Cheated Hearts

The oldest son of a Virginia colonel, Barry Gordon inherits a taste for alcohol, the habit that caused his father's death. His brother, Tom, falls in love with Muriel Beekman, their guardian's daughter. Barry also loves her but feels himself rejected. Three years later, after extended travels, Barry learns that Tom, having been sent to Morocco by Mr. Beekman, has been captured by desert marauders and is being held for ransom. He begins a search for him and in Tangiers encounters the Beekmans and Kitty Van Ness. Barry and Muriel discover their love for each other, but he refuses to commit himself while Tom is still alive. At the bandits' stronghold, he rescues Naomi, a native girl, from the chieftain and is himself captured while effecting Tom's escape. Naomi aids Barry's escape, during which the chieftain is killed and she dies in his arms. Muriel helps Barry conquer his desire for drink and professes her love for him.