Miriam Gibson is seduced by a handsome adventurer who then abandons her and their child to marry for money. Penniless she becomes a prostitute to care for her child but when the baby dies a hopeless Miriam goes to London becoming the housekeeper and eventual mistress of barrister Geoffrey Sherwood. Jilted by his fiancée Valentine, who likewise married for money, Sherwood has become an alcoholic. As Miriam and Geoffrey grow closer, she hopes for marriage, but when an unhappy Valentine begins to trifle with Geoffrey, he responds and discards Miriam until he realizes Valentine’s shallowness versus Miriam's kindness and consideration for others. They marry in a little Scottish kirk, and sail for Buenos Aires to begin a new life.
Anna Murdock
as Miriam Gibson
David Powell
as Geoffrey Sherwood
Catherine Calvert
as Valentine
Herbert Ayling
as Mr. Guest
Richard Hatteras
as Hugh
Jules Raucourt
as Tony
Reginald Carrington
as Lord Moreland
Kate Sergeantson
as Mrs. Guest
H. Ashton Tonge
as Taylor
V.L. Granville
as Gerald
Maud Andrew
as Bemish, Miriam's Maid
James C. Malaidy
as Charles Gibson, Miriam's Father
