Ralph Pelton, wealthy, arrogant New Yorker, has just won a suit for title to a large tract of land in the west. On the land in question are settled a number of small ranchers who had ... See full summary
Every Man Has His Price (1914) Online
Ralph Pelton, wealthy, arrogant New Yorker, has just won a suit for title to a large tract of land in the west. On the land in question are settled a number of small ranchers who had believed themselves owners, but Pelton had taken advantage of a sharp technicality. Pauperized by the legal struggle, the ranchers are desperate. Al Carter, as sheriff, is forced to serve ejectment papers on the ranchers, although his sympathies are with his fellow westerners. Scornful of any danger, Pelton travels west alone to inspect his new holdings. His arrival causes mutterings from the ranchers and townspeople. Arrogantly impressing the unwilling sheriff as a guide, Pelton starts on a horseback tour of his lands. Otto Walsh, one of the ranchers, follows Pelton and asks permission to move the house on his former ranch, which building he considers rightfully belongs to him. Pelton, without provocation, knocks Walsh down and starts to heat him cruelly. Carter at once arrests Pelton on a charge of ...
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 | Arthur Mackley | - | Sheriff Al Carter |