Pursued by a cop, Lloyd tries desperately to demonstrate that he has a job so he won't be pinched as a bum, including posing as a peanut vendor, shoe shiner and toy balloon man.He helps corn remedy sales by hitting passers-by's feet with a hammer, and eventually he and the cop accidentally get high when opium is burned during a raid on Chinatown.

Babs Weston agrees to marry adventurer Richard Forestall before his hasty departure, accepting his ring and promising to be faithful. Richard returns to find that his fiancée has become a "victim of jazz" and is engaged to two other men, one of whom is not yet divorced. He leaves Babs and visits his parents on their island in the Caribbean Sea, where, by coincidence, Babs and some of her thrill-seeking friends become stranded. Richard proceeds to reform the young wastrels by giving them useful occupations, and wins Babs over to a more healthful life.

John Brandon, an American millionaire, has been married seven times but never found love. Then, when he is in Paris, Mona de Briac comes into his life. Mona comes from an noble family who is facing ruin.

A newlywed couple tries to make her sea captain Uncle feel like a welcome house guest by giving him all the comforts of the sea...