Lieut. Wade has been carrying on a clandestine courtship with Silver Star, a pretty Indian girl. Her father, Black Hawk, discovers that secret meetings are taking place, and endeavors to keep the lovers apart. Wade is promoted and transferred to a distant fort, and the Indian girl is forgotten in the whirl of military and social life with which he is surrounded. Silver Star dies of a broken heart, leaving an infant, Little Dave, who is brought up by Black Hawk. Wade marries a daughter of a brother officer, the wedding being celebrated with pomp. Twenty years elapse, and the press of civilization forces the Indians westward. Black Hawk's tribe locates in the vicinity of Wade's post, and one day Little Dove comes face to face with her father. Her startling resemblance overwhelms him, and he starts as if a ghost had confronted him. The Indian girl, not knowing the cause of the man's agitation, casts off his detaining hand and goes on her way. Little Dove tells her grandfather of the occurrence, and he relates to her the sad romance of her mother. She becomes incensed, and vows she will avenge her mother's desertion and death. Black Hawk consents to aid her, and she goes to Wade and informs him that the Indians are discontented, but that she believes a demonstration of force will keep them from resorting to violence. Wade falls into the trap, and calling his troops together marches out to impress the redskins. As they reach a valley the concealed Indians pour a rain of fire into their midst, and the surprised soldiers retreat in confusion. Wade is dragged from his horse and made a prisoner, and is triumphantly carried to the camp by the exultant Indians. Led by Little Dove, the squaws torture Wade until he is exhausted, and he is then led onto the blazing desert, and left to die, with his hands tied behind him. That night Little Dove, her vengeance satisfied, realizes what she has done. Wade's accusing eyes seem to haunt her, and, stricken with remorse, she stealthily departs from the Indian village and goes to Wade. The still hand of death has preceded her, however, and she falls prostrate and caresses the still form of her father. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis

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