Heiress Lucy Gillam, young and spoiled, knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she falls in love with a man who loves only her money. Lucy marries him, and after the birth of their child, finds herself confronted with the harsh realities of life as her husband demands more and more money with which to support his mistress. Tiring of his lover, Lucy's husband discards the woman, who then kills herself. Suspicion for the death points to her ex-lover, and after much misfortune, Lucy is freed from the burden of her husband, and faces life as a responsible adult.