John Gage loves Ruth West, but she marries his friend, Charles Grey. The young couple are apparently happy; a child is born to them. Suddenly Ruth discovers that her husband has been systematically robbing his employer. Threatened with imprisonment unless he refunds the money he has stolen, Grey is at his wits' end. Ruth appeals to her erstwhile lover for aid. John Gage has been despondent in his loneliness, and has been saved from suicide by a prospector with whom he has struck up a friendship. He welcomes an opportunity to help Ruth. Returning home with the money, she finds her husband dead by his own hand. With her child she goes back to join John.
