The newly orphaned Orina Vandeholt had wealth, beauty and aristocratic blood. Prey to every fortune hunter on both sides of the Atlantic, Orina was forced to flee New York when a suitor's excesses threatened scandal. Yet in Mexico, a terrifying adventure awaited. A tall mysterious man sought Orina's millions for a desperate and noble scheme. He kidnapped the young beauty and forced her into marriage. Deep in the remote Mexican countryside, the local Indians blessed the stranger as their hero. Orina, his captive bride, cursed him for the Devil ... but time would change her mind...