Mary, daughter of Tom Ashe, revenue officer, is in love with Bud, the son of Lige Stillwell, a moonshiner. Though Bud does not sanction his father's illegal business, he is condemned by Mary's father, and when he finds them together after repeated warnings, he disowns the girl. The minister tries to bring about a reconciliation, telling the police officer that he should not blame Bud for the sins of his father. Mary and Bud make their way to the cabin of his father, where Mary is received with open arms. Here the minister finds them after a narrow escape from death, when he is mistaken for a revenue officer. Determined to gain conclusive evidence against the moonshiner, Ashe and his men search the hills for the still. Making his way to the cabin, he is about to give the signal to his men waiting below, when he observes his daughter being married to Bud by the minister. Ashe observes the old moonshiner forswear his practice and the destruction of the still. As she comes forward and extends his hand to the old moonshiner, who takes it readily, the deadly enmity of years is quickly turned into a strong friendship. Since the officer's only objection to Ligc was the latter's illegal business, he gives his blessings and departs to carry the news to his men.
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