- Bob's daughter is sick, so Helen volunteers to take his place on the night run, unaware that the Blackhall gang intends to rob the train which carries a valuable gold shipment. Learning of Helen's peril, Bob and Tracy pursue the train by automobile, arriving just as the hijackers are about to explode a charge of dynamite under the rails.—Anonymous
- Although his daughter is desperately ill, Bob, an express messenger, fears to absent himself from duty. Knowing the child's condition, Helen volunteers to take Bob's place for the run. The express messenger accepts the girl's offer. Tracy, a member of the Blackhall gang, learns that his chief plots to wreck the train at Dark Hollow for the purpose of securing the shipment of gold contained in the express car. Tracy, who owes a debt of gratitude to Helen, refuses to take part in the villainous scheme. Thrashed by Blackhall, the man determines to obtain vengeance by betraying the band. He carries his story to Bob. The latter immediately phones to the express superintendent. Accompanied by a posse, the latter boards a locomotive and pursues the train. Bob and Tracy commandeer an auto and make a dash for Dark Hollow. In the meantime, Helen discovers a tramp concealed in a chest in her car. Leveling a pistol at him, the girls makes him come forth. The tramp disarms her, but after a desperate struggle, Helen breaks from his grasp. A keg standing in a corner, gives her an idea. Springing towards it. Helen lights a match. She informs the terrified tramp that the keg contains gunpowder. Bob and Tracy arrive at Dark Hollow and flag the train. The tramp leaps from the train but is captured after a desperate fight. The pursuing engine arrives and the posse capture Blackhall and his gang just as they are about to explode a charge of dynamite under the rails.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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