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- Curley Smith, a lieutenant of the Texas Rangers, while patrolling the international line became suspicious of a load of hay which he saw going southward. Leaving a note telling of his intention for his comrade, he trailed the wagon into Mexico. After traveling half a day he saw the wagon descend into a deep gulch. Curley drew near and, peering from the overhanging bushes, saw at the bottom of the ravine a smugglers' camp. The men unloaded the hay and, as he suspected, the bottom of the wagon was filled with high-powered American arms and quantities of ammunition. His presence was discovered. The outlaws in great numbers pursued the lone American. In the chase his horse plunged over a steep hill throwing its rider. Anita, the smuggler chief's daughter, who was taking part in the chase, found him lying unconscious and after reviving him helped him to her father's cabin. After dressing his wounds she and her mother placed him in bed. Dean, a renegade American, who was deeply in love with Anita, recognized the prisoner and gave orders that he be closely guarded and not allowed to escape. Dean loaded his ponies and started off across the mountains to deliver the contraband to the Mexican general. During his absence Curley and Anita fell in love with each other. When Dean returned his jealousy was aroused and he determined to remove Curley by means fair or foul. During the absence of his chief, Amador, he seized the American, bound him to the ground and tied a rattlesnake close at his side and left the helpless prisoner to die a horrible death. Anita, missing her sweetheart, went in search of him and arrived just in time to shoot the snake and save him. With her aid he escaped and in the attempt to swim down the river past the sentry he was again captured and brought back to the smugglers' camp. in the meantime Dean had been trying to smuggle a load of Lydite bombs across the border, but in a fight with a party of Texas Rangers the bombs were exploded and Dean's men were forced to flee. He arrived at camp in a very ill humor and was enraged to find that his rival had not perished from the rattler's deadly fangs. Amador, the chief, reproved his lieutenant for the treatment of the prisoner and Anita, horrified at her former lover's cruelty, spurned him. Dean, maddened by jealousy and his desire for revenge, planned a mutiny, and in the dead of the night again entered the cabin and laid violent hands on the prisoner, determined that nothing would interfere with his plans to make Curley pay with his life for Dean's misfortunes. Anita, fearing evil and unable to protect her lover, stole from the outlaws' camp and rode at breakneck speed in the moonlight across the border to the American army camp. She begged that assistance be sent to the aid of the American. As the first streaks of the coming day lit the sky the American Cavalry with the Mexican girl at their head galloped forth to the rescue. In the meantime Curley had been dragged to the plains above the outlaws' camp, his hands were tied behind him and a squad of greasers were about to send a death volley into him, when the cavalry came thundering down from the foot hills and charged the Mexican smugglers. A battle ensued and the Americans were victorious. Anita freed her lover. Dean, seeing that the game was up, determined to kill Curley and then sell his own life dearly as possible, but Curley, seizing a saber which had fallen from a wounded American's hand, in a fierce encounter killed the renegade. Curley went back to his regiment and after peace was declared he returned, claimed Anita and brought her back to his own country as his bride.
- Jilted by his sweetheart, Bob Fordyce, a Texas cowboy, leaves home and goes farther west. In San Miguel he gets into an argument with one of the followers of the Cibelo Kid, a notorious outlaw, who draws his gun and cold-bloodedly shoots him. When his mother and brother, Clay, hear of his death, the latter vows to avenge it, and, going to San Miguel, he also is wounded in an altercation with the Kid. He takes refuge at Doc Booth's ranch, and in order to make old man Booth give him up, the Kid captures Freda, his only daughters, and takes her to the outlaws' mountain stronghold, and there keeps her prisoner. The scenes are, by the way, very fine indeed.
- Joe and Jim Webster, brothers, are as different as day and night. Jim is an honest and respected rancher; Joe is the ringleader of a desperate gang of horse thieves. At the State Fair, Jim wins the championship broncho riding title of the world, for which he receives a handsome silver mounted saddle. He becomes engaged to Nell Owens, the pretty daughter of a prosperous stockman. One of Owens' post riders discovers a gang of horse thieves on the ranch and gives the alarm. Joe, their leader, breaks his saddle, and anxious to make his escape and join the thieves, takes his brother Jim's horse and heads for the Mexican border. The ranch hands give chase, hoping: to overtake the rustlers before they can cross the international boundary. In a running fight, Joe kills the sheriff, but has the horse he is riding shot from under him. The posse recovers the saddle and arrests Jim for the sheriff's murder. Nell prevents his lynching and demands that he be given a trial by law. Later he is convicted on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to be hanged. On the day set for the execution, Nell finds Joe mortally wounded and secures a confession from him that exonerates Jim. By much hard riding she reaches the prison yard in time to prevent Jim's death.
- Joe Willard escapes from prison. Although pursued by bloodhounds, he stops to save little Miss Hunter from drowning and takes her home. Fay Hunter, her sister, becomes interested in Joe and begs her father to assist him in his escape by permitting him to use her father's horse. Her father really consents. Fay learns that Joe has been captured and returned to the prison and soon visits him. Joe tells her how he had been convicted on false testimony, and that "Butch" Holden could clear him of the charges if he wished, but "Butch" had grievances against him and refused to speak. At that time Thomas J. Tynan is appointed warden of the prison. He learns Joe's story and designates him as a trustee. "Butch" Holden is fatally injured in an explosion. He sends for Joe and on his deathbed signs a confession exonerating Joe of any complicity in the bank robbery, and tells him where the stolen money is hidden. Fay, who has just arrived, offers to go to the deserted shack to recover the hidden money, thus proving the statement made in the confession. Rastas Judd, a negro trustee, who overheard the dying confession, is determined to escape and get the money. The race is now between Rastas and Fay. The negro convict arrives first. Fay realizes the situation and having no weapons, lassos the negro, ties him to a post and starts back with the stolen money. She reaches the prison, but is informed that the warden has gone to the Road Camp. A series of hair-raising incidents take place. Rastas is captured. Joe is pardoned and marries Fay Hunter, the girl he has learned to love.