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Show "FIGHTING SHEPHERDESS" "The Fighting Shepherdess" is a dramatic story of life in the picturesque pictur-esque western sheep country. Kate Prentice, played by Anita Stewart, is the pretty daughter of the proprietress propri-etress of a questionable roadhouse. Saved from the advances of Pete Mjl lendore, half Indian and half Negro by Mormon Joe, a recluse shcepherd-er, shcepherd-er, she leaves the tavern. She becomes be-comes Mormon Joe's protege and partner in the sheep business. Kate is happy until she hears the gossips calling her Mormon Joe's Kate." Hughie Disston. from the East, visits vis-its the sheep country, meets Kate and accepts a dare to take her to the Booster's Ball. Kate is shunned, but on the way home he tells her that he loves her and that when Vs 'college career is completed, he will ! return for her. That night Mormon Joe is murdered. and susnicion .points to Kate. Lack of evidence frees her. but the stain remains. 1 Kate becomes wealthy. Hughie rr- ' turns, but finds a change in Kate, and goes back to the city. heartbroken. heart-broken. Mullcndore. who has ac-qu'red ac-qu'red large sheep holdings and political po-litical influence, orders Kate to leave ' Ihe community, but fate Intervenes. Dying as a result of a fight, he confess??, con-fess??, murdering Mormon Joe. The-." who scorned the fighting shepherdess shepherd-ess learn to love her. not excluding Hugh-e. Rut mnny doesn't bring her happiness. A big sacrifice does. a. |