Plot

Poleon is a trapper of the North woods. He loves Rosie, but finds it's difficult to tell her of his love. Pierre, a good looking, unprincipled, fur buyer and trapper, arrives at the post. He finds Rosie and does not hesitate to make love to her, while poor Poleon looks on from afar. Pierre marries Rosie in secret and swears her to silence, promising to return and to claim her as his wife. Rosie trusts him implicitly, but time goes on and Pierre does not come, nor does she hear from him. Poleon returns for trading purposes. He sees Rosie and finds her ill and wretched. The love in him surges up and he determines to find Pierre and bring him back to her. Poleon follows Pierre with all the skill of a trapper. He comes upon him at his camp fire. There is a struggle in which Pierre is overpowered and bound. They start homeward and one night Poleon sleeps from exhaustion and Pierre, working his bonds loose, steals to Poleon's side and taking his knife, attacks him. Poleon grapples with him and in the fight Pierre inflicts a bad wound upon himself. Poleon carries him back to the store. He calls Rosie and sending for a priest insists upon the marriage ceremony being performed. Pierre dies and again Poleon goes away to still his great grief. While in the woods and pondering beside his camp fire, Poleon sees a vision of Rosie, with arms outstretched, beckoning him to come back. Poleon immediately breaks up camp and starts for the post to claim his happiness and Rosie.—Moving Picture World synopsis