With thick black hair spilling over his large shadowy eyes, he is menacing but handsome. He could double for John Gilbert, the Great Lover of the Silver Screen, but he is not an actor. He is the Reverend Gideon Baldwin, a single, Methodist preacher, who considers the pulpit "a better medium for acting than the stage." Rumors swirl among members of his flock regarding how he acquired his wealth. His ward, Effie Belle Butler, regards him with a mixture of fear and fascination. Is he a wolf in sheep's clothing or her PRINCE IN THE TOWER?