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- Nora Price, being left in charge of a large western ranch by the sudden death of her father, is wooed by her foreman, Ben Lane, who is not only desirous of winning Nora's heart, but also of becoming possessor of the ranch. At the same time that Ben is making love to Nora he is leader of a band of cattle rustler. His treachery is discovered by Steve Gibbs, the son of one of Nora's father's friends. The cleverness with which Steve rounds up the rustlers, and the thrilling situations that arise in bringing the band to justice, makes this picture one that will be remembered by all who appreciate real western life.
- Frank Wainwright and George Duncan are rival clerks. They are both in love with their employer's daughter, Helen Morris. Duncan, to pay gambling debts, steals a large sum of money and suspicion falls on Wainwright. Wainwright is given time, by his employer, to prove his innocence, but circumstances being too strong against him, he is forced to go west. Helen, who believes in his innocence, accompanies him as his wife. The hardships that they meet, coupled with the sudden appearance of Duncan in their western home, and the actions of a revengeful Mexican, make this picture intensely interesting.
- A young half-breed, not knowing his parentage, falls in love with a girl who is visiting his foster parents in the west. In the midst of their happiness, his foster father receives a letter from the girl's father, stating that he objects to the match because of the parentage of his adopted son, and is leaving immediately to take his daughter home. The adopted son is then told the story of his parentage. After hearing the story, Lee realizes that it will be impossible to now marry the girl. He conceives a plan whereby he will change her love for him to hatred and disgust. He makes the sacrifice because of the barrier of blood.
- Successful in the west, Bob Hardy, a young miner, sends for his young wife and infant son to join him. Before starting west with Hardy's old friend, Pierre Renard, as guide, she rivets a small nugget, given to her by Bob on their betrothal, to a chain, which she places around the baby's neck for luck. Renard and Mrs. Hardy lose their way in the desert. Giving to her baby the food and drink which she herself needs, she falls ill and dies, leaving the infant in care of Pierre. Later he is attacked by Indians. He escapes, but the baby is captured and is adopted by the Indian chief's wife. Hardy, impatient, begins a search for the missing. Seeing a locket belonging to Mrs. Hardy, he traces Renard and learns the fate of his family. Years pass and Hardy's son, now known as White Elk, has become the leader of the young braves of the tribe. Long taught to believe that the white man is his natural enemy, he counsels war against him. Although the old chief urges peace, White Elk, with his braves, rides out upon the warpath. Jessie, daughter of the owner of the C.D. Ranch, just returned from boarding school, escorted by two cowboys, on their way to the roundup, is attacked by the Indians. The two cowboys are killed and Jessie taken prisoner. Jessie is tied to the stake, but White Elk, struck by her beauty, orders her kept alive, as he wants her for his squaw. That night his white blood predominates and he releases her. Bob Hardy is at the general store when a horse, riderless and bearing the C.D. Ranch brand, gallops in. An arrow stuck to the saddle tells the story. Riding quickly to the anxious father, they muster the cowboys and dash forth for vengeance. They meet Jessie on the way, who explains how White Elk had released her, and she begs for mercy for him. Seeing that battle is inevitable, the old chief tells White Elk of his white parentage. In the fighting White Elk is wounded and is about to shoot Jessie's father when Rob Hardy grapples with him. Hardy clutches him by the throat. His hand comes in contact with the nugget placed there years before by his wife. Realizing that White Elk is his son, he picks him up and carries him to a place of safety. Hardy watches over his son's convalescence and tells him that he is his father. Jessie acts as his nurse and later White Elk succeeds in persuading her to make it a life job.
- Sam Prior, one of four mining partners, receives a letter telling him that an uncle has died bequeathing to him a fortune. Sam, a black sheep, has not seen his folks for fifteen years. With Jack Norton he obtains from a justice of the peace a letter of identification. Sam becomes drunk in a low dive, in the fight which ensues a gambler is killed. Circumstances point to Jack as being the gambler. When Sam is drowned after an orgy, Jack is arrested, charged with murder. In his pocket is Sam's letter of identification which he was keeping for his friend. He successfully masquerades as Sam. Jack goes to claim Sam's legacy and meets a girl who is introduced to him as his sister, whom he is supposed not to have seen for fifteen years. Jack learns to love his "sister," who worships her big "brother." Ashamed of his deception he goes away, leaving a note explaining all, and that he loves her, not in a "brotherly way." The girl, realizing her own deep affection for him, follows Jack to the mines. Juan, a Mexican, implicated in the fight in which the gambler had been killed, has become outlawed through his crime and now captains a band of Mexicans. They raid and ransack the miner's camp. They next attack the girl and her miner escort, leaving him for dead and carrying away the girl as a consort for Juan. The supposedly dead miner revives and gets the news to Jack of Juan's villainy. The miner goes for help while Jack goes to Juan's camp. He acts the part of a boastful desperado and accredits to himself the killing of the gambler. Juan angry, demonstrates how he himself did the killing to settle an old grievance. Juan's scouts tell him of the arrival of the sheriff and his posse. Suspecting Jack he overpowers him and leaves him in a cabin, to which he sets fire. The sheriff dashes in and the girl braves the smoke and fire to rescue Jack. When he emerges carrying her, Juan, fighting desperately, fires his last shot at Jack and misses. The sheriff arrests Jack, who is quickly freed upon the girl's substantiation of Juan's confession.
- A party of pioneers, among them Farley and Rand with their families, are on their way across the plains. Rand, while stopping at a stream to get a drink for his son, discovers gold. He returns to the camp for paper to stake his claim, and catches Farley in the act of making love to his wife. He overlooks it for the time being, and he and his boy go back to his claim, taking an old letter Farley has given him. From this letter he tears out the blank page to use to stake his claim, putting the letter part in his blouse. Hearing shots he goes to a hill. Indians are fast wiping out their little band. After the Indians have gone, Rand rescues Farley from the wreck of an old wagon. After burying the dead they start off on the journey. One night Farley and Rand quarrel over a game of cards. In the struggle Rand falls from a cliff to the rocks below, where he lies apparently dead. Farley takes the boy with him, and filing a claim to Rand's mine, they go northward. Rand is picked up by prospectors badly injured about the head; he remembers nothing. They find Farley's ring which he had won in the game and also the letter. He becomes identified as John Farley. After twenty years of aimless wandering, Rand turns up in Seattle, where the Farleys live. Rand's boy has been raised by Farley as his own son, and is now a physician. Farley's daughter and supposed son are devoted to each other. While automobiling they run down and injure an old man. The young doctor operates on him and his memory is restored. He proves himself to be Rand and confronts Farley, who recognizes him. Rand asks for his son, who overhearing, recalls his childhood and remembers his father. Farley dies from the shock and his daughter restores the mine to its rightful owner. She and young Rand learn that their love is more than that of sister and brother.