Wally Dreislin commits suicide because his family disapproved of his romance with chorus girl Estelle Ryan, the newspapers, delighting in all the details of the affair, turn Estelle into a national celebrity. Fame only increases her power to attract men, and she soon is involved in a romance with Jansen Winthrop, another young man from a wealthy family. Jansen's alarmed mother then begs Robert, her other son, to end the relationship. Obediently, Robert kidnaps Estelle and takes her to a remote hunting lodge with plans to keep her there until she agrees to leave Jansen. After several weeks, however, Robert realizes that Estelle's reputation as a vamp has been completely engineered by the press. As a result, Robert sends for Jansen to retrieve his sweetheart, but when he arrives, Estelle announces that she has fallen in love with her abductor, and then begins a romance with him.—Pamela Short

Estelle Ryan, a chorus girl, has among her admirers Wally Dreislin and Jansen Winthrop. Both young men come of excellent families. Wally 's attention to Estelle has shocked the entire Dreislin family, and the scandal is spread by the gossips. Estelle, unconscious of all this, has persistently declined Wally's advances, until, finally, she consents to go to dinner with him. Robert Winthrop, uncle of Jensen, is a close friend of the Dreislins, and volunteers to watch Wally's movement. He sees Estelle go into Wally's limousine, and informs the Dreislins. Young Dreislin presses his suit with Estelle, but when he fails to move her from a moral purpose he declares that he cannot marry her because of the objections of his family. Estelle's indignation has an effect of intensifying Wally's love and he proposes marriage, saying he will give up his family, if necessary, and marry Estelle on the morrow. Estelle consents, and Wally goes home to face the family council that has been called. Under the distressing pressure put upon him, Wally recants and writes Estelle that he has promised to never see her again, and commits suicide. The discovery of his body opens a scandal to the public prints. Estelle's first knowledge of the tragedy comes on the morning of what she all night dreamed would be her wedding day. The manager of the show offers her a tremendous salary and tells her that the publicity will mean her "making" as a stage star. The heartbroken girl orders the would-be exploiters of her misfortune from her flat. Estelle later receives a letter from Wally's mother of vindictive hatred. Estelle's grief is outwardly chilled by her inward resentment of a wanton injustice. While her heart breaks, she resolves to accept the world at the face value it accepts her. She telephones to the showman, accepts his offer, and eventually becomes a reputable star through the merit of her native talents. Jansen Winthrop now advances his attentions, and obtaining an introduction to Estelle falls in love. In the months that have passed Estelle's love for her dead sweetheart has not entirely faded. When Jansen presses his suit she accepts, while very frankly giving him to understand that she has no genuine love for him. The girl has grown weary of stage life. She longs for home seclusion and because Jansen offers her this, Estelle declares she is willing to "marry almost anybody." Jansen's attentions to Estelle become rumored; the gossip reaches the ears of his haughty and austere mother, who voices her objections in no uncertain manner. Robert Winthrop. her brother-in-law, joins the mother's appeal. The threat to cut the young man off without any means to prevent the necessity of him going to work, has no effect. Robert Winthrop counterfeits Jansen's handwriting, enjoins Estelle to secrecy and begs her to return with the messenger who bears the note to a trysting place from which they will proceed to be married. Believing the note comes from Jansen, the girl makes haste to comply, is ushered on board the Winthrop yacht and sails for Winthrop Island, her companion being none other than Robert Winthrop who has devised a scheme to "save the family name." Marooned with him upon the island, Estelle reminds Robert that he is stripping her of the last vestige of respectability through his trickery, and declares that her own family name was generally respected until she encountered the methods of the Winthrops in defending their own title. There is a colored man and woman on the island to do the housework and Robert devotes his time to studying his captive. Ultimately Robert sends for Jansen, admitting that a great injustice has been done. When Jansen arrives Estelle begins making a few fast moves on her own account. Ignoring Jensen's outstretched arms, Estelle gives him her hand to shake in reunion greeting, and leaning against Robert's chest declares to Jansen that she and Robert eloped. Too surprised to deny the charge, Robert accepts the decree and when Jansen has left the room to hurry back to mainland. Estelle finds herself folded in Robert's arms, and the "family name" discussion is settled for good and all.—Moving Picture World synopsis