The movie a remake of the earlier Griffith's film The Lonedale Operator, released in 1911.
Grace is a telegraph operator at Hillville and a woman who is very popular with the men in town.
She is most fond of Jack, her co-worker who attempts to steal a kiss, causing Grace to reject him.
7 spot the bag of cash and attempt to break into the office and steal the money.
Jack is unhappily walking along the track after the rejection of his kiss, and sees them racing away on a railroad hand-car.