Promoter and mining expert Monroe arrives in Mexico with his wife Alice and they set up home in a little shack outside the town. Monroe goes to the general merchandise store in the town, where he gets a bag of gold which is waiting there ...See morePromoter and mining expert Monroe arrives in Mexico with his wife Alice and they set up home in a little shack outside the town. Monroe goes to the general merchandise store in the town, where he gets a bag of gold which is waiting there for him. He is seen by Alonzo, the crafty dance-hall manager, who plans to get some of the American's gold. He conspires with Dolores, the fascinating girl of the dance hall, whereby she is to win his affections and inveigle him into gambling. Dolores easily captures the engineer. He becomes so fascinated with her when he sees her dancing in the evenings that he soon begins to neglect his wife. She immediately notices his strange indifference and is heartbroken. She confides in faithful old Mexican servant Pedro, who spies upon her husband and discovers the cause of his alienated affections. He advises Alice to disguise herself as a Mexican dancing girl and go to the dance hall and make free with the men in sight of her husband. She does so, and makes a great hit. She captivates her husband, who deserts Dolores to pay court to "The Masked Dancer." Dolores is furiously jealous. One of her Mexican friends comes up and orders the engineer to pay court to Dolores or to nobody. Monroe objects to this interference and a fight ensues. Alice is dragged out of the dance hall by several Mexicans. Pedro tries to follow, but is knocked down. When Monroe hastens out of the hall, Pedro tells him that his wife is being kidnapped. He rushes off with Pedro to overtake the party. He comes to a little house on the outskirts of the town, where he hears his wife scream. He rushes in, holding the crowd at bay at the point of a gun, he manages to rescue his wife from her assailants. A reconciliation follows between the young couple, when Monroe begs forgiveness, and promises never again to forget his love for his wife. Written by
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