The Thoroughbred

So that he may recover his losses and be able to propose to Angela, Kelso Hamilton has plunged heavily on Union Consolidated. A bear raid on U.C. finds Hamilton in his office feverishly watching the tape, as the shares drop from 50, and he realizes that if it reaches 42 he is wiped out. As the stock touches 47, Hamilton rushes to bis broker, who threatens to sell him out at 42, and pleads with him to no avail. The big board records 42 for U.C. and Hamilton is ruined. News of Hamilton's ruin brings grief to Angela and great shock to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle, and wild joy to George Carewe, Earle's secretary, who does not love Angela but hopes to make her Mrs. Carewe for the sake of her money. For some years he has been secretly making love to Angela's maid, Jessie Cook. But Carewe's hopes are blasted for Angela offers her fortune to Hamilton to pay his losses. Carried away by her generosity, Hamilton tells her that he loves her and that he will go west and make good. Angela promises to wait. Jessie learns that Carewe has only been playing with her, and she goes to the cottage of her father, Tom Cook. When Cook comes home and learns the cause of Jessie's grief, he starts in a rage for the Earle home. He finds entrance to George Carewe's room and there waits for him. He is discovered by Carewe's valet and in a desperate struggle the valet falls and Cook realizes that he is a murderer. Carewe hides some cards in the pocket of Hamilton's smoking jacket. Carewe accuses him of cheating, insists that he be searched and the evidence is so plain that Mr. Earl insists the engagement be broken. Angela pleads for Hamilton and will not believe him guilty. Tom escapes and haunted by the memory of the murdered man, he shaves off his beard and steals away on a freight train. With Angela's promise to wait until his name is cleared, Hamilton goes to the west. Tom Cook gets aboard the brake beams of the Limited on which is Hamilton. The Limited is stopped by bandits a little farther on, and Hamilton, watching his chance, jumps the bandit left and rear guard. They fight desperately. Hamilton's hold is broken and the bandit is about to fire on him, when Cook crawls from under the car and saves the life of Hamilton. Cook tells Hamilton a hard luck story and Hamilton tells him be will give him work when he purchases a ranch. Carewe, rid of Hamilton, presses his suit but is repulsed. Mr. Earle purchases mining property in the Santa Ynez Mountains and persuades all of his fri