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Jacques and Pierre Roques, brothers, are sworn enemies owing to a bitter quarrel over the distribution of the family will. Pierre, fearing death at the hands of Jacques, flees to America ... See full summary

Jacques and Pierre Roques, brothers, are sworn enemies owing to a bitter quarrel over the distribution of the family will. Pierre, fearing death at the hands of Jacques, flees to America and settles in a lonely mansion with his daughter Beth. His wealth is secreted in the cellar and guarded by a huge automatic portcullis arrangement. Henry Leeds, a wild young bachelor utterly opposed to marriage, is bantered unmercifully by fellow clubmen until he signs an agreement to get married within twenty-four hours. Next morning he awakens, sober, and realizes what he had done the night before. Hurriedly he summons his chauffeur and starts for a ride in the country. At the same hour, Jacques has located the mansion of his brother. He enters it secretly, determined to secure what he considers his share to the wealth. Pierre's faithful old butler attempts to stop Jacques. The latter stuns him, ties him to a chair and proceeds on his way to the cellar. He had previously imprisoned Beth in her ...