Miriam Gibson is seduced by a handsome adventurer who then abandons her and their child to marry for money. Penniless she becomes a prostitute to care for her child but when the baby dies a hopeless Miriam goes to London becoming the housekeeper and eventual mistress of barrister Geoffrey Sherwood. Jilted by his fiancée Valentine, who likewise married for money, Sherwood has become an alcoholic. As Miriam and Geoffrey grow closer, she hopes for marriage, but when an unhappy Valentine begins to trifle with Geoffrey, he responds and discards Miriam until he realizes Valentine’s shallowness versus Miriam's kindness and consideration for others. They marry in a little Scottish kirk, and sail for Buenos Aires to begin a new life.
as Miriam Gibson
as Geoffrey Sherwood
as Valentine
as Mr. Guest
as Hugh
as Tony
as Lord Moreland
as Mrs. Guest
as Taylor
as Gerald
as Bemish, Miriam's Maid
as Charles Gibson, Miriam's Father
as Monsieur Duval
as Nelly
