- Widower Calvert Paige leaves his baby daughter Johnnie in New York and goes West, where he becomes wealthy as a mine owner and newspaperman. Lil Magill, who came to work on his newspaper, is lovestruck with Paige, as he is with her, and they become lovers. After several years Lil has become a successful author but Paige has tired of her. Their friction grows when Lil takes the side of striking miners against him. Because Johnnie has asked to be with her father, Paige now decides to break his relationship with Lil. He writes both women letters, but accidentally switches them. The result is that Johnnie sees something of what her father is like and resolves to go to him. Paige fires Lil because of her closeness with the miners and his growing resentment of her. When miners threaten violence, Johnnie, who has come to know Lil, begs her to intercede. When Paige sees this, he becomes enraged, but the scene is interrupted by a angry miner who shoots at Paige. Lil throws herself in front of her lover, saving his life, and when Lil recovers, Paige realizes that he still loves her.—Pamela Short
- Calvert Paige's wife died while he was still a young man. When he emigrated to the West, he left their baby daughter with his sister Mary. Years later he is the owner of a number of mines and a leading newspaper. Several years before the story opens, Lil Magill had arrived in the town and secured work on the paper. Paige became fascinated with the girl. Morris, also an employee of the paper, loved the girl. Lil became infatuated with Paige, but he was not inclined to marry a woman unless he could secure her in no other way. Lil, being free and democratic, virtually became the mistress of Paige. Morris hated Paige for his possession of the girl, but he was her true and loyal friend. At the time this story opens, Lil had gained the reputation of being one of the brightest newspaper women in the game, and was the author of several books. She held Paige more by her independence and personality, but in spite of this he had begun to tire of her. In his dealings with his miners, Paige was grasping and unprincipled. They began to show signs of discontent, and appealed to "Brad" Hamilton, a lawyer, for advice. Hamilton takes the matter up with Paige, but with no success. Paige's daughter, now a young lady, desires to be with her father, but he prefers the unfettered life of a bachelor. Johnnie Paige, his daughter, has sent her father a picture of herself and Brad sees this prominently displayed. Johnnie and her aunt visit New York, and while there become acquainted with Brad, who has come east on business. The two become friendly. Lil realizes that Paige is tired of her and the two are beginning to have quarrels. One day, Lil, visiting the house, is looking at Johnnie's picture. This action arouses the anger of Paige, especially when Lil speaks of the daughter. She resents this attitude and he tries to soothe her wounded feelings. Paige writes Lil a note breaking the engagement. At the same time he writes a letter to his daughter and in sealing them, the two become mixed. Lil receives the letter intended for Johnnie, and after reading the first line or two realizes there has been a mistake. The next day she takes the letter to Paige. He is much worried over the effect of the letter that Johnnie will get, and his fright touches Lil. She tells him that he need not worry, that he would hardly write anything to her that he would be ashamed to have his daughter read. Paige's irritation at his own mistake turns to violent anger against Lil. He says things to her and humiliates her to such an extent that the break between them grows wider. In the meantime, the strike has become serious. The strikers are bitter against Paige, and a deputation, led by Tony, the sweetheart of the girl whose father has been killed in a riot, calls upon Paige, vowing vengeance. Paige is not at home and they leave. Johnnie receives the misdirected letter. She knows of Lil through reading stories of the latter in different magazines. She begins to understand the woman's relation to her father. She determines to surprise her father, and she and her Aunt Mary start out for the west. Lil knows Rosa, the daughter of the killed striker, and is able to be of help to her in her distress. Paige orders his hireling, Fleming, to discharge Lil. Fleming realizes how useful Lil is to them and tries to get around this, but Paige is obdurate. Lil is "fired," and when Morris hears of her discharge he resigns. Telephoning to Paige's house, Lil learns that he will be home that night, and she determines to have a final understanding with him. Brad and Morris meet each other in the hotel. The latter learns that Paige's daughter is on the way and that Brad intends to ask for her hand that night. Hammond goes to Paige's house and finds Lil there. Lil, realizing her condition from the glass of whiskey that she took before leaving the house has a sudden fear of herself, because before leaving home, in a moment of anger, she brought the revolver with her. Hamilton urges her to return home, but she announces her intention of going upstairs and awaiting the arrival of Paige. As Hamilton starts to leave, Johnnie and her aunt arrive. Lil, meanwhile, remembers leaving her handbag downstairs and decides to go and get it. She has taken off her shoes, and not stopping to put them on, hurries downstairs. She enters the library thinking no one is there, but Johnnie and her aunt see her first. Lil, feeling the humiliation of her position, demands an introduction from Hamilton. Hamilton urges Lil to go. She points to her shoeless feet, and Matthews is sent upstairs for her shoes. Hamilton has persuaded Johnnie to stay at the hotel instead of the house on account of the strikers. Lil tries to put on her shoes, but is unable to do so. Johnnie helps her on with them. Her father enters at this point and flies into a rage on seeing his daughter on her knees before the woman he has begun to despise. Lil, in her fury, tries to shoot Paige, but Hamilton frustrates her efforts. The strikers have surrounded the house. Tony breaks through the guards, and entering the room, rushes upon Paige. The latter attempts to protect himself with the revolver taken from Lil, but Tony wrests it from him and fires. Lil throws herself in front of him and saves Paige's life. Morris sends out the inside story of the strike to the newspapers. During Lil's long illness, Paige, realizing that she has saved his life, when she finally recovers her health he proposes to her and there is a reconciliation.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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