A wealthy Wall Street heiress who escapes her father's yacht to reunite with her pilot fiancé in New York. Initially pampered and impractical, she learns independence while traveling with Peter Warne. She agrees to give him an exclusive story, falls deeply in love with him, and ultimately abandons her arranged wedding to King Westley to be with Peter.
Ellie is engaged to Westley and initially seeks to continue their marriage despite her father's objections.
Peter and Ellie form a transactional alliance where Peter provides travel assistance in return for journalistic exclusivity.
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