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Bessie and Jack are sweethearts, but they quarrel because Bessie wants to go fishing and Jack doesn't. She goes away pouting and proceeds alone to the brookside with her fishing tackle. He goes home in a huff. Later, Jack realizes he has acted badly towards Bessie and he is sorry. He secures a fishing outfit and goes in search of her to effect a reconciliation. Meanwhile, Bessie has but poor success. She grows weary of the sport, and finally goes to sleep with her fishing rod in her hand, and has a strange dream. She suddenly finds herself at Catalina Island with Jack. They listen to some thrilling experiences of old man Brown as he tells of his landing some of the prize fish each season. They become enthused and desire to try their luck at capturing a big fish. They secure a boat and fishing paraphernalia and proceed to the best fishing grounds. She secures a tremendous strike, and not wishing to lose her prize, clings on to rod and is yanked overboard, while Jack loses his oars trying to help her, and is powerless to go to her assistance. She is towed rapidly through water by the unseen fish. She lands on the shores of a cannibal island, where, with the assistance of several of the natives, she succeeds in landing her prize, a huge jew fish. But her pleasure in the capture of this monstrous fish is spoiled by the knowledge of her having landed in this strange country where the cannibals apparently are man-eaters. During the thrilling experiences of her dream, she unconsciously lands a small fish. She dreams on, and weeps, as she reflects while dreaming of her strange predicament. At this juncture, Jack rushes on scene prepared to join her in her sport, and finding her in tears, runs to her side and awakens her. Bessie is very happy then, in the realization that it is after all only a dream.
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