His Own Son

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Depicts an interesting story of Bill Kenare, a cracksman and kidnapper. The cashier of a large manufacturing concerning brings the funds of the firm to the home of the proprietor. He is watched by the cracksman's accomplice, disguised as a detective, who changes the satchel of the manufacturer while the latter's back is turned, leaving the premises with the money. The merchant telephones to police headquarters. The senior robber is caught and convicted, the witness against him being the owner, who adopts the only child of the culprit. Seven years elapse. The child is at the rich man's home and a contrasting view shows the father in convict garb. The convict escapes, going to his former home, which he finds deserted. His child passes him on a lonely road and later he joins a band of gypsies, planning with them to kidnap the child, not knowing it is his own. A fight for the possession of the boy with the gypsies ensues. The manufacturer, looking for his adopted son, discovers him, and after several well-conceived situations, the convict returns the satchel with the money which he had concealed, and everything ends happily.