'Mid Kentucky Hills (1913)
Detailed to uncover a suspected still in the hills. Jack Curtis, a revenue officer, poses as an artist and meanders about the hills in search of the necessary evidence. After wandering from place to place he puts up at the little home of Jabez Morton, who is the owner of the still, and meets his daughter, Melinda. a beautiful young girl, Thinking to help along his search for the illicit still, he pretends to fall in love with the girl and for a while she finds herself really in love with him. She has a mountain sweetheart who suspects the supposed artist and tells Melinda of his suspicions. At first she does not believe that her sweetheart's accusations are justified, but she determines that should they prove correct, she will do all in her power to give Curtiss an opportunity to escape. She sees a love letter he writes to a girl up north, and in jealous indignation tells her sweetheart that she will arrange a meeting with Curtiss, which he must attend, concealed outside the door and, if she waives a handkerchief, to shoot Curtiss as he leaves the house. When Curtiss and the girl are alone she asks him to tell her the truth regarding his professed love for her. He at first tries to evade an answer, but when she persists he laughs cruelly, mocking her for thinking that he would really love a rough mountain girl like her. He turns coldly and starts from the house. Melinda stands poised an instant with her handkerchief in her hand ready to give the signal, but her love for the man who has treated her so badly is too strong to be overcome and she allows him to depart unharmed, gone forever from her life. Alone in the room, with a look of despair on her face, she sinks slowly to the floor, and, convulsed with sobs, buries her head in her arms. Her only consolation is in knowing that there is one man who really loves her and will cherish and comfort her.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ned Finley | Director |
| Russell E. Smith | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Edith Storey | |
| Harry Northrup | |
| Ned Finley | |
| Arthur Ashley |
