The Price He Paid (1911)
Bitter indeed is existence in a loveless abode. Tortured beyond endurance, Mrs. Morton accepts the alternative left her, and removing the wedding ring form her finger, the erstwhile harbinger of hope and happiness, she places it on the table near the head of her drunken, brutal husband, as he lays in dull stupor. Donning her hat and coat, she steals out of the home of misery to seek rest in the pure, healthy west. Alighting in a small ranch town, she meets a kind heart in the person of Alice, the sheriff's young sister, who takes her home and presents her to her mother and brother. Appealing for aid, Mrs. Morton wins the championship of the sheriff, who promises to secure for her the position of housekeeper in the "Iron Clad" Hotel. Life then begins to present a smoother course for the poor woman, and as for the sheriff, his future assumes a more promising aspect since her arrival. He soon pleads his cause, but she gently refuses to listen, and with the promise of eternal friendship, they part at the division of the roads, one leading to his home and the other twining to her little cottage on the hillside. On leaving the hotel one evening shortly after refusing the sheriff, Mrs. Morton stands face to face with her deserted husband. The horror of the moment seems to lend her superhuman strength, for with a cold stare, she passed him by. He forces himself upon her, however, and at his threatening attitude, following his refusal to depart, she defends herself with a knife, lying on the table. At this moment the sheriff enters and seeing a man leave hurriedly by way of the window, demands the reason. She discloses the bare truth, and helpless and hopeless, he leaves her in sorrow. That morning the hotel safe is robbed, and with the discovery of a watch bearing Mrs. Morton's likeness in it, the cowboys conclude her home the source of mischief and they hurry there to capture the robber. The sheriff arrives first, however, and knowing the culprit to be concealed in the wardrobe, permits the poor woman to believe she had successfully secreted her husband and outwitted his followers, but the cowboys persist in inaugurating a search. With sinking heart, Mrs. Morton's resolutions are overthrown and deciding to assist the sheriff, she betrays the hidden man and drops weeping to the floor. The suspected door is opened and the wretch falls out dead, having expired from suffocation. Two years later, the erstwhile Mrs. Morton, now Mrs. Barton, again enjoys happiness in the possession of a son and heir.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
