Following a series of misunderstandings, wealthy young aristocrat Gerry Lansing deserts his wife Alix, whom he believes has eloped with his friend Alan Wayne. He sails for South America, leaving no trace of his whereabouts. In Peru, he becomes a plantation owner and marries local girl Margarita. A great flood destroys his plantation and drowns Margarita, just after Alan Wayne, stricken with jungle fever, arrives looking for Gerry. Alan explains that wife Alix was blameless and is awaiting his return home, where she has given birth to his son.