisters Martha Mary Pickford and Millie Gertrude Robinson begin their day in a field of daisies. Millie plucks petals to divine whether he loves me… he loves me not, and the two part ways.

Martha encounters a lanky farmhand Owen Moore who proposes they become sweethearts, but she declines and heads to town for a palm reading. There, a mustachioed gypsy Joseph Graybill captivates her and offers a fortune aligned with his own desires. Swayed by his charm, Martha meets him at a waterfall, where he wins her trust before she returns home.

Eager to see him again, Martha revisits the waterfall. The gypsy embraces her, and after she departs, he confidently plans his next move. Martha convinces Millie to have her fortune told, but while distracted in town, Martha loses track of her sister. The gypsy, now alone with Millie, leads her to the waterfall and kisses her, which Martha later witnesses. Heartbroken, Martha withdraws to the orchard.

Meanwhile, their father confronts Millie after discovering her with the gypsy, enraged by the situation. In the struggle, the gypsy strikes the father and flees. A search party forms as the father recovers. Unaware of the assault, Martha hides the gypsy in a barrel. When the mob passes, he departs abruptly. The posse later confronts him at the fortuneteller’s wagon and forces him to leave town.

In the aftermath, Martha finds comfort with the farmhand she once rejected. The film ends as Millie strolls arm-in-arm with a new suitor through the daisy field.