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A war drama from Selig which tells a tale of love in an interesting and very lively way. The climax is reached where the girl climbs the tower and swings back and forth with the bell, preventing it from ringing so that the alarm cannot be given that a prisoner has escaped. The despicable rivalry of the colonel is so well played that one wants to walk up to the screen and kick him out of the picture. There is a battle scene which deserves commendation, though the detail of nurses caring for the wounded afterward is left out. In fact, not many were killed or wounded in sight of the audience, a restraint which is to be commended rather than otherwise. The photographic quality of the film is excellent. The scenic features are maintained at a very high standard and the lighting throughout is well managed. The swinging bell is really the only weak point in the lighting, and that is the strongest feature dramatically, so perhaps the weak lighting will be overlooked. While no direct assertion is made that the court marshaled prisoner escaped detection, a pioneer family is shown several years afterward which the audience is left to surmise is the same one. The picture is good and was liberally applauded in one well-filled house. - The Moving Picture World, June 5, 1909