- After graduating from finishing school, Claire Wilson falls into the hands of wealthy rake Mason Forbes. After installing her as his mistress, Mason abandons Claire to marry socialite Grace Hughes. Out of revenge, Grace marries Harold, Mason's younger brother and the two couples live together under one roof. Mason tires of his wife and begs Claire to leave her husband, but she is pregnant and refuses. An indifferent mother, Claire leaves her child with a nurse while she spends her time with Mason in cabarets. When Claire and Harold are reconciled after the near fatal illness of their child, Mason, furious, divulges Claire's sordid past to his brother. Although overwhelmed by the revelation, Harold forgives Claire and Mason, rejected, turns to alcohol.—Pamela Short
- After working her way through finishing school, Claire Wilson goes out into the world to make her way. While at school she attracted the attention of Mason Forbes. With the aid of an unprincipled woman, Mason gets Claire into his power, and forces his attentions on her. Her promising career blighted, Claire lives with Mason as his mistress. After a few years Mason tells Claire he is going to leave her, that his duty to society demands that he marry and have a home and family. She begs him to marry her, but he laughs at her pleas. Mason's young brother, Harold, home from college to attend the marriage ceremony, meets Claire, now one of life's derelicts. Harold is much attracted to the still-beautiful woman, and, after college days are over, he pursues the friendship. Although she cares nothing for the unsophisticated youth, Claire decides to marry him, so as to obtain a position in society. Mason is now a disappointed married man, his wife thinking only of her dresses and dog, and caring nothing for him. Harold announces to this disillusioned couple that he is married and wants them to meet his wife. Mason is amazed to meet in Harold's wife Claire. Anxious to save his younger brother, he tries to buy her off, but she scorns his offer of money. He tells her he knows she does not love Harold, and if she will give the boy up he will come back to her, but she still refuses. Motherhood brings no joy to Claire's unregenerated soul, and she leaves the care of the child to its nurse and its father. As time goes on, realizing her power over Mason, Claire determines to use it to punish him for the wrong he had done her. One night, after celebrating with Mason at a gay café, Claire returns home to find her baby at the point of death. At last her mother love is awakened, and she prays earnestly for her child's recovery. Her prayers are answered, and over the baby's bed husband and wife are happily reunited. The awakened love for husband and baby causes Claire to realize the baseness of the game she is playing with Mason. She tells him she was done with the old life. Declaring that he will not live without her, Mason threatens if she refuses to go with him he will kill her and himself. Just as he prepares to put his threat into execution, the door is burst open and Harold stays the madman's hands. Enraged at being overpowered, Mason tells Harold that Claire belonged to him before she married. Harold springs upon him. Claire tries in vain to hold Harold back. Finally throwing herself upon him, she cries "It is true. It is true." Harold releases his hold, his head bowed in shame, but after listening to his wife's story of a wrecked girlhood he clasps her to his heart in render forgiveness.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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