The Dangerous Little Demon

Teddy Harmon, a society girl preoccupied with pleasure, is persuaded by her father's serious-minded secretary that she is in love with him, but meeting his family, she becomes bored and seeks the society of Gary McVeigh, a wealthy neighbor. At a gambling house, she finds her father with a dashing young widow; later, the proprietor, though ostensibly a friend, tries to force his attentions on her, and she is taken to jail in a raid. Gary rescues her and the secretary, learning of her father's financial difficulties, breaks their engagement. Her father is saved by a loan from Gary, and, realizing her mistake, Teddy gladly accepts the latter's attentions. —Pamela Short