Novice businessman Curtis Jadwin is introduced to the world of grain speculation by veteran broker Charles Cressler. At a performance of Faust, Curtis meets and falls in love with Laura Dearborn, the sweetheart of artist Sheldon Corthell. Curtis pursues Laura and finally convinces her to marry him, but soon after their wedding, he neglects her for his business. In her loneliness, Laura renews her relationship with Sheldon and the lovers plan to elope. When Curtis is ruined on the market, however, Laura rejects her lover and comforts her husband.
as Jadwin
as Landry
as Corthell
as Cressler
as Aunt Wess
as Crookes's clerk
as Mrs. Cressler
as Jadwin's butler
as Laura
as Page
as Cressler's clerk
as Crookes
as Scannell
as Hargus
