Vera La Croix was an actress, a very beautiful one, with great charm and fascination. She went to spend a part of the summer at a beautiful rustic place, Shady Dell. Among the guests at the summer hotel were Tommy Smart, his mother, and Tommy's sweetheart, Violet. Now Violet was just as nice a little girl as any man could want, but the minute Tommy saw Vera, her dashing style and the fascination of her city manners and elegant gowns, captivated him. Vera was accustomed to the admiration of men, and as men were scarce in Shady Dell, she was inclined to have a little flirtation with Tommy. Tommy was about to fall head over heels in love with her in spite of the protests of his mother. Finally his mother wrote to her brother, a lawyer, asking his aid in getting Tommy out of the actress' power. The lawyer, John, arrived and promptly took Vera to task for her actions. When Vera learned the real facts of the case, she was very anxious to make peace again between Tommy and Violet. Vera, in fact, was a very sweet young girl. She dressed Violet up in one of her elegant gowns, fixed her hair in fascinating ringlets. This was only part of what she did in a scheme of hers to restore Tommy to his first love. Meanwhile, John had become more and more charmed with the real nature of Vera, and in the end persuaded her to become his own wife.