- After Eddie Plum discovers oil on the family ranch, he and his widowed mother move to the city where they meet Lord Burlington, a British fortune hunter. Burlington introduces the Plums to two socialites, Mrs. Van Zant and Betty, her daughter, and while Burlington woos Mrs. Plum, Eddie falls in love with Betty. A double wedding is arranged, but on the day of the ceremony, Mrs. Plum announces that the deed to her land has been stolen and without it she has no claim. Devastated by the news, Burlington requests a postponement and leaves. In spite of the apparent disaster, Eddie and Betty elope while Mrs. Plum, hurt by the Lord's sudden departure, plans to return to the country. Realizing that his affections for the widow are genuine, Burlington asks for her forgiveness and insists on the marriage. Her faith restored, Mrs. Plum reveals that the stolen documents were fakes, and that her oil millions are safe.—Anonymous
- Mrs. Plum and her son live on a small ranch. Oil is discovered and Mrs. Plum goes to the city to register her claim, with her son as companion. In the city an English lord and his valet are stopping at a fashionable hotel. He is in search of an heiress to save his estates. In the offices of the oil company a young clerk who moves in society, but is really a crook, determines to steal the old lady's papers. The English lord is about to be dispossessed. He makes the acquaintance of Mrs. Plum and her son and they are overawed at meeting a real lord. He tells them they should move in the best society and arranges to have them meet Mrs. Van Zant and her daughter, who are short on funds. They are introduced and Mrs. Van Zant, for a monetary consideration, agrees to take the couple under her wing and show them the inside of society life. Mrs. Van Zant is giving a big reception in her friends' honor and Mrs. Plum writes back to Oilville to tell her friends, Harry and Jake, of the swell "doin's" and to invite them to come on. The reception is a big success, and the only excitement is the arrival of Harry and Jake in their "oilfield clothes." Eddie has fallen in love with Betty Van Zant and she returns his affection. Lord Burlington plays the part of a cavalier lover to Mrs. Plum and she is foolishly fond of him. The crooks learn of the reception and, having gained an entrance to Mrs. Plum's room, take what they believe to be her papers and escape. When the loss is discovered there is wild confusion and the Lord is so disappointed that he refuses to be married. Mrs. Plum is overcome and it takes all of her friends' persuasion to get her calm again. The crooks did not get the right plans as Mother Plum was not such a "sucker" as they thought, and she, becoming suspicious, had hidden them elsewhere. When the detective is put on the case and fails to find the real papers in the hands of the crooks, he insists on searching the guests. Mrs. Plum then confesses that what was stolen was only the counterfeit papers and that she had pretended to be ruined in order to test the Lord's affection. Meanwhile Eddie and Betty, in the excitement, get married. The Lord returns to his hotel and is torn between love for the widow and worry about his estate. Finally he resolves not to be a cad and returns to the widow in spite of her supposed loss of fortune. Mrs. Van Zant has refused to let her daughter marry Eddie, but the young people have been too quick for her, and when the news is announced, there is wild rejoicing. Lord Burlington returns to the house and confesses that his love for the widow is greater than his love for her money, and offers himself to her, thinking that she is poor. But great is his surprise when he learns that instead of being poor, she is in reality richer, as her wells are now flowing twice as much as those of her neighbors.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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