Mary, an inmate of an orphanage run by nuns, is sweet at research and is artistically gifted, her schooling thus far has been sponsored by a philanthropist. Her sponsor, a wealthy previous man who she has by no means met however has solely corresponded with by means of the nuns, passes away, laving her goals of a faculty schooling in shambles. Mr. Robert Brown (Bob) who's now on the helm of affairs of his father's enterprise agrees to proceed her sponsorship. Bob is a confirmed bachelor and Mary is drawn to him by some mysterious power.