Madge Williams, a shawl about her figure, crept into the little town, a cast off woman. Billy Wayne made love to Jessalyn on the front porch of the rector's house and Father Bob, the handsome young priest, stopped to smile at the evident love of Billy and the coquetry of Jessalyn. A week later young Benton was making violent love to Jessalyn and Father Bob frowned, for Benton was a backslider and bore a bad reputation in town. Meanwhile, Madge Williams sought out Benton, her destroyer, and begged him to marry her. But he cast her off and refused. The climax came when Jessalyn, with a small package under her arm, fled with Benton. The priest saw and followed to the little village park. The four met, a priest, a backslider, and an innocent girl and a woman who had been wronged. Words, hot and hasty, followed. Benton struck at the priest, and priest became man, delivering a blow which laid Benton flat upon the grass. When he rose the priest joined his hand with that of Madge and made them man and wife. Just then the village sexton, father of Jessalyn, hurried to the scene, gun in hand. But the affair was over for Jessalyn, and she went quietly back home with her father. Father Bob took his way and the man and woman, newly made man and wife, faced each other. And the woman smiled, kissed her ring and bade him farewell forever.