A True Pal (1910)
They were pals, and had been since their boyhood days, and no one, net even Peggy Martin, should come between them. Joe had stoutly declared when he learned that his friend, Bert, had won the girl's love instead of himself. To emphasize this determination, as they sat at cards, Joe drank rather heavily, so much so that when Bert remonstrated he was told to mind his own business, and then, contrary to the old adage, "Lucky at cards, unlucky at love," Bert won heavily until finally Joe had no more to lose; but, unwilling to take advantage of his pal's muddled brain, he handed back the money, only to have it thrown in his face. This was going a little too far. Bert whipped out his gun, and the boys, fearing serious trouble, rushed forward. Their interference somewhat sobered Joe, and as a consequence the two friends shook hands and Bert placed his gun on the table. It was agreed that Joe was to accept the other's winnings and drop cards for that day; but as Bert leaned forward to hand back the money, his gun was knocked to the floor, a loud report followed, and as he snatched it up wonderingly, the boys ran down just in time to catch Joe, who sank unconscious into their arms. Seeing the smoking gun in Bart's hands, knowing the two to be rivals and to have recently quarreled, they instantly pounced upon Bert, and would have at once taken the law in their own hands had he not shaken them off, dashed through the door and mounted his horse ere they had fully recovered from their surprise. As he hastily dismounted, to tighten the girth of his saddle, Peggy Martin rode up, and hearing of the accident in the saloon and of the boys in hot pursuit, insisted upon Bert changing horses with her, while she donned his hat and coat. Ere long the cowboys' swifter horses would overtake her, but it would give her lover a little start anyway, and quite a little start it did give him, for the boys lost much valuable time in following her trail, and he might have gotten away altogether had his horse not gone lame, but as it was they captured him, and although both the sheriff and John Martin reasoned with the men, his fate would certainly have been sealed had Joe not recovered consciousness, and hearing that the boys had started after Bert, and fully realizing what it meant should they catch him, the wounded man crawled aboard his horse and rode, rode as he had never ridden before, coming to his pal's rescue just as they were throwing the rope over the tree, and not only winning the undying gratitude of Peggy, but the cowboys' as well.
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GenresShort
Western
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Milton J. Fahrney | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
