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Cecile Forrest is a hard-hearted, worldly girl, but Elbert Santley, who is in love with her, cannot see this part of her nature. He is in the contracting business, as is also Hubert Forrest... See full summary

Cecile Forrest is a hard-hearted, worldly girl, but Elbert Santley, who is in love with her, cannot see this part of her nature. He is in the contracting business, as is also Hubert Forrest, Cecile's father. Santley asks Cecile to marry him, but she only laughs. He tells her that he has hopes of obtaining a contract for a big job. Forrest overhears this. Dorothy, Cecile's sister, is secretly in love with Santley, who scarcely notices her. Forrest tells Cecile that if she will pretend great interest in Santley's plans and give him an opportunity of seeing them, he will give her a diamond bracelet. Cecile accordingly phones Santley that she would like to see the plans. He is overjoyed, brings them to her. While they are looking at them Cecile pretends to faint, and Santley carries her out into the garden. Dorothy meantime has hidden in an alcove adjoining the library and is astonished to see her father come in, gather up the papers and take them to his room. Sensing that her lover is ...