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An old inventor is robbed of his inventions by an evil rich man. When the inventor dies, his daughter Violet goes to New York and joins the "Follies," where she is advertised as "The Belle of New York." The rich man's son is infatuated with Violet and is introduced to her anonymously as Jack. When
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