The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926)

Jim Wallace a young engineer is engaged by Hammond manager of an estate in the Northwest to build flumes for a logging camp but Donovan the superintendent dislikes him and places numerous obstacles in his way Virginia Coulson owner of the estate and her maid Dot arrive and when Hammond proposes to Virginia she refuses his declaration in favor of Jim Later when Donovan is found murdered suspicion points to Jim who is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment Hammond gets evidence on the murderer Goofus a half wit and plans to use it to force Virginia to marry him Goofus wounds Hammond and seeing he has not killed him starts a forest fire Jim who has escaped from prison with the aid of his friend Buddy rescues Virginia from the burning lodge Goofus confesses to the murder and Jim is freed