At a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Vance Leighton, three men are discussing the effects of heredity in shaping the careers of children. To prove his contention that the theory of heredity is often demonstrated to be false, John Strong, a secret service agent, tells a true story: Two orphan sisters are adopted, one by society leaders, the other by a couple of crooks. The latter, known as "The Angel," becomes an expert pickpocket, while the other, Evelyn, becomes a reigning belle.

• Iroquois Film Corporation
• Jewel Carmen
• Leslie Austin
• Coit Albertson
• Virginia Valli
• Julia Swayne Gordon
• J. Herbert Frank
• Edwards Davis
• Marie Coverdale