Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bill marries another woman from a different port. Emily waits faithfully for six years, finally becoming dangerously ill. When Bill suddenly appears in town with his family, Joe, who has loved Emily all along, forces Bill to make Emily's final moments happy by pretending he has returned to marry her.
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Linda Arvidson
Emily
George Nichols
Joe
James Kirkwood
Bill
Kate Bruce
The Mother
Marion Leonard
The Second Wife
Dorothy West
The Second Wife's Friend
Billy Quirk
First Couple / Fisherman
Gertrude Robinson
First Couple
Mary Pickford
Second Couple
Frank Powell
The Doctor
Mack Sennett
Fisherman in First Port
Anthony O'Sullivan
Fisherman in First Port
Owen Moore
Fisherman in Second Port
Frank Evans
Fisherman in First Port
Dell Henderson
