 Ottilie Van Zandt (Shannon) is forced to wed her cousin, despite her love for Richard Wayne, the gardener s son. Richard leaves, vowing to return a wealthy man and eliageble suitor for her. He returns to find she has already married and, in turn, marries another girl (Bow) on impulse. Two generations later, the grandchildren of Ottilie and Richard, who both have inherited their names as well, meet and develope a close friendship that culminates in the romance that their grandparents began but could not consumate years before.