In the old American west, Rose, the daughter of Colonel Daniels, is kidnapped by a desperado named Black Bill at the instigation of Captain Clarke, a rejected lover.

[7][8] According to contemporary reports, the scenes of the film were: Another report said that "'the scene is laid on the outskirts of the Indian Reservation, a country made famous by the exploits of the renowned Buffalo Bill, and the story of the play treats of the adventures of the colonel in charge of the military post and a notorious cattle stealer whom he eventually makes captive.

"[10] The film is an adaptation of an open-air stage show regularly produced by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company, Buffalo Bill, or the Five of Hearts, about an Indian woman who refuses to marry a cowboy.

[19] According to one review, "the play is well staged, and the acting is of a high order, and, on the whole, the film augurs well for the success of the industry in the Commonwealth.

The spectators may see the abduction of the spirited daughter of a military colonel through the treachery of an attachment of the fort, a-nd they may admire the dexterous ingenuity of the red men in tying her to a. board, where they imbed knives and tomahawks by the score, thus forming an unpleasant frame for an otherwise pretty picture.