This is a four-cornered love story, in which Deerheart and Mona are lovers. Dove Eye is infatuated with Deerheart, and Eagle Wing is trying to win Dove Eye. Thrilling encounters take place between the men, and Dove Eye's father, the chief, has Deerheart arrested and tied to a stake. Finally, however, Dove Eye becomes satisfied that she can never win Deerheart's love, and turns to Eagle Wing. The prisoner is released and turned over to his sweetheart, while the old chief muses upon the strange ways of a woman's heart.