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David Harding, who is a millionaire manufacturer of a soft drink, ratifies the engagement of his son, Frank, and Eileen. However, the parental joy is short-lived, for Frank becomes addicted to drink and wild company, and drifts away from ...See moreDavid Harding, who is a millionaire manufacturer of a soft drink, ratifies the engagement of his son, Frank, and Eileen. However, the parental joy is short-lived, for Frank becomes addicted to drink and wild company, and drifts away from his family and fiancée. Through his great father-love, Harding works upon his son to break away from his worthless associates and fight life. Frank does this and is reinstated in his father's affections and his sweetheart's love. But a greater danger than drink besets the boy. Believing that the drink manufactured by his father can be nothing but wholesome and good, Frank makes a specialty of drinking it. The drink contains an insidious drug, and Frank becomes a slave to the habit before the father realizes it. Frank becomes a fiend, and is on the point of a breakdown, when the attending doctors advise an operation as the only means of saving his life. Harding suffers terribly when he sees that his only child is in mortal danger as a result of his own concoction. The father consents to the operation. In the meantime, the pure food authorities are investigating the father's product. They decide against it and prohibit its manufacture. Harding agrees to close down all his factories. The operation on his son is a success. He is cured of the habit and marries Eileen. Harding gives his ill-gotten fortune to charities. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less