[2] It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel written by George Barr McCutcheon as well as the 1906 Broadway smash hit play of the same name starring Edward Abeles.

[3] As summarized in a film publication,[4] Monte Brewster's (Arbuckle) two grandfathers, one rich and the other a self-made man, squabble as to the way the infant should be raised.

The mother steps in and decides to raise the child her way, which results in Monte being a clerk in a steamship office at the age of 21.

They hire Peggy Gray (Clarke) for a position in Monte's office to manage his affairs so that he will not lose his money.

But the salvage on the ship Monte rescued brings him $2 million, and the Peruvian government extends the time for working the mines, so everything ends happy.