Mary Bruce is wooed by Lord Haverford but loves Roger Benton, her father's secretary. To finalize his marriage proposal, Lord Haverford offers her father a large sum of money and, being low on funds, Mr. Bruce accepts it, then places it in a safe. Horrified by her father's actions, Mary steals the cash from the safe that night, but on her way out is overcome by another thief whose wrist she bites in the ensuing tussle. When the theft is discovered, Mary, Benton and Mr. Bruce are suspected, but Dr. Steele, a detective, convinces Mary that Haverford, or the man who calls himself Haverford, is the actual thief. Steele tells how the phony Haverford attempted to kill the real one, stole his money, assumed his identity and is now extorting cash from Bruce. With the bitten wrist as proof, Steele exposes the impostor, then reveals himself to be the real Lord Haverford, whose sweetheart has been posing as the Bruces' maid. The mystery resolved, Mary and Benton happily reunite.—Pamela Short
Mary Bruce is a thoroughly American girl, who has been wooed for some time by Lord Haverford, but she loves Roger Benton, her father's secretary. Haverford turns up at the Bruce home one day with a fortune. He wants to unite his money with the Bruce family. Bruce himself is sorely in need of funds. To gain Mary's consent to wed him the nobleman places $100,000 at her father's disposal. The money is put into a safe, the combination of which is known only to Bruce, Benton and Mary. Mary is horrified at the bargain her father has struck. To save herself from Lord Haverford she steals the $100,000 that night. As she leaves the office she encounters several persons in the hall. A hand seizes the bills she is carrying. She fights to retain her grasp, but is unsuccessful. She does succeed in biting the wrist of the person hidden by the darkness. Mary, Benton and her father are suspected when the theft is discovered. The solution comes from a most unexpected quarter. Dr. Steels, a detective, who has been working on another case, proves Haverford guilty of murder and tells Mary that the nobleman's fortune came from the slain man. Steele then produces the $100,000 which Mary has been seeking. In watching Haverford he had seen her rifle the safe. It was he who had taken the money from her. The marks on his wrist are convincing of the truth of his revelation.—Moving Picture World synopsis
