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Illustrating the play of the same name by Frederick Paulding, this two- part picture tells its story clearly enougb and shows care in its development. It holds the interest well, although the center of that interest changes. In the early scenes we are led to believe that "Trooper Billy" who, with her sister Kate, is a guest at the post, is to be the heroine, but she is quickly captured by the Indians and kept out of the way until the end of the last act. In the meanwhile, Kate, as the sweetheart of the Colonel's son, becomes the chief center of attention, and is the character on which the action turns; for it is the scout's presumptuous love for her that, repulsed, causes him to aid the colonel's half-breed son in his vengeful plot to wipe out the post and, later, to change back and help the soldiers. The cleverness of this conspiracy is the story's backbone and its growth and final frustration furnishes battle, smoke and suspense. The romantic leads and the characters are well carried by the usual Kalem cast that make these Westerns. The photography is commendable. - The Moving Picture World, October 4, 1913