Two peasant sisters flee Russia during the revolution and sail to America. One, Olga Farinova ( Mae Murray ), masquerades as a princess, becomes a noted actress, and marries a millionaire's son. Olga repudiates her sister, Zita ( Mae Murray ), who has no illusions about her past life or present poverty. When Olga is shot by Kaminoff ( Elmo Lincoln ), a rejected suitor, Zita is adopted into the husband's family.