Anna Moore, a poor orphaned country girl, and her little brother, Tommy, live with hypocritical Squire Simpson, who conspires with his son to acquire the inheritance due the girl. When Bob Crandall comes from the city and the girl falls in love with him, the squire approves of the marriage. The ceremony is interrupted, however, by a strange woman who describes the bridegroom as the father of the baby in her arms. The girl goes home broken-hearted, and the townspeople rise against Bob, but the woman finally exonerates him and reveals the squire's nefarious scheme.—AFI