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A Bold Rescue on Hawaiian Roads and a Parisian Prospect
A Chicagoan named Ralph Kemplin stumbles on Maida Stepp and her would be kidnapper Hank Ripple in the Hawaiian hills. Kemplin saves Maida from forced marriage, Ripple flees with naval officers approaching, and Kemplin and Maida pledge betrothal as they head toward Maida's father Captain Stepp. Ripple reappears in disguise aboard the Nor'wester, while Kemplin vows to protect Maida and awaits family counsel on their future Hawaii-Chicago union.
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Hawaiian Islands
Cape May
Ralph Kemplin
Kemplin
Maida Stepp
Nuuanu
Miss Stepp
Ralph
Pali
Acter
Alice
Father
Mr. Ripple
Tsee
Stepp
Miss
China
Captain Stepp
Maida
Ripple
Alice Stepp
Arctic
Straits of Behring
Hank Ripple
Chicago
Nor'wester
Kalika Bay
Nor’wester
Cap’n