Summary
In this intricate tapestry of familial restoration and predatory opportunism, the aging patriarch Jeremy Ellsworth seeks to rectify a historical grievance by bequeathing his vast fortune to his estranged grandchildren, John and Beatrice. The narrative catalyst is a letter of reconciliation, which is swiftly intercepted by the Machiavellian secretary, James Gault. Gault, embodying the quintessential avarice of the silent era villain, orchestrates a grand deception by installing a charlatan, Phil Carter, as the legitimate heir. While Beatrice enters the Ellsworth manor under a cloud of unsuspecting grace, her brother John—a man hardened by the sylvan industriousness of a lumber camp—uncovers the subterfuge. What follows is a descent into a labyrinth of abduction and maritime peril. John’s journey from the rugged wilderness to the high-stakes rescue of his sister from a speeding vessel via a hydroplane serves as a visceral metaphor for the reclamation of identity. The resolution harmonizes the fractured family lineage while weaving a romantic thread between John and the steadfast governess, effectively mending the metaphorical 'broken violin' of the Ellsworth legacy.
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When aged Jeremy Ellsworth decides to settle his fortune on John and Beatrice, the children of his disinherited son, he sends for them to come live with him. Beatrice arrives safely, but James Gault, Ellsworth's secretary, intercepts the letter to John and engages Phil Carter to pose as the heir. John, a lumber camp foreman, hears of the plot, hastens to the Ellsworth home, and is overpowered by ruffians, who also kidnap Beatrice. Escaping his captors, John rescues his sister from a speedboat with the aid of a hydroplane and finds love with Beatrice's governess.
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