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The owner of the mine, John C. Branden, absolutely refused to consider the position of the miners, which had been presented to him by Allen, their leader, and the next morning posted a notice that operations at the mines would he suspended...See moreThe owner of the mine, John C. Branden, absolutely refused to consider the position of the miners, which had been presented to him by Allen, their leader, and the next morning posted a notice that operations at the mines would he suspended indefinitely. Time passed. From time to time they approached Mr. Branden, but always with the same result. At last, driven to frenzy by continued sickness and privation, the miners declared that they would make him feel the pangs of hunger, if he refused them again. Taking with them Allen's little daughter Maxine, they made one final appeal; still he remained obstinate. Then the sick child appealed, but Mr. Branden only leveled his rifle at them. Apparently cowed the miners backed out; but no sooner did the owner lower his rifle than Allen sprang upon him, seized the weapon and with the aid of willing hands quickly and quietly bore him away to a deserted shack, where he was securely bound with chains, and bread and water to last him for a week was placed within his reach. Then the miners departed, all except Will, the half-wit, who cunningly waited until the last man had disappeared from view, when he snatched the food and water and placed it just beyond Mr. Branden's reach. This done, he too, departed, only returning on the following day to taunt the hapless man. Little Maxine had pleaded with her father to release the man she had seen bound in the shack, but without success however, so when father and mother were out, and grandmother mending, the sick child gathered what scraps of food she could find, and stole out to give them to the owner. After she had given him water, of which he stood mostly in need, he spied an old bolt at the other end of the room, and with its aid succeeded in prying open his chains. Then he took the child to her cabin, and looking around realized what he had been doing to the miners. When they appeared he granted them all they asked. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less