During a violent disagreement, a miner strangles his partner and accidentally shoots the man's wife. He then deserts his own wife and son to elope with the saloon keeper's daughter. As they are fleeing, the girl discovers the deed and insists upon caring for the baby found in the dead wife's arms.
Dorothy Phillips
as Marta
William Stowell
as Bill The Boss
Lon Chaney
as Joe Lawson
J. Edwin Brown
as Martin (as Eddie Brown)
William Clifford
as Hal Curtis
Evelyn Selbie
as Hilda Hendricks
Tom Wilson
as 'Mac' Jepson
Claire Du Brey
as Nita
