Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-25
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton, American heiress anc
owner of a large Mexican estate. is cap
tured and held tor ransom by Juan Lopez,
a noted Mexican insurrecto. While in his
camp she oyerhears a plan TO attack an
American town and army camp. She es-
capes with the aud of Pedro, faithful
servant, and while a reScuinB party
headed by Major Winston, U. 5. army,
Captain Rutledge OF the Texas Rangers,
stop pursuit, she rides TO warn the Amer
leans, but is too late and the Mexlcans
attack They are repulsed by American
soldiers that night Pancho Leon threat
ems Major Winston with exposure of mis-
appropriation of funds left in his care,
unless he Major Winston, forces Liberty
TO marry his son Manuel The major re-
fuses Liberty, who has heard the argu-
ment between Pancho and the Mayor,
steps into the room. and to save the Ma
Jors honor, she agrees to marry Manuel.
Rutledge prevents Pedro from killing
Manuel The marriage takes place. Ma
jor Winston. with Rutledge, leaves 10
join the troops, who have in the mean
time received orders to cross the line. and
bring back, dead or alive, the parties re-
sponsible for the Discovery outrage. Man
uel goes to Liberty's room that night and
is watched by Therese. Liberty tells him
that she is his wife in name only. As he
is leaving, Therese attempts to kill Man
uel Pedro arrives at the hacienda in
time to hear Therese telling Liberty that
although she is Manuefs wife in the eyes
of the law, in the eyes of God she (The-
rese) sis his wife. Pedro confirms this
statement. Manuel joins Lopez Liberty
makes a desperate effort to escape. Lopez
attempts to blow up American troops at
Lacinda, but the plan is foiied by Liber-
ty An aviator arrives at the camp or
Major Winston with orders to stop the
invasion pending negotiations. Rutledge
goes to rescue Liberty, who. with Pedro
escapes into the desert Major Winston
disobeys orders ana goes to aid Bob, who,
with four troopers is surrounded in a
hut. After escaping numerous perils in
the canyon, Liberty and Pedro are picked
up by an aeroplane scout, who starts back
with them TO Winston's camp Lopez,
who realizes that If the aeroplane gets
back to Winstons column there will be
no surprise attack, orders the machine
gun turned on the party. Manuel fires
but misses them, whereupon Lopez takes
charge of the gun himself, and fires, dis
aiding the machine. The party have a
miraculous escape when the aeroplane
drops back to earth, where II is wrecked.
Lopez, but they manage to overcome the
Sentries and Pedro rides to warn Major
Winston of the planned attack, while Lib
erty starts OFF to find the rangers. She
is overtaken, however, by two of the ban
dts sent out by Lopez to find her. and
they bring her back to his camp while
he is in the midst of a drunken orgy.
Liberty is placed in hut, and that night
Manuel comes to claim her. AS he goes
to clasp her in his arms he Is shot and
falls nfeless at her feet. A woman then
enters the room and placing the gun at
her own head pulls the trigger and falls
across his dead body. A Mexican detach-
ment come upon the scene and find Lib
erty with the smoking revolver in her
hand and take her to Chihuahua prison.
In the meantime Lopez and his band at
tack Major Winstons troopers and the
Americans meet with disastrous defeat
Major Winston is wounded during the
lighting.