Hard pressed for money, the broker has appropriated funds of the firm, and dreads his partner's discovery of the deed. He tries in vain to borrow money, and determines to end his life after writing a confession. In the act of placing a pistol to his head, he is interrupted by a message informing him that oil has been discovered in the vicinity of his land

Cast

Charles West

The Novelist

Harry Carey

Crook

Barney Furey

Crook

Claire McDowell

Crook

Helen Bray

Broker Norton's Daughter