MARE NOSTRUM.

Spanish sailor Ulysses Ferragut is fascinated by tales of the sea by his uncle, the "Triton" (Apollon) His lawyer father, Don Esteban, wants him to follow in his footsteps. When he is a grown man, he buys the Mare Nostrum, a fast, modern freighter, and prospers. With the outbreak of World War I, the enormous profits to be made from the sudden demand for shipping ends this plan. However, he finally gives in to his wife, Dona Cinta, for the sake of their son, and agrees to sell his