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Doctor Beverly, an oculist, loses a large sum in a gambling house and in order to pay his debt of honor, forges the signature of his father-in-law, thus "robbing Peter to pay Paul." Remorse takes hold upon his conscience and Beverly leaving a note of farewell, goes into the gardens, where he kisses his wife and two daughters good-bye, and a few hours later he embarks upon a voyage to America. A few years later death takes the father-in-law and poverty stalks into the home where prosperity and happiness once reigned. In a foreign land Beverly, unable to obtain employment, attempts suicide. This he does by throwing himself beneath the wheels of a motor car. The catastrophe is averted, however, by Mrs. Wood, a rich American heiress, who drives the car. He is taken to her home, where he meets her father who is suffering from a supposedly incurable blindness. In the days of his rejuvenation that follow, Dr. Beverly effects the complete lure of the old millionaire. Meanwhile, Mrs. Wood ...