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- The scene is laid in one of the trading posts of the Hudson Bay Company and the young factor, Malcolm Young, loves Utoka, the pretty daughter of the chief of a nearby tribe. Jules Laprese also loves the girl and the half-breed hates Malcolm as much as he loves the pretty Indian maiden. Only Utoka's watchfulness saves the young factor's life on several occasions and this loving care is relaxed only when Jules brings her a letter and photograph which he has stolen from the factor. The picture is that of a beautiful young white girl and the loving message that accompanies it leaves small room for question of the factor's lack of good faith. Utoka is prostrated by grief and Jules leads her father to believe that a more serious wrong has been wrought by the head of the trading post. With his braves the old chief captures the factor and drags him, a prisoner, to the camp where Malcolm is put to torture before the fire is to mercilessly end his sufferings. Meanwhile Utoka, who cannot believe her lover guilty, seeks the post and discovers what has taken place. With the good father, the missionary who keeps pace with the advance of the Hudson Bay posts, Utoka returns to the camp and saves the life of the factor. He proves that the letter was from his sister and not from some sweetheart in Montreal and the half-breed is made to suffer punishment for the affront he has put upon the tribe.
- A brash young man loses the business he inherits but learns a lesson in love from the daughter of his rival.
- Within the sunny little Mexican City of Juarez, Alonzo, the famous bull-fighter, is to match his skill against the bull from Chihuahua. Pretty Dolores wanders one day without the Plaza El Torres, hoping to get one peep at the wonderful animals. Juan, a young Mexican employed at the Plaza, sees the girl and attracted by her beauty, offers to show her the bulls. He takes her within the Plaza and shows her all the interesting sights. The young people are mutually interested in each other and it proves a case of love at first sight. Alonzo also meets the girl and proposes for her hand. While Dolores loves Juan, she is quickly given to understand by her parents that Alonzo is a much more desirable match and that she must give up poor Juan. This Dolores reluctantly agrees to do. Finally the eventful day arrives. Alonzo, however, reaches the Plaza far too drunk to enter the arena and the management is in despair. The time for the fight to start having passed, the crowd begins to hoot and howl. The manager is at his wits' end. Young Juan volunteers to take Alonzo's place and kill the bull. The manager laughs at him but finally with no other alternative and impressed by the lad's earnestness, he consents and Juan, garbed in all the regalia as a matador, enters the ring. He kills the bull and at one bound secures fame and riches. The parents of Dolores are quick to realize that the famous matador is a very different proposition from the poverty-stricken hanger-on of the Plaza and the newly created bullfighter is happy in his victory and his love.
- During a rehearsal of his new play, Peter Richards recognizes in Mary Walters a well-known leading lady of 20 years before. She has met with reverses and is now employed as wardrobe woman in the company which is producing his play. On opening night, the play is a failure, and the manager who financed it decides to take it off immediately. Mary Walters is the only one in the theater who has feeling enough to show sympathy for the author in his misfortune. An extra girl's chance remark gives Peter an idea for another play, which he writes and calls "Granny," and he has enough confidence in Mary Walters' ability to offer her the leading part, which she gratefully accepts. Confident of its success, Peter's ambition is to produce "Granny" at the same theater where his former play met with such complete failure, but the manager refuses to produce it and Peter is forced to sell his home in order to secure enough money to put on the play. During his days of trouble Peter sees Mary's worth and as he walks with her to the theater on the opening night, they pass a quaint little church and Peter asks her to share the future with him, no matter what the night may bring them. Mary consents and they enter the rectory and are quietly married, after which they go to the theater for the opening performance. Peter's judgment is vindicated and the play is a hit.
- Two members of the Never-Drop Aero Club claim that they can reach the moon by the aeroplane. They get an astronomer to get his telescope out and see how the conditions are on the moon. He comes on with a big telescope and looks through it, finds everything in fine condition from earth to moon, so the party start out. As they rise and turn upside down then right side up, they start on their journey to the moon. They pass over a busy city, knocking down buildings and chimneys. After passing over the city they come in contact with the planet Saturn. Bump it, encircle it, and then on their way to the moon they ride through the air and see an old man coming out of the planet Mars. The anchor on the aeroplane accidentally catches the old man by the neck and carries him off. The old man tries to get away, and he sees Halley's comet coming along and he grabs hold of the tail of the comet and goes away. One of the men in the aeroplane sees him and takes out a lasso. With a couple of swings he catches the old man around the neck and drags him behind. At last the moon is reached. The man in the moon opens his mouth and they all go in. The party drop from top of the moon all in a heap. They get up, look around and a large bird comes in and lays an egg larger than itself and flies off. The travelers put the egg on a fire, which is burning nearby. The egg cracks and a lot of little birds are hatched. Suddenly a strange animal comes on the scene and eats the little birds one by one. The animal fills up and bursts. Another enormous crazy-looking animal comes out of the cave and chases the men off the moon into the sea.
- Out on a Western reservation an Indian mail carrier waits for the mail, which is handed him out of a passing train. He then goes on his route but is waylaid by three outlaws who stab him and get away with the mailbag. True to his oath to deliver the mail, the Indian drags himself after the outlaws and surprises them at a lonely spot just as they are going through the mail. He steals a revolver out of one's pocket and with three well directed shots, fells the robbers. He then picks up the mail and even though wounded to death, drags himself to the next station. He is seen by cowboys who come to his rescue but it is too late; the loss of blood was too great. He delivers the mail and having performed his last duty, he expires. The vision of an angel appears, crowning him with a laurel wreath for duty well performed.
- Tillie inherits her aunt's fortune.
- Billie is not afraid of hard work, but hard work seems to be afraid of him. Each time that he asks for a job he gets thrown out. Finally he meets a physician who offers him work, explaining that his patient is very, very wealthy and as crazy as she is rich. This does not appeal to Billie, but he consents to take the job when he is told that all he has to do is to play Marc Antony to her Cleopatra. He conjures up visions of cocktails, moonlight excursions on the Nile and all sorts of delightful things, and he accepts the job with alacrity and profuse thanks. But Cleo isn't quite as young as she used to be, and this is something of a shock to Billie, and he remembers that the doctor explained a cut in Marc Antony's coat by reference to a knife. Still, he braves it out, but gets in wrong almost instantly by laughing in her face when she comments on his changed appearance. This is smoothed over, a couple of times, and Cleopatra decrees that the evening shall be spent in revelry to celebrate her beloved's return. All might have been well had it not been for Charmian, in reality Cleopatra's maid, and a chubby little dancer. Bill gets Cleo jealous and has to run for his life. He sees a policeman and seeks his protection. Accidentally the policeman clubs Cleopatra and she is restored to sanity. She disowns her love for Bill and turns to the doctor. Bill is quite willing to take Charmian instead, and the policeman steals away, feeling that he is needed elsewhere.
- At the beginning of hostilities, Tom Winston, despite the pleadings of his sister Ellen, an ardent Confederate, goes North and acquires a commission in the Federal Army. Frank Carey has entered the Confederate service, though his sister Ethel, furiously denounces him as a traitor, and asserts her intention of herself serving the Union. Both girls become identified with the secret service department of the South and North, respectively. Tom is with Grant, Frank with Johnston, and the armies' movements bring them into the neighborhood of their homes. Tom has with him Don, a dog that had been used in the old days to carry messages between his master and Ethel. Union headquarters are established in the Winston home, affording Ellen an opportunity to acquire many valuable secrets which she communicates to Frank, and it is the belief that some officer is proving a traitor. Tom watches his sister closely, and one night observes that as she sits merrily chatting with the Union officers, she is using her fan in such a manner as to make the dots and dashes of the Morse code to Frank, who is concealed in the shrubbery, making notes of the information. Tom discovers Frank, overpowers him, and succeeds in taking from him the memoranda, but allows him to escape. Tom places the memoranda in his pocket. The Battle of Shiloh has begun and Tom is given an important dispatch, ordering up supporting brigades. He proceeds on his mission, but is pursued and badly wounded. Unable to go on, Tom gives the dispatch to Don, telling him to carry it to Ethel. Don does his part, and Ethel undertakes to deliver the order. She is hotly pursued by Confederate cavalry, and only escapes by jumping her horse from a cliff into the river, a deed which none of her pursuers will attempt. They do not fire upon her, but wave their hats and cheer as her horse swims the stream and climbs the other bank. The dispatch is delivered, and the reinforcements begin a forced march to the assistance of the Federals. Meanwhile, Tom has been picked up by a Federal party, unconscious, but not dangerously wounded. The memoranda taken from Frank is found in his pocket, and it is concluded that he is the supposed traitor. A drum-head court-martial condemns him to he shot. The battle is now raging fiercely, the victorious Confederates pressing steadily forward. The Federal position is carried. Tom is captured and sent to the Confederate rear, where he succeeds in eluding his guards. Despite the sentence hanging over him, he determines to rejoin his troops. Johnston is killed, the triumphant advance of the Confederates falters. Tom reaches the Union lines, he rallies a breaking regiment and leads a fierce charge. The tide of battle is turned; Frank is captured. The battle lulls, the Confederates sullenly withdraw from the field. Tom is immediately arrested and placed under guard. Frank learns of the fate in store for Tom, and to save him, confesses himself to be the spy, Tom is released. Frank is held as a spy, but cleverly effects his escape. Frank goes to his home to attempt to induce his sister to go South with him, as he must accompany the southern army further into the Confederacy. Tom has gone to see his sister, to endeavor to induce her to give up her dangerous work as a Confederate spy, and has been captured by a squad of Confederates while at his home. He sends a note to Ethel informing her of his situation. Ethel secures several Federal troopers and makes her brother a prisoner. Under a white flag, Ethel and her squad approach the Winston home, and Ethel proposes an exchange of prisoners. This is agreed to, as well as a temporary truce; then Tom and Ethel turn to the North, while Frank and Ellen ride away into the Confederacy.
- The Russian Czar sends his trusted confidant, Michael Strogoff, to warn his brother the Grand Duke of a Tartar rebellion that will be led by Feofar Khan and Ivan Ogareff. Calling himself Nicholas Korpanoff, Strogoff poses as a trader to journey to warn the Grand Duke. On his way he meets Nadia Fedorova, a young girl trying to join her father Wassili, a political activist who has been exiled to Siberia. Strogoff is captured by the Tartars, who don't believe he is a trader and threaten to torture Strogoff's mother Marfa unless he reveals his true identity.
- Following a prologue which shows that animals frequently desert their young, a jilted prehistoric suitor murders the child of the woman he loves. During the age of the Roman Empire, a soldier has a brief affair with a shepherdess, and long after he has left, she has their child. The shepherdess looks for the father, but returns brokenhearted after finding him with another woman, and then dies while saving her child from a poisonous snake. During the Elizabethan era, a wayward son seeks spiritual redemption through war, and is killed in battle. In modern times, a young, impoverished husband refuses to start a family, despite the pleadings of his wife. Then, when he finally starts earning enough money to consider children, his wife has an accident that makes it impossible for her to become pregnant.
- Deacon Ezra Gregston has long coveted the property known as "Hillcrest," the old homestead of the wealthy Toombs family. For years the mansion has remained unoccupied. The deacon believed the property a good buy at $50,000 and makes an offer of $30,000. Toombs eagerly accepts the offer, so much so in fact as to raise, in the deacon's mind, the suspicion that Toombs is hard pressed for money. In his library the deacon schemes to bring about a better deal, and finally conceives the idea of installing a "ghost" in the mansion to give the place the reputation of being "haunted." About this time Riley Leigh, the newly installed city editor of the "Tribune," receives a warning from his publisher that the next libel suit brought against the paper will result in his dismissal. Leigh, who has been courting Ruth Gregston assiduously, clandestinely meets the girl in her father's garden and they are discovered by the deacon. He drives Leigh from the premises. A week later Oaklawn is greatly excited over tales of strange doings at the old Toombs house, and finally the story creeps into print in the columns of the "Tribune." The day the item appears Toombs receives a note from Deacon Gregston declaring that he would not give more than $20,000 for a house handicapped with the reputation of being haunted, and refers Toombs to that morning's issue of the "Tribune." Toombs on reading the article rushes off to his lawyer and instructs him to institute a suit for libel against the paper. Sunday morning Leigh, opening all editorial mail, finds the threat of Toombs' lawyer to bring suit for $10,000 damages within ten days if claim is not settled. Leigh and officer Harrigan watch the "haunted" house, and, seeing the grotesque dance of a white robed figure with a death's head before the windows of the second floor, rush to the house, finally reach the "ghost" room and fall upon the "ghost." The disguise is torn away and Deacon Gregston is discovered. The deacon begs for mercy and is finally taken by his captors to his own home for a conference. Here he signs a letter addressed to Toombs, stating that if the suit against the "Tribune" is dropped he will pay the full $30,000 agreed upon. The officer beckons him to "come to the station." The deacon collapses and appeals to Leigh to save him. Leigh and the officer step aside and after an argument the officer is seen to nod and grin. Leigh then tells Deacon Gregston that at present he had no reason to protect him, "But as your son-in-law. I would hide the family disgrace." The deacon bursts into anger, but finally cools down and with very bad grace calls in his daughter, who appears in charming negligee and hands her over to the young city editor.
- Sam Bug & Raskus Bug are suitors for Mandy Bug. When Raskus Bug get's the 'cold shoulder', he gets a gang headed up by "Gyp the Bug" to frame Sam Bug with the crime of killing a silkworm. Mandy gets Sherlock Bug, the great detective, who blow's up the gang's den and sends them all to jail, freeing the innocent Sam Bug.
- Bob and Lena want to get married, but first they have to get around the objections of Lena's father.
- In Chapter 8, "A Partner To Providence", His lordship rides a train that is mistakenly rerouted into a headlong collision into another engine, with the well-worn Lubin train crash footage ensuing. He's pulled out of the wreck and recuperates with a rural family. He recuperates enough to win a fight with a crook at the end.
- Michael Duggan, an ordinary laborer, receives word from a firm of lawyers that an uncle in South Africa has died without any near relatives, and that he has inherited his entire estate, valued at a million. His wife and daughters immediately want to enter society, but Duggan doesn't care for style. The newspapers bear of Duggan's fortune and interview Mrs. Duggan and daughters. When it appears in the papers a real estate man immediately offers them a furnished mansion one month rent free, while they are besieged with invitations and offers of credit. They take the new house and Mrs. Duggan tries to teach Duggan manners much to his disgust. They go to a swell reception. Duggan introduces his daughters to the supposed noblemen, and the daughters invite them to dinner. The guests, fearing they may not behave just so, decide to watch Duggan and imitate him. Mrs. Duggan tells Duggan to watch the Lord and Duke and imitate them. At the dinner there is a general mix-up, at the end of which the butler brings in a note saying that the fortune will have to go to Mr. Daniel Duggan's son, who was supposed to have been drowned at sea, but who has returned. The creditors make a fuss without avail. Wife and daughter are overcome with grief. Duggan is happy to get away from it all, and back to his overalls and corned beef and cabbage.
- A young man feigns blindess in order to retain his sweetheart's affection. She discovers his ruse, leaves him, but returns again when he suffers an accident and is truly blinded.
- John Cummins, a wealthy society man, while out in his auto, discovers he is out of gasoline. He stops at a country store and meets Flo Page, the daughter of the proprietor. It is a case of mutual attraction, causing many a heartache to Si, the clerk, who adores Flo. Cummins manages to have sundry excuses for visiting the little general store, and finally realizes he is head over heels in love with the girl. Cummins, while purchasing cigarettes from Flo, so arouses the anger of Si, who is carrying a bag of potatoes, that he deliberately drops the bag upon Cummins' foot, and that worthy gentleman proceeds to make capital of the injury to remain with the Pages for a week, nursed tenderly by Flo. Si, finding an envelope dropped by Cummins, calls at his (Cummins') club, and asks if he lives there, that he has stolen his sweetheart. Cummins' friends accompany Si back to the village and find Cummins sweeping out the store, having usurped the clerk's position. Cummins is unmercifully "kidded" by his fashionable friends, and Flo and her father, imagining that Cummins has been deceiving them, become very indignant, and he is ordered out, but eventually succeeds in proving that he is genuinely in love with Flo, who reciprocates.
- A mechanical engineer, Gordon Harvey, has married for a second time, the new wife having a daughter of about the same age as his own daughter, Mary. So long as Harvey lives there is merely the secret enmity that women know so well how to conceal, but when a telegram is received announcing the death of the engineer, all pretense is discarded and Mary becomes the household drudge, while her stepmother and Gladys enjoy the income from the comfortable fortune that Harvey left. In time the situation becomes so intolerable that Mary leaves her home and supports herself as the bookkeeper in a restaurant. Word is received from Frank Underhill that he has returned to America from Brazil and is now possessed of great wealth. He announces his intention of calling upon his childhood sweetheart. Mrs. Harvey conceives the plan of substituting her own daughter for Mary, since the letter makes it plain that Underhill has not seen the girl since she was a child, and the deception proves mildly successful until they chance to visit the restaurant in which Mary has found employment. The women do not see her until it is too late to retreat, but they would have escaped detection even then had not the little locket that Mary had worn constantly become detached from its slender chain. Frank restores the locket and is surprised to find it the one he gave his little playmate. Explanations follow and the wrong is righted to the satisfaction of all except Mrs. Harvey and her scheming daughter.
- Fritz and Hans decide to visit Quebec, Canada. They arrive on the steamer, and as they are coming into the harbor get an excellent view of the quaint old town. They then take a walk on Dufferin Terrace from which they have a fine panoramic view of the lower town. Later they board a trolley car and after passing through the principal business streets and residential section, they arrive at the celebrated Montmorency Falls. Afterwards they visit the Rustic Theater at Montmorency and have a very lively time. Upon their return to Quebec they decide to have a ride on the common vehicle of Quebec, a cart with two wheels known as the Caleche which has been in use there for tourists for years. While riding around in the Caleche, they were attracted by two beautiful young ladies and a flirtation is started. They immediately alight from the Caleche and start after the ladies, forgetting to pay their fares. This, however, is quickly adjusted by a bobby who happens on the scene. They catch up with the girls and as the ladies are kodaking they pose the Germans for a snap shot. But they only pose the unsuspecting Fritz and Hans for a joke and after having a good laugh the girls run off. Fritz and Hans make up their mind that a camera is the one thing essential to make their trip a grand success, so they purchase one. Upon coming out of the store they see the auto fire-engine and think it would be great to have one of them at home. They stop in front of the engine house to take a snap shot, but are quickly ordered away. But a picture they must have, so they decide to send in a false alarm. They find a fire box and send the alarm. The fire engines are seen upon the street. They get their picture, but the police get them.
- A mother with two young children survives the San Francisco earthquake disaster.
- When George Estey dies just after completing an important invention, his friend, John Miller, steals the plans and makes a fortune selling them. Then, stricken by a guilty conscience, he adopts Jane, George's orphaned child and the rightful owner of the invention. Years later, after having raised Jane as his own daughter, John dies. In his will, he discloses his theft of the plans and reveals Jane's true identity. He then leaves all of his money to Kent, his worthless son, provided that he marry his "sister." Jane, however, wants to marry Gordon, her other "brother," who is determined that Jane get all of the money from George's invention. Furious, Kent tries to murder both Jane and Gordon, but he fails, and the police quickly arrest him. Jane is then awarded the rights to George's invention, after which she and Gordon plan their life together.
- Pat and his fellow students have a night of high-jinks. Pat is in no condition to welcome his fiancée, Marion, and her mother, next morning when a wire is received announcing their visit. Hardly have the cards, etc., been removed when Marion and her mother enter. By accident the piano is found to be stuffed with cards and chips, as well as bottles. Marion is shocked. Meanwhile Ralph, a chum of Pat's, aims to win Marion's favor. A reward is offered by the curator of the zoo for the capture of an escaped bear. Ralph persuades Pat to impersonate the animal. A bearskin has been procured and Pat envelops himself in it on the promise that he will receive a share of the reward. Pat is welcomed back to his cage at the zoo and Ralph is paid the reward. No one helps Pat escape. Children feed the nice bear many bananas and apples, which Pat uses as missiles to hurl at Ralph, who pays no attention to him. When Pat sees Ralph pass with Marion on his arm, his rage knows no bounds. He escapes and causes a panic. Finally Pat gains the campus, makes his way to Ralph's room and steals the reward money. This gives him a tremendous advantage in the eyes of Marion, and when he explains his absence to her she is all the more willing to be his alone.
- The story of a girl who only wants a boyfriend with a car.
- Reflecting the plot of Charles Gounod's opera, Faust, an old man, sits unhappy in his study. Méphistophélès materializes and offers a devil's bargain - youth and vigor in exchange for Faust's soul. Faust accepts and instantly transforms into a young man. The two go out on the town, and Faust lays eyes on Marguerite, a virgin whose brother Valentin is her protector. Valentin goes to war, leaving Marguerite in the care of his friend Siébel and under the watchful eye of his neighbor, Marthe. Faust courts Marguerite while Méphistophélès chats with Marthe. Seduction, loss of reputation, pregnancy, and tragedy follow.