Amy Frazer hears the call of the footlights and deserts her husband and baby daughter to answer. The daughter, Marion, is raised to young womanhood with the understanding that her mother is dead. After her father's death, Marion marries a wealthy young broker The notice of this marriage first brings the thought of her daughter back to the mother and she attempts to see her, but Marlon's husband interferes and bribes Mrs. Frazer to keep the knowledge of her profession from his wife. The frequent visits of the strange woman nearly wreck the happiness of the young lovers and finally precipitate a crisis in which Marion learns the truth. The call of the blood is too much for the young wife to overcome, and forgiving her mother, she opens wide her arms and welcomes her to her new home.