The Troubled Trail (1912)
Feeling that his days are numbered, Martha's father writes his old friend, Jim Bessington, that he will send his little girl Martha to him, knowing that she will be well cared for. Shortly after Jim receives the letter, Martha, now an orphan, goes to Jim's home. Her presence creates gossip and scandal, which Jim overhears and resents in an unmistakable way. To protect her good name, he proposes marriage, with the understanding that he will act as her guardian only, and should she love anyone later, he would release her. The girl accepts this proposition, but finds she really loves Jim, and when he acts indifferently she cannot understand it. "Happy Jack," a young rancher, thrown from his horse, sees Martha riding through the valley and asks her to assist him. She goes after his horse and brings it to him. Some few days later, Jack has a chance to return her kindness. Martha is bitten by a snake. Jack helps her indoors, where she leaves a note, telling Jim she has been bitten by a snake and gone to the doctor's. Jack lifts her to his horse and rides madly with her to reach the town. They are seen by a fellow rancher, who tells Jim his wife and "Happy Jack" have eloped. This is the awakening of Jim's love for the girl. Furiously grasping his informant's revolver, he jumps on his pony and goes in pursuit of Jack and his wife. After he has gone, the rancher who carried the news discovers the note written by Martha that she was bitten by a snake and gone to the doctor's. He realizes that he has done an injustice to the woman. He jumps on his horse and goes in pursuit of Jim. The chase is a mad one. The ranchman succeeds in lassoing Jim and handing him Martha's note, which explains all. Jim hastens to the doctor's, where he finds his wife. When she opens her eyes and sees Jim, she smiles, for she sees the love light in his eyes as he tells her of his happiness, and she tells him of her joy.
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GenresShort
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Rollin S. Sturgeon | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| George Stanley | |
| Mary Charleson | |
| Bob Burns |
