- Two passionate suitors pursue actress Elaine Elton Oscar Billings, the head of several large theaters, and millionaire Jack Dexter, whom she has never met. To force her to spend time with him, Jack pretends to be a chauffeur and gets a job with Elaine, who soon feels quite attracted to him. Then, Oscar combines a marriage proposal with a threat, and tells Elaine that she will never work again if she refuses to become his wife. Elaine gives in and marries Oscar, but then murders him because of his numerous affairs, after which she herself dies while trying to escape from the police. Elaine then wakes up, and after realizing that her marriage and the events that followed it were a bad dream, decides that the nightmare may have foretold the future. As a result, she ignores Oscar's threat to her career, and marries her millionaire chauffeur.—Pamela Short
- Elaine Elton, a musical comedy prima donna, at the height of her success, becomes weary of her environment. Around her she sees young girls ever bartering their beauty and innocence for luxury and fine clothes, and to her it seems a veritable soul market. Jack Dexter, a clean-cut young man, just out of college, and with ample means at his disposal, falls in love with Elaine across the footlights. He makes several fruitless efforts to meet her, but is repulsed. Oscar Billings, an elderly roué, who is financially back of the theatrical trust, and owns the production in which Elaine is starred, also forces his attentions upon the prima donna. After various attempts to bribe employees around the stage door, Jack finally succeeds in arranging to get Elaine's chauffeur out of the way. He assumes the chauffeur's attire and drives her home. At the door she observes that he is not her regular driver. Jack explains that the chauffeur's mother is ill in California, and that he was suddenly called away. He applies for the position and Blaine engages him. The following day when Elaine is out for a drive in the country their machine is wrecked and Elaine is severely wounded. Jack carries the unconscious woman to the nearest house, which proves to be his own magnificent country home. Jack enjoins his servants to secrecy. He cares for Elaine very tenderly and she begins to fall in love with him. Encouraged by this Jack makes violent love and proposes marriage. Indignantly she refuses him, but her manner shows she loves him. Elaine recovers and is removed to her own home. Soon after her arrival she receives a proposal of marriage from Billings. Tempted by his wealth and position, she writes a note accepting him. She gives the note to her maid to mail. Elaine then drowses off. In a dream she marries Billings, who continues his affairs with scores of other young women. Jack has remained as her chauffeur, to be near her. In a quarrel, where Jack takes her part. Billings attempts to kill Jack. Elaine shoots him. To avoid a scandal they start to take the injured man to his apartments, which he has still retained. On the way he revives, and a fight between Jack and Billings ensues. As they struggle for possession of the steering wheel, the car goes over a precipice. Elaine's maid enters at this point, and in dropping a tray, awakens her mistress. Jack enters about the same time. Elaine arises and goes to his arms. When Billings comes into the room, unannounced, he finds Elaine in the arms of Jack, in exactly the same situation that appeared in the dream.. Acting upon an impulse Elaine orders Billings from her apartments. The maid returns, trembling, and says she failed to mail the letter of acceptance to Billings. She explains that she left it on the kitchen table when her sweetheart, the iceman, called and that he inadvertently had placed a piece of ice on the letter and it had been soiled by the wet surface. The maid fears she will be discharged, but Elaine takes her in her arms and kisses her. Elaine then learns of Jack's wealth, and they repair to his country home for a quiet wedding.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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