Helena Richie leaves her drunken husband, who had killed their child, and goes to Old Chester in Pennsylvania with her friend Lloyd Pryor. Helena adopts a homeless boy, David, who had been a ward of the town's minister, Dr. Lavendar. Helena's true husband dies, but Lloyd Pryor, now tired of Helena, refuses to marry her. Helena confesses to the minister about her actual relationship with Pryor, and Dr. Lavendar forces her to give up her son. Helena agrees, certain that she is an unfit mother. Helena pleads her case and fights for her maternal rights.
as Helena Richie
as Lloyd Pryor
as Benjamin Wright
as Dr. Lavendar (as J.A. Furey)
as Little David (as Maury Steuart)
as Sam Wright
as Deacon Wright (as William Williams)
as Frederick Richie
as Dr. King
as Mrs. King
as Mrs. Wright
