Dan Barret, a forger, is sought by Balfour, a detective. Barret finding the States a rather dangerous abiding place, goes to Cuba to avoid the officers. He is riding, seeking seclusion, when he comes to the tobacco plantation of Roger Densmore, and American, who has embarked in tobacco culture. On his arrival Barret is taken ill and is cared for by Densmore and his wife. On becoming convalescent he admires the wife of his benefactor and is seized with a devilish idea to possess her. He invites her to accompany him on a horseback ride. She assents and he then forges a letter to her husband, saying the wife no longer loves him and has gone with another man. The wife, unsuspecting, is lured to an isolated portion of the country and Barret appears in his true colors, seizing her and throwing her across his horse gallops away. The mother of Mrs. Densmore finds the note and summons Densmore by servant. Densmore is shown the note and is furious. In company with a servant he sets out to be avenged. They find Barret at bay and he is attacked by the servant and disarmed by Densmore. The planter will not listen to his wife. The compromising situation explains. He gives the cur a chance for his life by extracting all the cartridges in his revolver but one. Then spinning all the cartridges in his revolver but one. Then spinning the cylinder around commands the destroyer of his happiness to shoot. In turn each snaps the hammer until it is Densmore's turn to try the fifth shot with a certainty of the death of Barret. Barret flinches, proves himself a craven coward and begs for his life Densmore allows him five minutes' head start and then with his servant gives chase. Barret runs, but finally falls exhausted just as the faithful servant is about to run him through with his machete. Balfour, the detective, who has followed Barret to Cuba, providentially appears on the scene and saves the life of Barret. He explains Barret is a forger. The detective is shown the note and, to the satisfaction of the husband shows the note to Densmore as a forgery. Barret, brought to a sense of realization confesses, and the husband turns to the wife he has wronged and is forgiven. Barret is led away, and the story closes with the planter taking his faithful wife in his arms; begging her forgiveness for ever doubting her fidelity.