John North, a prominent young attorney, forgets his rural sweetheart and succumbs to the charms of Vera Morris of the Gayety chorus. After his marriage, John returns home from a business trip earlier than he is expected and leaves for the theater to surprise his wife, but instead is surprised himself to find that she has gone out with a party to a road house. He follows the machine of joy riders and is badly hurt in an accident. He is carried to his father's home in the country, where his former sweetheart is a neighbor. Being suspicious of his wife, he employs a detective to watch her actions while he is convalescing. Johnson, the detective, finds that she is leading a gay life and reports it to her husband. North and the detective decide upon a plan to get evidence of Vera's actions. They attend a mask ball where Vera is with one of her admirers and find her in the conservatory on his lap. John is granted a divorce and is reconciled to his former sweetheart.