The Widow of Red Rock (1914)

A very attractive young widow arrives at Red Rock and, women being exceedingly scarce in that rough mining town, she is heartily welcomed. She opens a little bar, which proves tremendously popular. All the miners fall in love with her, but she shows no favors. Pete and Sandy, two woman-haters, who have been pals for years, quarrel fiercely over her. Rogan, the bad man of the town, tries to get fresh with the widow and she floors him, then shoves him out the door. Rogan receives so much "kidding" over the affair, he makes a bet he will wed the widow within a month. Bringing three of his friends and a Justice of the Peace, Rogan and his pals enter. While the widow is serving drinks, he tells her he is going to marry her. She laughs and he tries to kiss her. The widow promptly "drops" him with a solid right. The others attempt to assist him, but the widow sails in and "cleans up." The Justice, seeing the men come flying out the door, peeks in and sees the supposed widow, revealed in men's clothes. "She" laughs heartily, takes the contents of the cash drawer, hastily packs and just catches the train for the city, leaving a note explaining HE is a "stranded" female impersonator. The miners laugh boisterously, while Sandy and Pete decide they have been a pair of dog-gasted old fools and shake hands over their renewed friendship.

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