- To test the character of his two nephews, an old man pretends that he is penniless.
- John Holden, a bachelor, is a man of considerable means. He has two nephews, William and James. He tells his friend Adams, president of the National Bank, that he intends going back east to get acquainted with his nephews. William is one of the officers of a brokerage concern. His wife is taken up with the smart set. James is a struggling young physician. He is married and has two children. Uncle John writes William that he is contemplating a visit and requests him to notify James. He and his wife decide to keep the secret from James. John begins to see that things in William's house are not as they should be. Mrs. William gives a tea in honor of her guest and her friends are shocked by his breezy way. Thinking it will increase her social standing, William's wife inserts a notice of the arrival of Uncle John. This comes to James' notice and he visits William's house, but is sent away by Mrs. William. William and his wife are quarreling one day and are overheard by Uncle John. To test William, he borrows money from him on several occasions, and going to a downtown saloon, is having a high time. One of William's friends phones him that his uncle is trying to drink up the town. William, deeply mortified, gets the old man home. William wires the bank in which his uncle has had funds and learns that Uncle John has drawn out the small balance that he had carried. Uncle John is really sober but pretends to have delirium tremens. Doctor James arrives to take care of the patient. As soon as the old man appears rational, William orders him out of the house. James feels pity for the old man and offers him a place under his roof. Uncle John accepts. A short time later William is severely shocked when he learns that the trust company in which he is working will be run by James, who is managing the affairs of his millionaire Uncle John.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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