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The Mirage (1914)
Short | Short, Adventure

The Mirage (1914)

Short | Short, Adventure

Judith, lashed to the back of the runaway, is carried at a mad pace along the upper trail through the mountains and foothills, and eventually out into the desert. Alan follows the flight of the horse, expecting momentarily to see Judith ...See moreJudith, lashed to the back of the runaway, is carried at a mad pace along the upper trail through the mountains and foothills, and eventually out into the desert. Alan follows the flight of the horse, expecting momentarily to see Judith dashed to death. He tells Rose and Barcus of the affair, mounts his own horse, and starts off to the rescue. Rose and Barcus break camp and plan to follow. Meantime, Trine's car, containing Trine, Jim, the butler and the chauffeur, arrives at Mesa, takes up Marrophat, and sets off in pursuit again. Steed, a gentleman of Hopi Jim's Kidney, happens along the other trail, discovers the two horses, and is puzzling the matter over when he is joined by several other rough citizens of Mesa, who have started out to follow the fun, promised by what they have already seen. Murder being indicated, they organize a lynching party and set off for the upper trail. Judith's horse, meantime, has run well out into the desert. When he stops Judith manages to release herself, and falls to the ground. The horse roams off and finally locates a water hole. Refreshed, Judith manages to climb to his back, and the horse strikes off on the desert trail away from the mountains. Alan, by the use of his glasses, locates the moving speck, and presses on in pursuit. By mid-afternoon he is overcome with thirst and heat. Barcus and Rose follow upon the trail, and by the merging of hoof prints they learn that Alan has pursued Judith into the dangerous part of the desert. They continue, but are soon overtaken by the Vigilance Committee, whose temper proves to be anything but friendly. Trine's automobile eventually falls in a poor fate in the race across the desert. Judith's horse leads her to a water hole. She dismounts, and seeks water and rest. Alan, who is close at hand, does not observe her there. At this point the sky thickens, and with hardly a moment's notice, a terrific sandstorm breaks forth. Alan, thinking that Judith is helplessly tied to the horse's back, pushes on. It is only by accident that he stumbles across Judith. Judith, realizing the motive which has brought him there, offers her hand in friendly thanks. Alan, on the other hand, is furious at finding the girl safe and well able to care for herself. He strikes aside her offered hand, and rushes out again into the storm. Judith follows, and finally overtakes him, when he falls exhausted down an embankment. The storm is the only thing which saves Barcus and Rose from the Vigilants. In the course of their progress they pass within a few feet which shelter Judith and Alan, the latter unconscious. Judith sees them, but says nothing. Barcus and Rose pass on in ignorance. When the storm falls it is night. Alan finally comes around. He staggers to his feet, climbs out of the arroyo, and starts off again across the desert, paying no attention to Judith. She follows with the same patience as before. This time it is Alan who is under necessity of helping the girl. When she falls to her knees with cold and exhaustion, he wraps his coat around her, and holds her in his arms. Exhaustion overtakes them both, and Alan finally finds comfort in sleep. Meanwhile, Trine's car, after being held up in the storm, continues on the trail, finally coming up with the Vigilance Committee. Marrophat and Trine indicate Alan as the murderer of Hopi Jim. There are two routes that form the southern barrier of the desert. The motor car strikes up toward one, the Vigilants toward the others. It is Marrophat that first spies Judith and Alan. Judith snatches Alan's revolver from its holster. She has her own as well. Alan sleeps. When Marrophat, Jim and the butler approach, Judith calmly commands them to throw up their hands. She forces Jim and the butler to carry Alan to the car. When Trine grows turbulent she forces Jim to gag him. Then, jumping into the car with Alan and her father, she orders the chauffeur forward. Marrophat and the butler, left behind, manage, by their howling, to attract the attention of the Vigilants. Taking the two men upon their horses, the Vigilants start in pursuit of the automobile. Steed, his horse swifter than the others, gets within pistol shot, and punctures the rear tire. Judith answers by shooting his horse from under him. The car, now crippled, moves slowly, and the pursuing Vigilants are soon upon them. Rose and Barcus, meanwhile, have made the shelter of a prospector's shack overlooking the pass. They hear the shots and the galloping horses. Realizing trouble, Barcus conceives the notion of blocking the pass when the car has passed. He has found dynamite in the shack, and this he plants in the hillside. He waits to light the fuse when the car passes underneath. There is a terrific explosion, and an avalanche of rock and dirt sweeps down the mountain to cut off the pursuit. Rose, Judith, Alan and Barcus are now temporarily safe. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Cleo Madison Rose Trine / Judith Trine Rose Trine / Judith Trine See fewer	Her Bitter Cup (1916)
George Larkin Alan Law Alan Law See fewer	The Lurking Peril (1919)

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