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- The prologue shows Cyrus returning from his club with some of the members, and the next morning, he finds the following note on the table, "Cyrus, I have endured your intemperance for the last time. I am taking the twins and going where you will never see me again. Matilda." Little Alma, his favorite twin, entered as her father was reading the note, her mother having returned to get the other twin's hat, and so Cyrus hurried her to the train with him and they were soon on their way out West. Matilda searched diligently for Alma, but hearing nothing from either Cyrus or the child, decided that they were both dead. Many years later, Cyrus and Alma, now "full grown" are seen in the west, while Elma, the other twin (also full grown) now married, starts west on a visit with her husband and mother. Chance brings them to the same town and trouble begins. Alma's friends mistake Elma for her sister, while Patsy, Elma's husband, after quarreling with his wife on this account, follows Alma home, and enters her abode to beg forgiveness. Her screams bring Cyrus to the scene, who throws Patsy out and turns him over to an officer. The next morning the twins and their father and mother arrive at court and a general reunion takes place.
- Poor Major Wright was feeling thoroughly out of sorts, for of late, Hiram Ciders, the town constable, seemed to be making considerable progress in his courtship of Miss Judith Mullen. But could the Major have read the wealthy spinster's feelings aright, however, he would have found no cause for alarm, for so busy had the good lady been in looking after her niece, Flossie, that she had found little time for aught else. Not that "auntie" had any objection to Dick Morgan, as her niece's suitor, but she considered the girl too young to wed. Indeed, so closely did she keep watch on Flossie, that Dick, coached by the girl's governess, determined to put an end to their stolen meetings by boldly proposing for his sweetheart's hand. To Dick's consternation, "auntie," wishing to frighten away the young man altogether, pretended that she believed he was proposing to her, nor did she dismiss the boy until she had given him two very uncomfortable hours. Dick's turn for revenge came, however, when he met "auntie's" two admirers, and told each that the other had just proposed to the fair Judith. The result was a quarrel, ending in Major Wright challenging Hiram Ciders to a duel. Dick and James Hurley, who had been asked to act as seconds, had no intentions of having any bloodshed, and therefore carefully extracted the real cartridges from the combatants' revolvers and replaced them with blanks, then, sending a note to Miss Judith Mullen of her admirers' intentions, mentioning the time and place, they calmly awaited the appointed hour. Not so, Hiram Ciders, for Major Wright was far too good a shot to permit him to be calm. Nevertheless, owing to James Hurley's vigilance, the shivering constable was unable to slip away, as had been his intention, and was led pale and trembling, to the "field of honor." While the backs of the group were turned, he made a wild dash for liberty, so that when "auntie" arrived, she found only the hardy old Major. And so pleased was that lady at her hero's gallantry, that she promptly accepted him then and there, and Dick instantly seizing the favorable moment, was at last overjoyed to receive "auntie's" consent to his marriage with her niece.
- "A Revenuer!" The one word that strikes terror to the heart of the moonshiner. So that a stranger who wanders too near the vicinity of the illicit distiller is apt to receive a gentle warning in the form of a bullet that he is on dangerous ground. It was one of these "warnings" that Frank Parmeley had received from the Nelsons, father and son, when Nelson met him and after satisfying herself that he was not a revenue officer took him to their cabin, dressed his wounds and was about to advise him to profit by the lesson when she became aware of a face in the window. It was that of her sweetheart. Jack Geering, although this she did not learn until he came to her aid in preventing her brother Jim from again firing upon the retreating form of the stranger. As a result of his interference, however, Jack was ordered from the place, but this did not keep him from calling whenever he found the coast clear. Nance would not have had him otherwise, still the young mountaineer's masterful manner of wooing led her to believe he might think her too easily won, and as a consequence, when a few days later he attempted to put his arm about her the girl feigned anger and ran into the house. This piece of coquetry, however, came near turning out rather seriously. for at that moment Frank Parmeley appeared with a book and a box of candy for the young lady, but upon meeting the stern glances of Jack hastily remembered a previous engagement, while Nance, humiliated and angry at his cowardice, threw his presents after him. This little incident had consumed so much time that Bob Nelson now returned to find Jack again upon his premises, and, although he was allowed to depart with merely another warning, Nance knew from her father's tone that this would be the last. It was small wonder then that she turned pale with excitement when a couple of days later she beheld her father and brother gazing earnestly through the spy-glass and getting their rifles in readiness. As her father passed into the house she managed to slip the glass from his pocket and as she looked her worst fears were realized! It was Jack, coming up the mountain! When her father had looked a few moments before, it had not been Jack, but Frank Parmeley he had seen. Ignorant of this, Nance grasped the rifle which stood by the porch and with a rock quickly knocked off the hammer, rendering the weapon useless. Then when her brother appeared she distracted his attention while she took the revolved from his holster and tossed it into a clump of bushes. And this was very fortunate for Frank, for scarcely had Nance started down the mountain to warn her sweetheart than the valley man came strutting on, but seeing the Nelsons' intention, although they were powerless to harm him until they could get into the house for other weapons, he took to his heels and only stopped to beg protection of the lovers. Being assured that he was not a revenuer and not wishing to see innocent blood shed, Jack commanded the terror-stricken man to lie down while he fired a shot in the air, and as the father and son came hurrying up declared that they had arrived too late. It so pleased the Nelsons that Jack had sided with them that they at once gave him their hands and all enmity was at an end, while Frank, as soon as they were safely out of sight, lost no time in making good his escape.
- A clergyman goes to the town of Paris Green and loses his mind. In his mental lapse, the clergyman, by a strange condition that psychologists talk learnedly about, passes into the personality of the town's roughest character.
- The Chief's son, Silver Water, returns from college and is met at the station by the tribe. The Indians make merry to celebrate his homecoming. Hal Benton, an easterner, rides on to ask his way to the hotel, where he is stopping with some friends, among them his fiancée, Veda Mead, and her father. Knowing that the Indian ceremonies will interest his friends, Hal obtains permission to come the next day and bring his friends. The Chief calls Morning Star, an Indian maiden, telling his son that she is to be his squaw. Silver Water is pleased with her. The next day Hal Benton and his friends arrive. While the others inspect the camp, Veda Mead amuses herself with Silver Water and ere long is thoroughly infatuated with him, while the Indian's vanity is touched by the attentions of the society coquette, and he promises to meet her the next day. Their little tete-a-tete is cut short by the entrance of Morning Star. The next day they meet and, after coquetting with Silver Water until he forgets his Indian sweetheart, the eastern girl gives him her calling card, upon which she writes "To my Indian Hero" and asks him to call upon her in the east. Several months pass, and Hal Benton and Veda Mead are preparing to wed, when a letter arrives addressed to Mr. Mead from Silver Water, telling him that as he is in the east, he will do himself the honor to call upon them that evening. To Veda, who had been reading of the Indians' lives and customs after her meeting with Silver Water, the news is very terrifying. Recalling how she played with him, she fears that he may now make trouble. She goes to the veranda and sits down to think over the situation. Suddenly she sees Silver Water in full war-paint and feathers coming up the steps, he sees her and advances. Touching her upon the shoulder, he beckons her to follow. She obeys. As they reach the garden be tells her of his love, reminds her of her promises when they last met and insists upon her fulfilling them now. She cries out, and her cry brings Hal. Silver Water tells Hal why he has come for Veda, and Hal agrees that she must go with him, but Silver Water is not satisfied. He throws down his knife and insists upon Hal fighting with him for the girl. At a given signal, both men start for the knife. The Indian secures it and soon kills Hal, then, throwing his blanket over the terrified Veda, he drags her off to his camp and commands her to fetch and carry and cook his meals. Veda sinks to the ground as Silver Water stalks off, but no sooner has he gone than Morning Star slips out from her tepee and, creeping down upon Veda, raises her knife to strike the girl dead. Just as the knife descends, Veda forces herself to rise, only to find herself in Hal's arms on the veranda, for the young man has been trying to awaken her to tell his sweetheart that their Indian friend, Silver Water, has arrived, and at that moment stands beside them in the most correct evening dress. At the first glance she gives him, Silver Water realizes that it would be impossible to ever win the white girl, so leaving her with Hal, he tears up her card and returns to the blanket and Morning Star, his sweetheart, before he has learned the white man's ways.
- Desperate Desmond wants beautiful Rosamond, and wants her at any cost. He's desperately in love with her, which fact causes him to do desperate deeds. At the psychological moment, he abducts her with the aid of two minions. Claude Eclaire, Rosamond's hero and sweetheart, manages to train the villain, and, after some thrilling adventures, saves the girl and with her bravely plunges into the sea to escape Desmond and his myrmidons. The desperate fellow, however, pauses just long enough to curse the luck and then starts in pursuit with Gomgotz and another wild man from Borneo. Despite the brave efforts of both Claude and Rosamond, the hunters gain ground, or rather, water, for the scene is laid over the briny wavelets. The fugitives soon repair to a semi-submerged, friendly house. There, from the chimney top, they bold the fort. Unable to make any headway, Desperate Desmond conceives and executes a diabolical plan. He puts a bomb in a box, lights the fuse and sends it by the water route on its errand of destruction. Luck does not relish being cursed, and smiles upon the lovers. The faucet is open and the sink running over. The box with its smoking burden tries to navigate under the sink, but the falling water holds it there and renders the bomb harmless. Claude captures the bomb, relights it and, thus armed, turns the tables on his pursuers. With his beloved Rosamond he leaves the enemy stranded and boards the ship to freedom and happiness. Desperate Desmond, defeated and crestfallen, swims back to the ship, but the anchor is as far as he can go, curse the luck!
- Only two years in the Land of the Almighty Dollar, and Mariangelo Pinozzi and his good wife, Francesca, are the happy owners of a busy fruit stand, which unfortunately comes under the notice of the Black Hand Society. Unless Mariangelo contributes the large sum of money thrice asked by the dreaded bomb throwers, he and Francesca will journey forth to that undiscovered country whence no traveler ever returns. As time is nearly up, poor Pinozzi grows frantic with fear. Mutt and Jeff approach. They have a whole dime to spend, they also have a well-developed case of "appetitis." The bananas look very inviting, and they are very filling. With a "lead us to them" rush, the hungry twain swoop upon the gesticulating Sicilian. As the bananas do the disappearing act, Mariangelo gets an inspiration. Will Muitt and Jeff take charge of the fruit stand for one week, or two, or longer, eat all the fruit they want and take all the receipts? Will they, huh? So, while Mr. and Mrs. Pinozzi scamper to safely, Mutt and Jeff take possession of the business. The Black Hand cannot be trifled with; Mariangelo has not "come across" and the kidnappers get to work. Mutt and Jeff are soon captured and taken before the Presiding Bunch of Crooks, who fail to find any resemblance between Mutt and Jeff and the Pinozzi couple. Peeved over this measly trick, they force "the long and the short of it" to join the "ranks." This is done, with the aid of numerous stilettos acting as accelerators. The police have been over-active of late; why not blow up Headquarters? Lots are drawn and the fatal slip of paper goes to Mutt. Luckily for him the Chief of Police has heard of this Black Hand meeting and sends out a number of his best men to corral the entire outfit. After a nice mix-up, Mutt, Jeff and the Black Handers are taken to Headquarters. Jeff is recognized as an old time friend of the Chief, who treats him to a good cigar, while poor Mutt goes to a dark dungeon because the tell-tale slip of paper is found on him. Alas. Poor Mutt.
- A company detective goes undercover to expose a gang that uses inside information to rob gold shipments.
- A cartoon version of the Little Tramp character gets thrown off the boxcar in a cow town. He seeks employment as a farm hand, but is disappointed to learn that hard work is involved.
- While hunting, Dick Lee meets James Gordon, an old rancher who invites him to his cabin. Here he meets the rancher's daughter Mary. They soon become friends, and her heart is almost broken when, at the end of his holidays, he is to return to the city. Mary makes Dick promise to write. Back in the city, Dick tries to forget the country girl, and as he is engaged to Lillian West, life is very gay indeed. Somehow, he cannot forget the little girl back on the ranch. The promised letter, however, is never written. Mary looks every day for the letter that does not come, and her father is very sad to see her pine away. At last he cannot stand it longer, and makes up his mind to go to the city and hunt up Dick. In the meantime Dick has grown tired of the gay life, and thinks more and more of Mary. One night in a café, he and Lillian have words; they leave the gay party, return home, quarrel, and part. The next day Dick receives a letter from her with their engagement ring enclosed; he is filled with joy, realizing that he is free to return to the girl he had left behind. He hurries home, dresses, and leaves the city. The old rancher arrives at his home soon after, and learns that Dick has left town. Slowly the old man turns and makes his way back to the station. Arriving home, he is about to enter the house, when hearing laughter, he turns and walking over to the window he looks in and is overjoyed to see Dick placing an engagement ring on Mary's hand.
- The first Universal motion picture released: dying Will Barton has to go to the mountains in search of health and is distracted thinking about leaving his beloved daughter, Netta, behind.
- In this film is shown operations at the largest lumber mill in the world, with a capacity of 300,000 feet of lumber per day; a panoramic view of the pond where the logs, which average 30 inches in diameter, are unloaded from the cars and stored until needed, from whence they are poled to the flume and, floated to the log-jack which automatically picks them up, carrying them to the cutting frame where they are sawed into planks of various dimensions, thence to the sorting table which sorts the different sizes preparatory to being conveyed to the immense yards for piling, where 23,000,000 feet of white pine lumber, valued at $500,000, is stored in piles. The creosoting of railroad ties is also shown, a process which increases the life and usefulness of the ties to fifty years, whereas, without this treatment, which is accomplished under a pressure of 175 pounds per square inch for six hours in massive steel tubes, the average life would be but five years. The capacity of this plant is 1,000,000 ties per year.
- This time Mutt and Jeff are not over-prosperous (a financial state of affairs to which they are no strangers) and, as is their usual wont, they get busy devising ways and means to make an easy living, the easier the better. Traveling organists have no difficulty in getting money; and as Mutt always was musically inclined, he undoubtedly could grind out the same quality and the same quantity of music that energetic Italian mountaineers regale us with. But what is organ music without a monkey? How to get a monkey, that's the question. Mutt's think-box gets in motion. It takes more than a little persuasion on his part to get little Jeff to impersonate the much-needed monkey. Organist Mutt and collector-monk Jeff soon begin making noise and incidentally some money. Business, however, does not meet with Mutt's most sanguine expectations, and, of course, he takes it out of the monkey. The dog-catchers, a tender-hearted bunch, free Jeff from Mutt's brutal clutches and take him away with a motley assortment of stray dogs. What does Mutt do without his monkey? What does Jeff do in the dog den? What do the dog-catchers do? They cut up such a lot of uproariously funny monkeyshines as to keep both young and old doing the continuous laughing performance till the climax is reached.
- In order to get a job as a cook on a ranch, a young girl disguises herself as a boy. Problems arise when several of the young women at the ranch fall in love with "him".
- Eddie is very tired, so the boss gives him a two-day's vacation. He goes to the beach, lies down and sleeps. He sees a bracelet by the water and turns it around as he fits it on his arm, behold, a beautiful girl appears, and telling him he has found the magic bracelet, asks him his wants. He mentions money, and his hands are full of it and so are his pockets. He desires company, and five beautiful girls appear and he forthwith treats them to the best the swell restaurant can give them. They take a ride in a gondola and have a good time generally. When they return to the beach, Neptune appears, waving his trident. The girls disappear. Eddie appeals to Neptune and the girls reappear as Nymphs. They lead him a merry chase, and Neptune pursues him and jabs him with his trident, and, Eddie wakes up to find a guard prodding him and telling him to move on. Back in the office Eddie is dreamy. He sees those girls again. The boss interferes with his vision, and Eddie has to compose his brain and turn from girls' figures to those used in the computation of amounts.
- Jim Carruthers, favorite nephew and legal heir to the vast estate of John Carruthers, his bachelor uncle, has gambling proclivities. The old man changes the terms of the will. Ten thousand dollars in cash is duly marked for identification and sent to the erring one, with the stipulation that the same be returned intact at the end of one year from date of its receipt, otherwise the entire fortune shall go to charities. Previous to the receipt of the money and lawyer's advice, Carruthers meets Helen Murray, the daughter of a wealthy mine owner, returning from the east with her aunt chaperone, and young Gerald Gray. Young Gray becomes the business manager for Murray's mining interests, is accepted as Helen's future husband and is honored and trusted. Secretly, however, the young lover has fallen into bad company and habits. He plays heavily and, led on by Jake Smith, a gambling crook, becomes deeply involved. He robs his benefactor and prospective father-in-law. It is here that the heart of the gambler, Carruthers, is revealed. He has long since learned of the hopelessness of his love for Helen, but in turn is devoted to her happiness. Threatened with exposure and in despair, Gray hastens from the gambling place to escape the blame of it by suicide. He is followed by Carruthers, who prevents the tragedy. Gerald then makes a clean breast of his guilt. Carruthers is shocked, leads him to his own cabin, makes him sign a confession of his deeds, also a pledge to forswear cards and drink, and to be to Helen a faithful husband, devoted to her honor and happiness. Unless Gray fulfills his pledge, Carruthers shall publish the confession of guilt. He gives Gerald the probation money, the return of which means his fortune, telling him to make good his defalcation. Gerald Gray departs to start a better life and to fulfill his love's vows, while James Carruthers, baring sacrificed fortune and lost his love's desire, remains alone with the memories of a brief dream of love's sweet song.
- A distraught husband is about to part from his wife after the death of their baby.
- The old chief desires to see his son provided with a squaw, but she must be good and beautiful. He summons many braves and sends them to distant camps and villages, calling for an Indian maiden, one who will be a fit mate for Ortega, the son of the powerful chief. From the villages come many maidens, including the beautiful and modest Mona. In one of the villages the old hag, the "Devil Woman," hears the message and decides that her daughter, Kulush, shall be chosen. The day of the choosing arrives and the maidens file by the expectant Ortega. He gazes at them with indifference until Mona slowly raises her eyes to his, when he smiles. Kulush is led to Ortega by her mother, who watches him closely. Ortega does not smile. The maidens form a circle around Ortega and smile. They dance and Ortega impulsively pulls Mona from the circle and his choice is made. The maidens shower the couple with the corn and flowers they have brought and depart as the "Devil Woman" forms her horrid schemes. One day the hag discovers the weeds she is searching for, and with a triumphant and malicious grin she throws them on the fire, incanting the while she throws the ashes in the air and lo! Mona sees the beloved form of Ortega slowly change into a beautiful pinto pony. The "Devil Woman" croons her joy and Mona runs in fear, the pony always at her shoulder. Arriving at the village, Mona tells the story, and Comanche, the pony, nods an affirmative. Darkface, who himself admires Mona, is secretly pleased, while the rest of the tribe show their sorrow and pet the pony. Darkface tries to persuade Mona to go with him, but she points sadly to Comanche. He determines to get the pinto out of the way in order to compel Mona to listen to him. He takes Comanche away into the woods, bobbles him, and jeering at him, returns. He surprises Mona at the waterhole, puts his hand over her mouth, and carrying her off, ties her to a tree until she will obey his will. Comanche undoes the bobbles and starts in search of Mona. He finds her and, loosening her bonds with his teeth, he frees her; but she, weakened with long standing, falls, whereupon Comanche lies beside her and helping Mona gets her on his back rises and gallops away. They meet the revengeful Darkface and Comanche edges him over a cliff. The Devil Woman finds him so and goes for herbs. Comanche looks over the cliff and starts a big rock over the edge. It crushes the inhuman couple as Manitou, the good fairy of the Indians, rides on and flourishes a spear. The spell is broken and Comanche gradually fades away and Ortega stands again before his beloved Mona.
- An Easterner wins the girl of his choice in a Western ploughing contest.
- Potts, the detective, with his pupil, Pan, are called by a mother to save her child. They go to the spot, accompanied by their hound, in a dog grip, and find the broken-hearted mother, who gives them a shoe and a little shirt as the only means of identifying her child. They see the cub reporter, who has been sent to the neighborhood on a lost child story, and think that she is the kidnapper. Potts enters the saloon, after he sees the reporter enter. She has gone to report on the telephone to her editor. Potts holds up the whole room, and then he and Pan proceed to search the premises. One particularly large person threatens them with a bungstarter. While Pan is waiting for Potts, he scrapes acquaintance with the reporter. When the detectives return from their fruitless search they see the big fellow playing the piano. The distracted mother comes in, and seeing the piano player she recognizes him as her child. Potts takes one look at the tiny shoe and the shirt and gives up the case.
- John Burns, "villain," meets a bear which chases him. Burns falls over a cliff. Bob Jenkins, a young miner, finds the unconscious Burns and carries him to his cabin. The injured man is cared for by Bob and they become pals. Dave Williams and his daughter. Lucy arrive in the mining town. The girl and Bob begin to write for themselves the first chapter of the old, old story. Burns meets the girl and at once loves her. She likes him but repels his advances. He finds that she cares for Bob. The worm of jealousy eats the heart out of him. Crazy with his love, Burns arranges a gun in the cabin with a string running from trigger to the door latch, so that Bob will be shot when he comes in. Fate, however, sends two mice who gnaw the string. Bob finds the gun and realizes the treachery. He fires his revolver. Burns hears the shot, thinks Bob is dead and hurries to Lucy. With a tale of Bob's hurting himself he drags her away into the hills, determined that she shall be his. Bob has brought the men and the death of Burns ends the picture.
- Sid Dalton had returned just in time to protect his angry little wife, Billie, from the embraces of Pete, the cowardly and drunken half-breed. The husband handed her his quiet, and Pete could testify that she knew full well how to wield it. This, however, was not the reason he gave the chief and his tribe for wishing to ransack the ranch, but because he had overheard Billie's father, Sheriff Colby, telling his wife and daughter that he and Sid would be away for a few days. Therefore, Pete declared, they could select an hour when the women were out and carry off everything in sight. The Indians had put their plunder in a blanket when Mrs. Colby returned. Quickly they tied her to a chair and would have then escaped had not Billie ridden up and, hearing a noise inside, armed herself with a club. Although for the moment she succeeded in stunning both Pete and another, it only served to anger the half-breed the more, so instead of tying her beside her mother, he bore her off to the camp. As they half dragged, half carried Billie past his kennel, Scout tugged madly at his chains, but it was not until the Indians had reached camp that he finally broke loose and came bounding into the tepee where they had thrown his mistress. Billie crawled out cautiously to the front of the tepee; the redskins were all busily engaged with the whiskey they had stolen, and while to affect her escape with her feet so securely bound would be well-nigh impossible, she hoped to get a message off by Scout. Tearing off a piece of her white skirt, and snatching up some charred wood from the dying campfire. Billie hastily scrawled a line for help, then tying it around the dog's neck, sent him back to the ranch. Here, although he sniffed and whined at the door, no one let him in and he was forced to set off for his master, whom he found, with the cowboys, searching for a horse thief. At first Sid paid no attention to Scout's furious barking and strange antics, until reaching down to pat the brute's head, he found Billie's message. Instantly every boy was in his saddle and galloping madly after the excited Scout. As the cowboys came tearing down upon them, the Indians turned and fled, leaving Sid's little wife to the rescuing party. Putting her aboard his horse and vaulting into the saddle behind, Sid and the sheriff made what speed they could to the ranch to release Mrs. Colby, who was so thankful to again behold her daughter alive and well that she insisted she never felt better in her life and straightforth set about preparing a feast for the delighted cowboys.
- Wealthy George Balker has two ailments, a gouty foot and a lovely daughter. The gout keeps him from taking active part in the doings of Daisy, the daughter, who persists to disobey and displease papa for the love of handsome Walter Coxsey. Joe, the faithful valet, however, is ever vigilant, and proves to be no stumbling block in the tortuous path of true love. Walter, with the aid of many disguises, succeeds in taking Daisy away from home, and, though the alert Joe and gouty George promptly give chase, the lovers lead from start to finish. The most strenuous efforts of the valet are made null and void. The gout necessitates slow going for the pursuers, while the pursued ones fly. After a most eventful and exciting chase, the modest office of Hiram Bassel, Justice of the Peace, is invaded. The good old judge needs the money, and, in a twinkling, Daisy ceases to be a Balker and is transformed into Mrs. Coxsey. Papa Balker, semi-supported by Joe, arrives on the scene, and balks for all he's worth. While the parental storm is at its height, the gouty foot makes a kick at Walter, who sidesteps, causing the gout to commit suicide by colliding with a solid object. Then papa straightens up and a beatific smile spreads over his face. Unaided, he walks nimbly over to his son-in-law and fervently grabs his hand.
- Swift Wind, a young chief, loves Dancing Fawn. In their ramblings they, too, see white wolves, which is an object of fear and veneration among the Indians, and return to the village. The two are betrothed by the old chief, but old Red Nose, the medicine man, demands her hand for himself. The chief, fearing his magic powers, considers. Dancing Fawn runs away to her lover. Swift Wind is taught a secret by an old trapper, "If a trap is baited with an animal's own hair the iron jaws will never fail to catch it." The Indian decides how he will overthrow his rival. At his instruction Dancing Fawn cuts off a lock of hair from the sleeping medicine man. With it Swift Wind baits the trap. The next day a wolf is caught and as the Indians approach the trap the beast turns into the medicine man. The hand of the great father has proven his love again and Swift Wind and his sweetheart are united.
- John Arnold is a fugitive from justice, charged with a crime of which he is innocent. One night be pays a visit to his home town and sends a note to his sister to meet him at an appointed place. In her excitement, Mabel tears the note in two, one-half of which falls to the floor as she hides the portions in her dress. Throwing a shawl over her head, she hurries from the house to meet her brother. Scott Mabel's husband, is of a very jealous nature. Returning home in the absence of his wife, he finds the part of the note which Mabel had dropped, reads it, and believes his wife guilty of being untrue to him. On returning, Mabel is confronted by her husband, who demands that she tell him the name of her lover. In order to shield her brother Mabel refuses to talk. Scott goes to his room, packs suit case and disappears. The following morning Mabel finds letter from Scott, saying he has drowned himself. A searching party, on dragging the river for his body, come across Scott's hat and coat (which he had purposely placed there) and all believe him dead. Two years later, Mabel, having to look around for a means of livelihood, becomes governess to the six-year-old child of Doctor Robert Ford, a widower. The child loves Mabel at once, the doctor later. He gains her consent to lead her to the altar. In the meantime. Scott and the fugitive brother have met in the mines in the Colorado mountains and neither knowing the history of the other, by an inscrutable decree of Fate, they become partners and close friends. Both remain in ignorance of each other's past life. Mabel, having learned at last of her brother's whereabouts, writes to tell him of her husband's (Scott's) jealousy and suicide, enclosing in the same letter the other half of the letter which had caused so much pain. Scott, upon seeing the handwriting and postmark upon the envelope, believes John to be the lover of his wife and he endeavors to get John's gun with which to shoot the supposed-to-be destroyer of his home. After a severe struggle, Scott is subdued and explanations follow. Scott compares the half of the letter he has always carried, since discovering what he thought his wife's perfidy, and finding the words and indentures complete, is broken in spirit, and in penitence starts for the east, a race with time, to repair the ruin his jealousy has wrought. Heart failure, which he has contracted through his passion and brooding during the interim, prevents him making great speed, and he arrives upon the day of the wedding of Mabel to the doctor. He witnesses the ceremony through the window and attempts to ascend the steps leading to the house, but the shock has aggravated his complaint and he passes away upon the doorstep of the man who has just claimed Mabel for his wife.
- Eddie and Lee are broke, but reading in the paper of the prevalence of divorces they decide to open a Home Wrecking Bureau. They meet Edith, with the fruits of a recent divorce, and engage her as stenographer. They do a rushing business, until a colored couple nearly upsets the office. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon go separately to consult them. Mr. Lemon engages Eddie to go to their home and flirt with his wife, while Mrs. Lemon engages Lee to send their most seductive vampire to "vamp" Mr. Lemon. Edith refuses the job, so Lee has to play it himself. They arrive at the Lemon home, and all goes well until the boys arrange for elopements with the pair. Lee takes off his wig and settles down to a cigarette. The two Lemons meet each other at the appointed place instead of the boys, and, returning, are about to put the boys out, but they demand their money and get it for performing their side of the bargain.
- Why father preferred Victor Jackson, just because he had money, to a fine chap like Ned Harvey, for his sister's future husband, Dick Lyons, was totally at a loss to understand. Money wasn't everything, and he didn't intend to have Millie made miserable for life, not if he could help it. Accordingly when Ned, after proposing for the girl's hand, had been literally kicked off of the place by Daniel Lyons, Dick gallantly came to the fore by offering to act as messenger for the lovers. The boy's first attempt, however, met with but sorry success; his father not only demanded the note from him, but, likewise, planned with Jackson to surprise Ned at his trysting place, and give him a sound beating. Fortunately, Dick had overheard their plans, so by notifying his friend, who quickly secured Long Bill to take his place, the tables were neatly turned, and both old man Lyons and Jackson were only too glad to reach home. But so enraged was the father at this outrage to his dignity, that he declared Millie should marry the man of his choice, on the following day. So determined to take no chances, he promptly locked the young lady in her room. No sooner bad his footsteps died away, however, than Millie sat down and wrote a note; then, watching out of the window until Dick passed by, she cautiously attracted his attention, and bade him take the note to her sweetheart, with all possible speed. At first, Ned was at a loss which way to proceed, but as he gazed at the brother, and noted their striking resemblance, a plan quickly formed in his mind. In a few moments, Dick had galloped back to the ranch, and on the tape which Millie had let down, tied Ned's answer, telling her to throw out some of her clothes, a hat and veil, and leave the rest to him. Quickly the boy snatched them up, and hurried back of the barn, where with the aid of sister's "Sunday hair," he was soon transformed into what Tenbrook declared was "some squab." Quietly the three stole up to Millie's window, then, after Dick had mounted his horse, and a ladder had been placed conveniently near, Tenbrook was sent in to notify old man Lyons and his friend, Jackson, who had just arrived with the minister, that Millie was at that moment making her escape. Waiting until he heard the two men almost behind him, Dick dashed out of the yard, and although the others quickly ran for their horses, it was some time before the truant was captured, and even then, his veil protected him from detection. In the meanwhile, the ladder had been used to such good effect, that Parson Jenkins had already given Mr. and Mrs. Harvey his blessing, and they had slipped into the next room to watch the fun, when Daniel Lyons, with his runaway "daughter," and her future husband arrived. Reading by the old minister's astonished face that all had gone well with his friend, Dick calmly lifted his veil; an amusing scene followed, in which Jackson angrily insisted that Lyons had been playing a joke on him, and but for Ned's timely interference, the father would certainly have received a good beating. Happily, the other's outburst of temper had brought the old man to his senses, so that when Millie informed him of her marriage, he not only gave the young people his blessing, but a substantial wedding present, as well.
- The wife takes with her their small daughter, leaving the son to the care of the father. The forlorn woman wanders into a fishing village, and is taken into a kindly fisherman's family. To more surely separate herself from the world that knows her. She assumes her maiden name. Many years afterward the father and the son, now grown, pass through the village. The son becomes acquainted with his own sister, knowing nothing of the relationship, and falls in love with her. He persuades his father to spend his season at a summer resort nearby. Later, the son and the daughter are secretly married. The girl leaves a note for her mother, telling her of the act. The mother follows to the parsonage, and then the summer resort, where she overtakes the couple. The mother recognizes the father, and the young couple are told the horrifying news. Distracted, the girl runs away. After upbraiding his parent, the boy seeks out his father. Together they solve the tragic question which confronts them. Hand in hand they walk into the illimitable ocean until they are covered by the water.
- Mrs. Houston and her daughters in an eastern city receive an unexpected telegram from the west, informing them of their heritage of "Rough Neck Ranch" together with inquiry as to its management. In spite of Mrs. Houston's protests, her daughters decide to manage their own ranch and promptly wire information to that effect. The foreman, upon receipt of the message, reports the unexpected outcome to the punchers, who give utterance in chorus, "That no darn skirt bosses the ranch." In time Mrs. Houston and her daughters arrive at a small western station, where they are saluted by several rounds of ammunition, piled into a buckboard and driven to "Rough Neck Ranch." Mrs. Houston finds things rather untidy and proceeds to adjust them in accordance with her feminine tastes. Having learned the art of fine pastry and fudge she gives a sample of her pies to Lee, who is immediately transformed into an ardent admirer. After a few days a general change is in evidence throughout the ranch, which has been renamed "Maidens' Rest." The arrival of other girlfriends adds to the befitting of its new christening. The punchers unable to tolerate the female monarchs, openly rebel. The girls, in answer to their demand, stick up their noses and prepare to care for the ranch duties themselves. The punchers amusingly watch their preparations in various undertakings. In the meantime the Indians have gone upon the warpath and happen upon "The Maidens' Rest." Finding no male opposition, they immediately prepare to carry off the would-be strike breakers, who for the first time give utterance in their prayers for "man," which is promptly answered by the arrival of the punchers, who put the Indians to flight. A fuller consideration as to the need and uses of "man" having been deeply manifested, an inseparable unit becomes apparent between both species at "Rough Neck," alias "Maidens' Rest" Ranch.
- The choir practices and the quartette, driven to desperation by the frequent false notes played by the near-sighted organist, complain. He leaves in a huff. The minister tells them that his daughter will be on hand next Sunday and will play for them. Mary arrives. She is introduced to the quartette who, during the week days, sow seeds and plow. The minister is writing a sermon when the deacon enters and demands the payment of the mortgage on the church. He is insistent, but promises to wait upon meeting Mary, when his heart melts at the sight of her loveliness. On Sunday the music is faultless. It is the male portion of the quartette now at fault. Forgetfulness is the fault, caused by too close an interest in Mary. At the close of the sermon the minister announces that a basket picnic will be given to raise the mortgage on the church. The day of the picnic arrives and the deacon soon finds that Bob is a strong favorite with Mary. He is very angry. He sees Mary tie a ribbon on her basket so that Bob shall buy it. He determines to frustrate their scheme and tells the minister that he will buy Mary's basket for he knows which one it is. Mandy, an elderly person with her eye on the deacon, changes the ribbon on Mary's basket to her own. The baskets are auctioned and Mandy's basket is put up first. The deacon buys it, much to his disgust and Bob's and Mary's enjoyment. Mary decides that her basket is not safe, so she and Bob borrow it when nobody is looking and depart for a more serene scene. The deacon is not to be denied, and having more money he outbids the boys and buys all the baskets, only to discover that Mary's is not among them. The deacon departs in anger. He seeks out the minister and demands immediate payment of the mortgage. The auctioneer comes up with the necessary amount from the sale of the baskets, all supplied by the deacon himself. The church is free and the only two unhappy members are Mandy and the deacon. The rest rescue the baskets which the deacon has Jeff and have a good time.
- In order to see more of his girlfriend, who is a nurse, a young man arranges to get admitted to the hospital in which she works.
- Jack, a young miner, reads to his little sister, Fay, a part of a letter he has received from their brother, Frank: "Dear Brother: I thank you for the money. I may be in the hospital for many months. If it were not for me, you could buy your mining hooks." The next morning after Jack had gone to the big mine to work, Fay decides to pick some wild flowers and take them to the big house on the hill to sell. The big house belongs to the mine owner, John Barry. When Fay arrives with the flowers, Miss Barry promptly buys them, while John Barry takes the child back to her home in his auto, which he passes on his way to the mine. During the day Miss Barry discovers Frank's letter in the basket which contained the flowers, and upon her father's arrival that night, insisted upon taking Jack some mining books which she had selected from their own library. On the following day John Barry promotes Jack. Later when a strike is declared and Jack tries to argue with the angry miners, John Barry misconstrues his good intentions; and when he finds Jack calling upon his daughter, he angrily orders the young man from the house. Little Fay overhears the miners' plan to steal the dynamite from the powder house and blow up the owner's home. She tells her brother, who hastens to the powder house in time to hold the men at bay by declaring he will throw a stick of the dynamite at the first man who advances. They leave the powder house only to fire Jack's cabin, and Jack barely reaches the cabin in time to rescue little Fay from the fire. Then he runs to the owner's home, and after an exciting scene with John Barry, succeeds in making the elder man see his fault and thereby secures not only a victory for himself, but his comrades as well.
- David and Martha Waldon had reached the evening of life; yet despite the fact that David had worked steadily as head draughtsman for over thirty years, they were still practically penniless. This was partly due to the couple's philanthropy and to Martha's ill health. Had not the Columbia Construction Company changed hands, all might have gone well, for they generally overlooked any error that his failing sight had caused. Not so the new manager, however, and as a consequence, David was soon in search of new employment. From place to place he went, receiving always the same reply, "too old." David's none too robust health unfitted him for steady manual labor, and his eyes for the work he could do. So within a year's time, not only the little they had saved, but every piece of furniture that could be spared had gone, while Martha, without proper medical aid or nourishment, lay hovering between life and death. Almost desperate, David snatched up their only clock and hurried toward the pawnshop, hut ere he could reach the door, two romping children ran against him. He fell, and the old timepiece lay shattered at his feet. Officer Dolan was so moved by the old man's despair that he straightway decided Martha must have the best of care. Alas! It was too late. Her tired, patient spirit had passed to the Great Unknown, while David, whose benevolence had brought him to poverty, was hustled, with business-like promptness, off to the poor-farm.
- This free-for-all automobile race smashed all world's previous records. Teddy Tetzlaff, in "Owensmouth Baby" Fiat, came in first; time 3:50:57; average 78.71 miles an hour, making new world's record. Caleb Bragg, the young Pasadena millionaire, in Fiat, came in second; time 3:54:65, and David Bruce-Brown, winner of the Savannah free-for-all, came in third, in his Benz car; time 3:56:32. This was the greatest race ever run on the Santa Monica course, also the cleanest, for this race, which may be said to have marked the supremacy of the sport in all respects, had scarcely an accident, for all the tremendous and grim toying with death. Very thrilling it was, as the automobiles flew along the Nevada turn, which is known as Death's Curve. One man was rendered unconscious by a piece of tire from the big, red Fiat, which Barney Oldfield was driving. Bad luck still pursues Barney Oldfield, for he suffered more from accidents to his car than any other pilot. To Bruce-Brown, who came in third, fell the honor of reeling off the fastest lap of the day, 5 minutes, 27.25 seconds. He was unable to assume the lead, however, as he was forced to the pits for tires and Tetzlaff, in his 90 horse-power Fiat, went on his championship way.
- Harold and Willie are broke and hungry, but they stop to admire the poster of the Russian Dancer. She passes and drops her purse, which Harold picks up. He returns it to her apartment and she takes a fancy to him. He refuses a reward, so she gives him a rose. He is charmed, but Willie is disgusted. The landlady brings them a note and a box for the performance. At the show the dancer throws kisses to them and invites them to her dressing-room. She takes them home, and shows Harold the picture of a man whom he is to kill for her. As he is hesitating, two bearded men enter and inform him that they will hold Willie captive and kill him if Harold fails. Harold goes to the man's house and manages to stab him. He is chased by the servants, but eludes them and returns to the dancer. Here he finds her making love to Willie. She tells Harold to fade away. The two boys start a fight, and just then Harold rolls out of bed and realizes that it has been a dream.
- An old arrowmaker's daughter, while at the stream, meets a brave from another tribe. They become enamored of each other in the sudden positive way of the savage, and agree to meet at sunset. The chief of the tribe to which the girl belongs, covets and demands her of her father. The father consents, but the girl rebels. At sunset, she meets her lover and tells him what her fate is to be. He tells her that when the moon shines, he will come for her and take her away. Their clandestine conversation is overheard by an unfriendly Indian and carried to the covetous chief. The lover is taken prisoner and taunted by the chief. Finally the chief raises a weapon to strike the prisoner dead. The girl jumps between and receives the blow, which wounds her mortally. The lover breaks his bonds and demands trial by conquest. This is granted. He fights with and kills the chief, and is himself elected chief of the tribe. But his heart is with the girl. He takes his own life, and the spirits of the two are seen to reunite in the Happy Hunting Ground.
- Texas Tommy enters the dance hall of Peaceful Gulch. A rough-house is on, and Texas Tommy finds himself a living bone of contention. Things look bad for Tommy, when suddenly a large and loving lady clasps him in her arms saying that he belongs to her and that she will protect him. Idaho Ida bore the reputation of being a woman of her word. Also her gun was man-sized. Also she has a double cartridge belt that went all round her, and was crammed full of bullets. So all respected her wishes - all but Montana Joe, who decides to steal the fickle charmer, and engages two Mexican lariat throwers for the purpose. When they made known their sinister intention, Texas Tommy loses his faith in womankind, and escapes. Mounted on their horses the villains rope Ida and attempt to drag her to them. But not in vain had she been called the terror of Peaceful Gulch. She dragged the villains from their horses, and might have succeeded with it if Joe had not attacked her from the rear. Tommy took refuge in a deserted cabin, and to this remote spot Joe now bore his kicking prize. The Mexicans were sent headlong for a minister. But Tommy saw his chance, and felled Joe with a terrific blow. Ida fell into the arms of her rescuer just as the minister arrived.
- Mert, the station agent, loved Al the foreman, and Mert's father, the engineer, loved Al's mother, and Al loved Mert, and Al's mother loved Mert's father. However, Mert's father did not love Al, and Al's mother did not love Mert, so that kept things from being monotonous. Al invited Mert to the soda fountain, but when Mert found that he had no money she suspected that the attraction was Babe the dispenser of liquid refreshment. Herein she wronged Al's honest soul. Al found Mert's father making love to his mother and threw flour at them. Just then the train arrived, and with it Terrible Ted, the He-Vampire. Ma and Pa were sitting a truck, and Al sneaked up and tied it to the train as it pulled out. However, the end of the rope caught his foot and he was hauled along the track till Pa cut the rope and they all came home. Mert was making making eyes at Ted. His idea was to get into the safe while she flagged the train. He and his confederates had almost succeeded, when Mert managed to grab the bad in which they had placed the money and pull it up through a trap in the ceiling. They discovered her and pursued her to the roof. She jumped off, but they got her, and put her in a trunk. They then loaded the trunk onto a passing train. Al and Babe went to the rescue on a handcar. All of them arrived in the Great City, and the trunk with Mert inside was taken to a room. Al and Babe arrived, and Mert, looking out of the window, saw them. She wrote a note which she placed in the water pitcher and threw out of the window. Al snatched a bow and arrow from a child and shot a reply to her. He sent up a rope and Mert lowered the money to him. She then slid down the rope after tying it to the bed, and they all went off on the handcar, pursued by the villains in an auto. But the handcar reached the station first. Ted was not to be foiled, and be subdued them all with chloroform. She grabbed him, threw him off the train, and then returned with the money. Moving Picture World, October 27, 1917
- John Allison sees the cowboys off on the roundup, and is left alone with his wife and baby. Faber and Stern, two horse rustlers, know this and attempt to steal two horses. They are frustrated by Allison, and in an exchange of shots Faber is badly wounded in the left arm, and Allison sustains a flesh wound in his right arm. The men escape. Mrs. Allison binds her husband's arm and rides away for the sheriff and a doctor, leaving the baby with Allison. Faber insists upon returning. Stern accompanies him. Faber creeps up to the ranch house door and shoots Allison. Stem enters the house and sees the man is beyond help. He sees the baby and, thinking it may starve, takes it away with him. He has a long and cold ride to his mountain shack, and upon his arrival discovers that the child has died from exposure. Years pass, and Stern becomes a horse dealer. He has kept a pretty little brooch which he found upon the baby. He runs across Worthless Dan, a boy of eighteen. Stern gives him food and persuades Dan to accompany him. They call upon Mrs. Allison, and while refusing to buy a horse she is attracted to Dan, who reminds her strongly of what her boy would have been at his age. The next day Stern shows Dan the baby's brooch, and he tells Dan he can pass off as the widow's son if he (Dan) will do as he is told and help him (Stern) occasionally. Dan consents. Mrs. Allison is easily convinced and Dan goes to her, and soon learns to love this gracious lady. One night Stern enters the house and, seeing Dan alone, demands that he break open the safe and go with him. There is a fight, which Mrs. Allison witnesses, and Stern is ejected. Dan confesses the deception, but Mrs. Allison takes him to her heart.
- Bob Madden returns home slightly intoxicated and his father angrily commands him to leave the place and shift for himself. The next morning he goes, leaving his father a note: "Dear Dad, I am going out West and try to make a man of myself. I hope some day you will be proud of me. Your son. Bob." His father relents and, after tracing him to the station, buys a ticket for the same place. In the meanwhile, Rob has arrived, and reading a notice that cowboys with outfits are wanted on the Carter ranch, he buys an outfit from a man near the station and starts for the Carter ranch. However, the foreman will not have him, as he confesses that he cannot rope, so Bob rides on until he comes upon an Outlaw's Camp, and is glad to accept their rough hospitality. In the meanwhile, the ranchman, Joseph Carter, receives his new automobile, but being unable to take his daughter, Jessie, sends her with the foreman for a ride. The machine breaks down and the chauffeur returns for parts, while the foreman takes his opportunity to force his attentions upon Jessie, her cries bring Bob and the outlaws to the scene. The foreman recognizes the outlaw chief and returning to the ranch, starts out at the head of the cowboys to capture the band. Bob has loaned Jessie his horse to return home, and the outlaws have just broke camp, so when the foreman and the boys return they only succeed in capturing Bob and hustle him off as an outlaw. Jessie arrives at the ranch, learns where the boys have gone, so together with her father, rides to the rescue, arriving just as his father comes along. The two fathers learn that they are old friends. The man at the station recognizes Bob, and general rejoicing takes place.
- Mrs. Smith inquires from an attorney if he has a clerk who is single, to pose as her husband. Eddie is assigned. He accompanies Mrs. Smith to the seaside, only to fall madly in love with Victoria, a pretty young woman who is at the beach with her mother. However, when Victoria discovers that Eddie is married, what she tells him causes him to smile on the wrong side of his face. He denies it, but the hotel register speaks stronger than his protests. At the height of Eddie's misery a new misfortune threatens him. Mr. Smith, the steeped-in-the-blood westerner, arrives at the hotel in search of his wife and intent upon killing a certain young man who is posing as her husband. Eddie gets one good look at Smith and beats it. He is saved through the intercession of Mrs. Smith. Victoria forgives him.
- Raphael Praz kidnaps heroine Kate.
- A white man befriends a half-breed, who subsequently saves his life.
- Mabel Russell, on her return from Europe, is informed by James Leonard, administrator of the Russell Estate, that it was her father's dying wish that she should marry Billy Jones, the son of William Jones, her father's schoolmate and lifelong friend. Mabel, however, has ideas of her own and rather resents being disposed of like a parcel of goods, so when Billy calls upon her, she takes advantage of the fact that he has not seen her since she was a child, and induces her maid (a young woman who has a good figure and passable manners, but is extremely homely), to impersonate her, while she dresses up as the maid. Billy comes ready and willing to fulfill his part of the program, but at first sight of the maid, whom he supposes to be Mabel, he retreats hastily. Some months later, Billy receives word that Mabel will stop at his ranch en route for California, and, remembering the lady with the homely features whom he met when he called, and hoping to head her off, he sends word to his attorney (who is Mabel's legal adviser), that he was married a month before. Mabel is notified and she decided to offer her congratulations in person and see what a real ranch is like at the same time. She notifies Billy, who is panic stricken, for he realizes he will have to find a wife on short notice and there is not a woman within twenty miles of the ranch. The cowboys come to his rescue and Joe is finally selected, much to his disgust, to act the part of the bride. When Mabel arrives with the maid and a chaperone, Billy is made aware of the joke which has been played upon him when he called to see her in New York. He is tempted to explain matters as he finds himself getting really attached to the girl, but he holds off. The cowboys invite everyone for miles round to attend the ball to be given "To meet the new Mrs. Jones." During the hall, Joe, dressed as the wife, gets into an argument with a cowboy owing to the latter having stepped on his train, and acts in a most unladylike manner, knocking his tormentor down. A short fight is stopped by Billy, but Joe has lost his wig as well as his dignity. Explanations follow and Mabel and Billy are ready and willing to carry out the wishes of their parents.
- Eddie and Bess are to be married and their wedding day arrives. A young married couple, Mr. and Mrs. French, are to be their attendants. Their baby is taken sick and they call for the doctor. Before the M.D. arrives, Eddie comes to the house. Fondling the baby, he tries to soothe its wailing until the doctor arrives, when the small red spots on its face and hands are pronounced smallpox. Detective Potts is set to watch the house, assisted by a couple of men. In vain Eddie pleads that it is time for the wedding ceremony. At last he eludes them and runs to the bride's house. The guests crowd about the young couple eagerly. Detective Potts and his men run in and announce that Eddie has smallpox. He leads them a chase, but is finally caught and taken back to the French's home. There another doctor arrives and declares the spots are not smallpox, but prickly heat. Eddie hurries back to his bride.
- Lillian is an unfortunate woman. After leaving her baby at the door of a hospital she meets David, the author of her misfortune. It is a case of starvation or the "easiest way." She chooses the "easiest way." After eighteen years she again shows up, a social outcast and a tool for David's black profession. David has his eye upon a mere slip of a girl who works in a department store. He attempts to lure her to his resort, but fails. He then turns the case over to Lillian. Dorothy needs money for clothes. Lillian offers her the position and she accompanies the older woman to David's resort. Wallace, Dorothy's sweetheart, waits for her outside the house. Once inside the resort Dorothy is beautifully gowned. While changing her dress she takes a locket from her neck and lays it aside. Lillian finds it. Dorothy is her daughter. All the mother instinct and realization of her actions awaken in Lillian. She saves her daughter from David and her own fate and turns her over to Wallace. David is sent to prison. Lillian dies, despised and shunned, and Dorothy never knows that the woman who delivered her to evil and then saved her was her mother.
- Two couples en route to Catalina Island on a steamer became entangled. The young man, engaged to an old maid, flirts with a young girl. The father objects. He tries to have the girl kidnapped, but the old maid is carried off instead.
- The rise to stardom of a "movie fiend."