A young doctor returning from abroad is stranded in a village when his plane develops trouble and crashes. He meets and falls in love with a beautiful local village girl, who happens to be the daughter of his blind host. The villagers don't look kindly on this, especially one particular young man who was courting the girl himself. He hatches a plot to drive the doctor out of the village, defiling the girl's character in the process. The lovers are separated and a misleading event has the doctor believing that his sweetheart is dead, and he resigns himself to a loveless marriage and a dejected life. Meanwhile, the girl loses her father in a fire and sets out in search of her lover.