The Russian Gypsy

A Russian peasant sees and falls in love with a most charming gypsy girl, and his affection is reciprocated. In fact, it is a case of mutual love at first sight. They have many clandestine meetings, and finally the girl persuades her lover to accompany her to their camp. This he does, and joins the band, being accepted by the gypsy king. Time passes quickly and the girl proves fickle. The fascination of the clandestine love affair having ceased, she sees nothing but the faults in her lover, and turns to a dark-eyed member of her tribe who has long been her admirer. The peasant one day, seeing he sweetheart and her new fiancé together, in a moment of rage kills him, and for this he is driven from camp, for in the code of the Russian gypsy there is no place among them for a murderer.