Fighting Mad (1917)

Doctor Lambert takes his wife west to a mining town where he can both minister and doctor His wife is not happy and upon discovering she is pregnant runs away with a gambler He soon dumps her and she comes back and dies giving birth to a baby girl Lambert out of his mind with rage leaves the baby on a doorstep and vows to never have faith again He returns to the mining town fifteen years later a drunkard He meets young kind Lily Sawyer and is greatly impressed by her compassionate nature Meanwhile the gambler has returned and decides to abduct Lily but his partner recognizes Lambert and tells him Lily is his daughter He kills the gambler before he can harm Lily and soon his faith returns