▁but ▁is ▁constantly ▁watched ▁by ▁his ▁je alous ▁half - bre ed ▁sweet heart , ▁Marie . ▁" G old ▁D ust " ▁B ark er ▁and ▁his ▁hen ch man , ▁Reg an , ▁conv ince ▁Gray ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Y uk on ▁with ▁them ▁as ▁head ▁tra pper , ▁and ▁they ▁offer ▁Joan ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁nur se . ▁The ▁trip ▁to ▁Daw son ▁City ▁is ▁a ▁gru eling ▁one , ▁and ▁Joan ▁finds ▁her ▁father ▁dead ▁one ▁morning . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁Daw son ▁City , ▁Joan ▁lear ns ▁that ▁B ark er ▁is ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁dance ▁hall , ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁girls ▁are ▁called ▁" n urs es ." ▁Jim ▁Blood ▁own s ▁the ▁rich est ▁mine ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁shell ▁of ▁a ▁man , ▁overcome ▁by ▁alco hol ism . ▁B ate ese ▁arriv es ▁in ▁town ▁and ▁breaks ▁into ▁Joan ' s ▁room . ▁Jim ▁comes ▁to ▁her ▁rescue , ▁and ▁B ate ese ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁gun ▁fight ▁which ▁follows . ▁Dec iding ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁hope ▁for ▁escape ▁from ▁this ▁life , ▁Joan ▁puts ▁on ▁a ▁flash y ▁dance ▁cost ume , ▁r ush es ▁to ▁the ▁stage , ▁and ▁offers ▁herself ▁in ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁bid der . ▁Jim ▁offers ▁his ▁entire ▁claim ▁and ▁wins ▁Joan , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁marry ▁them , ▁B ark er ▁and ▁Reg an ▁fake ▁a ▁$ 1 0