This man from Dragon Land is Hop Wing, who, although a "mere Chink," and considered a joke by the boys of the western mining town, proves himself a hero by rescuing the charming Widow Reilly and her five-year-old child from a pack of devouring wolves. All the boys in the town are "daffy" over the Widow Reilly. Pete and Red especially are rivals for her affections. Failing in his efforts to attract her attention, Pete decides to try letter writing as a means of secretly undermining Red's influence. But letter writing comes very hard to Pete, and he bethinks himself of Hop Wing, the laundryman, who writes out his washing bills in English with apparent ease, therefore showing that he is fairly conversant with the art of writing. Pete hands Hop a dollar to become his scribe, and Hop proceeds to paint a love letter on a piece of brown paper, addressed to the widow. While Hop is at work on this, Red and the rest of the boys invade the laundry to get their washing, for they must have clean shirts with which to dazzle the eyes of the widow at the dance that night. Pete, much embarrassed, makes a sneak, and while Hop is doing up the washing, the boys find and read the note addressed to the widow. They are angered that a Chink should thus address a white woman, and they proceed to mob Hop. Despite his denials they burn his laundry and take him out to be hung. Hop, wounded, escapes and takes to the woods. While wandering there he hears cries of distress from the Widow Reilly, who, with her child, are besieged by wolves. In spite of his wounds, Hop goes to her rescue and with a club routs the vicious pack. He is found later by his pursuers and is barely saved from their hands by the widow, who recounts his bravery. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis

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