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Feeling that his days are numbered, Martha's father writes his old friend, Jim Bessington, that he will send his little girl Martha to him, knowing that she will be well cared for. Shortly after Jim receives the letter, Martha, now an orphan, goes to Jim's home. Her presence creates gossip and scandal, which Jim overhears and resents in an unmistakable way. To protect her good name, he proposes marriage, with the understanding that he will act as her guardian only, and should she love anyone later, he would release her. The girl accepts this proposition, but finds she really loves Jim, and when he acts indifferently she cannot understand it. "Happy Jack," a young rancher, thrown from his horse, sees Martha riding through the valley and asks her to assist him. She goes after his horse and brings it to him. Some few days later, Jack has a chance to return her kindness. Martha is bitten by a snake. Jack helps her indoors, where she leaves a note, telling Jim she has been bitten by a ...
