A poor boy lives in the attic of a luxury house. During a party, he pays court to an elegant young woman who, without warning him, surprises him at his home.
A mysterious figure signing himself "The Ferret" keeps sending letters to the police, tipping them off about murders that are to be committed around Paris. Among those caught up in the police manhunt is a fraudulent clairvoyant.
A bank guard disappears from the elevator between the ground floor and the first floor. He was carrying a briefcase containing valuable documents. Tortoran, a young journalist, is responsible for following the case and unmask the ingenious acrobat who is the author.
Away in the colonies for 15 years after his girlfriend has jilted him, Leopold returns to his village to resume involvement with women ,hopefully with better results.
A young man from a good family abandons the young girl he has seduced, but finally marries her after being brought back to the right path by the young brother of the neglected woman.