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Jack Bartlett, out west, received a letter from his sweetheart, Ella, saying that as soon as he has acquired the ownership of a ranch she will join him and become his wife. Jack draws his ... See full summary
Jack Bartlett, out west, received a letter from his sweetheart, Ella, saying that as soon as he has acquired the ownership of a ranch she will join him and become his wife. Jack draws his money from the bank, but is prevented from buying the ranch that day on account of the real estate dealer being out of town. He is inveigled into a saloon by some gamblers and in a card game loses his money. Pedro, a cross-eyed Mexican whom Jack has befriended, convinces Jack that he has been robbed. Several days later Ella arrives. She is depressed when Jack confesses his loss to her. However, an idea strikes her and giving the boy some money bids him get a bag of gold ore. She seeks and wins the love of one of the gamblers. He becomes interested in a claim she has staked and when she shows him the remarkable samples in her bag he offers to buy. She disposes of her share for more than enough to cover Jack's losses and that evening as the coach draws out a young couple bid farewell to the camp. The ...

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    • Author: Na
    A typical Western offering, with the photography none too clear in places. The story, with its rough outdoor settings, is rather breezy and entertaining. It relates how the girl turns tables on the gambler who fleeced her sweetheart just as they were about to be married. An ordinary release of the kind with a little better idea back of it than usual. - The Moving Picture World, November 22, 1913
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