The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe. The slatternly housekeeper, aware of the money, enlists a criminal acquaintance to crack the safe. She attempts to get into the adjacent room where the sisters tremble in fear, but finds that the door is locked. The drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall.
Lillian Gish
as Eldest Sister
Dorothy Gish
as Youngest Sister
Robert Harron
as The Boyfriend
Elmer Booth
as The Brother
Grace Henderson
as The Maid
Harry Carey
as The Safecracker
Adolph Lestina
as In Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Walter Miller
as The Brother's Friend (uncredited)
Antonio Moreno
as On Bridge (uncredited)
