Old Clayton, a ranchman, has a pretty daughter, Sue, who is loved by Dan Morris, a worthless cattleman. Clayton tries to force Sue to marry Morris, but the girl indignantly refuses, tells ... See full summary
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Old Clayton, a ranchman, has a pretty daughter, Sue, who is loved by Dan Morris, a worthless cattleman. Clayton tries to force Sue to marry Morris, but the girl indignantly refuses, tells Morris she doesn't love him and goes to meet her real sweetheart. Tim Burrows, a stalwart young cowboy, to whom she gives a pair of hand-made gauntlets. They are planning to marry when Morris discovers them, goes to Clayton in a rage and tells him of what he has seen. Clayton Instantly orders Burrows off the ranch with many threats and Burrows, furious, declares if he ever applies such names to him again he will kill him. This is overheard by Sue, who calls her father into the ranch-house. Later old Clayton is carrying his saddle into the barn when he is suddenly stricken with heart-failure and dies. Coming upon the body, Morris suddenly conceives a dastardly scheme, drops Burrows' gauntlets beside the body, withdraws to a distance and fires two shots into the dead man. Biding to the sheriff's office...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | - | Triggerless Jim Burrows |
 | Arthur Mackley | - | Clayton |
 | Vedah Bertram | - | Clayton's Daughter |
 | Harry Todd | - | The Sheriff |
 | Brinsley Shaw | - | Texas Dan Morris |
 | Victor Potel | ||
 | Al Parks | ||
| Louis Morisette | ||
 | Julia Mackley | - | Mother |