Summary
Jenny, a clever and resourceful thief, is caught in the act by Bob Van Dyke, a young millionaire. After a moral lecture and a test of her integrity, Jenny decides to reform and takes up a new profession as a dressmaker. Unbeknownst to her, Bob is planning to steal $20,000 from his housekeeper. Jenny cleverly manipulates her old criminal associates to steal the money, accepting the blame herself. Her actions inspire Bob to accept his financial ruin with dignity and he marries Jenny after she returns the money to the rightful owner.
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Pretty thief Jenny is discovered by young millionaire Bob Van Dyke when she is about to burgle his safe. He lectures her on the evils of crime and, to test her decency, leaves her alone with a large roll of bills. Jenny decides to go straight and leaves the money alone. She then gets a job as a dressmaker and is later called to the Van Dyke home to do some work for Bob's sister, and Jenny discovers that, faced with financial ruin in the stock market, Bob is about to steal $20,000 from his housekeeper. To forestall him, Jenny arranges for her old confederates to steal the money first, taking the blame for the crime herself. Inspired by Jenny's example, Bob accepts his bankruptcy with grace, becomes a golf pro, and marries Jenny, who in the meantime has returned the money and settled her score with the law.
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