- Tired of poverty, Jane finally accepts the advances of Ambrose, the wealthy owner of the factory in which she works, and becomes his mistress. Years later, long after she has left Ambrose, Jane falls in love with Richard Newton, whose own past, like hers, hardly stands out as scrupulous. They get married and have a child, but then Richard finds out that Jane had been a kept woman, and insists on a separation. He soon begins to think about his own past indiscretions, however, and realizes the hypocrisy of judging Jane by a higher standard than the one by which he has lived. As a result, he asks her forgiveness, and she eagerly takes him back.—Anonymous
- Jane lives with her drunken mother. The child leaves home after a particularly brutal scene with her mother and seeks refuge in a neighboring town. Jane finds her new home little better than the old one, as she is made a slavey in the house. Richard Newton and Paul Lent, college chums, are a bit wild and Richard has an affair with a popular gin of the smart set. After a night with the girl they arrive at her home at daybreak. When vacation time comes the boys prepare to leave for home and Nellie, worrying over her condition, begs Richard to take her with him, but he puts her off, promising to return for her. The only word she hears of him is a letter telling her he is going abroad and enclosing her a sum of money. Nellie commits suicide and Richard learns of the tragedy through the newspapers. Ten years elapse and Jane has grown up, kicked and cuffed about by everyone. She now works in a factory owned by Ambrose, who, one day while in the factory, sees Jane, takes a fancy to her and gives her a position in his office. Ambrose furnishes a handsome apartment for her and gives her everything her heart could wish. Ambrose, proud of his new toy, invites a friend from the club to visit him and so Paul Kent is introduced to the girl. Although Ambrose gives the girl everything her heart desires, he is repellent to her and she finds Kent more interesting. He becomes infatuated with her and finally persuades her to leave. Kent has promised to marry the girl and as time passes she begins to fear the consequence of her rashness. When she asks him when he is going to marry her he tries to quiet her by giving her a large sum of money. Jane hates the life she is living, but when her thoughts turn back to the drudgery of her early days she stifles her conscience and resolves to go on with the farce. One day, while driving, her car frightens a horse and his rider is thrown. The rider is Richard Newton and he is rendered unconscious. Jane has him put into her car and rushes him to the hospital. On the way home from the hospital she finds a card case he dropped and learns his name. Feigning interest in his condition she calls on every occasion and finally Richard discovers she is in love with him. He begs her to come to him often and she promises. She decides to get away from her life and start again. She sells all and gives the money to the Sisters Orphan Asylum, thus hoping to atone for her wrong. They eventually get married and their union is blessed with a baby girl. Sometime later Richard takes her to a reception, where she meets Ambrose, who denounces her. When Richard returns to her she pleads illness and he takes her home. Richard takes her to the beach one day, and while she is resting on the bench Paul comes on and meets Newton. He sees Jane and makes a disparaging remark about her. Angry words pass between the men. When Jane sees Paul she collapses and her husband realizes there is some truth in the report. There is a tense scene between husband and wife. Jane, half demented, wanders out and is taken in by the Sisters of an Orphan Asylum. She can tell nothing of herself. The maid, thinking to take Richard's mind away from his troubles, brings the baby in, but is frightened at his actions when he angrily orders the girl out, throws her some money and tells her to take the baby to some asylum. She takes the baby to the Sisters' Asylum and there finds Jane. Her reason returns when she sees her baby. Richard, left alone, is bitterly condemning Jane, when a vision of Nellie comes to him and he suddenly realizes he is as much a sinner as she is and decides to secure the baby. He hastens to the asylum and finds both Jane and the baby and advances to her with open arms. Happily they now leave with the blessings of the Sisters following them.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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