Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-30
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton, American heiress and
owner OF a large Mexican estate, is cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lo-
peg, noted Mexican insurrecto While
In his camp she overhears a plan TO at
tack an American town and army camp.
She escapes, with the aid of Pedro, a
faithful servant, and while a rescuing
party, headed by Major Winston. United
States 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 re-
pulsed by American soldiers that night.
Pancho Leon threatens the Major with
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 Rutledge prevents Pedro
from killing Manuel. The marriage takes
place. Major Winston, with Rutledge,
leaves to join the troops, who have In the
meantime received orders 10 cross the
line and bring back. dead or alive. the
parties responsible for the Discovery out
rage. Manuel goes to Liberty's room that
night and is watched by Therese. Lib
erty tells him that she is his wife in
name only. As he is leaving, Therese at
tempts to kill Manuel. Pedro arrives at
the hacienda in time to hear Therese tell
ing Liberty that although she is Manuefs
wife In the eyes of the law, in the eyes
of God she (Therese) is his wife. PEDRO
confirms this statement Manuel joins
Lopez. Liberty makes a desperate effort
to escape Lopez attempts TO blow up
is foiled by Liberty. An aviator arrives
at the camp of Major Winston with or
ders, and goes to aid Bob who, with four
troopers, is surrounded in hut. After
escaping numerous perils in the canyon.
Liberty and Pedro are picked up by an
airplane scout. who starts back with
them to Winston's camp. Lopez, who
realizes that If the airplane gets back to
Winstons column there will be no sur
prise attack, orders the machine gun
turned on the party. Manuel hres. put
misses them. whereupon Lopez takes
charge of the gun himself, and fires, dis
abling the machine. The party nave
miraculous escape, when the airplane
drops to earth, where 1t is wrecked
Liberty rides to warn Major Winston of
the proposed attack, while Liberty starts
on to find the rangers. She Is oVertaken
by Lopez to find her, and they bring her
back to his camp while he is in the midst
of drunken orgy. Liberty rs placed IN
a hut, and that night Manuel comes 70
claim her AS he goes to clasp her in
his arms he Is shot and falls hfeless 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 detachment comes
upon the scene and finds Liberty with
the smoking revolver in her hand, ana
meantime, Lopez and his band attack
Major Winston's troopers and the Ameri-
cans meet with disastrous 0eteat. MdlOr
Winston is wounded during the hghting
While the Mexican detachment is on its
way to Chihuahua with Liberty. they
come across the unconscious ngure 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. Bop, VINO
has been held at bay by band or insur-
rectos, manages to escape. Major Wins
toms troops are annihilated; the Major
himself being the only one lett awe
Pedro and Liberty arrive at Chihuahua
and are thrown into cells. Pedro makes
a vicious effort to escape, and Kills one
of the guards. He is oVerpowered ana
taken to the torture chamber. Liberty,
who, in the meantime is endeavoring TO
free herself partially succeeds, only 10
find herself imprisoned in subterrame-
Major loses his senses and wanders out
on the desert, where he is found uncor-
scious by Rutledge. Pedro who has been
tortured almost to the point OF deatn;
lands in a pool in the chamber where
Liberty is imprisoned. She saves him
from drowning, and the two finally man
age to crawl through small opening.
which they believed would lead them 10
freedom. They are tricked however,
and find that they have entered steel
chamber The guards endeavof to crush
them to death by the moving walls. but
Pedro pits his strength against the me,
chanical device of the Mexicans, and
erty The walls go back into position,
but the force of the spinning windlass,
which works the device, sends one OF the
walls out of It's place. thus allowing LIB
srty and Pedro to escape. They make
their way out of town. Pedro is captured
again by Lopez, but Liberty aids him to
escape. The Major and Rutledge reach
the American town of Chicos. across the
border where the Major Is placed in the
hospital Rutledge then leaves for Wash
ington to see the president, for the pur-
pose of getting his permission TO organ
lie a detachment to cross the border and
wipe out Lopez and his band.