The Pony Express (1911)
Ever since the Boardman family had arrived, Jack Benton would fairly shout for joy whenever he had a letter for the family, for this meant a few stolen words with the settler's daughter, Polly. With her brother, Steve, Jack had already made a favorable impression. However, this availed him but little, for old man Boardman wished his daughter to marry a wealthy neighbor, whom he knew as Caleb Simpson, but who, when disguised, was known throughout the State as "Black Bill, the Outlaw." Quite unwittingly, the highwayman had advanced the young people's romance, by attempting to hold up the Pony Express. A desperate fight had ensued in which Jack had won, but before "Black Bill" had ridden out of sight, the young man sank, exhausted, to the ground. Quickly wheeling his horse, the outlaw started back, when a shot rang out from, he knew not where, but believing that a rescuing party was near at hand, he once more turned his horse and dashed over the hill. The shot had been fired by Polly, who from an adjoining peak, had seen the end of the fight. Hurrying to Jack, she found him so slightly wounded, that after she had promised to become his wife, the young man was able to continue his journey. A few weeks later, "Black Bill" called at the Boardman home, to pay Polly his unwelcome addresses, where he was received with great favor by the elder Boardman, and although snubbed by his son and daughter, the outlaw learned, while there, that Steve would on the morrow, carry quite a sum of money to J.B. Rogers & Co., and that acted as a balm to his wounded feelings. The next day, carefully disguised, "Black Bill" watched his victim approach, with particular relish, little imagining that from a bend in the road, he too was being watched by Jack Benton, for the Pony Express was earlier than usual. Dismounting and securing his horse, the young man crawled stealthily forward, until he was within a few feet of the outlaw, so that Jack's command for the highwayman to throw up his hands, just as he sprang upon Steve, was wholly unexpected, and as a consequence, he was soon securely tied and disarmed. Their intense surprise at his identity, when they snatched off the disguise, was as nothing, compared to the settler's. A desperado, a highwayman, an outlaw, and he had tried to force his daughter to marry this man! As the sheriff led his prisoner away, old man Boardman humble handed his daughter over to Jack, only too grateful that his eyes had been opened in time.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Milton J. Fahrney | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
