- Garry Garrity, an Irish blacksmith, receives word from America that he has fallen heir to his uncle's millions. Arriving in Chicago to take charge of his estate, Garry's awkward ways incur the enmity of his cousin and ward, Louise Evans, but after Louise sees through the rough surface to Garry's sterling qualities, the two fall in love. This disturbs Count Caminetti, who had designs on both Louise and the fortune. The count schemes with Mrs. Hawtry, who has visions of becoming a wealthy countess, to frame Garry in a compromising situation, thus forcing him to marry Mrs. Hawtry, who would then divorce him and sue for alimony. When Louise hears the scandalous rumors generated by the count, she insists that Garry marry Mrs. Hawtry until an innkeeper admits that it has been a frame-up. Garry rushes to confront the count and as he is choking a confession from him, Louise enters. After overhearing everything, Louise begs Garry's forgiveness.
- Garry Garrity, a rollicking Irish lad of twenty-five, is the beloved brother of the little Irish village where he makes his living shoeing horses. Then comes a letter from America telling Garry that his uncle, Denis Garrity, died, leaving him vast properties in Chicago and making him guardian of Denis' stepdaughter, Louise Evans. Garry arrives in Chicago to take over his estate. In the meantime Louise, believing she is the sole heir of Denis Garrity, visits the lawyers and learns that she has been cut off with but twenty-five thousand. She had dreamed of an alliance with Count Caminetti, a title fortune hunter, but $25,000 doesn't seem enough to the Count. Mrs. David Hawtry, Louise's friend, also had visions of being countess, and this is the situation which Garry Garrity finds when he meets his ward in the Chicago mansion of the late Denis Garrity. At first Louise is humiliated and angered by Garry's plebian manners, but soon she sees a real man underneath and knows Garry for a diamond in the rough. They fall in love and become engaged. In the meantime the Count and Mrs. Hawtry are scheming to win part of the Garrity fortune, and live together in ease on the proceeds of their venture. Mrs. Hawtry is to force Garry into a compromising position, so that he will have to marry her. Then there will be a divorce and the Count and Mrs. Hawtry plan to live on the alimony. Garry falls an easy victim to the scheming pair, and when the story is whispered at the exclusive country place where he is spending the week-end with Louise, the enraged girl insists that he right the wrong by giving Mrs. Hawtry his name. Garry protests his innocence, but to no avail. As he is leaving Louise he hears from the innkeeper that it was a frame-up planned by Count Caminetti. Garry rushes to confront the Count. As he is choking a confession from Caminetti Louise enters and overhears all. She rushes to Garry and begs forgiveness, and again Garry Garrity is made happy.
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