The happy married life of George Norman is brought to a rude close with the death of his wife, who leaves him in her stead a tiny baby. Within a few days Norman is called to Europe on business for a protracted stay and places his baby in the hands of Nurse Roberts, who has other babies to take care of besides Norman’s. Norman’s baby dies and Mrs. Roberts, not wishing to have this source of income cut off, substitutes the child of a poor widow, who can seldom if ever pay for the baby’s keep anyway. Six years elapse and Norman returns and sends for his boy, who is now growing to be a sturdy youngster. Almost immediately his son shows a liking for the piano and Norman advertises for a music teacher. Who should answer this ad, but Mrs. Smith, the real mother of the boy. Things proceed nicely until one day Norman receives a letter from Mrs. Roberts saying that she is about to die and desiring to clear her conscience, tells him that the boy he calls his own is really the son of Mrs. Smith. Norman tells the music teacher, who is overjoyed, but at the moment of separation complications arise; the boy has learned to love both. There is but one way out of it and the youngster sees it quicker than anyone else; and following his suggestion the two lonesome mortals agree that to marry each other is the only way by which both can enjoy the society of the one who has entwined himself about their hearts.