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Bill Wescott is a civil engineer in Her Majesty's service, far out on the desert. Cecil, his wife, is with him. There are several men in their camp, among them Danny Bowen, a friend of Wescott's. Bill Wescott becomes somewhat of a drunkard during his monotonous life on the desert. Danny notes the neglect of Bill's wife and constitutes himself as a friend of hers. Bill, on one of his drunken rages, becomes very jealous and strikes Cecil. She finally decides to leave him and, writing a note which she places where he will find it, sets out across the desert. Bill finds the note and is scarcely sober enough to understand it but momentary contrition overcomes him. Danny happens in at this time and at once understands the situation. Dashing out and leaping on his horse, he leaves to search the desert for the distracted wife. Bill becomes more jealous and rages in his drunkenness as he is in no condition to pursue his wife and her supposed lover. Danny brings Cecil back and she goes to bed. That night Bill is tortured with a terrible nightmare. In the morning Cecil and Danny wake him and to their surprise he is a new man. Before they notice the change, he goes to pour himself out a glass of whiskey. He suddenly stops and pushes the bottle away from him. This leads to a happy reconciliation between husband and wife.
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