Lone Bill's Last Ride (1911)
Thankful that at last he might call the little home his own, Sheriff Kirby was starting out to make the final payment, when from Governor Wright arrived an order to escort the stagecoach from Big Run to Culver, as Lone Bill had been seen in his country. Reluctantly, Kirby handed the money to his son, Joe, then hastened to execute the Governor's orders, while Joe rode gaily away to make the last payment on their home. Unfortunately, however, he stopped in at Dan's saloon to bid his friends good-bye, and there, although not recognizing him, Joe met Lone Bill, whose adroit persuasion soon induced the young man to play "just one" game. He let Joe win at first, then gently led him on, so that ere two hours had passed, the sheriff's money had changed hands, and Lone Bill had departed to don his mask and await the stagecoach at the bend of the road. But as he sprang out and commanded the driver to throw up his hands. Sheriff Kirby and his men dashed forward. Springing upon his horse, Bill galloped furiously away, with the posse in close pursuit. Although severely wounded, the desperado managed to evade them by dismounting and sending his horse off the other way. Seeing that he had been duped, the sheriff sent his men out in various directions, while he and Deputy Ward chanced upon the very path that Bill had taken, and soon discovered their man hiding near a large tree. At the first shot, the desperado fell and lay motionless, nor did he move when Kirby touched him with his boot; but no sooner were their backs turned, than the command came to throw up their hands, and upon wheeling, found themselves looking into the muzzle of Lone Bill's six-shooter. Quickly the desperado took possession of the sheriff's horse, but had scarcely gone half a mile when he lost consciousness; and it was only when brought to the Kirby home that Bill managed to slip to the ground, where kind-hearted Mrs. Kirby soon found the wounded man and helped him into the house. Here, from another room, he heard Joe's broken confession to his mother of the gambling, so that ere the Angel of Death claimed him, Lone Bill had an opportunity to repair at least a part of the havoc he had wrought.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Milton J. Fahrney | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
