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- John Simpson, a western pioneer, and his daughter Marie are hunting bear. Simpson's eagerness to secure the game causes him to forego caution; he fires into the thicket in which the bears have concealed themselves. The bullet kills an Indian who had also seen the bears. Simpson discovers that the Indian is the son of the chief of a neighboring tribe. He fails to convince the Indian's companion that the shot is accidental. When Simpson's back is turned the Indian kills him. His daughter, Marie, fearing an uprising, rides to the village to give warning. This done, she hastens to the nearest post but encounters the Indians. They shoot. She falls from her horse and is left for dead. However, Marie is only slightly wounded. She recovers and crawls to the river bank just in time to witness the onslaught of the redskins. She creeps into an old boat tied at the river bank and floats down the stream. Next morning she is rescued by Clifford, a young prospector. Clifford and his partner, Bainbridge, carry her into their cabin. Marie finds in time that she has lost her heart to her rescuer. Bainbridge arranges a secret meeting with Marie. Clifford, thinking that Marie loves Bainbridge, decides to abandon the camp. Shortly after an Indian kills Bainbridge and carries Marie away captive. Clifford, from ambush, shoots the Indian and again rescues Marie, who informs him of Bainbridge's death and her happiness at his return.
- The first Universal motion picture released: dying Will Barton has to go to the mountains in search of health and is distracted thinking about leaving his beloved daughter, Netta, behind.
- Lillian is an unfortunate woman. After leaving her baby at the door of a hospital she meets David, the author of her misfortune. It is a case of starvation or the "easiest way." She chooses the "easiest way." After eighteen years she again shows up, a social outcast and a tool for David's black profession. David has his eye upon a mere slip of a girl who works in a department store. He attempts to lure her to his resort, but fails. He then turns the case over to Lillian. Dorothy needs money for clothes. Lillian offers her the position and she accompanies the older woman to David's resort. Wallace, Dorothy's sweetheart, waits for her outside the house. Once inside the resort Dorothy is beautifully gowned. While changing her dress she takes a locket from her neck and lays it aside. Lillian finds it. Dorothy is her daughter. All the mother instinct and realization of her actions awaken in Lillian. She saves her daughter from David and her own fate and turns her over to Wallace. David is sent to prison. Lillian dies, despised and shunned, and Dorothy never knows that the woman who delivered her to evil and then saved her was her mother.
- John Allison sees the cowboys off on the roundup, and is left alone with his wife and baby. Faber and Stern, two horse rustlers, know this and attempt to steal two horses. They are frustrated by Allison, and in an exchange of shots Faber is badly wounded in the left arm, and Allison sustains a flesh wound in his right arm. The men escape. Mrs. Allison binds her husband's arm and rides away for the sheriff and a doctor, leaving the baby with Allison. Faber insists upon returning. Stern accompanies him. Faber creeps up to the ranch house door and shoots Allison. Stem enters the house and sees the man is beyond help. He sees the baby and, thinking it may starve, takes it away with him. He has a long and cold ride to his mountain shack, and upon his arrival discovers that the child has died from exposure. Years pass, and Stern becomes a horse dealer. He has kept a pretty little brooch which he found upon the baby. He runs across Worthless Dan, a boy of eighteen. Stern gives him food and persuades Dan to accompany him. They call upon Mrs. Allison, and while refusing to buy a horse she is attracted to Dan, who reminds her strongly of what her boy would have been at his age. The next day Stern shows Dan the baby's brooch, and he tells Dan he can pass off as the widow's son if he (Dan) will do as he is told and help him (Stern) occasionally. Dan consents. Mrs. Allison is easily convinced and Dan goes to her, and soon learns to love this gracious lady. One night Stern enters the house and, seeing Dan alone, demands that he break open the safe and go with him. There is a fight, which Mrs. Allison witnesses, and Stern is ejected. Dan confesses the deception, but Mrs. Allison takes him to her heart.
- A company detective goes undercover to expose a gang that uses inside information to rob gold shipments.
- Poor Major Wright was feeling thoroughly out of sorts, for of late, Hiram Ciders, the town constable, seemed to be making considerable progress in his courtship of Miss Judith Mullen. But could the Major have read the wealthy spinster's feelings aright, however, he would have found no cause for alarm, for so busy had the good lady been in looking after her niece, Flossie, that she had found little time for aught else. Not that "auntie" had any objection to Dick Morgan, as her niece's suitor, but she considered the girl too young to wed. Indeed, so closely did she keep watch on Flossie, that Dick, coached by the girl's governess, determined to put an end to their stolen meetings by boldly proposing for his sweetheart's hand. To Dick's consternation, "auntie," wishing to frighten away the young man altogether, pretended that she believed he was proposing to her, nor did she dismiss the boy until she had given him two very uncomfortable hours. Dick's turn for revenge came, however, when he met "auntie's" two admirers, and told each that the other had just proposed to the fair Judith. The result was a quarrel, ending in Major Wright challenging Hiram Ciders to a duel. Dick and James Hurley, who had been asked to act as seconds, had no intentions of having any bloodshed, and therefore carefully extracted the real cartridges from the combatants' revolvers and replaced them with blanks, then, sending a note to Miss Judith Mullen of her admirers' intentions, mentioning the time and place, they calmly awaited the appointed hour. Not so, Hiram Ciders, for Major Wright was far too good a shot to permit him to be calm. Nevertheless, owing to James Hurley's vigilance, the shivering constable was unable to slip away, as had been his intention, and was led pale and trembling, to the "field of honor." While the backs of the group were turned, he made a wild dash for liberty, so that when "auntie" arrived, she found only the hardy old Major. And so pleased was that lady at her hero's gallantry, that she promptly accepted him then and there, and Dick instantly seizing the favorable moment, was at last overjoyed to receive "auntie's" consent to his marriage with her niece.
- Swift Wind, a young chief, loves Dancing Fawn. In their ramblings they, too, see white wolves, which is an object of fear and veneration among the Indians, and return to the village. The two are betrothed by the old chief, but old Red Nose, the medicine man, demands her hand for himself. The chief, fearing his magic powers, considers. Dancing Fawn runs away to her lover. Swift Wind is taught a secret by an old trapper, "If a trap is baited with an animal's own hair the iron jaws will never fail to catch it." The Indian decides how he will overthrow his rival. At his instruction Dancing Fawn cuts off a lock of hair from the sleeping medicine man. With it Swift Wind baits the trap. The next day a wolf is caught and as the Indians approach the trap the beast turns into the medicine man. The hand of the great father has proven his love again and Swift Wind and his sweetheart are united.
- The Chief's son, Silver Water, returns from college and is met at the station by the tribe. The Indians make merry to celebrate his homecoming. Hal Benton, an easterner, rides on to ask his way to the hotel, where he is stopping with some friends, among them his fiancée, Veda Mead, and her father. Knowing that the Indian ceremonies will interest his friends, Hal obtains permission to come the next day and bring his friends. The Chief calls Morning Star, an Indian maiden, telling his son that she is to be his squaw. Silver Water is pleased with her. The next day Hal Benton and his friends arrive. While the others inspect the camp, Veda Mead amuses herself with Silver Water and ere long is thoroughly infatuated with him, while the Indian's vanity is touched by the attentions of the society coquette, and he promises to meet her the next day. Their little tete-a-tete is cut short by the entrance of Morning Star. The next day they meet and, after coquetting with Silver Water until he forgets his Indian sweetheart, the eastern girl gives him her calling card, upon which she writes "To my Indian Hero" and asks him to call upon her in the east. Several months pass, and Hal Benton and Veda Mead are preparing to wed, when a letter arrives addressed to Mr. Mead from Silver Water, telling him that as he is in the east, he will do himself the honor to call upon them that evening. To Veda, who had been reading of the Indians' lives and customs after her meeting with Silver Water, the news is very terrifying. Recalling how she played with him, she fears that he may now make trouble. She goes to the veranda and sits down to think over the situation. Suddenly she sees Silver Water in full war-paint and feathers coming up the steps, he sees her and advances. Touching her upon the shoulder, he beckons her to follow. She obeys. As they reach the garden be tells her of his love, reminds her of her promises when they last met and insists upon her fulfilling them now. She cries out, and her cry brings Hal. Silver Water tells Hal why he has come for Veda, and Hal agrees that she must go with him, but Silver Water is not satisfied. He throws down his knife and insists upon Hal fighting with him for the girl. At a given signal, both men start for the knife. The Indian secures it and soon kills Hal, then, throwing his blanket over the terrified Veda, he drags her off to his camp and commands her to fetch and carry and cook his meals. Veda sinks to the ground as Silver Water stalks off, but no sooner has he gone than Morning Star slips out from her tepee and, creeping down upon Veda, raises her knife to strike the girl dead. Just as the knife descends, Veda forces herself to rise, only to find herself in Hal's arms on the veranda, for the young man has been trying to awaken her to tell his sweetheart that their Indian friend, Silver Water, has arrived, and at that moment stands beside them in the most correct evening dress. At the first glance she gives him, Silver Water realizes that it would be impossible to ever win the white girl, so leaving her with Hal, he tears up her card and returns to the blanket and Morning Star, his sweetheart, before he has learned the white man's ways.
- In order to get a job as a cook on a ranch, a young girl disguises herself as a boy. Problems arise when several of the young women at the ranch fall in love with "him".
- Stan and Teddie go to the city and have some amusing experiences. However, their adventures turn out to be a dream.
- Obliged to work in a grocery store, Dave Downey makes the best of it, and the best is not at all bad considering the youth, beauty, and charm of Constance, the grocer's daughter, the lady behind the counter. The old man, however, is the rock against which the bark of true love almost wrecks itself. Poor Dave is caught in the act and promptly "fired," with neatness and dispatch. James Fixer, an old friend, proves a friend indeed. Dave shall have the girl, father or no father; he goes into the grocery store, makes a few purchases, then accuses the proprietor of stealing his wallet. The police are called in and the grocer is locked up. Enter Dave. Like a true hero, he tells the captain that he, and not the old man, is the thief. Jubilantly the grocer returns to commune with butter and eggs, etc., while Dave is placed in a cell. Mr. Fixer is delighted at his clever scheme. Now for the climax. He goes to the grocer, to whom he apologizes, saying he had made a mistake and that the wallet was in his possession. The old man is deeply touched at Dave's sacrifice, and the pair forthwith gain the young man's release. To show his appreciation, the grocer gladly consents to his daughter's marriage to Dave.
- The town of Glendale was stirred one day by the advent of Alice Reynolds. The next day she is searching about the station and, when questioned by the station-agent, tells him of the loss of a ten dollar bill, the corner of which was slightly torn. The station-agent acquaints the village boys of her loss and they all aid in the hunt, but to no avail. She leaves weeping and the boys' hearts are touched. Bud Hoover, one of the boys, hits upon a scheme to try to get into the good graces of the young lady. He takes a ten dollar bill, tears the corner of it, calls upon Alice and gives her the money, claiming to have found it. She thanks him and gives him a flower as a reward. Bud's success sets the boys a-thinking. He is no sooner gone than Silas Gray hits upon the same plan and gives Alice a ten dollar bill with a torn corner, telling her he had found the money. Still another boy, Cy Smith, thinks the same brilliant plan and he, too, gets a flower. Bud proudly tells the station-agent of his luck. Silas comes next and Cy brings in the rear. They all have the same tale to tell. When notes are compared, they realize that they have been stung, and starts for the hotel as Alice leaves with suitcase, steps into station bus, and tells driver she must catch the 2 p.m. train. The bus passes the boys on its way to the train, but they are not aware it contains the girl. At the hotel, the clerk informs them she has gone. They dash out and make a bee-line for the depot. The girl sees them coming and with a laugh, steps on the now moving train.
- Bo Brummer considers himself quite a flirt, but his attempts with Mrs. Shaver fail utterly and he ends up in a duel with her husband.
- Portland, Oregon is the first and only city in the United States that has a juvenile form of government working in cooperation with the city. Annually a committee of prominent business men nominate representative boys for the candidacy of Juvenile Mayor, four Commissioners, and City Auditor. The commission form of government is used, and the Council, composed of the Junior Mayor and the Commissioners, elect a Municipal Judge, a City Attorney, a City Treasurer, a Clerk of the Court and a Chief of Police. The Junior Mayor and Chief of Police appoint 50 boys. The Junior Police Department works in cooperation with the regular department. They are supposed to assist police officers and to help the prevention of violating the law. The movement has had a widespread influence for the betterment of Portland, and many other cities are on the point of taking up the movement. Los Angeles, especially, thinks well of the idea. In the Nestor photoplay the parts of the Boy Mayor and his Secretary are played by Messrs. Eugene V. Rich and Earl R. Godwin, the actual holders of these offices.
- Hank Rouser, "Big Noise Hank," as a daring stranger had called him, was mad clear through. Julius Jones had faithfully promised to return that $500 after thirty days, and now it was long past due, and not even a line from Mr. Jones. So after a little friendly persuasion, in which Hank's six-shooter was brought into prominence, the bar was effectively cleared of its patrons, despite the protests of the barkeeper, and the bully sat down to dispatch a few terse sentences to his tardy friend, upon the receipt of which, Julius, with the aid of Caleb, his old family servant, quickly packed his traveling bag and started on a little journey, which he wrote to H. Rouser, would surely keep him away several months. As Caleb pushed out the rowboat which was to take his master to the railroad station by a short cut, be tumbled into the water, and Julius upon coming to his aid, met with the same fate, while the boat with his coat and bag drifted calmly away. Hastily they returned to the house for dry clothing, but had scarcely reached the sitting room, when a violent ringing of the bell and a cautious glance through the window warned them that Mr. Rouser, true to his promise, had arrived! Caleb had scarcely time to lock his master in the bedroom before their unwelcome guest after shooting off the lock on the door, strode angrily into the room, and to the servant's consternation declared that he would camp right there until Mr. Jones returned! Julius had gone supperless to bed, and had almost given up hopes of breakfast, when his door opened stealthily and Caleb appeared, not with breakfast, however, but the morning paper with the headlines, '"Julius Jones Drowned. Body Not Yet Recovered!" Then followed a long account of the empty boat, the coat and suitcase. But comment was cut short by Mr. Rouser lustily calling for breakfast! As it was impossible for Caleb to get out through the sitting-room, Julius hastily tied the sheets together and assisted him out of the window. All might have gone well had it not been for the new policeman, who, seeing a man leaving the house in that fashion, called for assistance, and in a few moments, not only were Caleb and Hank whisked off to the station house, but Julius as well. Fortunately, the lieutenant recognized the latter and his servant, and at once discharged them, while "Big Noise Hank" was unceremoniously locked up for carrying concealed weapons and disturbing the peace.
- John and Mary, with their little daughter, Fay, are homeward bound after a successful trip in the goldfields, but before they are half-way through the desert the last drop of water is gone. As he looks off, however, John sees a man riding along and calls to him. The traveler rides up to them, and proves to be Lem Kid, an outlaw, who insists upon having the profits of their entire months of labor and hardships, all of the gold dust and nuggets, for enough water to take them across the desert. At last they arrive home thoroughly disheartened, while Lem Kid rides on and to his astonishment finds a poster which reads: "$5,000 reward for the capture of Lem Kid, who at 2 o'clock on June 26th, robbed the First National Bank at Bow Springs, Nevada, and killed the cashier." Angrily Lem Kid tears down the sign, for at 2 o'clock on June 26th, he had been in the desert with John and Mary. As the Kid rides along he meets one of the sheriff's men, who recognizes him, and as soon as he tells the sheriff, they gallop off in hot pursuit. In endeavoring to evade the posse after being wounded, Lem Kid falls over a precipice, and is discovered by little Fay, who is picking berries. The child insists upon his accompanying her to their shack, where, although bitter against him, his wounded condition forces Mary to take him inside and do what she could for his comfort. The sheriff arrives, but he is too late, for Lem Kid has made his last fight. He gives little Fay the gold.
- Bob Madden returns home slightly intoxicated and his father angrily commands him to leave the place and shift for himself. The next morning he goes, leaving his father a note: "Dear Dad, I am going out West and try to make a man of myself. I hope some day you will be proud of me. Your son. Bob." His father relents and, after tracing him to the station, buys a ticket for the same place. In the meanwhile, Rob has arrived, and reading a notice that cowboys with outfits are wanted on the Carter ranch, he buys an outfit from a man near the station and starts for the Carter ranch. However, the foreman will not have him, as he confesses that he cannot rope, so Bob rides on until he comes upon an Outlaw's Camp, and is glad to accept their rough hospitality. In the meanwhile, the ranchman, Joseph Carter, receives his new automobile, but being unable to take his daughter, Jessie, sends her with the foreman for a ride. The machine breaks down and the chauffeur returns for parts, while the foreman takes his opportunity to force his attentions upon Jessie, her cries bring Bob and the outlaws to the scene. The foreman recognizes the outlaw chief and returning to the ranch, starts out at the head of the cowboys to capture the band. Bob has loaned Jessie his horse to return home, and the outlaws have just broke camp, so when the foreman and the boys return they only succeed in capturing Bob and hustle him off as an outlaw. Jessie arrives at the ranch, learns where the boys have gone, so together with her father, rides to the rescue, arriving just as his father comes along. The two fathers learn that they are old friends. The man at the station recognizes Bob, and general rejoicing takes place.
- An old arrowmaker's daughter, while at the stream, meets a brave from another tribe. They become enamored of each other in the sudden positive way of the savage, and agree to meet at sunset. The chief of the tribe to which the girl belongs, covets and demands her of her father. The father consents, but the girl rebels. At sunset, she meets her lover and tells him what her fate is to be. He tells her that when the moon shines, he will come for her and take her away. Their clandestine conversation is overheard by an unfriendly Indian and carried to the covetous chief. The lover is taken prisoner and taunted by the chief. Finally the chief raises a weapon to strike the prisoner dead. The girl jumps between and receives the blow, which wounds her mortally. The lover breaks his bonds and demands trial by conquest. This is granted. He fights with and kills the chief, and is himself elected chief of the tribe. But his heart is with the girl. He takes his own life, and the spirits of the two are seen to reunite in the Happy Hunting Ground.
- Florence is a romantic slavey in a boarding house, who dreams of being a Juliet to some handsome young Romeo. After her first disappointment in Mr. Mudge, she finally finds her real hero.
- A cartoon version of the Little Tramp character gets thrown off the boxcar in a cow town. He seeks employment as a farm hand, but is disappointed to learn that hard work is involved.
- Darkfeather graduates from Hopi. She returns to her tribe, met by her father, Ungatah, wearing the latest modem clothes. Kotah, an old admirer, shows his dislike for modem ideas by presenting her with a beautiful beaded leather dress. She assumes the garb of her tribe and again rides the prairies and forests. Ned, a surveyor, rides from his camp one day and becomes lost in the desert. He is forced to abandon his dead horse, and is rescued from death by thirst by Darkfeather. She takes him to the village and nurses him to health. While drifting in a canoe one day, during his convalescence, he tells her of his love. She accepts it, and on the bank he cuts two hearts in the bark of an old tree and carves their initials under them. Returning to the village, he openly declares his love for her by placing an engagement ring on her finger before the Indians. Later he leaves, promising to return. Kotah distrusts Ned, but says nothing. Darkfeather, roaming over the old places, waits his coming, but when mail is brought to the camp and none for her, she becomes doubtful. Later, a party of surveyors pass through the village and stop to buy feed. Darkfeather questions Jim about Ned, He tells her Ned is married and shows her a newspaper containing a notice thereof. Darkfeather, filled with anger and jealousy, at once assumes her civilian clothes and goes to the city, learning Ned's whereabouts through an old envelope he left in a discarded jacket. She finds Ned and his wife in the garden of their palatial home, and decides to strike them down, but love conquers her jealousy and she leaves quietly. Returning to the village, she discards her civilian dress and carries all relics of civilization in a bundle to the trysting tree of the hearts and initials. Here she casts the bundle of clothing into a huge fire, which consumes them as well as the tree.
- Pat and Grouch arrive on the stage at Medicine Sap, a frontier town. He unfolds an invalid chair to the astonishment of the natives. When the Indian princess passes with her father Pat asks the clerk who she is. The clerk tells him it is Chief "Rain-in-the-Face" and his daughter. Pat is lost in admiration, but has to wheel Grouch to the hotel barroom. In the room Pat thinks of the princess. In the camp the princess thinks of Pat. In the meantime the Grouch is going crazy. Pat comes in and gives him some medicine, but it only gets Grouch on edge. He is sure he is going to die and sends Pat out to get a doctor. The clerk tells Pat that the only doctor in the country is "Heap Much Dope," the Indian medicine man. Pet beats it to the Indian camp, gets the medicine man, sends him to the hotel and remains to flirt with the princess. In the meantime the medicine man calls on the Grouch, and the latter promptly kicks him out of the room. So the medicine man and the chief declare war. The town people learn that the Indians are coming and wonder what to do. Princess promises to save them and she and Pat set out. Pat gets frightened when he sees the Indians and climbs a telegraph pole. The Indians try to smoke him off, but Pat throws down high tension wire and puts the Indians out of commission. He returns to town with trophies and is showered with praise and presents by the people.
- While hunting, Dick Lee meets James Gordon, an old rancher who invites him to his cabin. Here he meets the rancher's daughter Mary. They soon become friends, and her heart is almost broken when, at the end of his holidays, he is to return to the city. Mary makes Dick promise to write. Back in the city, Dick tries to forget the country girl, and as he is engaged to Lillian West, life is very gay indeed. Somehow, he cannot forget the little girl back on the ranch. The promised letter, however, is never written. Mary looks every day for the letter that does not come, and her father is very sad to see her pine away. At last he cannot stand it longer, and makes up his mind to go to the city and hunt up Dick. In the meantime Dick has grown tired of the gay life, and thinks more and more of Mary. One night in a café, he and Lillian have words; they leave the gay party, return home, quarrel, and part. The next day Dick receives a letter from her with their engagement ring enclosed; he is filled with joy, realizing that he is free to return to the girl he had left behind. He hurries home, dresses, and leaves the city. The old rancher arrives at his home soon after, and learns that Dick has left town. Slowly the old man turns and makes his way back to the station. Arriving home, he is about to enter the house, when hearing laughter, he turns and walking over to the window he looks in and is overjoyed to see Dick placing an engagement ring on Mary's hand.
- Young Wild West, on his way to a mining camp, saves an old miner from the hands of three bad men, who are trying to rob him. The old miner is very grateful. Wild West and his party camp for the night near the old miner's cabin. The bad men also camp in the vicinity. Feeling that they have been bandied roughly by Wild West, they go over to Wild West's camp to get satisfaction, but they get a good trouncing instead. The old miner overhears the bad men plotting to shoot up the camp of Wild West that night and he hurries to the camp and informs the party, who thank him. The bad men sneak over to Wild West's camp and getting above it, start a fusillade, which is returned with interest by Wild's party. The next morning Wild leaves for the nearby town. On crossing a dried-up stream Wild discovers gold. They quickly dismount, put up their tents again and start to wash out the gold. One of the bad men passing, sees Wild West's lucky strike and hurries back to the camp. The leader of the gang has a plan to get the gold and hurries back to town. They hire a few loafers out of the barroom to go back and help them overcome Wild West and his party. They start for the party's camp. But Wild West, who has left the camp to take some samples of gold to town, sees them coming, and drawing into the bushes, overhears their plans and at once goes for the sheriff. The party washing the gold see them coming, and knowing their inability to light the larger force, they run to the old miner's cabin for shelter, and are just in time for the bad men to come up and open fire at them. Suddenly those in the cabin stop firing, for they spy the sheriff and his men, led by Young Wild West. The bad men rush toward the cabin, and are caught between two fires. Thoroughly beaten, they are captured and led away by the sheriff.
- An Indian woman, taking justice into her own hands, kills her lawless husband for the murder of her father.