John and his partner, Jim, have implicit faith in their claim and work it diligently every day, while John's wife, Jennie, sits home and frets, becoming more discontented each hour. One day while the men are blasting, Sid, a fugitive from justice, hides in the mine and is badly wounded. John takes him home. Jennie finds him a marked contrast to her husband, and Sid, forgetting his host's many kindnesses and little sacrifices, asks Jennie to accompany him. She readily consents. In the meanwhile, the deputy has seen Sid at the shack and he and the sheriff arrive to take him again into custody. However, Sid sees them coming and he and Jennie ride off on the sheriff and deputy's horses. The officers soon get other horses and follow. While they were preparing to leave, John and Jim had struck gold and the husband hastened home to tell Jennie of their good fortune, only to find the home empty and her note of farewell awaiting him. Jennie and Sid reach the desert but while looking for water, one of their horses gets away and Sid mounts the other and goes in search of him. Here he is overtaken by the sheriff, whose bullet soon puts an end to the chase. Taking the horse, the officers return, leaving the faithless wife to wander along in the desert.
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