Arline Blackburn

A naive young man raised poor in a small town, comes to New York City to make his fortune. Overwhelmed by the city's hustle and bustle, and entranced by the rich and sophisticated high-society types he comes into contact with, he eventually finds himself caught up in the city's seedy underworld.

Young Annabelle succumbs to tuberculosis and dies, leaving her admirer distraught and without an emotional anchor.