- To settle her homestead claim in an unsettled new territory, Mary is obliged to take a long ride over the plains to locate her newly-acquired property. She reaches her destination at nightfall and looks about for a shelter. She has almost come to the conclusion that she needs to pass the night alone, using her blanket as a mattress and her saddle as a pillow. In the far distance, she sees smoke suddenly belch from the stovepipe of Lone Bill's cabin. It is a welcome sight and she hastens to ask for a night's lodging. Bill is only too willing to give up his bed and sleep outdoors himself. The nest morning when he starts to prepare breakfast, Mary gives him a hand and as they sit down together at the table, Bill says to himself, "this is something like I have dreamed of for years." Mary is obliged to build a cabin upon her property, which joins Bill's, and he volunteers to put up the house for her. He starts in and Mary proves quite apt with the hammer and saw. Bill and Mary grow very fond of each other and he declares his love for her. Mary thinks the matter over and finally decides to go back home, leaving the following note, expressive of her feelings: "Dear Bill, it is true that I love you, but I fear my love is not strong enough to endure the life out here. I leave on the 2:20 train. Forgive me and forget your little pal, Mary." Bill calls over to see her shortly after she has gone and finds the note on the door. He hastily jumps on his horse to catch the train. Mary, on her way to the depot meets a parson and tells him that she has decided to go back to her claim and marry Bill. Bill, who has taken a short-cut to the station, gets there just as the 2:20 train is pulling out. Sad and lonely, he turns back and as he is approaching his cabin, he sees smoke arising from the chimney. He hastens forward and enters. He sees a pair of gloves on the table and when he picks them up, recognizes them as Mary's. He kisses them. Mary slips from behind the curtain of the door and covers his eyes with her hands, saying, "Guess, who it is." Bill turns about and beholds Mary. He cannot understand until the preacher steps out from the other room. Bill knows what it means. Too happy for words he seizes Mary's hand and in less time than it takes to tell it, they are married. Bill is no longer "Lone."—Moving Picture World synopsis
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