Two Men (1912)

• 83%
• 1912
• Adventure
• Western

An officer of the Northwestern Mounted Police is sent out to capture a lawbreaker. After a dangerous journey through ice and snow, he succeeds in getting his man and bringing him to headquarters. The man escapes and the officer again sets forth to capture him. In climbing a steep mountain his horse throws him and he sustains a fractured skull. For hours he lies in the freezing temperature, until his legs become frozen, and when he regains consciousness, he is unable to walk. By a heroic effort, suffering untold agonies, he crawls to a deserted cabin and falls unconscious on the threshold. The escaped convict, tired from his battle against the frightful storms and the cold, comes to the deserted cabin and is startled to find his former captor lying there unconscious. He gloats over the fact that the man is helpless and plans a vengeance that can only come to a deranged mind. But when he goes to start his tortures, a long-forgotten manliness asserts itself, and instead of seeking vengeance, he tries his utmost to save his enemy. He treats the frozen feet with snow, then wraps the man in blankets and clothes which he tears from his own person. He finally discovers that the man must have medical attention. He throws the unconscious body across his shoulders and begins the painful journey to a settlement.