Aileen o' the Sea
Directed by Bertram BrackenAileen, the pretty daughter of a fisherman, finds her first love in Harry who, receiving an appointment as second mate on a steamer, sails away promising eternal love and constancy. But months pass without finding any news from him and her health is undermined by his neglect. Captain Loring, another suitor, begs for her hand, but Harry is uppermost in her mind, and she refuses. Aileen's father mortgages his all in the world, the "Aileen," his fishing boat, to engage the services of a doctor, and during the period of convalescence Captain Loring is ever the same thoughtful, attentive admirer. The mortgage comes due but the poor fisherman is not able to pay and asks an extension of time. Aileen learns for the first time the sacrifice her father has made for her, and decides to make one for him. She accepts the wealthy Loring, and all financial difficulties are ended. A year passes. Harry still haunts her mind and his photograph finds a place in her room, until the steamer returns and Harry shows up, a drunkard, sunk to the lowest levels of degradation. The shocking sight completely disillusions Aileen. She turns to her husband for protection, realizing for the first time that her feelings toward Harry were but fanciful, and that Loring held the Greater Love.
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