TheEarlofHillingwoodcallshisgreatfriend,LordWaverstone,toanurgentmeetingwithhimatWhite’sClubinSt.James’sforaseriousdiscussion.TheEarlisdeterminedthathisonlyson,Royden,ismarriedtohisfriend’sdaughter,Malva,ashefeelsthatitistimeRoydenproducedanheirtoHillingwoodTowersandallitsfabuloustreasuresandcarryonaswellhisancientandillustriouslineage.Thebeautifulfair-hairedMalvaandRoydendonotwishtomarryandanywaytheyaredefinitelynotinlovewitheachother.Theyarebothseekinganideallovethatwillsweepthemofftheirfeetandtheywillbegloriouslyhappyforever.Tocircumventtheirfathers’ambitionsforthemtheydeviseaningeniousplantopretendtotheirfathersthattheyareindeedmarried,buttheywantitkeptsecretuntiltheyreturnfromtheirhoneymoonbecauseQueenVictoriawouldnotapproveofanyonemarryingwhiletheyarestillinmourningasMalvaisforhermother.Whentheydoreturnfromtheirhoneymoon,theywillthensaythattheyhavefoundthattheyaretotallyunsuitedtoeachotherandwilldivorceimmediately.BecausebothfatherswouldbehorrifiedattheSocialshameandscandalofthemereideaofadivorce,theywillbedelightedandrelievedtobeinformedthatnoweddinghasactuallytakenplace.Andthentheywilltakethepressureoffthemandleavethemalone.MalvaandRoydensetofffortheirpretendhoneymooninhisnewyachtforWestAfricatellingtheCaptainthattheyarebrotherandsister.ItiswhentheyanchorinaquietbayofftheAfricancoastanddecidetovisitthePalaceofthelocalVizierthattheiradventurereallybegins.HowMalva,becauseofherbeautifulgoldenhairiskidnappedbytheSultanforhisharemandhowsheisdaringlyrescuedbyRoyden.AndhowlovecomestothembothinamostunexpectedwayisalltoldinthisexcitingtalebyBARBARACARTLAND.