Will Jameson has been crippled from boyhood. He bears his affliction bravely until he falls in love with Ruth Stevens. He is often a guest at Judge Stevens' home, and one evening, feeling that he can no longer endure the merriment among the other young folks in which he can take no active part, he goes to find the Judge and excuses himself on the pretext that he has promised to be home early. Meanwhile, an ex-convict whom the Judge formerly sentenced has entered the house meaning to avenge himself. Will reaches the library barely in time to save the Judge's life. In his struggle with the convict, however, his leg is broken. An eminent surgeon discovers that the operation which must be performed will cure Will of the old trouble. The young man induces him to keep this secret from the Stevens family. Later, Will returns and proposes to Ruth, who realizes that she loves him.
—Moving Picture World synopsis