In the heat of anger, John Nolan strikes down his opponent with a billiard ball and, believing him dead, runs away. Ed Jennings, the injured man, recovers. Nolan's mother advertises for him and instructs the police to find her boy, but in vain. Ten years later, his younger brother George, who holds a position of trust and supports his now-widowed mother, is robbed of some of his employer's money and tries to make it up by playing the races. He loses, and in desperation returns to the "bookie" and tries to put up his watch. The "bookie" opens it and sees his mother's picture. George tells him that Jennings is alive, and the little family is reunited.
—Moving Picture World synopsis