"Bessie received a note from Uncle Dan, along with a pony, and was more than delighted with the handsome gift. Her sweetheart, Bill Walters, grew quite peeved at the way in which Bessie forgot him for her horse. Some days later, Bessie’s father, the sheriff, received a note that horse thieves were operating in his vicinity. He notified Bessie to watch carefully over her new pony, and Bessie, alert to the possibility, promptly rode to town to obtain a strong lock for the barn. She returned and handed it to Bill, asking him to attach it. But Bessie had been seen by horse thieves, who promptly laid plans to capture the horse. Bill, receiving the lock from Bessie, tucked it into his pocket and went into the corral to brood over the lack of interest in him. Bill, conscience-stricken, went to her family, the sheriff, and at his request was made a deputy. Then Bill started off for the border. The following day he crossed into Mexico and was present at a horse sale. He recognized Bessie’s horse and brought it, tendering a check in payment. This the bandit refused to cash. Then Bill, having arranged with a local sheriff to have a strong posse on the American side of the border, asked the bandit to come across to the American side where he would cash the check. This the bandit agreed to do. On the American side, Bill pulled his gun and the bandit was caught, but only for just a moment. The secret bandit thieves lying close by rushed upon the American, a fast fight and a long chase followed before the thieves were finally rounded up." - Moving Picture News, Jan-Jun 1913, Pg 26.
"A barn was built and burned upon the Mountain Drive yesterday when the second company produced R. D. Armstrong's play, 'Hearts and Horses,' a western drama." - Santa Barbara Morning Press, April 17, 1913
"A vivid, highly sensational and distinctly out of the ordinary Western, backed by a splendid plot, superb photography and good acting. A story with a “kick” which is never finished until the tail piece flashes across the screen. You will like it--and, what’s more to the point, your patrons will, also." - Moving Picture World, Apr-June 1913, Pg. 992.