Tom and Jerry

Two well-to-do brothers, Tom and Jerry, have been associated in business for years, and the affection existing between them is something remarkable. Through the loss of his wife, Tom is given to melancholy and shows sign of a mental breakdown. This culminates in a complete aberration when his only daughter elopes with a young man from the Golden West, who has been visiting relatives in the vicinity. Jerry receives a letter from his niece in her new home and he decides that a change of scene would be beneficial to Tom's condition. They go west and are discovered in their western home having brought family jewels, heirlooms and the proceeds of the sale of their eastern property. An adventuress known as "The Badger Queen" in league with a desperado, has been doing the Lady Raffles act along the borders of New Mexico and Arizona. It is a singular method they adopt to secure hush money. She secures lodging at ranches and then disappears. Her paramour threatens exposure and is usually bought off. They play the same game upon the unsuspecting brothers and make their "getaway." They are, however, under suspicion and the sheriff soon rounds them up and recovers the loot, bringing them back for identification. This leads to the happy reunion of the family. The sight of the daughter and her little child happy in the love of her husband and his mother brings a ray of reason to Tom's mind and he eventually is restored to health and his reason returns.