- Having grown up in the slums of New York, young Susan Flynn travels to England to find her aristocratic family. Her adventures ultimately lead to her grandfather, who recognizes Susan as his granddaughter, thus happily winning her rightful birthright.—Pamela Short
- Nancy Croyden, daughter of Sir Jeffrey Croyden, of Croyden Hall, has been visiting friends in Paris. There she meets Ora Tourette, a widow, and invites her to Croyden Hall. Shortly afterward Sir Bevis Neville, who is in love with Nancy, calls at Croyden Hall and is surprised to find Ora there. Sir Bevis has had an "affair" with the widow, but has thrown her over. Ora's purpose in visiting Croyden Hall was to work out some plan of vengeance that might cause Sir Bevis to regret his action. In Terence Flynn, Nancy's groom, Ora finds a medium through whom she can operate her scheme for vengeance. Nancy is in love with Terence, but the difference in their station is a barrier that seems insurmountable. When Nancy confesses to Ora the widow takes advantage of the secret to rid herself of Nancy and thus be free of a rival in Sir Bevis's affections. At a ball given at the Hall the dancers are masked and costumed. Ora writes a note to Terence, telling him of Nancy's love for him, advising him to take advantage of the costume ball to be in Nancy's society. Ora's further plans for Nancy's embarrassment succeeds so well that Sir Bevis comes upon the groom at the instant he was holding Nancy in his arms. Sir Bevis draws his sword; Terence defends himself, and wounds Sir Bevis. Terence proposes to Nancy that they forthwith elope, and Ora gives them money for their passage to America. Terence takes to heavy indulgence in drink, and when his wife dies, leaving him a daughter. He keeps the same mean lodgings in which he lived, and little Susan grows up to share his poverty. Continuing her vengeance against the Neville family, Ora succeeds in a plot to entangle Tom Neville, nephew of Sir Bevis, in the meshes of a card sharp, who continues to cheat Neville until finally Tom catches his antagonist at his crooked work. In a fight that ensues, pistols are drawn. One of the guns falls, during the scuffle, at Ora's feet. While holding it in her hand, pointed at the struggling men, Ora unintentionally discharges the revolver. The bullet strikes and kills the card sharp and Ora lays the crime upon Neville. Tom runs away to America, and finally, by mere chance, becomes a roomer in Susan Flynn's humble flat. When Susan's father attempts, in his drunken rage, to strike his daughter Tom interferes and thus gains Flynn's enmity. Subsequently Flynn sees Tom's picture in a newspaper, advertising him as a fugitive, and in a spirit of revenge Flynn betrays Tom to the police. Neville is arrested and sent to England, where he is tried for the murder of the gambler and sentenced to a long prison term. Subsequently Flynn dies, and when he realizes that the end is at hand, he writes a letter to Sir Jeffrey Croyden, enclosing Susan's picture and telling who she is. Sir Jeffrey sends at once for his granddaughter and installs her at Croyden Hall as his heir. While driving to Croyden Hall, Susan sees Tom Neville, in prison garb, working on the highway. Susan undertakes to solve the plot against Neville, and learns that Ora, by perjured testimony, has caused his conviction for a crime of which he was innocent. Sir Jeffrey sends for Ora to call at Croyden Hall. Susan dresses in her mother's masquerade costume, and in the belief that she is seeing Nancy's ghost, Ora breaks down and confesses her part in the crime for which Tom is serving sentence. Then comes the happy ending for Tom and Susan.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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