Little Nell, fighting her way to Hollywood in a covered wagon, is besieged by Indians on the plain, and her little party defends itself from the oncoming reds while Puffy rides the Phoney Express to bring aid. He carries his horse across a stream, only to be kicked back to the starting point by the nag.
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