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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alba was one of those rare passionate women who love but once in their lives, and, being thwarted in love, die. Alba's daring and her craving for excitement sought the sports of the air, and it was not long before she was acknowledged as the foremost aviatrix of the world. Baron D'Oro had long since fallen a victim to her charms, but she only laughed blithely at his ardent wooing. One day as she returned from a record flight her eyes fell upon Romero Fanelli. who had been sent to the aviation field to report the news. Romero's own heart was set afire by the sparkle of Alba's eye. In a moment fate enchained them both, and thereafter love blotted out the world for them. Manfully did Romero struggle against the stress of passion because he was married, but it was all in vain. Romero wrote a letter to Alba begging her to forget. When Alba received this message her heart was aflame with resentment and, to spite Romero, she yielded to the entreaties of Baron D'Oro and became his wife. She plunged into the gaieties of high society, she visited the glorious beauty spots of Italy, all to forget the memory of Romero Fanelli. In the midst of social pleasure, in the whirl of the dance, on the Grand Canal of Venice, in the theater, wherever she went, the face of Romero followed her. She saw him in Venice and, casting aside all womanly reserve, obedient only to the call of passion, she sought him out and, exercising all her siren arts, she conquered his strong heart, and the chains were forged again, this time never to break. One day haunting remorse struck down Romero. He was taken ill and the doctor pronounced his life in danger. Alba went forth into the streets pawning her few belongings and even danced in the haunts of the underworld to get money with which to buy the means to restore her lover's health. When one day she returned with a handful of money she found that the soul had fled from the body of the man she had enthralled. With Romero gone she loathed life, and she knew her prayer for deliverance would be heard. She was taken to the hospital and the day after she was brought there the good sisters found her lifeless form upon the floor. The fingers of her right hand had closed in the stiffening grip of death about a small picture. Gently they loosened the dead woman's hold and found the portrait of Romero Fanelli.
- Signor Corti, a promising tenor, gives singing lessons to Lydia, the daughter of the Marchioness of Belford. Their love for each other is soon discovered by the marchioness, and Corti is immediately dismissed. A letter found in Lydia's room by her brother, Robert, who has just returned from college after completion of his medical studies, bears evidence of the fact that Lydia has left to join Corti. As a result her mother succumbs to an old affliction. Robert swears vengeance and gives up the hope of ever marrying Lucy Barker, his sweetheart, to pursue the tenor. Corti and Lydia are secretly married and settle in a small country town. Annoyed by Lydia's jealousy. Corti accepts an offer to tour another country. During his absence, Lydia is placed in a sanitarium to undergo treatment for nervousness. Having been advised of her disappearance, Corti returns before fulfilling his engagements. Robert, bent on avenging the seeming wrong done to his sister, Lydia, corners Corti, who furnishes evidence of his secret marriage to Lydia, and thus becomes Robert's friend. Corti accepts an invitation to a ball tendered by one of his friends. He is asked to sing, but cannot do so. A voice as though from heaven bids him sing, and immediately there is a dramatic meeting between husband and wife. Great is his joy when Robert is informed by his sister that she is the companion of Lucy Baker, his former sweetheart. Thereupon he announces his marriage.
- 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.
- Fanny, an orphan, drifted with the flotsam and jetsam upon the highways and by-ways of the world. Hers was an affectionate nature. When she grew old enough to love she wasted the riches of her heart on Tony, a worthless scoundrel. He forced her into the underworld. Though she mingled with vile and wretched creatures she remained pure in heart. One day the police raided a den to which her husband had dragged her. She was arrested and cast into prison. At the moment when her degradation seemed to be accomplished a ray of sunshine broke through the bars of her prison. The sentinel who stood on guard in the front of the prison had seen her and had been attracted by her look of sweet patience and suffering. When she regained her liberty, she quickly found employment and a strong love tor the sentinel, whom she had met after her release, grew up in her heart. The feeling was deeply reciprocated. Fanny resisted the impulse of this love. She remembered that she was married, although her husband was a worthless scoundrel. One day as she was bringing the work she had done at home to the shop of her employer, she was seen by her husband. He followed her to her room and then asserted his legal rights. He compelled her to live with him, and a child was born to her. She did not know of the plans of her husband, and soon she learned she was to be a spy and that some military men had paid her husband to obtain plans of certain fortifications. She was forced to go in an automobile with her husband and his friends and obtain the plans. Imagine her surprise and horror when she found that the officer commanding the fort was none other than the soldier whom she had loved. What joy and sorrow mingled in their hearts when they recognized each other, after so many years. Outside the fort was the automobile in which her husband, his confederates and her child were waiting. For a moment the officer left the room Fanny felt conflicting emotions. As she gazed down the road she saw her child. They threatened to take the child away from her if she failed to get the plans. The mother's fear and love conquered. She stole the plans, but before she could conceal them the officer returned and discovered what he must have considered an act of shameless perfidy. She was tried and condemned. On her deathbed she handed a last message to the sister in charge. From this last message the story of this picture has been taken.