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Show SYNOPSIS. Liberty Horton, American heiress and ownor of a larre cstato In Mexico, Is captured cap-tured and held for ransom by Juan Lopez, Lo-pez, a noted Moxlcan lnsurrocto. Whllo in his camp, sho overhears a plan to attack at-tack an American town and army camp. She escapes with tho aid of Podro, a faltn-ful faltn-ful servant, and whllo the rescuing: party, headed by Major Winston, U. S. A., Captain Cap-tain Rutledgo of tho Texas Rancors, who Is In love with hor, and Manuel Leon, son of hor othor guardian, stop pursuit, sho rldos to warn tho Amorlcans. Sho, however. how-ever. Is too late, and tho Mexicans attack. at-tack. Thoy are repulsed by American soldiers. sol-diers. That night Pancho Leon throatons Major Winston with exposure of misappropriation misap-propriation of funds left In his caro, unless un-less he. Major Winston, forces Liberty to marry nls son Manuel. Tho Major refuses. Manuel Is upbraided by Therese, his Mexican Mexi-can swecthoart. Pedro and Rutledco aro witnesses. Liberty, who has overheard tho argument between Pancho and the Major, stops Into tho room. To save Major Ma-jor Winston's honor. Liberty agrees to marry Manuel. Rutledgo prevents Pedro from killing Manuel. The marriage takes place. The Major, with Rutledge, Jeavos to Join the troops, who have, In the meantime, mean-time, received orders to cross tho line and bring back, dead or alive, tho parties responsible re-sponsible for tho Discovery outrage. Tho Mexicans continue to maltreat Americans. Manuol goes to Liberty's room that night. Liberty tolls him she Is his wlfo In name only and threatens suicide. |