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Between Fires Synopsis

Frank Dowling, cheated of his entire savings by Tom Calvert, shoots the crooked gambler, leaving him for dead. Pursued by Bob, the sheriff, who is in love with Frank's sister, Ethel, Frank makes his way home, where he is concealed by his sister. Bob, learning that Calvert is still alive and has confessed to cheating the fugitive, rescues Frank, disperses the mob and wins the love of Ethel by his bravery.

The Unknown Ranger Synopsis

A man named Chandler, claiming to be a novelist in search of local color, arrives at a town near the Mexican border, where he makes advances toward Jo, a girl living a solitary life on a desert ranch. Manning, a cowboy, suspects Chandler's motives, and his suspicions are strengthened when Chandler is caught cheating at cards. Following a gang of Mexicans to their mountain retreat, Manning learns that Chandler and the Mexicans are smuggling opium across the border. Two gang members are killed in the ensuing fight, but Chandler, wounded by Manning after a chase on the cliffs, escapes to Jo's home, where he denounces Manning as a smuggler. Manning arrives and dispels Jo's misgivings about him by revealing that he is a Texas Ranger, sworn to secrecy. Chandler is allowed to escape, and Manning and Joe are united.