Rennard Wilson, a teacher of music, has among his pupils, Mary Dennis, a pretty and lovable girl. Because she is a well-paying pupil he leads her to believe that she has a good voice, the fact being that her voice is far beyond par. James Kent, a visitor at the studio, remonstrates with Wilson, but he takes no heed and does not know that Mary is in love with him. The girl's parents raise money enough to send her to a conservatory in New York. There it is discovered that her voice has no value and at all tests for grand opera she is disqualified. Still Mary, unwilling to give up, writes to her parents that she is getting along finely, and in her humble rooms treasures the photograph of Wilson, the man she loves. The music teacher prospers and removes to New York. There he and Kent are companions. One night they attend a cabaret where Mary is to sing and take seats nest to the platform. The manager has given her notice that this is to be her last performance. Heartbroken she struggles through her aria and faints upon the stage. Wilson and Kent take her to the hospital. There her sad eyes tell the story of her love for her teacher. He realizes that he is the cause of her unfortunate mistake, and must atone. Pity also inspires love, and he asks her to be his wife. As he leads her from the hospital her happiness is completed by meeting her father and mother, who have been sent for by Wilson to witness his atonement.
