The day after the funeral of their beloved daughter, Mrs. Mason unexpectedly meets young orphan Joyce and is struck by her resemblance to her lost child. She and Mr. Mason adopt her and for a while all is well until Joyce begins to suspect Jenks the new butler. Her instinct proves correct: Jenks is the tool of Jim Vaughn, notorious leader of a burglary ring. One night while Mr. Mason is out trying to resolve some business difficulties, Jim Vaughn breaks into the house. Joyce, awakened, hears him removing valuables, aided by Jenks. Desperate, she grasps her foster father's revolver holding them at bay while phoning Mason. Arriving with the police, Vaughn is captured. Joyce is presented the $5,000 reward which she turns over to Mason, solving his problems.

La pèrdua de la seva nena ha entristit el senyor i la senyora Mason. L'endemà del funeral, la senyora Mason coneix inesperadament la Joyce, l'única llar de la qual és l'orfenat proper, i es veu sorprès per la semblança de Joyce amb la seva filla perduda. Ella apel·la al seu marit i decideixen adoptar Joyce. Està encantada amb la seva nova llar, i la parella està encantada amb ella.