A Chance Shot (1911)
Red Fox, an Indian brave, wins White Doe, the chief's daughter, but to emphasize the fickleness of the Indian husband he becomes enamored of Mary, a settler's daughter. Finding that his pleas for her love have no effect on the white girl he captures her and binding her to a tree, leaves her to think over in solitude his request that she become wife no. 2. White Doe, discovering what her husband has done, liberates the white girl and while guiding her through the forest they are overtaken by Red Fox, who recaptures the white girl, Binding thongs around her wrists he throws the ends of the thongs over the limb of a tree, making them fast. Jack Howard, a hunter, shooting at a deer misses the animal and by chance cuts the thongs that hold Mary in her uncomfortable position. She cries out and on the arrival of the hunter who follows the sound of her voice, she falls fainting to the ground. Jack quickly revives her and takes her to her home. Just as they are about to enter her father's cabin, Red Fox, having discovered her escape and having trailed the hunter and Mary, attempts a vicious attack on the white man, but is shot in the wrist by White Dor. Jack is inclined to make short work of the Indian, but Mary interferes. Hurrying into the cabin, she brings forth an Indian peace pipe that has previously been given to her and tells them all they must smoke the pipe of peace. At first Red Fox refuses, but Mary begs him, and they all take a puff from the pipe. Red Fox now repentant makes his peace with White Doe and they disappear into the forest.
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