- Jim Blake, the playboy son of a New York millionaire, heads west to prove himself a man. He goes to work on his father's ranch in Wyoming, and eventually wins over the locals by turning the tables on a town bully and trying to collect damages from a railroad magnate, whose trains have killed many of the Blake ranch's cattle. When the railroad refuses to pay, Jim comes up with a plan that will make them pay far more than they originally had to. Problems arise when he falls in love with Alice, the railroad magnate's daughter.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- Jim Blake, lively young son of a millionaire, spends his hours carousing and having a good time with the boys. For a time his every whim is indulged in, but finally the elder Blake tires of his spendthrift days and one morning Jim is informed by his parent that things must change; that the days of big bills and generous allowances are over; that from now on he must make his own way in life. For the first time Jim's fighting blood is aroused, so, taking the last parting check from bis father, he sets out with his trusted valet for a ranch in Wyoming, determined to make good, and to prove to his father and others that he is not the weakling they believe him to be. Jim begins his career out West by beating up a native who resented the intrusion of the tenderfoot, and by his splendid fighting wins the admiration of the ranchmen and other onlookers. Jim then sets about to straighten out things. Learning that their ranch holds unpaid claims against the railroad for killing their livestock, he determines to collect all that is due them and with this purpose, goes to see John Maynard, the president of the railroad. In a heated interview he demands settlement of his claim and when refused by the president, tells him that he is not through yet and that some day the road will pay the claim with 100 per cent interest. President Maynard's daughters, out boating, are caught in a swift current, and are in grave danger of being carried over the falls. They are rescued by Jim, who is attracted by Alice, the younger daughter. The friendship between the two rapidly develops, and before returning to her home in the East, Alice promises to marry Jim as soon as he has made good. Spurred on by her promise, Jim fights harder than ever, and his efforts are eventually crowned with success. He cleverly buys up a plot of land through which the railroad was planning to build a spur track, and forces President Maynard to purchase it from him at a large figure, thus realizing enough to return to his father and prove that he has made good. His affair of the heart, however, does not progress so smoothly. Alice's sister, jealous of the love between Alice and Jim, destroyed the letters between the sweethearts, leading each to believe that the other is faithless. But upon Jim's return to the city, everything is straightened out, and despite the objection of Alice's father, the two happy young people run away and are married with the blessing of Jim's father. President Maynard cannot long withhold his respect for the splendid young man who had so cleverly beaten him, and eventually he, too, joins in blessings on the young couple.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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