Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-02
L!3ER TY
AROMANCE OF
OLD MEXICO
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NOVELIZED FROM THE PHO
TOPLAY SERIAL OF THE
SAME NAME, RELEASED BY
THE UNIVERSAL FILM MAN
UFACTURINC COMPANY
SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton American heiress and
owner OF large Mexican estate. is cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lo-
PEE, a noted Mexican insurrecto. While in
his camp she overhears a plan to attack
an American town and army camp. She
escapes with the aid of Pedro, faithful
headed by Major Winston, u. S. army,
Capt. Robert Rutledge OF the Texas
Rangers, stop pursuit. she rides to warn
the Americans. but Is too late and the
Mexicans attack. They are repulsed by
American soldiers that night. Pancho
Leon threatens the major with exposure
Of inappropriate of funds left in his
care. unless he, MAJOR winston, forces
Liberty to marry his son Manuel. The
major refuses. Liberty, who has heard
the argument between Pancho and the
major. steps into the room, and TO save
the majors honor, she agrees to marry
Manuel. Rntledge prevents Pedro from
killing Manuel The marriage takes place
Major winston, with Rutledge leaves TO
join the troops, who have in the mean
lime received orders to cross the line
and bring back. dead or alive, the parties
responsible forA the Discovery outrage
Manuel goes 10 Aibertys room that night
and is watched by Therese. Liberty tells
him that she is his wife in name only
AS ne is leaving Therese attempts to Kill
Manuel 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 Crhe-
rese) is his wife Pedro confirms this
statement. Manuel joins Lopez. Liberty
makes desperate effort to escape. Lo-
PEE attempts to blow up American troops
at Lacinda, but the plan is fooled by
Liberty. An aviator arrives at the camp
of 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 and goes to aid Bob. who,
with four troopers is surrounded in hut,
After escaping numerous perls in the
canyon, Liberty and Pedro are picked up
by an aeroplane scout who starts back
with them to Winston's column. Lopez,
who realizes that If the aeroplane gets
back to Winston's camp 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
abling the machine. The party have a
miraculous escape when the aeroplane
drops back TO earth, where it is wrecked.
Lopez, but they manage to overcome the
sentries and Pedro rides to warn Major
Winston of tire. planned attack, while
Liberty starts off to find the rangers. She
IS overtaken, however. by two of the
bandits 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 lifeless 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 Next
can detachment come upon the scene and
find Liberty with the smoking revolver
in her hand and take her to Chihuahua
pr On. In the meantime Lopez and his
band attack Major Winstons troopers
and the Americans meet with disastrous
defeat. Major Winston is wounded dur
ing the fighting. While the Mexican de-
prison with Liberty they come across the
unconscious figure of Pedro, who has
been thrown from his horse while on his
way to Winston's camp. He is made
prisoner and they take him along with
Liberty Bob, who has been held at bay
by band of insarrectos, manages to es-
cape.