Susan Baird
Cyrus Baird is trying to force his daughter to marry Ethelbert Granger, wealthy but effeminate. She meets and falls in love with James Morton, nephew of Baird's pet enemy. Ethelbert takes the Bairds to cruise in the houseboat of Max Rupholdt, who has a mine layer concealed in the innocent looking craft. Morton, suspected of disloyalty, penetrates Max's secret and rescues the girl just before the fleeing spy meets extermination through one of his own mines.
Olette
Though the Turk has 15 wives, he yearns to make our heroine his 16th.
Alice Renfrow
When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the U.S. and captures New York. But the American forces have prepared adequately for such an event, and hidden booby traps, trick fortifications, and remote-controlled bombs...
Janet Hallard
A barrister abandons his mistress for a socialite but returns in time to save her from suicide.
Ursula March
An apprentice inherits a master's mill, weds a disowned heiress, and remains true to his class.
