Filling His Own Shoes plot
Finding himself broke and without a job in Paris, American William Ruggles joins the Turkish army and is sent to fight in the Balkan War. During a particularly hard-fought battle, he rescues a wounded Turkish soldier. Before dying, the Turk leaves William his fortune out of gratitude, but on the condition that he care for the Turk's three beautiful young charges. After leaving the army, William and the three young women, Roxana, Rosa, and Bulbul, move to Paris, where William meets young Ruth Downing, the daughter of his former employer. They fall in love, but Roxana, who is also in love with William, is determined that nothing will stand in her way of winning him, and she will do anything to achieve that goal.