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Mutiny Synopsis

Aaron Whitaker is a seafaring man, owner of the sailing ship Alden Besse. He has promised Jacob Babcock, his first mate, that his daughter Esther shall become Babcock's wife. But Esther is in love with Caleb Tilden, her childhood sweetheart, and her grandfather, in sympathetic interest, advises her to marry Caleb and run the chance of gaining her father's forgiveness. The Alden Besse is at sea when Esther's marriage to Tilden takes place. At about the same time Grandfather Whitaker dies. Jacob Babcock has remained ashore for the purpose of marrying Esther, and when the Alden Besse returns and her skipper finds that his daughter has not married Babcock, his anger is intense. Accidentally he discovers, in Esther's sewing basket, a baby's stocking, and divines the truth. He compels Esther to board the Alden Besse and locks her in a cabin. Then he seeks out Caleb Tilden, and in a fight believes he has killed him. Tilden, however, has simply been stunned and when Whitaker throws him from the wharf his sudden immersion in the cold water revives him and he manages to crawl into a string-piece under the dock, At that moment the Alden Besse is sailing, and Tilden watches her with frenzied interest. He sees Esther as she runs to the stern and attempts to jump overboard. Esther's father drags her back to her cabin and securely imprisons her there. The cook of the craft, Eben Wiggs, is the only man on board who has any sympathy for her. The cook cares for her, even when her child is born. Babcock is sailing on the Alden Besse, and when Whitaker tries to compel his daughter to marry the mate, Esther declares that she will throw herself into the sea before allowing her father to conclude the marriage ceremony. Whitaker, in disgust, abandons his purpose. Later the seamen join in mutiny and kill Whitaker, their leader being Jacob Babcock. In the meantime, Tilden has tried to come upon the Alden Besse by shipping as a sailor in a craft that sailed the same sea the Besse usually did, and has found her lying in Panama Bay. When he attempts to board the Besse, Captain Whitaker thinks he sees the ghost of the man he believes he has killed, and drives Tilden from the ship. Tilden returns home and waits for the return of the Alden Besse. The mutiny has broken out as the ship is approaching her home port. There is a fierce storm approaching at the time, and when it breaks the Besse is wrecked. Tilden heads the villagers who go to the rescue, and is the one who wades into the water and secures a raft upon which Esther and her baby have been lashed by the cook. The reunion follows and the final cruise of the Alden Besse becomes tradition.

It Happened in Honolulu Synopsis

Larry Crane, junior partner in the firm of Crane and Son, wholesale fish dealers, will not take his work seriously and arrives at work nearer noon than morning. In his spare time Larry finds much pleasure in the company of Mabel Wyland. The two are only waiting until Larry becomes settled before they marry. Mabel's father has risen from the bottom and is now the proud possessor of a shoe factory. Mrs. Wyland carries the family affairs with a high hand, and her husband is a henpecked individual. Mother has definitely decided that Mabel shall be married to Percy Weatherfield, a fortune-hunter with an attractive title. Mabel, being typically American, prefers the careless, happy-go-lucky young fish merchant. Father, being henpecked, is afraid to voice his own opinions. Larry and his father quarrel and the old man proceeds to give him some advice, the substance of which is that he must display more interest in the business. The Wylands are giving a weekend party in their mountain home to celebrate the Fourth of July, and Mother Wyland has it all arranged so that Lord Percy and Mabel shall have a clear field. Larry, however, securing an invitation to the house party, succeeds in sidetracking Lord Percy. Larry enlists the assistance of young Bobby Wyland, who is persuaded to throw a bunch of small firecrackers beneath the bench on which Lord Percy is sitting, but in addition to the small ones given him by Larry, he puts in several of his own large crackers. The explosion is a great one, and Lord Percy is rendered unfit for duty for some time. Bobby is reprimanded, and laying the blame for his punishment to Larry and Mabel, he determines upon revenge. This opportunity comes while he is scouting about with a camera and is enabled to catch Larry and his sister in a lover-like embrace. This picture is developed and reaches the hands of Mother Wyland. She immediately has a fit, and nothing but an ocean voyage will help her. Clarence Velie is the head clerk in the Cranes' establishment, and unknown to the firm, has been secretly taking money from them. Mabel notifies Larry of their departure and he implores his father for a vacation to accompany them. His father refuses to allow him to leave. There is a sad parting between the two sweethearts, but on the pleasant journey Lord Percy is given every assistance. He and Mother Wyland come to an agreement by which they agree to pay him a dowry of $50,000 in return for marrying the girl. A big consignment of money is received for Crane and Son and Larry is sent to the office to get it. Clarence hears the arrangement and his cupidity is aroused by the large sum. Larry secures the money but reaches the bank too late to deposit it. He is forced to bring the money to the office and put it in their safe. Larry receives a telegram from Mabel telling him that her parents insist that she marry Lord Percy on the third of July, and she begs him to meet her in Honolulu so that she may marry him instead. When Larry brings the money to his father he tells him of this latest development and again pleads to get off. Father refuses again and tells him he can take $5,000 of the money he has as his share in the business and go. Larry thinks the matter over and decides to take his father's offer. He takes $5,000 of the money, leaves a note to his father and places the balance of the money in the safe. He then hurries to catch a boat for Honolulu. The boat doesn't sail until morning and Larry spends the night there in order to be sure to get off. Clarence sees Larry place the money in the safe for the night. He erases the word five and makes it $15,000, taking the additional $10,000 himself. The shortage is discovered next morning and father, believing Larry to blame, decides to give him a lesson. A detective is put on the track, who catches the same boat on which Larry sails. The detective's orders are to make a quiet arrest and bring the prisoner home without publicity, and he decides to wait until they reach Honolulu before acting. Upon their arrival at Honolulu, Larry is arrested. The detective finds the $5,000, but no sign of the additional $10,000. Larry asserts his innocence and claims there is a mistake. He eludes the detective and joins Mabel at their hotel. Father is told of their scheme and agrees to witness the ceremony, and they set out for the church. Detective Boggs pursues, but doesn't succeed in locating them until after the ceremony. He takes Larry in charge. Larry is thrown into the native prison and Mabel and her father, returning to the hotel, break the news to mother. Larry wires his father that there has evidently been a mistake, that he only took the $5,000. Jim Crane orders an investigation. Velie's dishonesty is discovered and the forged check is traced to him. Meanwhile Larry languishes in a Hawaiian prison. The Fourth of July approaches and Larry is taken out with the other prisoners. He refuses to work and fights with the guards. It would not be a holiday without appropriate celebration and Larry decides to have his own: He lights the fuse that is connected with a big store of dynamite and yells for the prisoners to run for their lives. Mabel and her mother have returned to the prison and meet the fleeing prisoners. Just as Larry is about to be taken back, Detective Boggs receives a cable from Larry's father stating that there has been a mistake and Larry, realizing that he is forgiven, makes plans for a happy honeymoon with Mabel.