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- An old Indian legend tells of the supposed ability of persons who have been turned into wolves through magic power to assume human form at will for purposes of vengeance.
- Jeanne La Roche lives alone with her brother in the great northwestern country. Jacques is a ne'er-do-well and has fallen under the suspicion of the mounted police, two of whom are dispatched to arrest him for robbery. The stolen goods are found in his home. Jeanne is too young to be left in their lonely cabin, so she is taken to the post, where the wife of the proprietor welcomes her and gives her a home. Several years later, Donald McLean wins her for his wife. Meantime Jacques escapes from prison, eludes his pursuers and takes refuge in McLean's home. Recognizing him, Jeanne hides him until she has dispensed with the police, then carries food and drink and an exchange of clothes to him and bids him an affectionate farewell. McLean, upon returning, sees his wife in another man's arms. He shoots the stranger, leaving him for dead; locks his wife in the cabin and proceeds to the tavern to drown jealousy in drink. Meantime, Jacques, recovering consciousness, staggers off. Jeanne, angered by the unreasoning anger of her husband, disguises herself in an old suit of his, steals out through the window, discovers her brother has gone and follows his footprints. McLean, returning, finds both gone, apparently together, and starts after them. Jacques is taken care of by a friendly Indian and Jeanne finds refuge in the home of Cox. Mrs. Cox is touched by her story and has Jeanne in her arms when Cox enters. Cox, seeing the affection displayed by his wife toward a strange "man," shoots and wounds the girl. Explanations follow and Jeanne is given a home with them. Fully recovered, Jacques, with much money from a trapping trip, through the northern woods, grows reckless and returns to see his sister, only to find her gone. He makes his way to the tavern, where a poker game is in progress. He flashes his money and is followed and murdered by a half-breed. Suspicion falls on McLean. He is arrested and taken to police headquarters. Meantime the half-breed, sorely wounded in the encounter which proves fatal to Jacques, staggers to the home of Cox, confesses his crime, and tells of the arrest of McLean. She arrives in time to save him and all ends happily.
- Interesting scenes are shown of the parade grounds and of Bob Evans, one of the post telegraphers, at work. The following message comes over the wire: "Sioux Indians holding war dance. Fear outbreak. Protect wagon trains and settlements. White, Indiana commissioner." A scouting party is immediately sent out, Evans being detailed therewith. The Indians, however, have already started on a mission of death and destruction. Settlers are wiped out and their cabins burned. They meet a Tartar in old man Hart, who barricades the doors and sells the lives of himself and his family at great cost to the redskins. The approach of the soldiers is reported by means of smoke signals by Indians hidden on hilltops, and the savages lay a clever ambush into which the soldiers fall. At the first volley Evans is tumbled from his saddle. The soldiers wheel round and dash back, but they are surrounded by "the circle of death," which narrows down like the coil of a python, until the few survivors, making the last desperate stand, are dispatched. Meantime, Evans has regained consciousness. He makes for the telegraph line, and stumbling and falling, reaches his goal. Racked with pain, and weak from loss of blood, he manages to reach the top of the pole, and taps the wire, connecting his pocket instrument. His sweetheart, Eva Reynolds, the daughter of an officer is talking to the fort operator when this message clicks in: "Ambushed in Rocky Gulch. Many killed. Cannot bold out longer. Rush help. Evans." Sharply the Colonel gives his commands. The bugler calls "Boots and Saddles," and in a few moments the troopers are rushing at break-neck speed to the aid of their comrades. Anguished for the safety of her lover. Eva cannot bear the suspense, and, donning a soldier's uniform she mounts a horse and follows the troop. When they reach the battle ground they find the ground strewn with dead horses and men, but evidence of the terrific struggle which took place. Without stopping to bury the dead the soldiers follow the trail of the Indians, bent on vengeance. Eva dismounts and looks for Bob. Not finding him, she remounts and circles around. Lying senseless at the telegraph post she discovers Bob, and reviving him, she lifts him to her horse's back, and, mounting behind him, gallops back to the fort. The Indians have reached their camp, and the sentinels report the coming of the troops. A council of war is held, and a bold strategic plan decided upon. Head-dresses and blankets are mounted on sticks, which are thrust into the ground about the tepees. Making a detour, the Indians gallop madly toward the stockade, where the emigrants and settlers have taken refuge, under the protection of the small garrison left there. The soldiers fall into the trap. With a telescope, the Colonel sees the dummies and, believing them to be Indians holding a council, advances upon the camp. The chagrin of the soldiers increases their anger, as they realize they have been tricked, after making a fruitless charge into the deserted camp, and, suspecting the plan of the Indians they start back on the long ride to the fort. Knowing that the time to accomplish their purpose is limited, the Indians hurl themselves at the stockade with indescribable fury. Inside, every hand that can hold a gun is sending leaden messengers of death into the Indian ranks. Getting up from the hospital cot, Bob joins the defenders, and, forgetful of his painful wounds, plunges into the fray. Soon the Indians begin jumping over the top of the stockade, and terrific hand to hand combats take place. Bob grapples with a huge buck, but in his weakened state is overpowered, and as the Indian, throttling him with his left hand, raises his right with a deadly tomahawk in it, Eva leaps upon him and plunges a knife into his heart. As the tired horses thunder along, the troopers hear the shots and savage yells, and, conjecturing what is occurring at the stockade their mounts are not spared, but plunging the spurs into their flanks the soldiers swoop down on the Indians. With rage and resentment in their hearts they fight like demons, and the flashing sabers soon mark the end of the contest. The end of the film shows a sunset scene, with the lowering of the flag, with Bob and Eva thanking Providence for their deliverance.
- With the opening of the story Richelieu pardons the Duke of Orleans and all his followers in the Languedoc revolt, save one. The exception is Adrien de Mauprat, because he seized a French town without his leader's orders. Richelieu advises him to lead his troops against the Spaniards and seek honorable death in battle. Julie, Richelieu's ward, loves de Mauprat, but notwithstanding her entreaties, the Cardinal is relentless; de Mauprat courts death on the battlefield. But now that he seeks death, it shuns him; instead of a soldier's grave, he wins glory. Julie has another admirer, Haradas, the King's favorite. Aware of de Mauprat's place in Julie's affections, he sets himself to bring discredit upon his rival. Later, Julie, at the King's request, attends court. She makes a deep impression upon the weak-minded, fickle monarch. A year after the departure of de Mauprat, Baradas and his followers conspire to murder Richelieu and seize the throne of France. At this critical time de Mauprat returns, famous in battle, sad of heart and loathing Richelieu. Thus he becomes a ready member of the conspirators. However, Richelieu hears of his arrival and of the conspiracy and has him arrested. In the meantime, Julie has returned from court and again appeals for de Mauprat's life. Thus, when de Mauprat is ushered into the Cardinal's presence, instead of hearing his death sentence, he is informed that he will marry Julie the following day. Hearing of this the King is violently angry: Julie is summoned to appear at court. Once there she is virtually held prisoner and her marriage is declared invalid. The false Barad is convinces de Mauprat that he has been tricked by Richelieu. De Mauprat swears vengeance and again joins the conspirators, all of whom sign a scroll addressed to the Spaniards offering to deliver France into their hands. From here the story develops with plot and counterplot. How de Mauprat discovers his tragic mistake in thinking the Cardinal has double-crossed him, how he manages, through a heroic effort, to save the old man's life, how de Mauprat falls into the hands of the King and is only saved by a master stroke of diplomacy on Richelieu's part, the death of the scheming Baradas and the final achievement of happiness for the young lovers, Julie and de Mauprat, makes up the essential points of the story.
- An Indian romance in which Painted Rock, a Sioux warrior, loves Owanee, a Blackfeet maiden. For the sake of the girl he persuades his band, by a subterfuge, to depart without attacking the Blackfeet, but later his camp is surprised by the Blackfeet and he and his companions are exterminated. Owanee visits the battlefield at night and sorrows over his corpse, when Little Elk, a suitor, follows and taunts her. She attacks him furiously, killing him, and then destroys herself.
- All the men in the neighborhood love Bess, the daughter of the Mayor of Rockville, but she treats them coldly. Among this number is Jack Dayton, a son of Old Ireland known as the "No-Gun-Man" and Lesparre, leader of the Coyote gang. Lesparre brings his gang to town, holds up the bartender, secures all the whiskey they want, then robs the bank belonging to the Mayor, who offers $5,000 reward for the return of the stolen property. Jack's great desire is to get enough money to send to his mother in Ireland, to pay for the cottage in which she lives; so he starts after the bandits unarmed, although he is urged to take a gun. In the meantime, Lesparre has also kidnapped Bess and taken her to a place in the hills known as Coyote Hole. When Jack learns of this, he redoubles his efforts. He allows himself to be captured by the bandits, and on being taken before the chief, tells him he wishes to join the gang, and the chief finally consents. As soon as everyone is asleep, Jack enters the room in which Bess is imprisoned, and helps her to escape. He then wraps his blanket about him again and goes to sleep. In the morning the loss of the girl is discovered and Jack is suspected, and is locked in the room in which Bess was imprisoned. He finds the money and papers hidden in the bed, watches his chance, attacks the two men who are guarding him, defeats them after a desperate fight and escapes with the money. He reaches the railroad and climbs on a passing freight train. The gang follows closely, and after a fight, Jack throws Lesparre off the train, He finally reaches Rock River, is acclaimed a hero, returns the money and papers to the Mayor, and receives the girl in exchange.
- When Indians attack a white settlement, a brave kidnaps a white baby to give to his wife as a replacement for their dead baby. The white mother goes to the Indian camp to look for her child and is captured by the Indians who plan to torture her. The settlers attack the Indian camp, destroying it completely and killing the braves, while the Indian wife returns the baby to the white woman and allows her to escape. The Indian wife mourns her baby at its grave, unaware of the destruction of the Indian camp.
- One day, in the spring of 1812, Black Partridge, a friendly Pottawatomie chief, appeared before Captain N. Heald, the commander of the garrison at Fort Dearborn, which occupied the site of the city of Chicago previously to 1812, Singing Bird, a squaw, accompanied her father. Black Partridge handed back the famous "Peace Medal" to Commander Heald, telling him that the Indians were on the warpath and beyond control. Rawlins a dissolute Englishman, insulted Singing Bird, and was confined in the guard house, from which he escapade. He joined the Indians and incited them to attack and destroy the garrison and settlers. Captain Heald received a message, brought by a friendly Indian, from General Hull, telling him that Mackinaw had fallen and instructing him to evacuate the garrison and distribute the United States lands amongst the Indians. Rawlins plotted with the Indians to offer safe conduct to the whites at Fort Wayne. Heald deemed it policy to accept the offer, and the garrison and a handful of settlers evacuated and marched out. The attitude of the Indians was unmistakable and the band played the "Dead March in Saul." The attack was made, and with few exceptions the brave band was murdered. Captain Heald was overpowered and Mrs. Heald, standing bravely by her husband's side, was seized by Crouching Cat and was about to be captured when Singing Bird killed the Indian with a tomahawk, Rawlins endeavored to take her off, but Singing Bird pulled Mrs. Heald, badly wounded, upon her horse, and escaped with her. Rawlins had Heald tied to a tree, having saved him in order to torture him. Singing Bird drugged the guard's water, and freed Heald and helped him to escape. The brave Indian girl was badly wounded and died in Mrs. Heald's arms as a detachment of soldiers from Fort Wayne rode up to complete the rescue. The Indians burned the fort and celebrated their victory.
- In a small mining community lives an orphan girl who is engaged to a miner. A degenerate Mexican infests the camp and proves a menace to the citizens. The orphan's sweetheart finds him intimidating two young sweethearts and gives him a well-deserved beating. Thus he incurs the Mexican's hatred. A young stranger, coming into camp, accidentally shoots himself while cleaning his revolver. The orphan girl takes him into her cabin and dresses his wound. She is called out by the Mexican and attacked, but is saved by the stranger. To secure revenge, the Mexican informs the miners that the orphan is harboring a man in her cabin; this reaches the ears of the orphan's sweetheart. With a strong fist, the young miner smashes the lying mouth. In the meantime, the stranger, unaware that the girl is engaged to the miner, falls in love with her. The miner finds it out and his heart aches, but he acts straight. Upon learning the truth, the stranger departs; he makes his way up the hill, leaving the girl behind with a sore heart, for she loves him in a way. However, as he looks back and down the mountain, the stranger sees the Mexican below him on a cliff about to shoot the miner and the girl as they stand on the door-step. He hurriedly throws his pack onto him, spoiling his aim; then he jumps over and down. He kills the Mexican, but his own life is sacrificed.
- "Davy" Crockett, whose motto was "Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead." Story opens with Davy's home. Next we see Blake and Anna, who arrive to have saddle girth mended. Davy a backwoods man mends girth, while the young lady reads a poem of young Lochinvar to him. They fall in love with each other. Later Davy sees storm arising, and follows them. They are about to be lost in the storm, when Davy rescues them from the wolves, after finding them exhausted. Later is shown where Anna is about to be married on the lawn of her Father's house to Blake, whom she now hates, when Davy rides in, grabs Anna, pulls her on the horse and rides away to a Country parson's house, marries Anna, takes her home to his own cabin, and says, "Mother, I have brought you a daughter."
- The basis of the story is an old edict, issued as the result of one of the tribal differences, that death shall be meted out to the Hopi woman who marries an Apache. Crouching Panther is struck by a rattlesnake, and goes to the camp of a party of surveyors. A member of the group, Jose, the Apache graduate of Carlisle, moves quickly. He cauterizes the wound and starts the Panther on his way home. A short time afterward Jose, on a hunting expedition, encounters a trap arranged for some animal and falls, badly hurt. His cries are heard by Starlight, who releases him and takes him to her home. As the injury mends, the two fall in love, which arouses the jealousy of Gray Wolf, a Hopi, himself a tribal marriage ceremony, in which the entire Indian community participates. Following the wedding the husband assumes the garb of a Hopi. As he appears before the bride in his abbreviated costume she discovers on the breast of Jose the mark of the Apache. In terror she tells Jose of the old edict, that she must die if his antecedents are revealed. Jose puts on a shirt, but Gray Wolf has discovered his origin. The chief is informed, and the two are seized. Starlight is forced to run the gantlet. Surviving this ordeal, she is thrown into a room of the pueblo, there to starve. Jose is bound to the side of the pueblo, to undergo the fate of his bride. Just following the marriage ceremony, Crouching Panther has returned and has most cordially greeted Jose, having in mind the signal service the Apache had rendered him on the occasion of the snakebite. The Panther was unable to save Starlight from her punishment, but he goes to Jose at his first opportunity, assuring him of his help. The watcher by the side of Jose is caught off his guard and put out of the way. A second Indian likewise is quickly disposed of. The two then go to the relief of Starlight. She is lifted up to the second floor, where the party await an opportunity to elude the vigilance of the tenants of the strange abode. They are all astir, and there is an animated picture. Finally the three mount horses and ride to the border. There at the dividing line between Mexico and the United States the Hopi gives Jose raiment and belt and pistols. As the light fades the Panther stands watching the two ride into the night. Jose had saved his life when he was injured. The Panther has saved two lives.
- The Apache Chiefs and Sub-Chiefs, Naitche, Ketena, Tahchilsa and others, come to the reservation barracks and demand liquor. They are very angry at the refusal given, and Lieutenant Davis, in charge, is apprehensive of trouble. The Apaches return to camp and make the squaws brew tizwin, their native liquor. A scout sees the effects of the brew and notes the braves in full war paint dancing. The scout reports to Lieut. Davis, who sends Second Lieut. Clark, with a troop of cavalry, to stop the warlike preparations. The troopers go to the Indian camp and the chief is informed that his tribe will be punished if he is not careful. The Indians show their resentment plainly and Chief Mangus's squaw would shoot Clark but for the interference of Mangus. After their departure, the squaw fires the braves on to action, and they start out to exterminate the Pale Face upstarts. They fire a pioneer cabin, kill the man and take the woman off. Clark reports to Davis, who leads a troop to the Indian camp and confiscates the tepees and takes the squaws prisoners. Mangus's squaw, Huera, being amongst the number. The Indians swear a terrible oath of vengeance. From their mountain retreat they descend cautiously to the reservation barracks and Chief Mangus climbs the brush stockade and rescues his squaw, Huera. An Indian climbs a telegraph pole and cuts the wires to destroy communication. Davis deems it advisable to call for reinforcements. He finds the wires are cut. He determines upon an immediate attack and rides after the redskins. The Indians see them and plan an ambush. They see the troopers enter a pass, which leads to a sandy plain. The Indians race across the mountain path, enter the plain and bury themselves in the sand. The Cavalry comes along and falls into the trap. The Indians rise from the sand on every side and annihilate them, and all that is left the next day are the naked bodies of the dead troopers.
- The sheriff of the county is elected by men who call him the "squarest sheriff alive." Panchita Garcia, the flower of the town, loved by all, leaves home for a walk, passing through the town, where all the cowboys come out to meet her. "Bad" Pedro, a native, sees her and follows. He overtakes her and tries to kiss her. The sheriff, who has been passing by and has given Pedro's wife money to buy food for the starving children, hears her and runs to her assistance. He takes as a remembrance her shawl which she drops. A week elapses and Jose Del Barra, a handsome Mexican, is caught stealing cattle by Jim Stephens. Stephens recognizes Jose, who escapes. Jose goes to his paramour, Faro Mamie, who keeps the roulette hall, and tells her what has happened. Meanwhile, Stephens rides for the sheriff and he returns with Stephens. They attack the roulette hall and in the fight Stephens kills Mamie and Jose in turn kills Stephens. Jose and the sheriff fight and Jose hits the sheriff on the head, causing amnesia. He forgets all. A year elapses and the sheriff still worships at Panchita's shrine. He calls to see her and four other sullen cowboys call at the same time. Panchita runs out and leaves them. Jose, returning to his old haunts, is startled by Panchita falling over an embankment at his very feet. He picks her up and finds she has only fainted. It is a case of love at first sight. The sheriff, returning angry and hurt, sees Panchita in Jose's arms, but does not see Jose's face. That night the sheriff determines to see Panchita again and goes to her house to find Panchita in Jose's arms. Jose does not see him but suddenly the sheriff remembers all and recognized Jose. Panchita pleads with the sheriff to let her elope with Jose as she says she loves him. Without telling her about Jose, the sheriff lets her go. Returning to town he hears shots in the saloon and, rushing in, finds a posse formed to go after Jose. The posse has received a telegram from the Albuquerque police, telling them of the murder. The sheriff takes a warrant and says he will go alone. He intends to prevent Panchita's marriage by winning her himself. He rides all night and arrives at Los Levos at dawn. As he rides up to the church Panchita comes out with Jose and informs the sheriff, joyfully, that they are married. The sheriff is dazed, but then gamely tells Panchita that he has brought her a wedding present. He deliberately tears up the warrant and leaves them. Heartbroken, he takes off his badge and rides slowly back along the trail.
- An Indian Chief, whose luck is against him, loses his money to several Westerners, and finally leaves the tavern. He goes to a hiding place and. making certain there are no watchers, fills a bag with gold nuggets and returns to try his luck again. When he displays the gold much amazement is shown and an unscrupulous half breed decides to wrest the secret from the Chief by persuading him to drink. Red Wing, the Indian's daughter, enters and, seeing her father's condition, tries to get him away. The half breed, determined not to be thus foiled, throws Red Wing to the floor. A lieutenant has made his way into the tavern and, seeing the conflict, goes to Red Wing's aid. He protects her until she has passed out, following after himself, but first dropping his glove. Later the half breed follows the Chief and discovers the hiding place of the gold. By stratagem he ends the Indian's life and leaves beside him the lieutenant's glove. When the death is discovered, the half breed identifies the glove and the Indians intend seeking the owner. The lieutenant and a few followers are making their way across the prairie and set camp for the night. They are awakened by an Indian scout sneaking among them, whom they punish, which brings upon them the rest of the tribe. The half breed fells the lieutenant, whom they take prisoner. They then decide to end the lieutenant's life by burning him at the stake. Red Wing, upon learning who the victim is, dashes away to help him, as he did her. She goes to the soldiers' camp, apprises them of the danger and guides the captain and his nun to the spot, just in time, for the brush at the lieutenant's feet has been lighted. The Indians are vanquished and Red Wing repaid for her loyalty to the lieutenant.
- Jack and Frank, both captains, love Jane, the daughter of an American general. Jane favors Jack. Jack is a dissolute character, who has compromised Mollie, the sister of a sergeant in the regiment. She firmly believes that Frank will wed her. Her brother discovers Frank's perfidy and would kill him, but is prevented by Jack, who persuades all parties to keep silence for the honor of the regiment. The contretemps are responsible for Jack's missing an appointment with Jane. She is very angry at his tardiness, and going out, passes near the spot where Jack is comforting the miserable Mollie. Frank takes advantage to point out the compromising scene to Jane, who is convinced that Jack is false, and refuses to even say good-bye. Mollie accompanies her brother to the islands as a nurse. Jack believes Frank's assertion that he is engaged to Mollie. Nita, a native girl, is rescued from insults by Mollie and Jack. The American soldiers are ambushed by Filipinos. Jack prevents Frank from running away and is hit on the head by the coward. Frank commands the troops to retreat in disorder. He escapes the general slaughter. He is court-martialed, but says that Jack gave the order and is exonerated, while Jack's name is dishonored. Jack is found by Mollie, and later Nita saves them. Jack is taken to their cabin and tenderly nursed by Mollie. His mind is a blank. Her pity turns to love. Jane hears of Jack's disappearance and, heartbroken, goes to the Philippines to act as nurse. She is told that Jack is dead, and will have nothing to do with Frank, who tries to court her. The sergeant, Mollie's brother, escapes, and knowing that he will inform American headquarters of their whereabouts, the Filipinos surround the Americans. Jack wanders off, and seeing a cave enters it. It leads him through the hill to the basin beyond. The excitement clears his brain and memory returns. He reaches the troops, and leading them through the secret passage, they turn defeat into victory. Jack, wounded, is found unconscious by Jane. Mollie finds them and overhearing Jane's impassioned words, knows the truth. The sergeant finds them all there and Frank, knowing his end is near, shoots at Jack, the bullet killing poor Mollie instead.
- The story deals with the battle waged between two financiers, Waring Ridgeway and Simon Harley, who own adjoining properties. Ridgeway has the better of the fight when Harley and his young wife leave secretly for Mesa, Montana. En route, Harley and his wife become snowbound, and Harley leaves his wife in the auto while he goes for assistance. A blizzard sweeps the mountains, and the young wife falls victim, Harley having lost his way. Ridgeway, en route to his mine, comes across Mrs. Harley, places her on his horse, takes her to a deserted cabin, where he nurses her back to consciousness. The two young people remain three days in the cabin, in which interval Ridgeway loses his heart to Aline Harley. Sam Yessler, of the State Legislature, rescues Harley. At the end of the third day Yessler's relief party come upon Ridgeway and Aline. The latter presents her rescuer to her husband, and the party start for the Yessler ranch. Later, Harley offers to place Ridgeway at the head of a copper combine. Ridgeway, however, refuses the offer, and declares that it must be war to the death between them. Harley retires, determined to crush the young mining operator. Lyndon Hobart, Harley's manager, is ordered to engineer the dynamiting of one of Ridgeway's mines. He obeys Harley, but is discharged. Harley then takes the initiative; the mine is dynamited, and one of Ridgeway's workmen is killed. Steve Elton is bribed by Harley and sells Ridgeway out. Hobart is in love with Virginia Balfour, an ambitious young woman, who is engaged to Ridgeway. Secretly, Virginia is in love with Hobart, but is attracted by Ridgeway's wealth. Ridgeway's friend Sam Yessler refuses to help him in his attempt to elect himself a senator. Balked in his effort. Ridgeway sees the leaders of the labor union, plays upon their sympathy, and induces them to have Harley arrested for killing the miner. The plan is successful, and Harley is brought to trial. Ridgeway succeeds in inducing Harley's foreman to turn state's evidence, but, despite this, a fixed jury brings in a verdict of "not guilty." The dead miner's widow, one of the court spectators, then shoots the aged millionaire, killing him as he sits in the witness chair. Thus Ridgeway triumphs. A year lapses. Virginia, seeing the love between Ridgeway and Aline, releases Ridgeway from his engagement and accepts the proposal of Hobart. Sam Yessler, in search of an honest man, proposes the name of Hobart for senator, carries his point, and Hobart is elected. Aline turns over to Ridgeway her enormous copper interests, which move makes Ridgeway a power in the mining world. Later, Ridgeway marries Harley's widow.
- Mariea, a young Italian girl, when carrying from a vineyard a basket on her head, spurns assistance offered by Philipo, but later gladly accepts aid from Guido. This naturally angers Philipo, who awaits his chance for revenge, which comes all too soon. He is ploughing lazily, and when reprimanded by Guido, starts a quarrel. He comes off the victor, but in his haste to get away from his crime, leaves his knife. When Guido is discovered, Mariea, after overcoming her grief, recognizes Philipo's weapon, and vows to avenge Guido. Philipo leaves his native town, but not without first being seen by a young boy, who darts off to inform Mariea. When she learns of this, she, too, bids farewell to her home and starts after Philipo. A year later she is playing an organ in the streets in New York, and is surrounded by many listeners. A man joins the crowd and in him Mariea recognizes Philipo, whom she attempts to stab, but is prevented by two men. He escapes, while Mariea is held. Philipo, however, meets with an untimely end. He falls to hear warning of a blast, and keeps on working among the rocks. They find him dying and carry him to a soft spot, where Mariea finds him. Seeing his miserable plight, she throws away the knife and leaves his punishment in the hands of the Lord.
- John Dayton is shot by George Willis in a saloon quarrel. The deed is seen by Arline Marsdon, who gives Willis money and a marked timetable, whereby he escapes and goes further west. Mrs. Dayton is determined to bring the murderer to justice and engages the services of Craig Burton, a detective. Burton collects the evidence and by means of a pierced ace of spades, a handkerchief and the marked timetable, he tracks Willis to the edge of the desert. Willis is made aware of the detective's presence and hits the desert trail. He is followed and shot by Burton, who revives him and brings him back to justice.
- The Lamb is one of these gentle young men who spend their lives looking after the affairs of others and in the meantime lose all the best that is the heritage of the young. This particular Lamb is devoting his life to his invalid mother and in his spare moment editing a weekly paper. The citizens of the small western town deride the editor and his paper. But there are two persons who have faith in him, and they are the Woman and his mother. He loves the Woman deeply, but would not propose marriage because he deems it would be unjust to saddle an invalid upon a young wife. After an absence of five years, the Wolf, a husky mountaineer, who is sure of himself and devoid of the finer instincts, visits his home town. He had an old love affair with the Woman. He again renews the suit for her hand. She is captivated by his masculine force of character and accepts his proposal of marriage. They are married and the Wolf takes the Woman to his hut in the mountains, where he is the agent between a stage line and a mining company. The monthly payroll money for the miners is delivered to him by the stage company and he turns it over to the mining company. The Woman learns of her mistake in marrying the Wolf. He is all the things she least suspected, a brute, an egotist without sentiment, or love for her. In the meantime the Lamb's mother dies. Nursing this sorrow and the hopeless love for the Woman, he goes into the mountains in search of solitude. He falls in with a band of outlaws and at first is a visitor among them. Word travels to the village that he has actually become an active member of the band. He becomes a marked man, shunned and ostracized. He then determines that he will afford the village people cause for their fear and hatred of him. He becomes an outlaw and grows as coarse and as hardened as he was previously gentle and refined. The Wolf decides that as he is now thoroughly tired of the Woman, he will steal the payroll money left in his keeping and leave her. On the night set for the theft the Woman is alone guarding the money. The Lamb also has decided to steal it and he arrives first and is admitted by the Woman. He recognizes her as his first and only love, but she does not recognize him. To quiet her suspicions he lays his revolver upon the table. Presently someone outside is heard tampering with the lock. Each thinks the intruder a confederate of the other. The Woman covers the door with the Lamb's revolver. A masked man enters and she shoots and kills him. It is her husband, the Wolf. She then recognizes the Lamb and with the new light that comes into her face and into his face, it can be seen that in the future a different, better life is in store for each.
- Black La Rue was born on the Mexican border in times of raids and fights. His father was killed in one of the fights. The circumstances of his birth have in some strange way affected his character so that he can never see a fight without having an irresistible desire to join the fray. Cliff Buckley and his daughter, Jane, arrive in town. Black gets into a fight in front of their house and Jane makes him stop. He is attracted by the interest the girl has taken in him and later asks her father's consent to their marriage. When her father refuses Black is resentful and returns home in a gloomy mood. That night he decides to come to town to drown his sorrows. Jane sees him and detains him, knowing that he is bent on some mischief. Meanwhile Cliff Buckley gets into a fight over a card game and is arrested by the sheriff. As they go out of the building Buckley struggles and accidentally kills the sheriff. Jane has been standing near with Black and they both hear the shot. They are the first to reach Buckley, and seeing the sheriff on the ground, quickly take in the situation. Black, realizing the position the girl will be in, confesses that he killed the sheriff. The whole crowd has been drinking and a feeling against Black arises. He is taken in charge by a crowd who leave with him for the hills where they expect to hang him. He is taken to a tree overhanging the river, but just as they are about to hang him he manages to break away by making a wild leap for the river, far below. The men try to stop him but, by the time they can get to the river, Black has escaped. Black makes his way home and his mother looks after his bruises. Just before dawn, when he is preparing to leave the country, Jane comes in. She says that she has learned of his sacrifice and intends to wait for him. Black tells her that he is going away until he can master his strange obsession for fighting, and that he will then return. She promises to wait.
- Bill French, a ranch owner, determines to press his suit with Edna. He goes to where she is drawing water and proposes. Edna refuses and Tom comes up and interferes, and there is a rough and tumble fight, in which Bill gets a bad mauling. Bill is furious. He goes to the village with ugly feelings, and insults an Indian squaw who inadvertently gets into his way. He goes into a saloon and after an altercation with an Indian chief, who wants a drink. Bill throws him out of the saloon. The old man waits for him and accosts him upon his appearance. Young Bear, the chief's son, tries to pacify his father, but the old man, goaded to madness, draws a knife and Bill shoots him. Young Bear, now chief, determines upon vengeance and his followers are eager for war. They set out to exterminate the Pale Faces. Tom sets out to get stock and bids Edna and her parents farewell. The latter start for town in a wagon. Tom reaches the brow of the hill, sees the Indians and dashes back to warn the Lees. The horses attached to their wagon run away and the father is thrown out and sustains a broken leg. They get him back to the cabin and Tom elects to stay and defend the old people, whilst Edna rides for assistance. Tom barricades the doors and windows and the Indians attack. They roll rocks down upon the roof and they crash through into the cabin. Tom picks the Indians off as they come to the opening made. They throw fire brands in, which Mrs. Lee puts out with a pail of water. Young Bear gets impatient and climbs to the roof himself. Tom shoots first and the Indian falls into the room. Tom disarms him and throws him aside. The defenders have held their own and look anxiously for Edna's return with help. Whilst all this has been going on Edna has spurred her horse until the poor beast has gone lame. Bill rides up and gloats over her misfortune. She implores him to let her have his horse in order to get assistance to rescue her people. Bill says he will help her if she will marry him. She retreats. He is adamant. She consents in despair and they ride to a Justice of the Peace and are married in haste. They secure the help of troops and ride in haste to the cabin in time to affect a rescue and to drive off the Indians. Bill announces his marriage and Edna hangs her head, but Young Bear sees his vengeance at hand and creeps up behind Bill, and with a last effort he kills him with a knife thrust. Tom and Edna pass out hand in hand, awed by the terrible retribution.
- A young white chap leaves his log cabin home, where live his father, mother and two young sisters, to hunt game, and it was a lucky day for Dove Eye, a pretty Indian girl, that he did; but of this you will learn later. Dove Eye, accompanied by One Feather, who is in love with her, goes down to the stream, and with her companion's assistance gets into a waiting canoe. While One Feather stands on the shore, Dove Eye glides from view. She lands and picks berries. Intent upon her occupation, she does not see coming toward her a huge bear. Just as he is about to attack her, she turns and runs away, screaming. The white lad, who hears the screams, runs through the woods, and sees Dove Eye followed by the bear. She falls, and were it not for the young man, who kills the bear, she would have been killed. As it is, she is injured. After he bathes and binds her wounds, she places around his neck a necklace, taken from her own. He helps her into her canoe, and she paddles away. When she returns to camp and tells of her rescue, One Feather becomes jealous and says the white man will suffer. The youth returns home, tells of his adventure and gives the necklace to his little sister. The father goes for provisions and leaves his son in charge, providing against an attack by the Indians, who later give the boy a hard fight, the mother has loaded the last gun and the house is in flames, so when the remaining shot is fired, her anguish is great. The Indians rush into the burning house and take the little girl prisoner, leaving the others to their fate. When the little girl is brought to the Indian camp. Dove Eye recognizes her necklace and questions the child, who tells her how she became the possessor of It. Dove Eye loses no time in getting away and flying on horseback to the cabin, reaching there just in time to save the white folks. Dove Eye entreats the father, who has just returned and would rush to his little one's rescue, to rely upon her, promising to return that night with the child. When Dove Eve reaches her home the Indians are preparing to go to rest, while One Feather guards the little one. The Indian girl sends him fur water, and while he is gone she releases the child and gallops off with her. When the family offer their thanks for the safe deliverance of their child, she only points to her wounds, showing that her kindness is merely a proof of her gratitude.
- Gray is seated with his little one on the lawn when word is brought to him that he must sail for foreign shores. He calls to his wife, and their parting is full of pathos. He goes with the sailor who brought the message, and they board the vessel. His wife, who is disconsolate at the separation, turns from the consolation a friend offers. He some little time later brings the news of the wreck of the vessel her husband sailed on. She reads that none survived, and falls, weeping, into a chair. The man leaves her with reluctance, to conquer her grief. We see, however, that Gray, floating on a raft, was cast ashore on an island. Some years pass, and he is seen trying to attract the attention of a passing ship. Failing in this, he shows desperation. The wife, who believes Gray dead, visits the grave with her child and friend to place flowers upon it. After returning home, he tells of his love, but she turns from him, into the house, where she puts the linen she has ironed into a basket. This he carries for her, despite the fact that she is loath to accept his assistance. Gray, who has been successful in getting away from the island, returns home and sees his wife and child accompanied by her friend. He later sees them at the graveyard arranging flowers, and when the little one remains alone he goes to the grave and sees that it is to his memory. He falls across it, and the child runs for her mother, who returns. Both she and her friend recognize Gray. There is a happy reunion of the family, the other man taking leave of them. Husband, wife and child return home to forget the many years of sorrow.
- At the time the play opens the .Southern army is harassing the Unionists. The Northern spy force is augmented and Grace, whose brother, Harry, is already in the secret service, joins it. She meets Harry and together they take a coach to the Southern town they have selected to spy upon. A prominent colonel in the Southern army deals with dispatches, and it is this man that Grace investigates while Harry awaits events. The colonel has a sweetheart, May, and Grace manages to got an introduction to her at a ball by purposely tearing her dress and appealing to May for help. This leads to an acquaintance with the Colonel, and she practices all her woman's wiles and fascinations upon him and he is impressed with her. Grace learns that important dispatches are to be forwarded and plots to get into the colonel's house. She manages matters cleverly, and contrives to have her carriage break down before his residence. The colonel endeavors to get rid of her, but she stalls him off until the arrival of May, when he has to hide her in the next room. May comes to warn him about Grace, for she is suspicious and her woman's intuition tells her that Grace is there for no good. The colonel tries to defend Grace, who gets a chance to change the dispatches for false ones, but drops a letter by mistake, and escapes by way of the window, giving the dispatches to her brother. May sees the letter of commendation from the North. A servant has seen Harry. The colonel rides off after him. He catches up with him as they ride into the battlefield, and in a hand-to-hand duel Harry is killed by the colonel, who is himself mortally wounded by a stray bullet. Grace returns to Washington and receives compliments and rewards. She returns to her home with a clouded conscience, and while sitting looking at her reward, the specters of Harry and the colonel appear and beckon her. She is forced to go with them, and together they appear on the battlefield and they show her their own bodies, and slowly they fade away and their specters enter their dead bodies. She comes to and staggers to the stairs to get assistance. She faints and falls down the stairway and dies.