Nancy, a girl employed on Madame Rosa's farm, is pestered by the attentions of Carmelo, the younger son of Madame Rosa. The elder son, Thomas. tries to protect the girl from his brother's pursuit, and almost forces him to go away on a long journey to free Nancy from annoyance. Jean, a wagoner on the farm. is also in love with Nancy, but is too poor to marry her Thomas induces Jean to accept a present of money to start them in housekeeping. Nancy and Jean have been happily married for a year when Carmelo returns, and in spite of Nancy now being a wife and a mother he secretly visits her at her cottage, where he is surprised by Jean making love to his wife, and is ordered off the premises. Carmelo determines to get rid of Jean, so he promises a ruffian a large sum of money to shoot Jean, giving him a written promise to pay on Jean being removed from his path. Jean is shot, and carried to his cottage, where he dies in his wife's arms. The ruffian who shot Jean, being pursued, takes refuge on the farm, where Thomas learns, through seeing the written promise of Carmelo, of his brother's baseness. He, to save the family name, buys the document and burns it, and turns the assassin out Madame Rosa, pitying the poor, disconsolate young widow, Nancy, invites her to come and live on the farm. Even Nancy's sad state does not protect her from Carmelo's pursuit, and Thomas resolves to marry Nancy, and so put her beyond Carmelo's power. Nancy is touched by Thomas's respect and love, and agrees to marry him. Being now secure from Carmelo, she agrees to forgive him for the sake of Madame Rosa and her future husband.
—Bioscope - August 29, 1912