American Buds (1918)

Letters from the late mother of orphaned sisters Jane and Katherine seem to indicate that their father is Capt Bob Dutton Under orders from his superior Colonel Harding to acknowledge the children or quit the service Dutton accepts responsibility for them Shocked by his presumably checkered past Cecile Harding Duttons fiancée and the colonels daughter breaks their engagement One evening Jane surprises Capt Robert Duncan Duttons rival for Cecile stealing Bobs papers