The Hand of Fate (1910)
Striking it rich, the hero of this Western drama cashes in his gold dust and cleans up a large sum of money. He decides to go back to the city. Bidding his friends and companions good-bye, he starts on horse through the wild country for the railroad station. One of his companions who saw him display his "roll," lies in wait at a lonely point, shoots and robs him. While he is taking the money, he unconsciously drops his watch. The horse of the wounded man returns to town riderless. His friends become suspicious and start out at once in search of its rider and find him lying wounded and unconscious. Beside him they find the villain's watch, which they think belongs to their wounded friend; they place it in his pocket and send him to a hospital in a nearby city. While in the hospital he falls in love with his nurse. When he recovers from the wound, his possessions are returned to him, among which is the watch that was dropped by the robber when our hero was robbed. At once he recognizes the name of the thief inscribed in the cover. He leaves the hospital and goes back to the mining camp to make a fresh start and make another fortune. Success is with him once more. He marries the pretty nurse, who afterwards dies and leaves him with their daughter, who grows into womanhood and becomes engaged to a very worthy young fellow, who brings his father to meet his sweetheart and her father, When the two older men meet, the young woman's father recognizes the father of the young man as the treacherous friend who shot and robbed him years before. He makes himself known to his false friend. They agree to keep secret his villainy for the sake of their children, but with the distinct understanding that he will leave them forever. The young folks are married and the false friend leaves for parts unknown, Lonely and friendless, we see him riding over a desolate plain out of eight and into obscurity.
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GenresDrama
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