O. Henry pitches one of his early, more dramatic tales to his publisher Col. Derbin (Russ Thorson). A young woman (Gail Kobe) with abusive parents has led a sheltered life. A handsome hoodlum (Raymond Koslo) falls for her innocence and smile, but their budding romance is interrupted by his two-year jail sentence. They reunite when he is released, but more trouble lies ahead.