Jack Bartling and his mother are people of wealth and take up summer quarters at their home in the country. One day while looking over their vast estate, Jack meets Mary, the daughter of a farmer whose land adjoins the Bartlings. One day the young people are brought to a realization of their love for each other, when Mary attends to Jack, who has fallen from his horse. Dave, one of Mary's country admirers, had witnessed her kindly attitude towards Jack and scolds her for receiving the attentions of a rich man's son. Mary refuses to listen to Dave and leaves him. Some days later a house party is given at the Bartling home. Among the guests invited is Muriel Van Osten, who, it is rumored, is about to become engaged to Jack, although he has shown very little attention to her. Muriel learns of the love affair between Jack and Mary and shows her the newspaper announcement of her rumored engagement to Jack. Mary decides to have nothing to do with him thereafter, and when he pays her a visit he is treated coldly. Jack, who is greatly annoyed at Mary's indifferent attitude, takes her in his arms and tries to reason with her. Dave, seeing Jack forcibly take Mary to him, and thinking that he is insulting her, intervenes, and a quarrel is averted by Mary who explains and leaves the two men. Jack, not wishing to have any trouble with Dave, leaves, but Dave, whose anger is not so easily appeased, follows. The two men met on a boat landing and a fight ensues. Jack is hit on the head by Dave and he falls unconscious into the river. Dave runs home and tells Mary that he thinks he has killed Jack, who, in the meantime had been rescued by a passing boat. Mary goes immediately to Jack's home and tells his mother of his death, where she comes face to face with the supposed dead man. A short while after, they meet Dave, who is forgiven by Jack and Mary. The young people's parents consent to their marriage and the wedding day is set.