The Brave Deserve the Fair (1915)

Tom Martin and Leo Binnis arrive in a small mining town. Andy Johnson, his wife and daughter, Vicky, are also seeking a western home. Jim Brown, a cattleman, poisons the water holes to kill off the wild horses that are eating the range bare, and Johnson and his wife drink from the water hole and die. Vicky, upon returning from a hunt, finds her parents dead. Tom and Leo, wandering in the hills, become lost. They are almost exhausted when Tom sees Johnson's wagon in the distance. He also sees the poisonous water hole. He fills a tin cup with the water, raises it to his lips, but Vicky, who has seen Tom and realizes his danger, grabs a rifle and shoots the cup from Tom's hand just as he is about to drink. Later Tom, Leo and Vicky arrive at the small mining town. Tom and Leo assist Vicky to engage in the restaurant business. The boys pan out a snug sum from the creek. Vicky by this time discovers that she loves both the boys, and after much thought, decides to try them out to see which one likes her best. Vicky sees a physician and tells him to explain to the boys that she has been injured in a stagecoach wreck; that she was thrown out and is disfigured for life. The doctor tells Tom and Leo the story. Both are horror-stricken. Tom sorry and starts off to see Vicky, while Leo shows that he could not live her now. Vicky, from a window, sees Tom approaching, and when he walks into the room Vicky greets him in good health. She then tells him the method she employed to find out which of the boys loved her best. Leo in the meantime, leaves the town to seek his fortune elsewhere, while Tom is happy planning with Vicky for their future.

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GenresAction Short