Broncho's former wife writes a note to him shortly before her death, asking him to forgive her, also the other man. Broncho is heartbroken at hearing of her death, and his memory takes him back to the days when they were happily married. Then this scoundrel came into her life and finally succeeded in parting them. The old memories make the blood run hot in Broncho's veins, and he swears vengeance. After many weeks of searching he finds the man, the proprietor of a gambling joint. That evening Broncho attacks the gambler as he is going home, and after tying him to a tree, prepares to brand him with a hot iron, when he thinks of his wife's last request, that he forgive the man. Broncho releases him, allowing him to go unpunished.
—Moving Picture World synopsis