Freckles, a street kid, gets involved in a fight and winds up throwing an apple through the window of a house. Instead of running away, however, she goes to the house's owner and admits what she has done. The owner turns out to be Thomas Wade, a juvenile-court clerk whose sister Grace is a lonely invalid. She strikes up a friendship with Freckles, who comes to see her every day. One night Freckles' stepfather forces her to help him commit a robbery, and she is caught and sent to reform school. Concerned that her friend Grace's health will deteriorate, Freckles escapes from the reform school to see her. Complications ensue.
