Charming Louella is forced to flee France to England to escape the scoundrel Frank Connolly. He lost his fortune at cards and decided to marry a girl to improve matters. As fate would have it, the fugitive ends up on the estate of Viscount David Kennington. This stately, attentive and gallant man charms her. At night she dreams of his embrace. But the girl is afraid that the secret of the past could destroy her happiness. She leaves for London, not realizing that it is impossible to escape from true love...