Plot

Jack and Bob, employed with a lumber company, are chums. Both are in love with Adele. A real estate deal puts Bob on the road to fortune. He decides to propose to Adele, but Jack informs him that the girl has promised to be his wife. Bob leaves for the city. Adele, ignorant of Jack's contemptible trick, wonders at Bob's departure and his continued silence. Jack presses his suit. Believing Bob has forgotten her, Adele marries Jack. Jack speculates with the firm's money. Adele and her husband go to the city, where Bob is now a prominent real estate operator. Jack calls Bob up on the phone and invites him to call. While waiting for him to arrive, the man reads a news item which informs him that he is ruined. Fearing lest his speculations be discovered, he attempts suicide. Bob arrives in time to frustrate his design. Bob mortgagee his property and loans Jack the money. Later, Adele returns from a shopping trip and meets Bob. The old love flares up. Jack is filled with jealous rage. The cur ignores Bob's plea for the repayment of the loan when the mortgages fall due. Bob is ruined. He joins the Northwest Mounted Police. Fate causes him to be stationed near Jack's home. Speculation again ruins Jack. He plans a fake robbery to hide his thefts. The man enters his office at midnight and rifles the safe. The watchman discovers him. In the fight that ensues, Jack slays him. The murderer arranges an alibi. Bob discovers the murder. In the dead man's hand he finds a piece of leather fringe. Remembering that Jack owns a pair of fringed gloves, he calls at his house but finds the man out. Later, Jack appears. Seizing his hands, Bob examines the gloves he wears. Realizing his crime has been discovered, the villain attempts to escape. His effort is fruitless. Adele enters in time to see her husband led away under arrest.—Moving Picture World synopsis