The Golden Bullet

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Dad and Jack are working on their placer mine in the mountains when Dick Henderson calls on them one morning on his way back to Crazy Creek after a marauding expedition. Dick goes on to Crazy Creek, where he meets the sheriff and his daughter. The sheriff shows him a letter from the sheriff of the adjoining county offering a reward of $1,000 for "Rogue River" Charley, Dick's alias. Dick offers to assist the sheriff in capturing the bandit. "Red" Johnson, a bum, is thrown out of the saloon drunk. The cowboys, to sober him up, place him on a bucking horse. The horse carries Red out of town. Dick happens along and offers to go and bring Red back. Red, in the meantime, has gained control of the horse, and, seeing his opportunity, decides to get away with it. Dick, following Red, comes upon Jack and Dad. He tells them it isn't much wonder that they couldn't buy the horse which was offered to them by Red, as they could never make enough out of their mine to buy one. Dad resents this and shows Dick their savings of nuggets. Dick finds Red and tells him of the gold. They plan to rob Dad and Jack. That night Red and Dick rob Dad and Jack. Jack hears the noise, and is shot by Dick. The robbers escape. Jack goes to town to have his wound dressed and to find the robbers. He becomes exhausted and falls from his horse in town. The sheriff and Mattie, his daughter, find him and take him to their home. In the meantime Dick has tried to get the sheriff to arrest Jack, as he fits the description of "Rogue River" Charley. The sheriff decides to go to the other county and get the sheriff to come over and identify Jack. Jack recovers and meets Dick, demanding the return of the nuggets. Previously, Mattie has shown him a peculiar bullet-shaped nugget, which was formerly with their savings, telling him that Dick had given it to her. Dick tries to argue with Jack, but is forced to return the nuggets. Jack notes the missing nugget and gives Dick until a certain time to return it. Dick goes to the sheriff's home, steals the nuggets from Mattie's room and leaves evidence incriminating Jack. He then schemes with Red to have Jack accused of the robbery. Red inflames the cowboys against Jack, while Dick is telling the girl about it. Mattie discovers her loss and thinks Jack is guilty. Jack goes to his cabin. Dick and the cowboys pursue Jack to his cabin, where a fight starts. In the meantime, the two sheriffs show up at Crazy Creek, learn of the trouble and also go to the cabin, where they arrive at the right time to prevent serious trouble. Jack is exonerated, and Dick is pointed out as the real "Rogue River" Charley, and is arrested.