Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton, American heiress and
ownar of a large Mexican estate, is cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lopez
a noted Mexican insurrecto. While in his
camp she overhears a plan 20 attack an
American town and army camp. She es-
capes with the aid of Pedro. faithful
ed 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 repulsed by
American soldiers that night. Pancho
Leon threatens the Major with exposure
of incorporation of funds left in his
care, unless he, Major Winston, forces
Lite: ) to marry his son, Manuel. The
MAJ 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 rrom
killing Manuel The marriage takes place
Major Winston, with Rutledge, leaves TO
join tire troops, who have IN the mean
time received orders TO cross the line, and
bring back, dead or alive, the parties re-
sponsihle for the Discovery outrage. Man
uel goes to Liberty room that night and
him that she is his wife in name only
AS he 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
(Therese1 is his wife. Pedro confirms this
makes a desperate effort to escape. Lopez
attempts to blow up American troops at
Lacinda, but the plan is fooled BY Liberty.
An aviator arrives at the camp of Ma
jor Winston with orders and goes to
aid Bob who with four troopers is sur
rounded in a hut. After escaping numer-
Gus perils in the canyon. Liberty and Pc
dro 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 Winston's column
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the machine gun turned on the party
Manuel fires, but misses them, where
upon Lopez takes charge of the gun him
self and fires, disabling the machine
The party have a miraculous escape
when the airplane drops to earth, where
it is wrecked. Liberty and Pedro are
made prisoners by Lopez, but they man
age to escape. Pedro rides TO warn Ma
Jor Winston of the proposed 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 drunken orgy
Liberty is placed in hut, and that night
Manuel comes to claim her. AS ne 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.
attack Major Winston's troopers and the
Americans meet with disastrous defeat
Major Winston is wounded during the
fighting. While the Mexican detachment
is on its way to Chihuahua with Liberty
they come across the unconscious inquire
of Pedro. who has been thrown from
his horse while on his way TO Winston's
camp He is made a prisoner and they
take him along with Liberty. Bob, who
has been held al bay by band of insur-
rectos, manages to escape. Major Win
ston's troops are annihilated. the Major
himself, being the only one left alive
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 and
taken to the torture chamber Liberty
who, in the meantime is endeavoring to
free herself partially succeeds, only to
find herself imprisoned in subterranean
chamber. She gives up hope. The Major
loses his senses and wanders out on the
desert. where he is found unconscious by
Rutledge. Pedro, who has been tortured
almost to the point of death. is finally
thrown down a chute and lands in a pool
in the chamber where Liberty is impris-
oned. She saves him from drowning.