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A Kalem melodramatic film with all the interesting and lively characteristics of a good melodrama, in which the under dog rises to the most prominent place and the villain is led away while the crowd looks on and cheers. It is a dramatic moment when Tom is refused work, while the daughter of the opulent farmer pleads for him to the very evident disgust of the villain, who is exerting his utmost effort to win her affection. And the runaway is very vivid. When the horse goes tearing down the pike it looks like a runaway. Of course the man who was refused work stopped the runaway and took the girl back home. He is rewarded with the place that was refused him before, and the cheers of his comrades, and the villain swears vengeance. Then comes a robbery, of which Tom is accused and he is about to be led away when the small boy appears with the money, tells the story of the robbery, the officers seize the villain, let Tom go, and he gets a permanent situation caring for the girl right there. The setting is particularly good, the farm scenes being natural and the points selected picturesque. Further, the tonal qualities are an improvement over some of the earlier Kalem pictures, showing progress in that direction, too. The acting is spirited and the players seem to do what real persons would be likely to do under similar circumstances. It is a good picture, and will give any audience a thrill. - The Moving Picture World, August 28, 1909