- The gambling of Howard impels his father to disown him. The story is carried forward twelve years, during which time nothing has been heard of Howard. John Emerson, the father of Howard, receives word that there is trouble on his ranch, and he leaves, accompanied by his daughter, Muriel. On his way to the ranch the old man is taken suddenly sick. Muriel, in search of a doctor, comes upon a Mexican drinking place. A tall gambler, hearing her pleas for a doctor, tells Muriel that he is a physician. On his way to where the stricken man lies, the gambler-doctor persuades the young girl to dismount and go with him for a drink from a spring. Reluctantly she agrees, and during their absence the gambler's horse is taken by another gambler, who substitutes a stolen horse. This action is prompted by Dolores, the Mexican sweetheart of the gambler-doctor, who, having seen him go away with a strange girl, and not knowing the reason, decides upon this method of avenging herself. The exchange of horses, however, has been seen by Muriel, who has fled from the gambler-doctor, he having impulsively embraced and kissed her and has confessed that he is no doctor at all. Muriel had hardly reached her father when she hears the gambler coming from the bushes. He falls at her feet and pleads with her to save him from the impending attack of the cowboys and the man from whom the horse was stolen. The father of Muriel recognizes in the gambler his son. The malignant endeavor of Dolores to see the gambler jailed for his apparent perfidy is frustrated by Muriel, who tells the owner of the stolen horse what she has seen concerning the exchange of horses. A happy reconciliation of the family takes place when Howard goes home to his aged mother.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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