
Why Dad Was Held Up (1910)
Indignation ran high at Jim Taylor's hotel. Gene Bardwell had just received a letter from his father, who not only refused consent to his son's marriage with Jim's daughter. Josie, but wound up by calling that young lady a "Western Miss Nobody" and added that he might be expected on the first train. The last sentence gave Gene hope, if Dad once met Josie, the young man felt quite confident all objections would be instantly removed. In this, however, he was doomed to disappointment. Mr. Hardwell absolutely refused to see Gene's fiancée, so there was nothing left to do but carry out the program they had planned in case all else failed. Accordingly, when the old gentleman started for home, Josie rode with the boys as far as the stage station, then, while they hurried away to mask and make ready for the mock hold-up, the girl remained to await the coming of her future father-in-law. As the old coach came lumbering up, Josie, traveling bag in hand, hastened out to be very affably greeted by Mr. Hardwell, who, as the boys had carefully arranged, was the only passenger. Josie made the most of her opportunity as the stage wound its way over the hills, so that they had become fairly well acquainted when the boys dashed up, and at the point of their guns boldly demanded that the two passengers alight and with hands up march into the woods. Here they were securely bound to a tree, and a note, which Eagle Jack rode forward to take, was thrust into Mr. Hardwell's face, demanding $50,000 of his son if he wished to again behold his father alive. Then, after much shooting in the air, quarreling and yelling, the boys threw themselves upon the grass to sleep off the effects of a large black bottle, which, sad but true, had really been empty. At this point, the leader, on the pretext of forcing Josie to drink, turned so that she could conveniently get his knife, and afterwards as conveniently lay down with the rest. Quickly the girl cut herself and her fellow prisoner free; then, to the great admiration and astonishment of Mr. Hardwell, stealthily relieved each man of his gun, brought them blinkingly to their feet with a shot, and. lining them around the tree, forced the leader to bind them and himself to depart, while she helped her companion aboard a horse, mounted her own and made good their escape. As they disappeared from view, the boys dropped the rope, tucked up their guns and shouted for joy, but, could they have seen Hardwell clinging to the neck of his horse as Josie forced him to keep up with hers, and his terrified face at her driving, even after they had changed for a buckboard at the stage station, they would have yelled even louder. However, the finest part of it all was that they had accomplished their purpose. Mr. Hardwell's gratitude and admiration knew no bounds, and, when he discovered that this was the girl of his son's choice, he not only gave his consent but a very substantial check as well.All Releases
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GenresShort
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Filmmakers | Role |
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David Horsley | Producer |