John Campbell, in love with Mary Bradford, is wrongly accused of murdering a town philanthropist and sentenced to death. Mary's mother, Glory Holden, editor of the local newspaper, fights for Campbell's innocence and ultimately uncovers the true killer through a clever expose, triggered by the discovery of a $10,000 bequest in the victim's will.
Laughing at Trouble
A wrongly accused man finds refuge with a kind-hearted newspaper editor, who grasps the intricacies of his situation, and together they unravel the mystery of the actual perpetrator.