- Orphan Mary Wade is the ward of a family of farmers who keep her busy with drudgery. When Mr. Jenkins, the head of the household, makes advances to Mary, she flees to the city with her dog Zippy and lands in court for imitating a beggar who pretends to be blind. Harry Disbrow, a young millionaire in court for drunkenness, takes Mary home to his family, who take her in as a servant. Mr. Disbrow, a trust officer, has a partner, Horton, who has been stealing from the firm and who wishes to have his daughter Maud marry Harry to minimize the consequences of his crimes. Desperate to shore up his business, Disbrow demands that Horton reveal the whereabouts of certain securities, which fall out of Horton's pocket during the course of the confrontation. The struggle between the two men is resolved when Mary crashes a vase over Horton's head. Taken to the heart of the Disbrow family, Mary wins Harry's affections as well.—Pamela Short
- Little Mary Wade is a ward of the Jenkins family, placed with them for two years for her bed and board. Her "keep" is well earned, for she does the washing, sets the table, helps to cook, milks, feeds the pigs, mends, minds the baby, and dresses the older children, besides submitting to the undisguised attention of Farmer Jenkins and the unbridled tongue of his better half. One ray of sunshine has penetrated to her darkened existence in the faithful affection of "Zippy," an ignoble but sprightly cur who shares her confidence as well as her woes. After an aggravation more irritating than usual, she is threatened with the horse whip and followed by the faithful "Zippy," slips away determined never to return. She cuddles down in the hay in the end of the farm wagon, with "Zippy" following faithfully behind. Discovered, she tells the driver a fairy tale of the rich relatives she is going to visit in the city. Arriving at the station, she finds the Bells with a crying baby waiting to get to the city. Her little heart goes out to the baby, which she stills so successfully that the Bells pay her fare to the city. Seeing a beggar successfully playing "blind," she conceives the idea of imitating the stunt, and is doing well when the regular mendicant claims the "location," and a policeman takes her to the station as a vagrant. While in a cell awaiting disposition by the morning court, Harry Disbrow, a dissipated through manly young fellow, is brought in. In the morning he secures her release, and takes her home. Mrs. Disbrow, his mother, is a lady of fine instincts, and at Harry's suggestion agrees to keep Mary and the dog for the day. Mary is later installed in the kitchen as an extra servant. Harry's father, John Disbrow, is president of a trust company. George Horton is his partner. Horton has been systematically robbing the institution, and hopes by marrying daughter Maud to Disbrow's son Harry that the shortage will be forgiven and forgotten. A ball is given in honor of Maud. Mary cannot withstand the temptation to don a dress of Maud's. Embarrassment reigns, and to cover up the incident Harry's mother introduces Mary as her niece. Horton abstracts from the safe a bundle of securities. To prevent a run on their bank, Disbrow decides to sell the securities, but finds they are gone. He is desperately in need of money. Jones, a clerk, confesses to Disbrow that Horton took the securities. While Harry and Mrs. Disbrow are at the theater Horton calls. Disbrow demands the securities. As Horton rises to go, the package of securities drops out of his overcoat pocket. In the midst of the struggle, Mary, seizing a vase, dashes it down on Horton's skull, picks up the package and hands it to Disbrow. Mr. Disbrow takes Mary to his heart. When Harry returns with his mother from the theater and the story is told, Harry folds her to his breast.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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