- The story opens with the scene of Joe Montgomery and daughter, who, with a party of hunters, decides to make a trip to the far west and hunt deer. They leave the camp in charge of Joe's daughter and after they have gone about 200 yards they are all startled, for, as they stopped at the edge of the rapids, there stood Wild Harry, who always lived in the woods with his mother, who is known as the witch of the valley. The hunters try to speak to him but he runs away. He gets to one of the large pine trees and stops to see if they are still following him, and turning around he spies the hunter's camp. He is off at once to investigate. Wild Harry finds Montgomery's daughter alone, and when the girl sees this freak of nature she is nearly frightened to death. She is in terror and her first thought is of the gun alongside the tent, but Wild Harry is on her at once and after a tussle he takes the gun away from her and breaks it in two. He now sits down and enjoys the hunter's food. The girl sees a chance to write a note to her father: "Daddy, a hideous monster, half man and half beast, has me in his power. I fear he means to kill me or carry me off; do not lose a moment. Find me." Just then the girl sees a chance to get away. She runs through the woods hoping to find her father and the hunters for protection. Wild Harry at this moment, after eating the food, sees the girl has disappeared and catches a glimpse of her in the woods some distance away; he starts after her. The girl, by this time, in turning off the road, sees an old lady some distance away whom she runs to for protection. This old lady is the witch of the valley, who, of course, is very glad to give her protection. Wild Harry, who is the witch's son, finds the girl in his mother's care and now is happy. Mother and son decide to take the girl to their cavern, but the girl refuses to go and is forced by the witch and Wild Harry. The hunters, on their return to the camp, not seeing the girl, know something is wrong and upon investigating the surroundings find the note. The father is deeply shocked and all start out at once to find Wild Harry. On their way they meet two mountaineers with their burros. They tell them of the girl's peril and one of the men had heard of the witch's cavern and says he will pilot them to it. On the way to the witch's cavern they find the girl's handkerchief. In the meantime the witch has placed the girl in charge of Harry and she is out for her mountain stroll. The men see her by the big falls picking herbs and follow her to her cave. The witch enters her cabin and the men follow. Harry gives alarm, the witch and Harry grab the girl and start out another entrance of the cave. The men enter the cave but see no one and start out again. As they do they are stunned by an explosion that the witch sets off at times for her own protection. By this time the witch and Harry are out in the woods dragging the girl with them. Montgomery and the rest of the hunters manage to stagger outside and the fresh air relieves them enough to enable them to follow the witch and Harry, when Montgomery sees them dragging his daughter with them. Montgomery overtakes them and a fierce battle follows between Montgomery and Wild Harry. Wild Harry is fast overcoming the father but the other hunters are soon to the rescue and with a blow on the head knock Wild Harry unconscious. The story ends with the father securing his daughter and all the hunters safe and all return to the camp.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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