Eliza Darrow, only daughter and regarded as a chattel of old Yell Darrow, when told she has to become the wife of Jake Muggs, refuses in an emphatic manner and rushes for consolation to the big trees, her only friends, and refuses to return home. She hears a cry and goes in its direction and discovers Ralph Stuart, who has become separated from his companions. She starts to run away, but Stuart catches her and disregarding her apparent hostile attitude, asks her where she lives. She takes him to her cottage, where Stuart, explaining his predicament, asks for food. Darrow, though, still irate over Eliza's disobedience, chastises her, and when Stuart interferes, he orders him from the premises. Ralph is well-nigh overcome with hunger and fatigue when Eliza brings him some food which she has obtained, and further directs him to the station. Later, Ralph is exceedingly bored by his numerous social duties, and as his thoughts are ever of Eliza, he resolves to return to her. He does so and arrives just after Eliza has finally submitted to the seeming inevitable, a marriage with Jake. Learning of this, he asks Eliza if she really loves Jake, and receiving a negative answer, asks Mrs. Darrow for her, and obtains her consent. Darrow is inclined to be obstinate, but is soon "brought around" to their way of thinking, while Jake Muggs is otherwise disposed of. Stuart returns home with Eliza as his wife, and a year later, when the couple receive a visit from her people, the old people are more than convinced that they have done the right thing. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis

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