- One day a stranger comes to a lumber camp called Timber Gulch and settles into an isolated cabin outside the camp, where he keeps to himself and never speaks to anyone. The only reaction anyone ever sees from him is when he hears a gunshot, and then he tracks down the source of the sound and forcibly takes the gun away from its user. One day an elderly man and a young girl arrive at the camp, and the camp boss realizes that the man is an old friend of his he hasn't seen in years. The old man relates a tale to his friend that the boss comes to believe may involve the silent stranger who lives outside the camp.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- Like a wounded animal seeking the cover of the woods, the man had come to Timber Gulch. Taking possession of an abandoned cabin, he had lived a lonely existence. He was never known to say a word to the other inhabitants, keeping his business to himself and his queer actions had become the subject of speculation among the natives. At other times his nature would seem to change and the sound of a gunshot would have a strange effect upon him. He had been known to trace the sound of a shot and violently wrest the gun from the hands of the hunter. One day a stranger and a child arrived in the camp. The boss of the camp meets the stranger and it turns out that he and the stranger are old friends. They talk of old times and the boss asks his friend about the child. The friend tells him that the child is his grandchild and that several years before a stranger had drifted into the home town, and after a rapid-fire wooing had married his daughter. He was liked by all who knew him, but after the marriage the young husband got into bad habits. At first his home life was happy, but the husband became addicted more and more to drink. It was an easy step from drink to gambling and he went from bad to worse. In the meantime a child was born to them, and she was the bright spot in the mother's life. One night, while the husband is at the dance hall, one of the girls flirts with him and arouses the jealousy of her lover. A fight ensues and the lover is killed by the husband. The husband escapes, and that is the last that is heard of him. Meanwhile the little wife tires of waiting, and dies of a broken heart. The baby girl is left in the old man's hands to raise as best he can. He finishes the sad story and the boss tries to comfort him. They go out to find the little child, but she is missing. The child has wandered on into the woods and becomes lost. All join in a frantic search for her, but can find little trace. The child wanders about until exhausted and then spies a cabin among the trees. She stumbles inside and falls on the bunk asleep. The silent man has wandered outside, and returning, sees the bundle on his bunk. He finds the child, and is struck by the remarkable resemblance to his dead wife. He clasps her in his arms, and opening the locket, finds the face of his wife inside. The stranger and the boss, hearing voices, come in. Recognition follows and the man is told of his wife's death, but finds consolation in the recovery of his memory and the presence of his little girl.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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