"Blackie" Jerome, a gambler, abandons his wife Belle and baby Goldie to marry the wealthy Kate MacDonald. Kate's brother John, having learned about Blackie's wife, kills Blackie just as Belle arrives. Belle, unable to support her child, abandons little Goldie and becomes a cabaret singer. Several years later Belle, in need of money so that she can be trained as an opera singer, blackmails John and Kate, who have adopted Goldie. When she sees her daughter, Belle tearfully destroys the check and takes the child with her but, in response to Goldie's pleas, soon returns her to the MacDonalds. John professes his love for Belle and the two marry.