Vowing that his daughter Lizzie will not marry his business rival Pettigrew's son, Sam Henshaw sends her off to finishing school. Pettigrew, meanwhile sends his son Dan to Harvard. When Lizzie returns home after a tour of Europe, she is accompanied by Count Louis Roland, who sees Lizzie as his ticket to wealth once he convinces her to marry him. Unfortunately, Lizzie has picked up some expensive habits while in Europe, and her father, unable to keep up with her spending, is forced to declare bankruptcy. When Dan Pettigrew returns home, he discovers that the Count isn't quite what he claims to be. Complications ensue.
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