- A horse-race brings together Kentuckian Natalie Chester and Argentinean Manuel La Tassa. At a party, Pedro De Grossa insults Natalie and Manuel challenges him to a duel. To assure his son's success, Carlos De Grossa hires Gomez to ambush Manuel. While Manuel is recuperating, Natalie discovers the perfidy. She bribes Gomez to expose the De Grossas, Pedro leaves the country, and Manuel finally accepts his duty to participate in his government with the help of Natalie, his new wife.—Pamela Short
- Natalie Chester, daughter of the owner of a Kentucky racing stable, is in Argentina, where she is about to enter her horse "Scampaway" in a big race. The favored horse is "Rivadavia," owned by Manuel La Tassa. Don Fernando De Contas advises Manuel's mother, Donna Isabelle, to choose a wife for Manuel. The woman selects Hortensia, a Castilian girl. Manuel is indifferent, and is only interested in his horse and the upcoming race. When his horse loses to Scampaway, he seeks an introduction to its owner, and is amazed to find she is Natalie. He invites her to a party at his studio that night. She accepts and they begin a romance. During the party, a curtain is drawn aside, revealing Scampaway. Pedro De Grossa, son of the ambitious and corrupt political leader Carlos De Grossa, lifts Natalie onto her horse. When she dismounts, Pedro gives her an unwanted kiss. She frees herself, and Manuel rushes to her aid. He knocks Pedro to the ground, whereupon Pedro challenges him to a duel. The next day, Natalie makes her way to the dueling ground and arrives just as a shot is fired. She sees Manuel fall. Then she sees Gomez, an assassin hired by Carlos De Grossa, and discovers he had ambushed Manuel. Since Manuel had been wounded in a duel, it is impossible for him to go to the hospital or any place where the authorities might learn what happened. He is taken to his home, where Natalie acts as his nurse. Manuel's mother and Hortensia are shocked at Natalie's presence. Knowing she is unwelcome, Natalie then leaves for her hotel. She receives an invitation to the President's reception, where the De Grossas are to appear. Natalie exposes Gomez as the one hired to shoot Manuel. Gomez tells De Grossa that unless he is protected, he will make a complete confession. De Grossa, knowing he is beaten, decides to leave the country. At a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies a few months later, Manuel is appointed Ambassador to the United States. Natalie receives an ovation when Manuel promises to glorify the Argentine Republic with the aid of "my American wife."
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