Two young men of sturdy New England stock are in love with the same girl. The favorite lover, however, is somewhat timid and fails to see that he is indeed the choice of the girl. In his disappointment he decides to enlist in the regular army. The other lover proposes and is rejected, and he too, decides to enter the army. The young men enlist and are sent with their regiment to the Philippines. There their company is detailed to a chase after Moro bandits. Here the favorite lover proves himself a real hero and loses his life in an attempt to cover the cowardice of his friend. The survivor goes back home after his enlistment expires and attempts to claim the girl. His suit is favored, but continually he is haunted by the ghostly presence of his dead friend, and even before the marriage altar the apparition appears in time to prevent the ceremony.
—Moving Picture World synopsis