Rev. John Wright of Missouri (1910)
At Rolling Forks, Big Bill reigned supreme. It was, therefore, with a feeling of admiration, not unmixed with awe, that Sadie beheld a stranger commanding Bill to leave her alone. The stranger proved to be a traveling evangelist, Rev. John Wright of Missouri, who was forced to knock the bully down ere Sadie could be permitted to lead her intoxicated father away. Quickly scrambling to his feet, Big Bill demanded satisfaction. John Wright, however, declared himself unarmed; but the other eagerly proposed to fight it out with nature's weapons. So, realizing that this was the only way to hold his own with the boys, the evangelist consented. The bully and his pal, Texas Joe, were jubilant, but not for long. Young Wright was an expert boxer, and, before the others had time to realize what was happening, Bill had been knocked out completely. This was his first step. The next was to persuade Sadie's father, old man Allen, to sign the pledge; after which he made slow but steady strides with the others. All this was wormwood to Bill and his partner. Something must be done at once! At last the conspirators agreed upon what they deemed the quickest and surest way of ridding themselves of their enemy. They would spread disguise and declare that, in accidentally looking the report that the evangelist was a horse thief in over Wright's shoulder, Bill had seen a letter of warning sent to him by an old pal. For evidence this letter was to be slipped into their victim's pocket, or his Bible, and the boys, upon finding it, would do the rest. Accordingly, the bully and his henchman hastened to the post-office to make sure that the evangelist called that day, and, seeing that he actually received several letters. Bill quickly penned the note and hastened after him. The unsuspecting clergyman gladly handed over his Bible when the conspirator asked to see it; and, until the boys bore down upon him and snatched the false note, John Wright had been congratulating himself upon his latest convert. Unfortunately for Big Bill and Texas Joe, so preoccupied had they been in planning the evangelist's letter that neither saw that Sadie was covertly watching them at the post-office. She, however, not only overheard the greater part of their conversation, but also secured the blotter which the men had used and the half sheet torn from the letter. Running breathlessly to her home, the girl held the blotter up to a mirror, then, sending her father after the sheriff, she hastened after the bully, and arrived not a moment too soon: already the rope around Wright's neck was fastened to Andy's saddle, but just as he raised his whip to send the horse galloping over the hills, Sadie, Allen and the sheriff appeared to turn the tide. When at last Big Bill and Texas Joe were released, they crept out of the state and were heard of no more in that part of the country, while Rolling Forks, with the clergyman as its leading spirit, settled down to peace and prosperity.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
