Evening journal., 1915-07-21
ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE
IN The isle OF Content"

THE Isle of Content" released
Thursday July 20 by selig-throe
reels.
Captain Spragot. blown out Of his
course, sights an incharted island.
He goes ashore and the island is so
beautiful that re marks it on his
chart.
The captain has promised his wife
that this is to be his last voyage.
hut on his return the ship owners
make him such a tempting offer that
he signs a contract to make just one
more trip. He 80 informs his wife
and his little daughter Jane, aged i've
years, and there Is stormy scene
between husband and wife.
As the captain leaves the house.
John Western. a friend, enters. He is
secretly in love with the captains
wife and she tells him that she will
give her answer to his plea the day
the captain sails.
On the day of sailing Captain Spra-
gots wife pleads with him TO re-
main home. He refuses. Then IL Is
that the wife agrees to leave with
Western. Remorse overtakes the cap
tain on the deck Of his ship and he
returns home. Just as he arrives he
meets his wife leaving with West
ern. Selling his little daughter. Cap
tain Spragot drives Western and the
woman away.
With his little daughter the captain
sets sail for his island. There he
sends the boat on 10 her destination
and decides to remain on the island
forever.
Jane, in the years that pass. he
comes a beautiful girl. She discov-
ers some diamonds buried in blue
clay, but her father orders her to
destroy them telling her they will
bring her nothing but unhappiness.
Ralph Ashton. young society man,
loses his inheritance, and ships on a
vessel as steward. He is a victim OF
shipwreck and is washed ashore on
the Island of Content Jane. whose
father has died. discovers the body
and drags IL ashore They live alone
on the island for a year and learn
10 love each other.
One day in looking for an old coat
Ralph discovers the bag Of diamonds
Until this time he has been contented
but from now on his one desire is 10
escape with the wealth He spends
hours watching for ships and trying
10 polish the diamonds. Too late Jane
realizes that her fathers words we're
partly true. Ralph neglects Jane.
Then one day Ralphs signal is seen
and they are rescued by a passing
ship. While Ralph is overjoyed. and
mingles with the officers. Jane. unob-
served, watches her beloved island
disappear from view. The diamonds
bring a small fortune to Jane and
Ralph, who are now married.
Jane cannot adjust herself to chang
ed circumstances. and Ralph seeks for
more congenial company. He becomes
fascinated with Rossett Van Mott
Jane overhears the woman and her
husband planning TO elope. Jane is
urged TO secure a divorce. but she
cIies, he Is mine. dragged him out
OF the sea, and : won't give him nm -
Jane plots with a sea captain in an
eh1eaNor 70 save her husband
one night Ralph is overcome nv
assailants and chloroformed. He is
taken aboard ship where Jane is an
ucipating his arrival Ralph is Ken,
drugged until the old island is reach
ed when he IS carried ashore and
placed IN the old hut When Ralnt
recovers consciousness. he finds him.
self again on the Island Of Content
He seeks Jane; hic face softens an,
he holds out his arms. With a gla,
lcry she is in them.