Summary
Jack Kilmeny, an expatriate scion of British nobility, navigates the rugged topography of the American West, where his claim to a lucrative auriferous deposit becomes the crucible for both his physical prowess and moral fortitude. Alongside his compatriot Curly Brandon, another displaced aristocrat, Kilmeny faces the predatory encroachments of Lord Farquar’s industrial syndicate, which seeks to annex their mining interests through clandestine machinations. The narrative trajectory shifts from territorial defense to romantic entanglement following Jack’s heroic intervention in a runaway wagon catastrophe involving Moya Farquar, the mogul's daughter. However, this burgeoning affection is imperiled by Curly’s descent into the debauchery of the dance-hall circuit, culminating in a larceny for which Kilmeny is erroneously indicted. Forced into the periphery of the law, Jack must orchestrate a daring evasion of the sheriff to exonerate his reputation, dismantle the perfidious schemes of the rival suitor Bobyan Verinder, and secure his sovereign right to the gold that tethers his past to his future.
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Jack Kilmeny, the heir to a British dukedom, owns a gold mine in the American west with his partner Curly Brandon, another English nobleman. Lord Farquar, the owner of a powerful British mining company, sends agents to steal their mine, but Jack fights them off. He soon meets and falls in love with Farquar's daughter Moya after saving her from a runaway wagon. Meanwhile, Curly hooks up with a disreputable dance-hall girl and Jack winds up being accused of a robbery that Curly committed to please his girlfriend. Escaping capture by the sheriff, Jack must prove his innocence of the robbery charge and stop Moya's wealthy suitor, Bobyan Verinder, from stealing his mine.
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