Summary
Neil Allison, a seasoned assayist portrayed by Harry Carey, is lured into a duplicitous scheme where he evaluates counterfeit ore samples from a youthful crook’s mine. The ruse unravels in a violent flash: as Neil grasps the deception, a quarrel erupts and the impetuous Jim Starke, played by Edmund Cobb, is slashed by an unseen blade. Believing himself the murderer, Neil flees, only to be ensnared in a reluctant alliance with the grieving father of the slain youth. Their uneasy partnership takes a tender turn when they adopt an orphaned infant whose parents perished in a merciless snowstorm. The duo’s journey to the nearest town becomes a crucible of redemption, as the community’s suspicion threatens to condemn Neil. Ultimately, through a cascade of testimony and a final showdown, the truth surfaces and the murder charge evaporates, leaving the salvaged family to forge a new future amid the stark wilderness.
Synopsis
Neil Allison (Harry Carey) is tricked into assaying some false samples from a young crook's mine. When Neil sees that he has been duped, a quarrel ensues, and Jim Starke (Edmund Cobb), the youth, is stabbed by an unknown assassin. Neil runs away thinking he has committed murder and becomes the unwitting partner of the victim's father. They adopt a baby whose parents died in a snowstorm, and events take them to town, where Allison is finally cleared of the murder charge.
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