At college. Harold Blake had always been a wild sort of a fellow and, when he arrived at home, one of the party of his gay companions suggested that they “take in” Chinatown. Acting upon the suggestion they wended their way to the famous Chatham Club, where they met “Chuck” Conners, known as the “mayor” of Chinatown, who took charge of the boys and visited every nook and corner of that famous place. Just as the party was about to enter the Port Arthur restaurant Harold heard a woman crying for help. Upon arriving at the place where the sound came from he saw a villainous looking man beating a woman. Harold felled the brute and to his surprise the woman dealt him a stunning blow on the face. Now it happened that the man was, with his gang, laying for Harold and his party. Soon the two bodies of men met and there ensued a bloody fight. But the police arrived and arrested them. The gangsters, however, were freed, but Harold and his friends were compelled to spend the night in jail. Harold, upon his release, promised his father that he would reform. For a time be behaved like a rich man’s son, but one night he indulged in debauchery and for this he was disowned by his father. Another blow came to him when he learned that his actress sweetheart was only going with him when he had money. One day, as he was walking around the street without a penny, he was seen by his sister, who, having learned of his lodging house, sent him fifty dollars with a note telling him that the family was going to Europe and that he should try to make a man of himself. This sum was soon exhausted and he was turned from his lodging house. The river was the only place for him and as he was just going to jump, a pair of powerful arms stopped him. His newfound friend, though tough, gave him assistance. A few days later he met Nell McGrath, the sunshine of the slums. On election night the gambling house that Blake and his friends visited was raided by the police and after an exciting chase over house tops Blake was captured and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment. Four years later we see Harold Blake as a married man, he having married Nell, and their union has been blessed with a baby girl, now two years old. Through the meeting with his sister, the family is once more united, and as the film ends we see Harold celebrating his reconciliation in his father’s house.