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Betsy Shelton, an orphan since early childhood, lives in Myrtleville with her aunt, and is engaged to marry Calvin Stone, a young lawyer. Betsy's brother, Dick, ostensibly working in New ... See full summary
Betsy Shelton, an orphan since early childhood, lives in Myrtleville with her aunt, and is engaged to marry Calvin Stone, a young lawyer. Betsy's brother, Dick, ostensibly working in New York to recover the family fortune, becomes involved with one Roger Enderleigh, a shyster promoter, who because of crooked dealings, is forced to flee from the postal authorities. He induces Dick to take him to Myrtleville, where Dick introduces Enderleigh as a prosperous banker promoting a munition plant, thus swindling the townsmen. The visit terminates in a vivid climax when the postal authorities track Enderleigh, who prepares to flee leaving Dick to bear the brunt. Dick kills Enderleigh and then asks for mercy on the plea that Enderleigh has ruined Betsy. Stone, true to the code of Southern chivalry, does not lose faith in his fiancée, and in the closing scenes of this photodrama, restores her good name and brings her erring brother to punishment.

Cast overview:
Irene Hunt Irene Hunt - Betsy Shelton
Jack Livingston Jack Livingston - Calvin Stone
Henry A. Barrows Henry A. Barrows - Roger Enderleigh (as H.A. Barrows)
Rowland V. Lee Rowland V. Lee - Richard Shelton (as Rowland Lee)
Tom Guise Tom Guise - Thomas Crosby (as Thomas S. Guise)
J. Barney Sherry J. Barney Sherry - Wilbur Gray
John Lince John Lince - Wallace
Kate Bruce Kate Bruce - Aunt Ruth Shelton
Lena Harris Lena Harris - Mammy
Jim Farley Jim Farley - Williams (as James G. Farley)
Texas Guinan Texas Guinan
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