Unable to support her baby boy, Grace Devereaux, a widow, leaves him at an orphan asylum. Kitty Rose, an actress friend of Grace's succeeds in securing a small part for her in the same company. Grace leaves her address with the superintendent of the asylum and later receives a letter from him saying that a wealthy widow wishes to adopt her baby on condition that she never make herself known to either of them. Grace finally consents. Twenty years later, Earle is of age. Mrs. Castro, his foster-mother, has chosen Lucille Perrin as his wife to be. Earle tells her he would like to visit Paris first, to which she agrees. In Paris, through an old friend, Earle meets Grace, now Madame Renee, a popular actress. Both are immediately attracted to each other. Although older than Earle, Madame Renee has taken such perfect care of herself that she is still youthful and beautiful and the two are soon madly in love. Earle asks Madame Renee to marry him. At first she refuses, saying she is too old.