- Despite her love for penniless Dirck Mead, Lorraine marries wealthy Aaron Roth to save her family from financial ruin. Roth is a swindler and when trying to escape the wrath of the law, he jumps from a ship and is declared dead. Mead, now a diamond magnate, finds Lorraine in New York, marries her and takes her to live in South Africa, where, as it happens, Roth, who survived his leap from the ship, is currently conducting his shady business. Roth discovers Lorraine's situation and threatens her with exposure, and Lorraine is about to leave Mead when she learns of Roth's plan to steal a valuable diamond that Mead is escorting to the city. Summoning help, Lorraine reaches Mead in time to thwart the robbery. Roth is killed in the fight, and Lorraine is spared the task of resolving her marital status.—Pamela Short
- Aaron Roth and his wife, Lorraine, are unhappily married. Roth deals in fake oil and mining stocks, and by enthusiastic promises sells the worthless stock to the poor and needy widows and orphans. Finally the federal government takes a hand and investigates these worthless companies, and Roth is compelled to flee to escape prison. Before Lorraine's marriage to Roth, she and Direk Mead were deeply in love, but Mead had very little money, and Lorraine finally married Roth. Mead goes to South Africa and soon becomes the head of a big diamond mining company. He returns to New York just as Roth is on the verge of exposure. Roth tries to induce Lorraine to get Mead to invest in his stocks, but this she refuses to do. Roth stows away on a vessel and just as he is approaching the southern coast of Africa, he jumps overboard and swims to the shore. It is reported that he has committed suicide. Lorraine sells all of her possessions and goes to live in a cheap boarding house, where she is found by Mead. When they hear that Roth is dead, they marry and go to Mead's home in South Africa. Roth has drifted to the mining district, grown a heavy beard, and has made a fair living. He recognizes Lorraine, and discloses his identity. She is panic stricken and starts to leave Mead and return alone to America. A big diamond has been found and Mead, fearful of keeping it around the camp, starts to take it to Kimberley. Roth and other tough characters hear this and plan to intercept him. Lorraine learns of Roth's plan, notifies the police and the mine manager, and they start to the rescue. In a fight over the diamond, Roth is killed, and Lorraine returns to Mead without having to tell him of the reappearance of her husband.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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