Judgment of the Jungle

Tom Holkar and John Palmer, in love with Betty, decided to go into the jungle unarmed and there attract the attention of the wild beasts, leaving them to decide who should marry the girl. At the last moment Holkar's nerve failed and, dooming Palmer to death, he shot at him with a revolver and fled into the jungle. Betty, anxious at the long absence of the men, went in search of them and found Palmer lying seriously wounded with difficulty defending himself from the attacks of a panther. Betty succeeded in dispatching the animal and rescuing Palmer. Later the body of the revengeful Holkar was found in the jungle partly devoured by wild beasts. For a long time there was much conjecture as to the cause of his mysterious death, but neither Betty nor Palmer allowed such treachery as his to interfere with their happiness.