Synopsis: When fortune no longer favors Beppo Donnetti in his homeland of Italy, he sets off for the welcoming shores of America, telling his beloved Annette that he will send for her upon successfully settling into a new life. After Beppo secures a job as a shoeshiner, he and Annette are reunited and soon have a child, but their happiness is short-lived. Their baby falls ill, setting into motion a chain of events that finds Beppo in jail and Annette desperate for money.