Her late husband's legacy is quickly dwindling, Mrs. Coleman ( Lucille Ward ) decides that her daughter Dorothy ( Kathleen Kirkham ) and her stepdaughter Edna ( Edna Goodrich ) must marry wealthy men. Refusing to trade her beauty for a rich husband , Edna intentionally disfigures herself with acid. For ruining much of Mrs. Coleman's master plan, Edna is now shunned by the family. Mrs. Coleman manages to snare the wealthy poet, Marcus Auriel ( Juan De la Cruz ), for her daughter Dorothy. Edna, who has always loved Marcus, gets a job as his secretary, and then exposes Dorothy and Mrs. Coleman as matrimonial cutthroats. Impressed by her honest concern, Marcus asks Edna to marry him despite her scars. On the wedding day, Edna miraculously appears as she did before her "disfigurement," and reveals that the acid had not been real, and that her "scars" were the product of grease paint.
This early drama directed by William D. Taylor for The Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company, now sadly remains a lost silent film.
This early drama directed by William D. Taylor for The Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company, now sadly remains a lost silent film.
