John Gladding and his daughter, Kate, live in the jungle, where Gladding trains animals for an American circus. Charles Clancy, a hunter, with his man, is in the jungle trapping animals, and they arrive at Gladding's home, where Clancy falls in love with Kate. Kate's father is seized with the plague, and the natives desert him, leaving him alone with his daughter. Gladding dies and Kate sends for help. Her appeal falls into the hands of Clancy, the hunter, who rescues her and later makes Kate his wife.