Grant, the grazer, who sells hides to the sheriff, a dealer in pelts, is jealous of Horace Dunn, the sheriff's assistant. Both young men are in love with Celia, Sheriff Groton's daughter. Grant informs Celia's father that Dunn is an ex-jailbird. The sheriff orders his assistant to leave the district. The girl, however, disbelieves Grant. She elopes with Dunn. Grant, in a fury, follows them. In Celia's absence he assaults Dunn. Thinking that he has killed his man, Grant starts a forest fire to cover his guilt. But Celia is convinced of the grazer's criminal liability. She gets help from an unexpected quarter, aid when her lover, who has only been badly injured by his enemy, is carried before Grant, the latter breaks down and confesses. Grant himself is the ex-jail-bird. The name of the young assistant is cleared, and he and Celia are happily married. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis

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