Desc: A Woman Who Did: A young woman named Katherine works hard in the office of a promising young attorney, Harry Buch, to support herself and to care for her mother. The latter has been ill for some time and is treated regularly by a young doctor. Katherine falls in love with the doctor, and it is on this account that she refuses to marry her employer who had proposed to her. During one of the visits of the doctor, Katherine notices a picture in his possession which he says is that of his sweetheart. The condition of Katherine's mother becomes worse, and the doctor decides that an expensive operation is necessary to save her or prolong her life. The girl learns of this, and decides to marry her wealthy employer in order to raise the necessary money, but she voices her true sentiments to the doctor. She promises however, to try to learn to love her prospective husband. Buch and Katherine are married and it is through the aid of the lawyer that the operation is performed and the life of the girl's mother is saved. The couple live happily until Buch becomes entangled in a financial difficulty and loses money which was entrusted to him and for which he was to give an accounting in three years, when the rightful owner would become of age. Not seeing his way clear to make good the loss, the young attorney decided to commit suicide, but is prevented from doing so by his wife who urges him to go to the mining fields, there try to regain the fortune he lost. Meanwhile the doctor's fiancée, tired of the length of the engagement, breaks it and marries another man. The doctor, grieved at the loss, takes to drink, loses his practice, and after a series of wanderings, lands in the place to which the lawyer had gone. In the meantime the lawyer's wife gives birth to a son, and having lost her mother, decides to go to her husband. On her arrival, the baby takes sick, and the mother applies to the doctor for medical aid, which is refused because of his hatred for women. As a result the baby dies. Harry Buch, now a prospector, informs his wife that he has been fortunate in making a good strike. This is overheard by George Fiske, another prospector, who decided to rob Harry of it. Fiske follows him to the mine and there induces him to accept him as a partner, the two to work the mine together, it being Fiske's intention to explode the mine while working it. Harry, however, catches him in the act. A fight ensues which terminates in the explosion of the mine, the death of Harry, and serious injury to Fiske. Harry's wife, on hearing the explosion, goes out looking for her husband, and finds both him and Fiske in one mess. She has her husband buried, but takes George to the house and nurses him. She leaves the house to get aid, but on returning with Dr. Black finds George dead. Dr. Black persuades her to return to the city and allow him to take care of the mine. Two years elapse. Dr. Black sends Katherine enough money to pay the debts that her husband, the lawyer, had contracted on bonds which were entrusted to him as guardian. Dr. Black, upon receipt of a good offer for the mine, sells it. He writes Katherine, advising her that his profession and heart are calling him to the city. He returns, tells her of his love for her, and they are married.