Summary
In an era defined by the precarious intersection of industrial grit and high-society aspiration, Priscilla Hobbs emerges as a catalyst of domestic upheaval. Driven by a relentless desire to transcend her middle-class origins, she manipulates her father, George C. Hobbs, into a perilous financial entanglement with the supercilious Mr. Carter. The collateral for this desperate loan is a nebulous inheritance promised to Mrs. Hobbs—a windfall that exists more in the realm of hope than reality. As Carter, a predatory opportunist, maneuvers to seize control of the Hobbs family factory under the guise of debt collection, Reggie Grey, an observant suitor of significant lineage, uncovers the Machiavellian scheme. When the long-awaited legacy manifests as a mere fraction of the anticipated fortune, the Hobbs family faces imminent ruin. However, through a strategic intervention involving his own banking-magnate father, Reggie orchestrates a corporate merger that neutralizes Carter’s hostility, ultimately securing both the industrial legacy and Priscilla’s hand in marriage.
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Socially ambitious Priscilla Hobbs persuades her father, George C. Hobbs, to borrow a large sum of money from snobbish Mr. Carter until they receive the inheritance promised to Mrs. Hobbs. Reggie Grey, who has fallen in love with Priscilla, realizes that Carter is using this as an opportunity to take over the Hobbs factory. When the inheritance proves to be much smaller than anticipated, Reggie persuades his banker father form a partnership with Hobbs. He then marries Priscilla and her family's business is saved.
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