ors . ▁Although ▁deeply ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁young ▁Mary ▁( M ild red ▁Harris ), ▁he ▁eventually ▁sp urn s ▁Mary ' s ▁affection ▁for ▁the ▁more ▁out going ▁and ▁world ly ▁young ▁Ruth ▁( Col le en ▁Moore ). ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁J imm ie ' s ▁father ▁Mr . ▁B ates ▁( Rich ard ▁Henry ▁C umm ings ), ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁ex as per ation ▁with ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁ant ics , ▁be ats ▁him ▁sever ely ▁and ▁J imm ie ▁runs ▁away ▁from ▁home . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁l am ▁J imm ie ▁becomes ▁involved ▁with ▁a ▁criminal ▁gang ▁of ▁th ieves ▁and ▁J imm ie ▁serves ▁a ▁sentence ▁in ▁j ail . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁sentence , ▁J imm ie ▁v ows ▁to ▁turn ▁over ▁a ▁new ▁leaf . ▁However , ▁the ▁gang ▁of ▁th ieves ▁decide ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁rob ▁J imm ie ' s ▁h omet own ▁bank . ▁J imm ie ▁tries ▁des per ately ▁to ▁fo il ▁the ▁attempt ▁during ▁the ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁is ▁wounded ▁and ▁ ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁( Will iam ▁H . ▁Brown ) ▁as ▁the ▁rob ber y ▁suspect . ▁J imm ie ▁esc apes ▁from ▁j ail ▁and ▁see ks ▁out ▁his ▁true ▁love ▁Mary ▁who ▁h ides ▁J imm ie ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁and ▁n urs es ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁health . ▁ ▁After ▁reg aining ▁his ▁strength , ▁J imm ie ▁sets ▁about ▁v ind ic ating