- A noted actor, appearing in the role Richelieu, stands at the stage entrance one evening and hears the confession of a conscience-stricken Italian, who mistakes him for a priest.
- Singing to the accompaniment of her uncle Pietros street piano, Carmela, a beautiful Italian girl, attracts the attention of Paul Baron, a young actor. One day he befriends her when the domineering Pietro becomes vicious, and takes her in his automobile to a sanitarium, where she is tenderly cared for. The actors frequent visits result in a romance and Carmela becomes his wife. The nest year Baron plays an engagement in the town where Pietro makes his home. The old Italian, abandoning the street piano after the loss of Carmela, has become a street peddler and when he discovers his niece with her husband, his crafty mind conceives a scheme to rob her of the jewels which she wears. He writes a pitiful note, stating that he is in ill health and wishes her forgiveness before he dies. Carmela, suspecting nothing, falls into the trap and is decoyed to Pietros cabin. When she discovers his plot a struggle ensues and she falls to the floor, unconscious. Thinking he has killed the girt, Pietro is conscience-stricken and wanders about the street. It is a hot day and Baron, appearing in a matinee performance of Richelieu, steps to the stage door. The ignorant Italian passes the theater, and mistaking Baron for a priest, pours out his confession. The actor hastily changes his clothing, while an understudy prepares to take up the role of Richelieu. A police officer is summoned and Pietro conducts the party to his cottage, where it is discovered that Carmela has not been seriously injured. -- Moving Picture World synopsis
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