Chester Smelt was taking his daughter to Mocha-and-Java. Smelt had an unfailing eye for beauty, and Senorita Friola was a beautiful woman and was taking the same trip. His advances to her and the efforts of his daughter's rejected fiancé to elope with her caused poor Chester all manner of difficulty and threatened his life innumerable times. His last escapade landed him in Friola's stateroom and in Friola's bed and nothing but his ready tongue saved Chester Smelt from becoming Friola's sardine. He produced a letter which he had just written, stating: "Bearer is Secret Service man for those United States, looking for a woman spy." This statement satisfied every one and the Great Sea Scandal was over.
—Motography, February 16, 1918