When Will discovers that his fiancé is penniless his love cools; he breaks the engagement and goes to Europe to avoid the girl.
She secures a place in a department store, but is discharged because, fatigued after an arduous day at the counter, she took a seat while on duty.
He arrives in time to dissuade Susan from her purpose, and all ends happily to the peal of wedding chimes.
Barry O'Neil was the stage name of Thomas J. McCarthy, who would direct many important Thanhouser pictures, including its first two-reeler, Romeo and Juliet.
[1] Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company, but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer.
The production was a split reel, containing both Her Battle for Existence and Sand Man's Cure, with an estimated length of 1000 feet.
[5] The film had advertisements for theaters across the United States, locations included Missouri,[6] Arizona,[7] New York,[8] Wisconsin,[9] Vermont,[10] and California.
The second review was more favorable, but again noted the scenario is a cautionary one for women without aid or occupation to support themselves in life.
[1] The New York Dramatic Mirror stated, "A number of overdrawn and inconsistent incidents in this film story do not rob it of its interesting strength.