Jim, a mountaineer, loves Melissa, his neighbor's daughter. The boy learns that Melissa has been fascinated by Burton, a sportsman. A fight ensues between Jim and Burton and the latter is hurled over a cliff. Remorse drives the mountaineer mad. Burton is not killed, however. Melissa later learns he is engaged to another girl. Her old love for Jim returns and she endeavors to cure him. Later, Jim is confronted by the man he thinks he has killed and the shock restores him to sanity.
—Moving Picture World synopsis