Betrayed by a man when she was a naive young girl, Honore hates all men and takes her revenge on every man she can. When she meets General Durand, the uncle of her betrayer, she sees a chance to ruin his whole family. Durand falls in love with her and proposes, and she sees her plan for revenge about to come to fruition. Then she falls for a young French soldier who knows nothing about her past. Complications ensue.—[email protected]

Honoré Zonlay, adventuress, nurses a bitter hatred for all mankind for the treachery dealt her by one in her youth. Through one of her victims, Gen. Jacques du Fresne, she is enabled to meet Gen. Gabriel Durand, an uncle to the man, now dead, whom she has never forgiven. She is introduced to Durand by du Fresne as his protégée. He succumbs to her charms, will not listen to any scandal regarding her past, and somewhat sooner than she expects he asks her to be his wife, and with her consent announces their engagement to his assembled guests. Immediately following, Paul Montaigne, a dispatch bearer, arrives at the Durand chateau with a military message. He is a handsome young man, and worshipper of beauty in any form. There is an immediate mutual attraction between Paul and Honoré, and as Durand retires to decipher the message, Honoré has Paul served with refreshments with the compliments of Mlle. Durand, the General's sister. Paul leaves, dropping his identification card as he does so, which Honoré picks up. Durand asks Honoré to explain to his guests that he may be absent for several weeks. After Durand's departure Honoré bids Paul to her apartments in Paris, using the returning of the identification card as an excuse. There follow many meetings between the two, Honoré realizes that she loves him. She determines to renounce her past life. Eventually he declares his love and asks her to marry him. She confesses to him and tells him that she is not the sister of Durand, but Honoré Zonlay of Monte Carlo. Paul loves her for herself. In the meantime, Gen. du Fresne has written to Durand and advised him of Honoré's past. Durand hastens to Paris, and as he enters Honoré's apartments he meets Paul leaving, although the latter does not recognize him. He hands du Fresne's letter to Honoré. She admits the truth of it and reminds him that she had never sought his love, but had only desired to make a fool of him and had succeeded. Paul is called to serve his country and goes as a spy. Finally, unable to stand the suspense longer, Honoré determines to seek him on the battle front. Disguised as a peasant she reaches a reserve depot, where she is discovered by Durand, who at first thinks she has come to him, but discovering that she is seeking Paul, tells her that he had sent him out to his death as a spy. But Paul is not dead. Wounded, he is brought into the hospital where Honoré is stationed. The surgeon tells her he cannot live an hour. The chaplain is summoned and performs the ceremony. Honoré will not give up. She breathes a prayer for his recovery, and it is answered.—Moving Picture World synopsis