- A sheriff saves a Mexican from being hanged for horse theft. In a gesture of thanks, the Mexican writes the word "gratitude" upon a card. After rending the card in two, he gives one half to the sheriff. Many years later the sheriff, still carrying his half of the "gratitude" card, becomes the captive of desperados. One of these greasy varmints grabs a tobacco pouch from the bound sheriff's pocket, noticing the timeworn card...—Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>
- A Western ranchman, going home to transact business, leaves his horse in front of his house. A "bad man of the West," coming along, purloins the animal to gain money with which to purchase whiskey. We next see him visiting his favorite resort, the town tavern, and while he is in the saloon the horse takes fright and runs away. A Mexican, sitting in front of his adobe hut, sees the horse and immediately gets his own mount and starts in pursuit, capturing the runaway, after several exciting chases. In the meantime the ranchman, discovering the theft of his horse, immediately organizes a posse to hunt for the thief. A bunch of cowpunchers capture the Mexican who is now leading the runaway horse. They lead him to a tree, for swift justice is always handed out to horse thieves. They work quietly and determinedly. The sheriff hears of the lynching and comes upon the cowpunchers just in time to save the poor innocent Mexican. The sheriff is about to lead the Mexican away under arrest when the ranchman appears with the real thief whom he has captured, proving his guilt by the gloves he has on, which were also stolen. The real thief acknowledges the crime, and the Mexican, to show his gratitude, tells the sheriff that he will always be his friend, at the same time handing him a half card on which is written "Gratitude." This card to be a momentum of friendship and faithfulness. Five years have now passed; the former sheriff has fallen in love with a girl of the West. Another cowpuncher loves the same girl. He does not try to win the girl's love, but when he learns that she favors the former sheriff, he devises a plan by which to rid himself of his rival. He accidentally discovers a former sweetheart of the sheriff imploring him to take her back, which he refuses to do. The cow-puncher asks the rejected girl if she wants revenge. She consents to do anything that will bring her revenge. She writes a letter to him at the dictation of the cow-puncher, saying if he will meet her once more she will go away forever. This letter is sent, and the cow-puncher gets the sweetheart of the former sheriff and takes her to the meeting place. Just as she comes upon the scene she sees the Spanish girl throw her arms around her sweetheart's neck. The sheriff tries to explain, but she will not listen, and goes away with the cow-puncher, who is gloating over his success. The sheriff now sees the trick that has been played. He has a bitter fight with the cow-puncher, and forces him to confess his treachery. The cow-puncher goes to a Mexican's hut, and offers two greasers a certain sum of money to do his bidding. The three lie in wait for the sheriff and his sweetheart, overpower them, and drag them to the greaser's hut. Inside the cow puncher tantalizes the sheriff, and then removes the girl to another room. The Mexican finds himself out of tobacco. Seeing some in the sheriff's flannel shirt pocket, he immediately helps himself, and in pulling out the sack of tobacco he pulls out a card, which proves to be the other half of the card that the Mexican has been carrying for five years, that he might repay his former rescuer. The cow-puncher comes back while the Mexican is comparing the two halves of the card, and when the cow-puncher again grabs the sheriff, the Mexican asks him if this card was given to him by a man he saved from lynching. The sheriff replies yes. The Mexican then unties the sheriff just as the cow-puncher is about to strike another blow. A thrilling fight ensues in which the sheriff whips the cow-puncher, and is choking him to insensibility when the girl reappears. She sees the situation and tells her sweetheart to let the villain go.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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