As the young wife of a sea captain, Ellen lives cheerfully and faithfully. Then tragedy strikes and all that she has-and is-is put through testing fire. Bound up with her story is that of Pierre-an urchin off the streets of a far-distant city shipping out on a great adventure-and also that of his captain-a man seeking to snatch safety for his men whatever the cost to himself.
As the young wife of a sea captain, Ellen lives cheerfully and faithfully. Then tragedy strikes and all that she has-and is-is put through testing fire. Bound up with her story is that of Pierre-an urchin off the streets of a far-distant city shipping out on a great adventure-and also that of his captain-a man seeking to snatch safety for his men whatever the cost to himself.