 A marriage is arranged between Magnus Stephenson, son of the Governor of Iceland, and Thora Neilsen, daughter of "the Factor"; but the prospective bridegroom, discovering that Thora loves his brother, Oscar, a budding musician, blackens his own name at the betrothal ceremony by declaring the marriage contract not good enough.Outcast by his family for this apparent dishonour, Magnus paved the way for his younger brother Oscar to marry Thora.Troubles soon arise.