Summary
A tale of familial atonement and audacious subterfuge unfolds as Robert "Bob" Wesley, a naval academy washout, stumbles upon a nefarious conspiracy threatening national security. Disgraced by his academic failure, Bob overhears his father's trusted butler colluding with a German operative, Count Von Ornstorff, to purloin vital Atlantic coastal defense schematics for the enigmatic Baroness Von Hulda. Seizing a desperate chance for redemption, Bob masterfully intercepts the baroness in Baltimore, leveraging an old collegiate theatrical talent for female impersonation. Donning her persona, he infiltrates the clandestine network, securing the coveted plans. Despite a fleeting escape by the baroness, Bob's tenacity prevails, leading to her recapture and the apprehension of the entire spy ring. This heroic feat not only restores his honor in the eyes of his proud admiral father but also secures the affections of the winsome Phyllis Covington, culminating in a triumph of both personal and patriotic duty.
Synopsis
Robert "Bob" Wesley horrifies his father, Admiral John Wesley of the Naval Advisory Board, by failing his examination at the Annapolis naval academy. Bob seizes the chance to redeem himself, however, when he overhears Hanson, the butler, plotting with German agent Count Von Ornstorff to deliver his father's plans for the Atlantic coastal defenses to German Baroness Von Hulda. In Baltimore, Bob meets the baroness' ship and, with the aid of an old college professor, makes her his prisoner. Having impersonated a woman in the college play, Bob disguises himself as the baroness, rendezvous with the spies, and obtains the plans. Baroness Von Hulda escapes, but Bob recaptures her and then turns all of the spies over to the authorities. Admiral Wesley expresses his pride in his son, and Bob wins Phyllis Covington, the girl of his heart.
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