After Bruce Morrison marries Rose Kendall, he receives information that his father is gravely ill, and not to tell him of Bruce's marriage because the father has picked Jane Penfield to be his son's wife. Jane's brother Murray, however, learns of the marriage and demands money to keep the news from Bruce's father.—[email protected]

Bruce Morrison, the son of a wealthy man, quarrels with his father. His father has conspired with Jane Penfield, a society woman, to marry his son. But Bruce then marries Rose Kendall, a village girl. With his father gravely ill, Bruce does not tell him about the marriage. So Bruce hides his bride in the house, all the while holding lavish parties. When Jane's brother Murray learns that Bruce is married, he receives money to keep quiet. But Murray fills Rose's head with lies about Bruce, which causes her to run away. Bruce abandons hope of finding her. In order to please his father, he gets a divorce on grounds of desertion, and marries Jane. This leads to an unhappy marriage. Bruce wishes to start a family. But Jane is more interested in her dog than in bearing a child. Jane eventually has a child, but shows no emotion when it dies. The marriage begins to crumble. Meanwhile, Rose has gone to work, and has a child. She cannot care for it, and she gives it up to a wealthy couple, not knowing it is Bruce and Jane. Bruce's father is deceived into thinking this child is Jane's. But Rose's maternal love forces her to claim her child, and Bruce and Rose are brought face to face. The two are then reconciled.—scsu1975