Clarence Barr

During the Civil War, Jeanne Beaufort becomes a secret service agent for the South....

Theatrical manager Isaac Shuman has a reputation for "taking advantage" of young girls who want to become stars on Broadway. Reporter Tom Warder investigates these stories and exposes Shuman in his newspaper.

The boss, a villain, intends to have the beautiful buttonhole-maker for his own. He fires her sweetheart, and by a flimsy pretense, gets Bertha alone with him in the factory. After many exciting scenes the hero rescues his love.