Ralph Cummings is engaged to Hilda Hawthorne until George Blake, a wealthy banker, comes along and she marries him. Cummings, who is a writer and poor, takes it much to heart, and vows always to remain true to his ideal, although she has disappointed him sorely. He is in the habit of browsing over books at an old book store where he meets Mary Sharp, the daughter of the proprietor. She falls in love with Cummings, who does not realize it. He finds an old school book of Hilda's among the books on sale and buys it as it has her name in it. He hears later that she is a widow. He calls, but she laughs at him and sneers at his poverty. He goes away and once more goes back to the book store to find the real girl.
