- Young Martha Redmond, a poor girl from a small town, leaves to find a singing career in New York City. She doesn't find success as a singer, but finds a job as a model for a prominent artist, and soon becomes his mistress. When her lover throws her over to marry the daughter of a wealthy man, she becomes a "fallen women", a plaything for wealthy playboys. She meets Barrett, a millionaire's son, and begins to wonder if she might have a future with him, but it seems like he'll turn out to be just like "all the others".—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- Selma, daughter of poor parents, leaves her home in Pennsylvania to go to New York and take up her career as a singer. Unsuccessful. she abandons singing and secures a position as model in the studio of a wealthy artist. After a few sittings, model and master become infatuated and before the first painting is finished, Selma succumbs to his wiles and becomes his prisoner. Later, Selma is abandoned and the artist becomes the husband of a prominent heiress. Desperate and discouraged, Selma sinks lower and lower in the human scale, and at an entertainment she meets "Young Spendthrift." Enthusiastic over Selma's rare beauty, her latest admirer suggests a game of cards, the stake to be Selma herself. The winner to accompany her to her home. Disgusted at the affair, Selma flees, but is followed by "Young Spendthrift," the winner. "Spendthrift" offers Selma large sums of money, but to no avail. Selma lectures "Spendthrift" and tells him that if she had had his opportunities in life she would have accomplished things instead of being the "sort of woman she is." Struck with an inspiration, "Spendthrift" decides to give her a chance, and presents her with $100,000. Later, "Wealth," father-in-law of Selma's former lover, covets the fortune of "Spendthrift" and uses the artist to secure his end. "Spendthrift" is ruined. Selma, in the meantime has devoted her money and time to creating a hospital for the care of abandoned children. Visiting among the poor families takes much of Selma's time. "Spendthrift," learning that the artist was responsible for his downfall, as well as Selma's, plots revenge, and with this end in view invites all his friends to see him bury his past life. The artist comes to the affair with "Spendthrift," becomes intoxicated and at the end the two lie down to sleep off the stupor. "Wealth" then appears, tirades against the artist's actions and the treatment by him of his ("Wealth's") daughter, while "Spendthrift," in the throes of a drug passion, well, see the rest of this allegorical subject to learn its ending.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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