Just before her marriage, Marian Ormsby learns that her fiancé, Ned Montgomery, has been killed by the husband of the woman with whom he has been having an affair. Her uncle sends her to the mountains to recover from her tragedy, and there she meets Daniel Forrester, an older corporation lawyer from Chicago, who saves her from a fall. Daniel falls in love with her and proposes. Believing that she can never love again, Marian agrees to marry him on the condition that honesty rather than love will be the basis of their marriage. They are happy until Frank Ellinger, a pilot, makes a forced landing in their garden, and Marian falls in love with him. She tells Daniel about their affair, and although he is stunned, he hides his hurt until he is brought home one day with a heart attack. Marian guiltily sends Frank away and nurses Daniel through his illness. Daniel is cold to Marian during his recovery. When Marian reads a newspaper announcment of Frank's approaching marriage, she telephones him to beg him not to marry, but cancels the call before he answers. When Daniel is nearly well, he asks Marian to stay near him and absolves her from blame for her affair with Frank. Marian and Daniel kiss and admit their love for one another.