Summary
In the untamed expanse of the Northwest, a high-stakes corporate maneuver for railroad right-of-way ignites a maelstrom of personal vendettas and perilous romance. Philip Whittemore, a determined railroad agent, finds his mission intertwined with the fate of Jeanne D'Arcambal, whose reclusive father, D'Arcambal, initially rebuffs his advances until Whittemore heroically plucks Jeanne from the jaws of a treacherous rapids. This fragile alliance is shattered by the sinister arrival of Thorpe, a rival agent whose corporate ambitions mask a darker, long-buried secret: a past entanglement with D'Arcambal's wife, which he now leverages to abduct Jeanne, audaciously claiming paternity. The intricate web of deceit begins to unravel with the crucial intervention of Pierre, a sagacious half-breed, whose testimony irrefutably affirms Jeanne's true lineage. Imprisoned and desperate, Jeanne orchestrates a dramatic escape, igniting a signal fire that summons her Native American allies. The narrative culminates in the rightful union of Jeanne and Whittemore, solidifying both their personal triumph and the resolution of the frontier's turbulent dramas.
Synopsis
Two men, Philip Whittemore (Henry B. Walthall) and Thorpe (Harry Northrup) both go to the Northwest to gain the right-of-way for their railroad company from D'Arcambal (Emmett King). Whittemore arrives first and D'Arcambal refuses to meet with him until he saves his daughter, Jeanne (Pauline Starke) from going over the rapids. Then Thorpe arrives and tries to use force by kidnapping Jeanne and insisting that he is her father. It comes out that Thorpe actually did run off with D'Arcambal's wife years before. But a half-breed, Pierre (Joe Rickson), proves that Jeanne really is the daughter of D'Arcambal. The captive Jeanne is able to light a signal fire so that the Native Americans will rescue her. Eventually she and Whittemore are married.
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