The Tiger Cub (1915)

Jack Norton, an African settler, has a tiger cub for a pet. Two years later, John Blake, a missionary, and his wife, Helen, call on the Nortons and ask Jack to guide them through the jungle. They near a hostile village and resolve to make a detour. They are attacked by the chief and natives. Ammunition running short Jack says that he believes their only chance is to surrender. He parleys with the hostile chief, who points to the dead bodies of his followers, and says: "For the three lives you have taken you shall give three in return." They make the whites prisoners, who are escorted to a tiger pit. Jack Norton, facing the tiger, shows recognition. It is his pet of years ago.

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