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- Dr. Montrose's attempts to develop a chemical which would make a person super-intelligent fail, and the subjects of his experiments metamorphose into hideous monsters who band together and prey on humans. With the police stymied, a young detective attempts to track down the leader of the group of killers, known only to have a small crimson stain in one eye.
- Donald Grey is accused by his partner of dishonesty. The shock of the accusation kills him, and as his innocence cannot be proven, his daughter takes it upon herself to avenge the insult. Meeting Alan Burnham, only son of the partner, she determines to wreck his career. She succeeds in making him give up everything else for her, and in doing so becomes a notorious siren known as "The Dragonfly." Alan's father begs him to leave the woman. The two quarrel, and in a moment of passion, Alan strikes his father down. At the same time Burr, an employee, who is really guilty of the crime for which Grey suffered, has entered the house for dishonest purposes, and concealed, he sees the quarrel. When Alan leaves he comes out and is seen by the elder Burnham, who tries to restrain him. Burr kills Burnham. Alan goes meanwhile to Florence and tells her of the quarrel. She is broken-hearted at this, and tells Alan to leave her, although she loves him. This leaves Alan in despair, and he returns to tell his father that he was right in condemning the girl. He finds him dead, and thinks he has killed him. While Alan has been away, Burr has come to Florence's apartment to beg her to go away with him. She gets him drunk, and in this state he confesses that he has killed old Burnham, and that he is also guilty of the crime of which Florence's father was accused. At this point Alan returns. She quickly hides Burr in another room and admits Alan. He tells her he has killed bis father, and denounces her as the real cause of the tragedy. She tells him she loves him. He is about to believe her, when he discovers Burr. With a sneer he accuses her of being Burr's lover. Florence tells him the truth of the murder, and explains she is holding Burr for the police. Thus cleared of the murder, and realizing Florence's love for him. he repents of his attitude toward her, and takes her in his arms.
- Frank Mayne, a well-known artist, who had served a twenty-year sentence for a murder he did not commit, returns unexpectedly to his studio, where an amazing scene confronts him. Elaine Bernard, one of his pupils, is cowering over a table, her hair disheveled and her clothes all but torn off her back. Ford Maillard, her fiancé, stands over her, upbraiding her bitterly, while lying prone on the ground, his face covered with blood, is Delna, a Hindoo art student, who possesses occult powers. In the background is a woman whom he does not recognize. It develops later that she is his wife whom he had not seen since his imprisonment, and that the girl is his own daughter. Maillard had arrived at the studio in time to rescue her from the attack of Delna, but, misunderstanding her presence there, accused her unjustly. Mayne recognizes in this misunderstanding a counterpart of the situation that led to his own unhappiness, and out of the wisdom bought by his bitter experience effects a reconciliation between the young people. Chastened by adversity the older couple, too, decide to start over again, and happiness results from what seemed to be at first, unrelieved misfortune.
- Sis, a poor orphaned country girl, is shunned by all the other children in the small town where she lives. It is Sis's ambition to become a famous actress, and when an opportunity arises for her to go the city, she seizes it. There she secures a position as a maid in a theatrical boardinghouse. Among the boarders are Jim, a leading man; Ned, an out of work actor; and Flossie, an ingenue. One morning while rehearsing, Jim sees Sis sweeping the floor and persuades the girl to help him rehearse his lines. Her acting talent astonishes him, and he begins to see real promise in her. Sis's future looks grim, however, when she is accused of stealing Flossie's jewelry. Sis is saved by Jim who discovers that Ned is the real thief. Upon Sis's release, Flossie is taken ill and Sis fills in for her on stage, becoming an instant success. Sis's happiness is then made complete when Jim pledges his love to her.
- To protect the family name, a man of morals and integrity marries a young woman his brother got pregnant. The woman continues her loose ways with no regard to her new husband begging her to protect his honor.
- A priest is trying to help a poor family when nearby the father is hit on the head by a criminal who then throws him off a bridge into the water below. The priest administers Last Rites then seeks to help the family and find the murderer.
- Lindy Gray, a little orphan who lives with her grandmother, is ostracized by the townspeople because of the uncertainty of her birth. In spite of cruel treatment by her neighbors and the threat of foreclosure on her grandmother's home, Lindy maintains a cheerful optimism. One day, a new minister comes to town and befriends Lindy, recognizing her virtue. Lindy convinces him to hire Noah, an old Black man who is Lindy's only other friend, as the church sexton. When the collection money is missing the day after Lindy's grandmother's mortgage is due, the townspeople accuse the little girl of robbery. To save his friend, Noah confesses to the crime. The minister suspects that neither one is guilty, however, and uncovers evidence that proves that Jim, the son of the town snob, is the thief. After a stirring sermon in which he chastises his congregation for their narrow-mindedness, the minister proposes to Lindy.
- Chemist Martin Abbott, who lives in a small rural town, develops a special compound that makes him rich. His wife Sarah, tired of living in "the sticks", persuades Martin to move the family to the big city. It's not long before Martin is targeted by a group of wealthy con artists, who intend to swindle him out of all the money he's gotten from his discovery.