Summary
Cynthia Stockton, a woman of spirited independence, finds her leisurely drive abruptly interrupted by a head-on collision with the vehicle of Stanley Warrington, a reclusive author with a pronounced disdain for women. Their initial encounter, a battle of wills over a one-way road, establishes Cynthia's impetuous nature and Warrington’s stubborn resolve. Undeterred by his refusal to yield, Cynthia resourcefully commandeers a milkman’s truck to continue her journey home. However, her return is met with a devastating personal betrayal: she discovers her fiancé, Addison Walsh, in a compromising embrace with her own sister, Renée, on the eve of her wedding. Disillusioned and heartbroken, Cynthia flees, inexplicably finding solace and temporary refuge in Warrington's home, where she falls asleep in a vacant room. Warrington, discovering her presence, is utterly aghast and pleads with her to leave, fearing scandal. Before she can be persuaded, her father arrives unexpectedly. In a moment of desperate impulse, Cynthia declares that she and Warrington have just been married. This impulsive lie ignites a cascade of comedic complications, as her father enthusiastically proposes a wedding tour. Forced into this charade, the unlikely pair embarks on a steamship voyage where, amidst the confined quarters and shared predicament, a genuine understanding begins to blossom, culminating in their actual marriage by the ship's captain.
Synopsis
Cynthia Stockton's roadster collides with that of Stanley Warrington, an author and woman-hater, on a one-way road, but he refuses to yield to her impetuous demands; appropriating a milkman's truck, she finally makes her way home. Cynthia, engaged to Addison Walsh, finds him in the arms of her sister, Renée, just before the wedding, and, disillusioned, she wanders to Warrington's home and sleeps in a vacant room. Horrified, Warrington begs her to return home, but she refuses. When they are interrupted by Cynthia's father, she insists that she and Warrington have just been married. Complications ensue as Stockton proposes to send the couple on a wedding tour; when their steamship leaves the harbor, the couple reach an understanding and are married by the captain.
