John Storm wins a football game. The father of Doris Mills gives his consent to her marriage to John. When John gets home he finds the body of his father, who has committed suicide. The son discovers that his father bad been a defaulter. Knowing that Mr. Mills had been a heavy loser, John determines to go out into the world. He is unsuccessful. He falls into the clutches of crooks. By them he is led to believe that he is to do some detective work, but discovers the truth when he is led to the rear of Doris's home. John determines to see the affair through. He is admitted to the house by the butler, a confederate, and is the means of preventing the burglary and also of turning the crooks over to the police. He wins Doris.