Captain Steve Hendricks, a retired “old salt,” and his daughter, Vivian, are happy in their home. Joseph Morgan pays court to Vivian, much to the disgust of the old sea captain. Charles Brooks, the ne’er-do-well son of an old friend of Hendricks, arrives at the Captain’s home to recuperate. He meets Vivian Hendricks and is smitten by her charms. Despite the fact that Joseph Morgan has been forbidden the house by Captain Hendricks, he manages to see Vivian, and they plan to elope. As Vivian that night is preparing to leave with Morgan, Charles Brooks attacks her. Morgan, hearing sounds of a struggle, enters the house just in time to overcome Brooks and save the girl. Morgan is arrested. He is visited in the jail by the father of Brooks, who has been summoned to the scene. The father recognizes the bracelet worn by the prisoner. “That bracelet was given to my other son by his mother now long since dead. The boy has been missing from home for many years. You are undoubtedly my long lost son,” he exclaims. The boy is found not guilty of any crime, and Captain Hendricks gives his blessing when his daughter announces that she and Joe are soon to be married.