Summary
Wealthy Franklyn Allen becomes enamored with circus performer Leila Leighton after witnessing her carefree nature on the beach, but their budding romance is hindered by Leila's dark past and her fear of circus owner Berkaro, who possesses knowledge of her early life. As Leila attempts to protect a young child performer, Little Billy, and herself from Berkaro's clutches, Franklyn intervenes, leading to a dramatic confrontation that ultimately results in Berkaro's demise. With her secret finally revealed, Leila confesses to being the last surviving member of the royal house of Hesthonia, and Franklyn's family accepts her, paving the way for the couple's marriage.
Synopsis
One day, while on the beach, wealthy Franklyn Allen sees circus performer Leila Leighton cavorting in the surf and immediately falls in love. Leila, fearful of the knowledge that circus owner Berkaro has of her early life, discourages the romance. Tormented, Leila takes Little Billy, a child performer in the circus for whom she is caring, places him in a convent and disappears. Franklyn traces her to the circus, where she has gone after learning that Berkaro had lured Billy from the convent. Berkaro attempts to kidnap Leila and the boy, but Franklyn chases him through the surf on horseback and, in the ensuing struggle, the circus owner is killed. His death elicits Leila's confession that she was the only surviving member of the royal house of Hesthonia, after the rest of her family was murdered in a coup. Her terrible secret thus revealed, she is accepted by Franklyn's family and marries the man she loves.
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