- When Janice Webster's (Dorothy Gish) father dies and leaves her guardianship to Ethan Dexter and Henry Jarvis, the vice presidents of the Webster Trust Co., which holds her fortune until she reaches 18, her official fathers become alarmed by her quirky shenanigans. Deciding that marriage is the way to tame her, Dexter proposes and is accepted. Then Winfield Jarvis, Henry's son, proposes and is also accepted. In a muddle as to which to marry, Janice confides in bank teller Steven Peabody, who loves her himself. Later, Steven overhears Dexter boasting of his future control of the Webster millions, but before he can warn Janice, the banker locks Steven in the closet and goes to meet his bride-to-be. Steven escapes and arrives in time to find Dexter and Jarvis arguing over Janice who then reads aloud a letter written by her late father denouncing both vice presidents and announces that she will marry Steven.—Pamela Short
- Janice Webster is the daughter of John Webster, president of the Webster Trust Company. Ethan Dexter and Henry Jarvis are vice-presidents of the company and leaders of opposing factions on the board of directors. It is the endeavor of each faction to secure Webster's endorsement in their outside financial schemes. Janice goes away to a young woman's seminary. She leaves her father in rather poor health, owing to his disregard of warnings that he must give up business. A collapse follows, but the iron will of the financier sustains him until the arrival of his daughter. He hands her a letter, then falls back on the pillows dead. When the will is read it is discovered that Webster's entire fortune has been left to Janice, to be held in trust by the Webster Trust Company until her eighteenth birthday. After the contents of the will become known there is a contest between Jarvis and Dexter to see who will secure control of the millions. Her official fathers are shocked to read of her mischievous escapades in the newspapers, and fearing that it will affect the credit of the bank, they summon her to a meeting of the board of directors. Her lightness of manner creates greater alarm that she might marry some empty-headed youth who will control her and, through her, the bank. Jarvis decides to enter his son, Winfield, as a suitor. Dexter, meanwhile, notices this move on the part of Jarvis, and his faction urge him to enter the race. He does so, and when he finds Winfield in constant attendance on the girl he assigns Peabody to spend all his evenings at her house on the pretense of business advice. Finally, Winfield does find an opportunity to propose, and is accepted. The wedding day is set for her eighteenth birthday. Dexter also proposes and is accepted, and the day set for her eighteenth birthday. Then. Janice sends for Peabody and asks his advice as to which she should marry. He leaves without answering, crushed because he has grown to love her for herself alone, with no hope of being able to win her. She forgives him and sends him an invitation, to her wedding. He overhears Dexter tilling of his future control of the Webster millions and Peabody turns on him and denounces him. threatening to warn Janice. Dexter locks him in his office and sets the bank detective as a guard. The prospective bridegrooms arrive at the Webster home, accompanied by their factions, and are ushered into rooms on opposite sides of the main hall, each unaware of the other's presence. Janice looks expectantly for Peabody. Meantime, Peabody, desperate as the wedding hour approaches, escapes, pursued by the detective. They capture him on the steps of Janice's home and rush him away in a cab. Janice has witnessed the kidnapping and gives chase. A motor cop joins in. and when Janice "pockets" the other cab, rides up to make an arrest. He recognizes her as a patron of the police relief fund and orders Peabody released. The factions grow impatient and leave their respective rooms, meeting in the hallway. A quarrel is in progress, when Janice enters with Peabody. She assembles them all in the drawing room and reads the deathbed letter of her father, which designates Jarvis as a skunk. Dexter a rat, the others in similar vein, and relying on her to be "a chip off the old block." She vests the control of her future happiness in Peabody's care.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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