After the death of his wife Pablo Florenti an Italian takes his little daughter Pepita and embarks for America where he secures employment as a common laborer Reaching young womanhood Pepita becomes a typical American girl and is a source of joy to her father One morning the old man meets with an accident while on his way to work and is assisted to his home by Ralph a young motorcyclist policeman Ralph thus makes the acquaintance of Pepita Pepita has refused several invitations to visit a public dance hall knowing her fathers objections