While in a fight, Freckles, a little street waif, hurls an apple through the window. Instead of running away, she goes into the house and confesses. It happens to be the home of Thomas Wade, clerk of the juvenile court, whose sister, Grace, is an invalid and longs for company. Grace tells Freckles not to worry about the broken window and the two become great friends, Freckles promising to come and see her each day. Grace tells her brother of her new acquaintance. That night Freckles is forced to aid her stepfather in a robbery and is caught. She is sent to reform school. Many days pass and Freckles does not come to see her. One night Freckles escapes from the reformatory and goes to Grace's home. She has no sooner arrived than Wade receives a message of her escape. Grace pleads with her brother to allow her to stay with them and her request is granted.
—Moving Picture World synopsis