Ben Grant, living in the country with his parents, has a wild craving for the city, and after a slight reprimand from his father, determines to leave his home. He arrives in the city weary and hungry and finds himself in one of its awful slums. Through the intercession of a child of the slums, he is fed and cared for by her mother. The little girl, Mary, arrested for stealing coal, is taken in hand by a charitable organization and given a home in the country. It is Mr. and Mrs. Grant who become Mary's foster parents, and under their care she grows into a beautiful and lovely woman. Ben has unfortunately fallen among thieves in the city, and casts his lot with them. As he grows into manhood, however, he wearies of the life and longs for the fields and flowers of his country home. He decides to go back. The joy of Ben's parents is great as they receive their boy once again into their hearts, but greater still is the love and sweetness that grow into the lives of Mary and Ben, uniting them.
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