Jerry O'Donnell arrives from Ireland to be with her father in America, but when she finds living with her stepmother unpleasant, she leaves home and encourages millionaire John Garland, whom she knew in Ireland, now a widower. Garland hires her to be governess to his daughter. Jerry's brother Eugene O'Donnell, a cashier in Garland's bank, is implicated in a robbery of his employer; Jerry is also involved, apprehended, and jailed. Garland clears the O'Donnells and proclaims his love for Jerry.