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  • A Man of the Wilderness (1913)
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A Man of the Wilderness (1913)
Short | Short, Drama
The young trapper was an excellent example of the primitive man, tender in his love, fierce in his hate. The girl was pretty and a coquette. She was fully aware of the admiration of the sturdy woodsman, but chose to flirt with him. A young...See moreThe young trapper was an excellent example of the primitive man, tender in his love, fierce in his hate. The girl was pretty and a coquette. She was fully aware of the admiration of the sturdy woodsman, but chose to flirt with him. A young man from the city had come to visit the girl's father. He was handsome and his courtly ways were in marked contrast with the rough manners of the stalwart woodsman. The girl was greatly attracted, and persuaded herself that she loved him. The trapper, angry and revengeful, went into the wilderness to forget. Fate put an instrument into his hands and he did not hesitate to use it. The successful suitor, while on a hunting trip, fell into a bear trap, and lay there a helpless prisoner. The trapper chanced to discover his plight, but did not attempt to release him. Instead, he went to the girl's home, and, telling her that her sweetheart was in danger, brought her to the spot. Half mad with jealousy, he did not realize his cruelty. He refused to release his rival, saying that he would let him die. The girl, knowing that another day in the bear pit would be her fiancé's last, told the trapper that she would marry him as the price of his freedom. The trapper assented, freed the other man and brought him safely back to the little village. Life in the wilderness creates great passions. Hate and jealousy are two of them, but among others are love and compassion. At the time passed the trapper saw how the girl grieved. Love and compassion conquered the two ugly sentiments and he released her from her promise, leaving her free to marry his rival. The wedding day drew nearer, and the idea of marrying her grew more and more distasteful. A few hours before the wedding he disappeared, leaving a note in which he said that he did not care to marry her and was leaving for the east. He did not leave as soon as he expected, for he was intercepted at the railway station by the trapper. The man of the wilderness disliked his rival, but the girl he loved had chosen him as her future mate, and that was sufficient for him. He seized the recreant groom-elect by the collar and hustled him to the girl's home. There the bride was being consoled by the assembled guests. The two men entered and the trapper, eyeing the city man, said that the ceremony would now begin. The groom was quite ready; fear made him so, but the bride was not. She had experienced a change of heart since the true natures of the two men had been revealed to her. Scornfully she ordered the city man from her home. The guests followed him and she was left alone with the man whom she had flouted. Clumsily he tried to comfort her. His manner wasn't at all worthy, but the girl realized the chivalrous spirit that underlay his rough demeanor. Another wedding took place in a very short time. The girl married the roan who had always cared for her, and never regretted having chosen for a husband a man of the wilderness. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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