The Guardian

When Marie Dacre, the ward of James Rokeby, falls in love with blackmailer Fenwick Harvey, she ignores Rokeby's advice to stop seeing the rogue. Rokeby, a respected bank president, has a past as a thief, which Harvey soon discovers with the services of ex-detective Donavan. His past exposed, Rokeby flees in disgrace, thus forcing Marie to recognize Harvey's villainy. ...