- An old man wills a map to his grandson, with instructions showing a buried treasure, but it is accidentally sold to a book store. The owner and her granddaughter Mary discover it. Mary and her boyfriend an aspiring author, meet the with the desperate grandson and agree to share the treasure. The treasure turns out to be a box containing a note proclaiming " Good Health. " The grandson discovers the hunt was a test, and a fortune left by his grandfather is held in trust. Mary's boyfriend sells one of his novels and they happily become engaged.—Pamela Short
- Mary MacTavish and her grandfather Angus run an old book and curio shop. They are assisted by Jim Gleason, an author. At an auction, Jim buys a set of books from the estate of the late millionaire Henry Carleton. But there is a mix-up in delivery, and the wrong box of books gets sent to the shop. One of the books attracts Jim's attention; it is entitled "The Pirate's Revenge." Jim becomes engrossed in the book. Shortly thereafter, a lawyer named John Brent arrives at the shop, and offers to buy back the books. Knowing Jim had paid $4.50 at the auction, Mary, sensing a good deal, asks $75 for them. Brent agrees, but leaves behind the book that Jim was interested in. Next, Carleton's former secretary, Marion Fisher, visits the store to purchase the same box of books, but has to leave empty-handed. Willie Carleton, heir to the millionaire, comes to the store looking for the missing book that has so interested Jim. Willie tells Mary that the book contains instructions which will lead him to a treasure left by his grandfather. Mary, her grandfather, and Jim all agree to help Willie, and the four head to Butterfield Farm, where the treasure is supposedly buried. When they arrive at the farm claiming to be geologists, the local constable, Sam, becomes suspicious, especially since the local bank has just been robbed. Sam now thinks the quartet are the thieves. Brent arrives on the scene, claiming to be a famous detective, and convinces Sam to arrest the four treasure hunters. But Mary and her group explain their true mission, so everyone joins forces to find and divide the treasure.
Due to a complicated turn of events, Mary ends up purchasing the farm for $2000. Then, after digging up the farm from one end to the other, the treasure seekers finally discover a box. It contains a letter written from Carleton, stating "the richest treasure in the world is health and honest toil." Disappointed, Mary, her grandfather, and Jim return to the city and find an eviction notice posted on the door of their store. But a businessman offers Mary $3000 for the farm. Then Willie learns he really has inherited Carleton's money, and discovers a railroad wants the property. So he bids against the businessman for the farm and pays Mary $20,000 for it. Mary, who has been the object of Jim's affection for some time, finally returns the author's affection.
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