The Outcast (1912)

The prologue shows the life of a trapper living in the solitude of the forest He digs a bear trap which is covered with boughs and grass An Indian girl armed with a bow and arrow creeps close to a wild turkey which she brings down As she runs forward to gather up her prey she falls into the trap Evans the trapper finds her there and on lifting her from the pit finds that she has sprained her ankle and takes her to his cabin and makes her as comfortable as possible As the shades of evening fall and the pain subsides the girl drops into a slumber and loath to awaken her Evans leaves her in possession of his cabin and wrapped in a blanket sleeps outside In the morning the girl having recovered sufficiently he lifts her to his horse and mounting behind her proceeds to the Indian camp On the way he is attacked by a trio of Indians who fire at him from behind a tree and the trapper brings down one of his assailants