The boy friends of Robert Hale inspire his curious ambitions with glowing tales of college life. He starts such moody moping his loving old mother is alarmed, and In response to her importunate inquiries be tells her he wants to go to college. He goes away in great glee and she gets a position in the mill to help out expenses. Wearily at work she pictures him the valedictorian of his class, loaded with honors: but he is a “bummer,” not a “dig,” and when his means are exhausted, he begins to squeeze money out of her. Finally, as it does not come fast .enough, he wires her he has broken his leg and must have $50.00 at once. She mortgages the place, goes to his assistance, and finds him holding high revel. He gets the money and lectures her. she returning home in dreadful distress. When he gets expelled from college he comes to his senses, rushes home to his mother’s assistance. She forgives him all the trouble he has caused her and they begin the life of struggle anew.