The Man from the Foothills (1912)
Tom Evans is out of work; his wife Jennie is sick. He obtains work on a ranch and upon request is given part of his salary. Jim Hoover, the foreman, has gambled and lost. Neither Tom nor the ranchman observe his entrance. Jim sees the open safe and slips behind a bookcase. Tom exits, but in his hurry leaves his coat on the chair. The foreman snatches up the coat, and as the ranchman, Col. Foster, is closing the safe, he throws the coat over the ranchman's neck, tying the sleeves, takes the money from the safe and runs out. Tom hears the noise from the outside, and turns just as Jim comes out. He sees the bag of gold, holds Jim up with his gun and commands him to drop it. He obeys and runs, and as Tom picks it up, the ranchman rushes out, sees Tom with the gold and, not having seen who took the money, accuses Tom. The cowboys do not believe him. The foreman sees how things are going, returns and accuses him. They quarrel. Tom finally shoots the foreman in anger and then mounts his horse and rides away, followed by the boys. They eventually capture him and bring him back to the ranch. In the meanwhile his friend at the ranch has gone to Jennie, found she needs a doctor, has gone for one, and then brought him to the ranch to see the wounded foreman, and also to get the foreman's wife to go to Jennie. The friend tells the doctor to make the foreman believe he is dying, and he may then confess to the theft. The doctor does so, and Jim confesses. The physician then returns to Jennie, and later as the boys bring up Tom and the ranchman, shows them the confession of the foreman. Tom's friend returns from his cabin and brings the following note from the doctor, "It's a boy and weighs nine pounds. Both doing fine." Dr. Thorpe, ranchman and boys congratulate and ask his pardon.
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