It is a difficult proposition to choose between two men, and so Mary found it. There, was Jack Belden and Ned King, and though the former was audacious enough, Mary decides upon Ned, who shows Belden that his presence is undesired in the garden. As Belden leaves he meets his old sweetheart, Annie, whom he spurns, leaving her alone. Ned goes to seek his fortune in in oil well and after much labor is overjoyed to have “struck oil.” He is congratulated by his associates. Belden, with an unscrupulous lawyer, Scraggs, concocts a scheme to Ned’s disfavor. Annie, however, overhears their plotting and bides her time. After Ned leaves the real estate office in possession of his lease, Belden gets another paper from Scraggs and seems well satisfied. Became of his good fortune, Ned gives Mary an engagement ring and they are elated over their prosperity. When Ned returns to work at his well, the sheriff shows him a paper which shocks him and Mary as well. Belden stands by and triumphantly laughs at their plight, Ned is distracted and all Mary’s sympathy avails little. At this time Annie tells Mary of the duplicity and promises her help. At an interview between Belden and Scraggs, Annie succeeds in being an unseen third and becoming possessor of the valuable document. Taking it to Mary and Ned, she is delighted at their joy and is finally satisfied by seeing Belden arrested and Ned again installed at the well.