Character Relationship Map: That Devil, Bateese

Characters

• Bateese Latour (played by Monroe Salisbury) — protagonist

  Bateese is a local lumberjack known for becoming violent when he drinks. He rescues Kathleen from Louis Courteau, falls in love with her, and gives up drinking in hopes of marrying her. Believing she...

• Martin Stuart (played by Lamar Johnstone) — supporting

  Martin is Kathleen's former lover, whose unhappy relationship with her prompts her move to Montrouge. He later arrives in town looking for her, leading Bateese to believe Kathleen still has feelings f...

• Louis Courteau (played by Lon Chaney) — supporting

  Louis Courteau is a mountain man who attacks Kathleen in the woods after she leaves the train station. Bateese intervenes and saves her from his unwanted embraces. Louis's sister later recognizes Mart...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Bateese Latour → Martin Stuart (Romantic Rival) — Martin's return creates romantic rivalry and drives Bateese toward a desperate act.

  Martin Stuart arrives in town looking for the schoolteacher, who was formerly involved with him. Bateese believes she still has strong feelings for Ma...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Louis Courteau → Martin Stuart (Conflict Moral Adversary) — Martin's past wrongdoing toward Louis's sister gives Louis a family-linked basis for opposition.

  Louis Courteau's sister recognizes Martin as the groom who abandoned her at the altar, revealing Martin's harmful past to the local community.

• Bateese Latour → Louis Courteau (Conflict Adversary) — Their direct opposition begins when Bateese stops Louis's assault.

  Louis Courteau attacks the schoolteacher in the woods, and Bateese intervenes to save her from his unwanted embraces.

Story Analysis

A troubled lumberjack changes his life for love, survives despair, and is reunited with the woman he loves after her former lover's betrayal is revealed.

Plot Progression

1. Arrival in the North Woods — The schoolteacher leaves Montreal for Montrouge to begin teaching and escape an unhappy love affair. Her journey immediately becomes dangerous after she is attacked in the woods.
2. The Lumberjack's Vow — Bateese saves the schoolteacher from Louis Courteau and falls deeply in love with her. He renounces drinking in hopes that she will marry him.
3. A Former Lover Returns — Martin Stuart arrives in Montrouge looking for the schoolteacher. His return makes Bateese fear that her former feelings remain stronger than his own prospects.
4. Descent over the Waterfall — Consumed by despair, Bateese deliberately guides his canoe toward a waterfall. He survives the fall but is left injured.
5. The Truth and Return — Louis Courteau's sister exposes Martin's history of abandoning her at the altar. The schoolteacher turns back to Bateese, helps him home, and shares his renewed love.