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Dick prefers hunting to helping around the ranch as his father wishes. His chum, Tom, calls upon Dick's sister, Amy, and Dick, who has been drinking rather freely, takes his chum hunting ... See full summary
Dick prefers hunting to helping around the ranch as his father wishes. His chum, Tom, calls upon Dick's sister, Amy, and Dick, who has been drinking rather freely, takes his chum hunting with him. Dick sees a party of Indians drinking, and in spite of all that his friend could say, Dick insisted upon trying to shoot the bottle from one of the Indians. Instead he killed Big Bear, and his son, Black Eagle, started out for revenge. Dick, sobered at what he saw he had done, threw down his rifle and ran, while Tom picked it up and hastened to the ranch to warn the ranchmen of what Dick had done. Black Eagle followed Tom, and fired at him just in time to hit the ranchman, who promptly accused Tom of shooting, not seeing the Indians and having quarreled with his son's chum regarding Amy. Tom, unable to prove an alibi, held the man, who had run to the wounded man's aid, at bay until he could find Dick. Amy had in the meanwhile gone for the doctor and had been taken captive by two of Black ...

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    • Author: Grarana
    Nestor photography is a phrase that has been used perhaps not so often during the last few months as before that, and it means very much what Biograph photography means. If Nestor keeps up to the standard set by this picture, Nestor camera work will take the lead from all. One or two of the scenes are not wholly fortunate as to the tinting, but for detail in both foreground and distance some of them seem almost unsurpassable. It was taken in a lovely country quite worthy the cameraman's care. The story has some freshness, is interesting and significant, but is not wholly plain; would have been better for an added sub-title or two. The acting is clear cut and shows that differentiation in the characters which can at times make even a commonplace story hold attention. Personally, the picture didn't grip us as it might those who haven't seen nearly all the Westerns. But it is a good offering on many counts and will surely be liked. - The Moving Picture World, February 8, 1913
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