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- Leslie Swayne, an adventurer, in order to obtain enough money to satisfy the needs of his extravagant life, has been bribed to steal the plans of the fortification from the staff officers of the Grand Duchy of Wallenstein. This undertaking, which at one time would have seemed difficult to him, becomes very easy, due to the friendship between himself and Colonel Julius Holbein, chief of the staff, and father of Elsa, for whom Swayne has shown a great deal of friendship, and in return he has Elsa's sincere love. After a dinner held at the Colonel's, during which the villain Swayne whispered sweet words of love into Elsa's ear, he succeeds in stealing the desired documents, and, protected by the darkness of the night, he escapes. Overcome by the sad reality, the Colonel is in a desperate state of mind. Elsa tries to efface from her mind her terrible suspicions, but in going to the hotel she learns of the sudden departure of Swayne, and her suspicions are confirmed. Colonel Holbein, to whom the precious document had been entrusted, is suspected as a traitor. This man shot himself for being so wrongfully accused. Elsa is asked by the Grand Duchy of Wallenstein to leave the Duchy, and is taken to one of the stations of the domain, where she is abandoned. Possessed of the qualities of a pianist and singer, under the false name of Marjorie Manners, she becomes famous. At her first performance she receives flowers from a large number of admirers, and long applause, but the memory of her father comes to her suddenly and that recollection takes away the joy of her triumph. One evening, while she is eating on the terrace of a hotel surrounded by ardent admirers, Marjorie is surprised at the sight of a young man, sad and pale like herself, who is observing her with a languid look. The pale young man is the Prince Arthur of Wallenstein, the son of the Grand Duke, who has come to the Riviera to recuperate from a long illness, under the name of Count L'Estrange. Surprised by the divine beauty and charm of Marjorie, he is a constant visitor at the theater. One morning they chance to meet and immediately they understand each other and a sense of sympathy seems to envelop their souls. They gaze into each other's eyes and seal their unspoken troth by a lingering kiss. From that day on their love becomes more intense and soon they are married. On board a ship the living apparition of the villain, Swayne, appears before them. Marjorie faints. Arthur calls for help and in the meanwhile Swayne approaches Marjorie, begging for her pardon and love. She repulses him violently, and just at that, instant Arthur returns. Swayne, to avenge himself, advises the Prince's country that the Prince amuses himself with sweet woman while the Duchy is in danger, and the Duke of Wallenstein recalls his son home. While Marjorie and Arthur are together at the hotel the message arrives, and his wife finds out who is her husband. She realizes then that she could not hide her true name any longer, and Colonel Theubner, an old friend of her poor father, tells the Prince the truth. She gets up and departs like a crazy person, and a few days later she returns to the theater which she had left. Arthur, through the Colonel, learns Elsa's history and the reason why she is compelled to go upon the stage, but in spite of this information he continues to look for her. He finds her, pale and trembling. His eyes fixed upon her from his box in the theater. Suddenly Elsa observes his look. She becomes pale, trembles, and tries to control herself, but drops to the floor. The curtain falls; the Prince hurries to her and while he feels her getting cold in his arms, he hears these feeble words, "But my love shall never die." Poor Elsa, after so many troubles and anxieties, had taken poison, as she wished to die for him upon the stage that brought her so much applause.
- The shipowner Nick Watson, in financial crisis due to the crazy expenses induced by his lover Leona, commits suicide when he learns that his last vessel the "Florida", has plummeted. Before he dies, the man entrusts his daughter Mary with his brother Tom. But this, upset by the death of her father, who is locked up in an asylum. Leona then decides to take the place of the young woman.
- Julien Barbour is employed as a bookkeeper and secretary by the firm of Forrest and Patton. The consideration these employers have for their employee reaches to the extent of their proposing a marriage to him with the niece of Dr. Spangler, a particular friend of theirs. The niece is tall and lean, while Barbour is of the other type, fat. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest are very much attached to each other and at every opportunity express their love in a most pronounced manner, much to the disgust of Mr. and Mrs. Patton. Mrs. Patton, however, is a very frivolous woman and conducts a secret correspondence with a certain Armand. During the course of business at the office of Messrs. Forrest and Patton, a telegram is received, which necessitates their leaving for Sardinia. Mrs. Forrest is thereupon placed by her husband in charge of Julien Barbour, who is instructed in strong terms to guard his (Mr. Forrest's) dear wife and household while away. The wily Mrs. Patton is determined to take advantage of her husband's absence and for company induces Henriette to join her to the shore, stopping at the Hotel Sea View, for she is to meet Armand there. Now poor Julien Barbour is no match for the clever Mrs. Forrest, who succeeds in entrapping him through a letter he is induced to write expressing his love for her. Using this as a threat, she succeeds in joining Mrs. Patton on the trip to the Hotel Sea View. When Barbour finds his mistress gone, and being deeply concerned about his charge, he determines to follow her, and although he misses the train, he continues his pursuit by inducing an engineer to follow the fleeting pair. Forrest and Patton, upon arriving at the dock to leave for Sardinia, find the boat going out. What can these two poor husbands do under such trying circumstances? The summer season being at its height and its oppressive heat adding discomfort to disappointment, they naturally decide to spend the day at the shore since, at any rate, they cannot return in time to their place of business, and so we find them at the very hotel selected by their wives, who are supposed to be at home. The hilarious part of the comedy now begins with the two husbands let loose, one of whom though is deprived of his joyous plans on account of taking a dose of medicine for seasickness, since he felt certain of catching the boat for Sardinia. One of the plans of Mr. Forrest in order to hide his identity is to use the visiting cards of his secretary, who is also at the shore, being busily engaged guarding his attractive mistress. The effect of the double burden of responsibility now heaped upon the shoulders of poor Barbour may be imagined, but what follows should be seen on the screen.
- Young aviatrix Lyda spurns the advances of the Prince of Sèvre and falls in love with journalist Mario, who, although engaged to Cesarina, goes to Lyda's home. Cesarina sees them and manages to persuade Mario to leave Lyda.