Anne Bixler
'Cap' Hammond
David
Paul Bixler
Yvonne
Lisbeth
Sash Brown
Tilda Spiffen
Westerley Spiffen
An inventor, David Hammond is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, an unsuccessful artist, deserts his family, secretly intending to commit suicide.