- Mary Mallory, who works as a maid for Mrs. Castor, falls in love with James Gordon, the family's chauffeur. Gordon steals Castor's necklace, but Castor accuses Mary of the theft. Mary goes to prison to shield Gordon. While in prison, she learns that Gordon has married. When she comes out of prison, she is persuaded to take part in a burglary. The robbery just happens to take place in the home where Gordon is now employed. When Mary attempts to return the stolen goods, she is caught, but the man who was robbed is willing to forgive her. However, Gordon, who does not recognize Mary, insists that she be arrested. But Mary recognizes Gordon, and points him out as the thief in the Castor case.—scsu1975
- Marv Mallory, a trusted maid servant, is given jewels belonging to her mistress, Mrs. Castor, to lock in the safe. Mary is in love with the chauffeur, James Cordon, to whom she shows the jewels. While she is opening the safe, he, unnoticed by her, bends over her shoulder, and writes the combination on his cuff. Later he steals the jewels and to avert suspicion from himself he puts a couple of smaller ones in Mary's room. During the evening Mrs. Castor looks for her jewels, and finding them gone, sends for detectives. A search is made and the jewels are discovered in Mary's room. She is accused but protests her innocence. As she is being led away James puts his hand on her shoulder to encourage her. She sees the combination and understands. She is heartbroken, but is also willing to sacrifice herself for the man she loves. Unseen by the others, she takes the cuff from James and puts it in her bosom. She is then led away. James is too big a coward to confess that he is the thief, and Mary is .sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. A couple of years later, while in prison, Mary finds a piece of newspaper in which is the announcement of the marriage of James Gordon to Alice Smith. From this on she loses her faith in mankind and becomes hard and callous. After her term has ended she leaves the prison wearing the same clothes she wore when she entered. She still has with her the cuff by which she could easily have established her innocence. During this time James' wife has died and he is now employed as a chauffeur to Judge Mayo, the man who sentenced Mary to prison. Mary tries again and again to secure honest work, but she is immediately dismissed when her employers hear of her past life. Finally Molly, her former cellmate and now a member of a gang of crooks, prevails upon Mary to join them. The first house chosen to be robbed after Mary has cast her lot with the gang, is that of Judge Mayo. Mary fights against the robbery, but she is overruled by the others. After the robbery she and Molly make way with the plunder. Mary wants to return it and at last succeeds in overpowering Molly and returns to the Judge's house with the bundle. As she is slipping the package into the house she is discovered by the chauffeur, James, but neither recognizes the other. When the Judge hears her story he is inclined to let her go, but the chauffeur insists that justice be satisfied. At this she recognizes him, and filled with hate for the man she once loved, she turns upon him and tells the Judge who the real thief was in the Castor Jewel Case. At this point the police enter and James, the coward, is led off, while Mary is installed in the Judge's house as nurse of his two little children.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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