Myrtle Henderson is in love with Harry Marsden, but her father, knowing that the boy is something of a ne'er-do-well, forbids the match and orders Harry from the house. The young people meet clandestinely and go for a walk over the hills. Myrtle accidentally stumbles on the root of a tree, and falls over a cliff. Harry runs to her aid, but finds her unconscious, and thinking her dead, runs away. The father, who has followed them, discovers Myrtle and carries her home, where she revives. In the meantime Harry has gone to the city to find employment, and sometime later Myrtle also secures work in the city. One evening she misses her train home, not arriving until late. Her father, in a rage, accuses her of meeting Harry against his wishes, and turns her from home. Harry has lost his position and contemplates suicide. Myrtle, in despair, intends to do the same thing. By chance of fate they both come to the same dock to jump into the water. She sees him preparing to jump, and rushes to his aid, but is too late. Just as she places her hand on his shoulder he jumps. Two police officers see her, and think she has pushed him overboard. She is arrested and accused of his murder. Harry has not drowned and discovers later that she is accused of his murder. He comes forward with the information that he is the man who jumped into the water, and she is released. Her father, seeing their devotion, accepts Harry as his son-in-law.