When the third partner in their small Cape Cod trading business dies, Shad Gould and Zoeth Hamilton adopt his little daughter Mary-'Gusta. After several years, the two old salts decide that Mary should be properly educated and send her to an exclusive school in Boston, telling her that her father left her a large fortune. In Boston, Mary meets Crawford Smith, but their happiness together is threatened when she learns that he is the son of Edgar Fuller (alias Smith), a scoundrel who had run off with Zoeth's wife and stolen his money.
as Mary-'Gusta
as 'Cap'n Shad' Gould
as Zoeth Hamilton
as Crawford Smith
as Edgar Fuller aka Edwin Smith
as Isaiah
as Mrs. Hobbs
as Judge Baxter
as Rastus Young
as Mrs. Young
as Mr. Bacheldor
as Mrs. Bacheldor
as Jimmie Bacheldor
as Miss Keith
as John Keith
