Summary
Western Luck (1924) orchestrates a narrative of fractured lineage and the divergent trajectories of bifurcated providence. The story commences with the traumatic sundering of twin infants, a separation that precipitates two antithetical existences: one child is ensconced within the rugged, egalitarian embrace of a Western ranch, while his biological counterpart is sequestered in the mahogany-rowed, predatory atmosphere of Wall Street. As the years elapse, the Eastern sibling, Leonard, transmutes into a vessel for metropolitan avarice, eventually orchestrating a Machiavellian conspiracy to dispossess a vulnerable rancher of his ancestral holdings. Larry, the Western-reared brother, emerges as the unwitting foil to this nefarious stratagem. Through a series of kinetic confrontations and moral reckonings, Larry unravels the intricate web of deception spun by his own blood. The climax transcends mere physical struggle, culminating in a poignant moment of recognition and the restoration of a shattered familial equilibrium, effectively reconciling the pastoral innocence of the frontier with the sophisticated cynicism of the Gilded Age.
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Two brothers are separated in infancy--one being reared by a rancher as his son, the other remaining with his father, a Wall Street banker. Leonard, the easterner, conspires to steal property from a rancher, but Larry discovers the plot, prevents its execution, and brings about a reunion with his brother.
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