The Heart of the Sheriff

• 1915
• Other, Action & Adventure

Grace Martin, the adopted daughter of Sheriff Martin, was rescued by him from a band of Indians when she was an infant. She is in love with Buck Gibson. Grace asks the Sheriff's consent to marry Buck, and his thoughts revert back to the time when he saved Grace from Indians. He gives his consent to Grace's request to marry Gibson, and Grace runs away happy to tell her lover of the good news. That night Buck Gibson and some pals rob the town bank, and Buck is identified as one of the bandits. Sheriff Martin is notified and organizing a posse, gives chase, overtakes the robbers, and starts in pursuit of Buck, who tries to escape alone after the others are captured. Sheriff Martin kills Buck Gibson. Grace, who has ridden away in hopes of finding her sweetheart comes upon her father standing over the dead body. She understands that Buck is guilty, and turns to the Sheriff, who takes his little girl home the second time.