- A young girl goes South to live with her aunt after the death of her miserly father, unaware that her father's treasure is hidden inside her doll.
- After the death of her father, a friend hides Dimples' inheritance in a doll, which Dimples carries to her new home at her aunt's boardinghouse. Meanwhile, having just ended his engagement to Eugenia Abbott and now looking for rest and relaxation, the wealthy Robert Stanley also becomes a boarder at the aunt's, and he and Dimples quickly fall in love. Then a stock market panic puts a severe strain on Robert's assets, and he must get a lot of cash in order to avoid a disaster. Dimples finds out, takes the money from the doll, gives it to Robert's broker and, as a result, saves her sweetheart's financial empire. Once again solvent, Robert can let his mind move back to romance, and so he and Dimples start planning their marriage.—Pamela Short
- Dimples lives with her father in an old attic room. He is a miser who hoards his gold in a bag hidden in the room. Dimples does not know about the money, but Horton, the miser's only companion, does. Dimples wants a doll, but her father is too miserly to buy it. Horton pawns his watch and gets a rag doll for Dimples making her happy. Dimples' father dies suddenly, and Mrs. Riley, an aunt, who lives in a southern city, is notified. Mrs. Riley writes that she will come and get the little girl. Horton is afraid Dimples will lose her inheritance to this strange relative. He changes the gold into bills of large denomination and seeks a place to hide the money. He is followed to Dimples' home by Craig, a thief, who watches Horton sew the money inside the doll. Craig, in attempting to get the doll, kills Horton. People arrive and Craig is frustrated in his plan but escapes. Mrs. Riley takes Dimples south with her. In a southern city Robert Stanley and Joseph Langdon are in love with Eugenia Abbott Robert and Eugenia have been engaged since childhood. Langdon, meeting Robert in the club, accuses him of winning Eugenia through his money. Eugenia really loves Langdon, feels the childhood engagement is binding; besides Robert has a fortune. Langdon and Robert have a quarrel, which ends in Robert knocking Langdon down. Robert gets to thinking the matter over and writes Eugenia telling her he is penniless, and that he is willing for her to break the engagement it she desires. She is glad of a chance to escape and writes him to that effect. Langdon and Eugenia announce their engagement and Robert goes to the country for a few days to forget. Before leaving Robert places his entire fortune in the hands of his attorney, Weibourne Howard, and leaves for Mrs. Riley's farm, Mrs. Riley having advertised for boarders. On the farm Robert meets Dimples and she falls in love with him. He also is smitten by her, but hesitates to speak his heart on account of her youth. One day a panic occurs on the stock exchange and Robert's entire fortune is swept away. Howard sends a messenger boy to the Riley farm to notify Robert that he must have more money to protect his margins. Meantime, Craig, the thief, discovers where Dimples and her doll have gone. He makes his way to the Riley farm, where he steals the doll. Robert gives chase and overtakes the thief. Begging his freedom, Craig tells Robert of the money inside the doll. Robert cuts open the doll and finds the fortune. Just then the messenger boy arrives and Robert gets the telegram. He knows he has no money and he is ruined. Dimples sees a change come over him. Dimples finds the telegram as Robert wanders away to think over his troubles. Dimples has an idea. She manages to get the bicycle belonging to the messenger and hurries to town in time to save Robert's fortune with the money from the doll. There is a reversal and Robert cleans up a large sum of money. Howard takes an automobile to the farm and arrives there just as Dimples returns. Robert discovers that Dimples has saved him, and subsequently their fortunes and their hearts are united.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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