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Jan of the Big Snows Synopsis

Fred Cummings brings his young wife to an isolated northern trading post on the Hudson Bay, where she becomes the idol of the 17 inhabitants. She is particularly idolized by Jan Allaire, a young man inexperienced with women, who sees in Nancy the girl of his dreams. Blanding, a New York fur trader, arrives at the post, and his advances toward Nancy are noticed by Jan and his friends. According to their code of honor, they swear to protect her against Blanding. Nancy's husband disappears while on a trapping mission, and Jan discovers his frozen body but tells Nancy he is only injured. Blanding attempts an attack upon Nancy but is thrashed and sent from the post by Jan and his friends. Forcing the truth from Jan, Nancy takes her child and returns to the United States, but Jan remains hopeful that someday she will return to him.

Blue Grass Synopsis

At a race, My Lady, a horse belonging to Colonel Taylor, wins, but is injured so seriously that she will be unable to run again. Wilfred Warren wagers a large sum on the mare, but is cheated out of his winnings by Kelley, an unscrupulous character of the track. The next year, Colonel Taylor, being in straitened circumstances, breeds My Lady, and Blue Grass, a striking colt, is born. Another year and the Colonel starts to break and train Blue Grass. Another colt is born. Finances become tighter. In the meantime Warren meets Virginia, the Colonel's daughter, a love affair resulting. The Colonel, compelled to sacrifice the second colt, sends his son, Morgan, who, forced to accept a much smaller sum than expected, stakes the money on a "sure tip" and loses. In his anger the Colonel casts him off, ordering him out of the house. Kelley, in an effort to buy My Lady, meets Virginia and determines to get her, as he determines to get the mare. Just before the race in which Blue Grass is entered, the Colonel, badly in need of money, sells the mare to Kelley upon the latter's promise to sell her back, in the event of Blue Grass winning the race. The Colonel uses the money received for a side bet on his horse, and Kelley frames the race against him. Morgan, now Kelley's cashier, meets Warren, who. on learning Morgan's identity, brings about a meeting between him and Virginia, and caught red-handed by the Colonel, is forbidden to see Virginia again. On learning Kelley's intentions, Morgan quits Kelley. In the race, Blue Grass is left flat-footed by the bribed starter, but starts after the rest and wins. Warren, learning of Kelley's plot to steal My Lady, evens up old scores, bringing about a reconciliation and all ends as it should.