- The Spaniard's affections refused by the girl, he swears to get rid of his successful rival, but the sight of the child and a few smaller incidents work on him to turn the hatred in his heard into love. -Motion Picture News 1915.
- Tony Tafoya is a pastor de cabras, a goatherd in the employ of Senor Padrone del Pastores. On a Saint's festival day he journeys to Santa Fe on his little pack burro and at the church service there he chances to kneel by Rosaria. After the service, led on by her flirting, he follows her to her casa, and that night by appointment he plays guitar and sings beneath her window. One evening, as he is jogging on his pack burro into Santa Fe, he comes upon Rosaria, and another, McKnight. He sees Rosaria permit the American to kiss her lips while she fastens her rosary and crucifix with little star pendant about his throat as a charm, but does not hear McKnight vow to never again take human life at her request, nor see him, in ratification of the pledge, throw his gun into the nearby stream. Tony enters Pasquale's taberna, the Fonda, where he proceeds to drink so madly that even Pasquale feels called upon to interfere. In the midst of this McKnight enters, inviting those in the barroom to drink with him, as he is that night betrothed. About his open-shirted throat is a rosary, with crucifix attached, and tiny filigree star pendant. At sight of this Tony hurls his bottle of aguardiente against the bar counter and confronts McKnight. McKnight invites him to drink in honor of the occasion, but for answer Tony reaches up and tears off the rosary about the other's throat; only the little star pendant comes away in his fingers. McKnight starts to reach back for his gun to avenge the insult, when he suddenly recollects that he has thrown it away at Rosaria's bidding. A year later, Tony is sitting among his goats, this time brooding over a little filigree star pendant which he always keeps with him. He has made a vow to someday load this into the barrel of his .45 and shoot it into McKnight's heart. Suddenly there is a commotion among his flock and Tony observes that a wolf has broken among them. He shoots the wolf, and picks up a wounded yearling. Bandages and water are a requisite, and Tony glances about him for sign of human habitation. For the first time in long months he looks again into the star of the evening, and there, again, grows for him the picture of Rosaria, imaged as a madonna. Unconsciously he follows the star with his flock and the wounded yearling, until he notes that is shines directly over a 'dobe hut. He enters; the hut is empty within. On the stove is a simmering coffee pot, and beneath the window is a wooden packing box. Tony tends his wounded yearling, then pours himself a cup of black coffee. As he takes stock of his surroundings his eyes is caught by an empty gun holster that hangs against the wall. He examines this closer, and perceives its owner's initials burn into the leather flat: "B. McK." Tony replaces the scabbard, and draws his gun, stuffing down the barrel thereof the little star pendant wrapped in a cigarette paper. As dusk falls a prowling wolf passes the window, attracting Tony's attention. He crosses to the window to peer without, and perceives something flutter in the wooden packing-box. Peering within, he sees a small baby with a woman's rosary and crucifix around its throat. Tony notes that at the end of the crucifix is an empty hook for a pendant. He remains, gun in hand, guarding the babe and the crucifix. Once more the 'dobe hut is empty. Night has fallen as Rosaria followed by McKnight, enters. She lays her fingers on her lips and tiptoes over to the packing-box, McKnight following. Together they kneel there. Suddenly Rosaria exclaims, "See, beloved, an angel hath guarded our child." McKnight starts to laugh incredulously, then stares as Rosaria holds the crucifix up to his inspection. Pendant from its empty hook is a little star of Bethlehem. Through the window, afar on the moonlit desert, a lone goat-herd is standing among his flock.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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