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Ross Burenett, a young engineer, receives a letter from his lawyer asking him to call, and upon consulting the attorney is presented by him with a letter. This letter is signed by his guardian, now deceased, and informs him that he, the ...See moreRoss Burenett, a young engineer, receives a letter from his lawyer asking him to call, and upon consulting the attorney is presented by him with a letter. This letter is signed by his guardian, now deceased, and informs him that he, the guardian, found him as a child upon the sands of the seashore, evidently cast up by the tide following a wreck at sea. The only mark of identification was a peculiarly wrought ring. Soon afterward the young man invents a new sort of motor, which is much more successful than anything hitherto on the market. He interests the owner of the Bright Motor Works in his device and is taken into his employ. Farron, manager of the plant, is in love with his employer's daughter, Helen, but the girl is profoundly impressed with Ross's handsome face and sterling qualities, and when he declares his love for her, she accepts him. Thus Ross incurs the enmity of the manager, who soon quarrels with him and is discharged. Ross's new motor has now been so perfected that he decides the time is ripe for inspection by a government commission, and a series of tests is arranged for. On the day set for the demonstration, Farron succeeds in gaining access to the motor and in tampering with it so that it fails utterly to live up to the promises which had been made for it by Ross and his employer, and it is condemned as a failure by the government inspectors. The young engineer, however, succeeds in convincing the officials that the failure of his invention has been due to interference upon the part of some malicious meddler, and a second trial is arranged. This time the motor passes every test with flying colors and is hailed by the experts as a discovery of the most pronounced merit. The plot to ruin Ross and his employer in the eyes of the government commission is erroneously attributed to John Hartley, manager of a rival concern, who, justly indignant, comes to Bright's office to demand satisfaction. While he is quarreling with Ross's employer, Helen enters. Hartley sees her engagement ring, the one worn by Ross when he was found a castaway years before, starts and demands to know where she got it. Then, when Ross himself comes into the room, he recognizes the reflection of his own features in the young man's handsome face, and rushes toward him with cries of "My son. My son!" Thus the commercial battle which for years has raged between Hartley and Bright is brought to an end by the happy union of their children. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less