At the Roads End (1915)

The young contractor scrapes acquaintance with the girl by petting her dog and having met her mother insinuates himself into the old ladys good graces But he cannot fool the dog and so aggressive does the animal become that the girls mother gives it to a passing farmer The girl is forced to accept the contractors attentions notwithstanding that she has a favored suitor a young man of the town In desperation she runs away intending to join her lover but on the road she is overtaken by the contractor who brings word that the dog has been badly hurt and may not live Anxiety over her pet disarms her suspicions and she enters the schemers motor car Her suitor sees her struggling with the abductor boards a trolley car and overtaking the automobile leaps into it to fight for his love