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The most dramatic scene in this picture is where the young man, having received the gold from the hermit, gives a portion of it to the shallow girl whom he once loved, but whose vanity and desire for wealth the picture shows, has made one man a criminal and caused the death of another, after which he showers the rest upon the dead man's grave in contempt. The story of the girl loved by two men ordering them to make a fortune for her and saying she would marry the one who succeeded first is interesting. The discovery of the hermit's hoard, the fight which ends in his being hurt so badly that he goes insane, and the actions of the girl when first one brother, then the other, seems successful in getting the gold she wants make good scenes. But at the climax the action of the brother when he spurns the gold and the girl alike is sufficiently dramatic and inspiring to win the admiration of any audience. This film is strong, well worked out and was favorably received where this reviewer saw it. - The Moving Picture World, July 8, 1911