- When Cindy Lane becomes pregnant, Mark Brierson, the father, refuses to marry her. Instead, Brierson romances Azalia Deering, whose father, General Deering, owns the town bank. Brierson misuses bank funds, but the bank is saved by Jack Rose, a wealthy farmer. Cindy's father Zeb vows to kill her lover, but she refuses to reveal the man's identity. Brierson realizes that Azalia and Jack love each other, and so, to eliminate his rival, he tells Zeb that Jack is the child's father. To disgrace Jack further, Brierson convinces Dagmar, a black woman, to claim Jack as her son, but Zeb is told that Brierson is the father of Cindy's child and is also Dagmar's son. In the end, Zeb kills Brierson, who, before he dies, learns from Dagmar that although she is not his mother, he is black. Jack marries Azalia, and Cindy, whose child has died, goes back to the man she loved before Brierson.
- Zeb Lane and his daughter Cindy live in Piney Ridge, up in the mountains. In the town below is Mark Brierson, cashier of General Deering's bank, of whom Cindy is thinking. Brierson is worried. He is not worried because of the grief-stricken, anxious girl up in the mountains, but desperate because of his need of money to cover dishonest investments made in the bank's name. General Deering and his teller, Major Jartree, confer as to the bank's resources, being unable to discover the leakage. Jack Rose, a young farmer, has made money at Piney Ridge. He writes General Deering that he will call the next day to draw from the bank $42,000 with which to purchase machinery. Cindy goes to the mountain brook for water and there meets Mark Brierson. The girl pleads with Brierson to marry her, but he will not listen. Cindy eventually informs her father, who wants to go and kill the man, but Cindy, who still loves the man, refuses to speak. That night Cindy steals from the cabin, bound for she knows not where. Mark Brierson has set his eyes upon Azalia the daughter of General Deering, for he thinks he may retrieve his fallen fortunes and escape punishment for his defalcations should he wed the girl. Jack Rose, a supper guest at General Deering's home, overhears Azalia inform a servant of her father's financial troubles. Jack, through his love for Azalia, resolves not to withdraw his money from the bank. Cindy Lane has wandered all day down the mountain sides and finally into town. She collapses at General Deering's door. There she is discovered by her former suitor, Jack Rose, who takes her to her home. Time passes and Cindy becomes a mother. And then it is that Cindy's parents discover that the infant is tainted with negro blood. Then one night the baby is discovered dead. A week later, Cindy reads that General Deering is to give a dance at his home that night. She resolves to hover near, hoping to again meet Mark Brierson to whom she is loyal. Her father sees Cindy depart and assuming that she is going to the guilty man follows her with loaded gun. At General Deering's home the night of the dance, Jack Rose proposes to Azalia. He tells the maiden he does not know who his parents are, for he was found when an infant at a cabin door in Piney Ridge. Brierson, en route to the dance, again meets Dagmar and tells the woman that he may need her services that evening. Jack and Azalia confide their secret to General Deering, who immediately collects his guests and announces his daughter's engagement. Brierson hears this startling news with rage. He summons Dagmar, who is lurking nearby, and tells her that this marriage can never take place, for Jack Rose has negro blood in his veins. He then makes public this false accusation, and the guests leave the mansion. Only Jack and Brierson remain with General Deering and his daughter. "I won't speak a word of love to Azalia until I have nailed this lie," exclaims Jack Rose to General Deering. Then old Zeb Lane enters the Deering mansion and inquires of Brierson where Cindy is, and telling him that her baby had negro blood in it. Brierson tells Zeb that Rose is the man he wants, but Cindy refutes this statement. Some time later Jack Rose receives $200,000 from a New York syndicate for ore land near Piney Ridge, and later resolves to go to Zeb Lane and personally refute the charges made against him. General Deering and his daughter, followed by Brierson, call at Zeb Lane's cabin to inquire after Cindy. Jack Rose wends his way, seeking an explanation from the old mountaineer. Just then Major Jartree arrives with the news that General Deering's cashier speculated in the general's name; that there isn't $10,000 cash on hand and that fully $100,000 will be needed for the obligations the cashier has imposed. General Deering turns to the now lowering Brierson. "If you want to stay out of jail get out of the state tonight," he exclaims. Jack Rose comes to Deering's aid. "I've got $200,000 for my land. I reckon that will tide you over," he says. When Brierson is leaving, he meets Cindy, who tells him: "There's only one way you can save yourself, Mark, marry me." "All right," whispers Brierson, "we'll get married. Bring that horse to the old cedar, and we'll ride double." As Cindy goes after the horse, Brierson and Jack Rose meet face to face. There is a struggle and the men are separated by Zeb Lane and mountaineers. "Let Cindy decide who is the guilty man," shouts Jack Rose. "Whoever she brings that horse for, she'll go to. I'll shoot the first man that makes a move," exclaims Zeb. Up the hill toils Cindy with the horse. She pauses to speak to Jack Rose. Zeb Lane's rifle is about to spit fire, but Cindy springs between the rifle muzzle and Jack Rose. Brierson dodges around the corner of the cabin and makes his escape. Then it is that old Zeb Lane realizes that Brierson is the man whom he has been seeking. Weeks later, Jack Rose has purchased the Brierson plantation at a foreclosure sale. Brierson risks capture to return after money and securities he has hidden under bricks in the fireplace of the house. He meets Dagmar. The woman, intoxicated, tells Brierson that she is not his mother, but that he is black just the same. Their conversation is overheard by servants, who summon Jack Rose and General Deering. Cindy, who has been watching the house in the hope that Brierson would return, confronts the man. He endeavors to escape, but is prevented by Jack Rose. Brierson finds all doors locked. He rushes to the balcony. Down the road is old Zeb Lane. He spies Brierson on the balcony, takes careful aim and shoots the scoundrel through the heart. Jack Rose and Azalia are again happy in their love, while Cindy mourns the passing of the only man she has ever loved, for she is faithful unto death.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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