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- Bill, squatter, while playing it the side of the hill, accidentally discovers silver. Just at this time, Tex, foreman of the Diamond Ranch, comes along and realizes the valuable find that the boy has made, and hastens to file a claim for the land. Bill rushes home to show the bright, shining article to his father, who also realizes the value of the discovery and sends a sample to the assay office in Washington. Meanwhile, two months elapse and Bill's mother dies. As they are burying her on the hillside, Tex shoots the old man from ambush and steals the silver claim from the boy. Several years elapse, and the boy, embittered by the hardships of his life, has become an outlaw, and we see him first leading several horses that he has stolen from the Indians. He takes particular delight in spreading terror and eluding capture just for the sheer pleasure it gives him. Hard pressed by the Indians and pursued by the sheriff, he points the arrow of the advancing band of Indians after the sheriff, then, with dare-devil effrontery, he helps the sheriff drive them off and makes him an ally. In a spirit of bravado, he holds up a stagecoach merely to ask for a chew of tobacco and, later, while pursued by his arch enemy, Tex. and a posse, he succeeds in lassoing Tex and makes him his prisoner, after he has taken his station at the foot of the hills on the lookout for the outlaw. After a series of exciting adventures he again shows his good nature by going to the defense of the stagecoach when it is attacked by the Indians. Mary, the sheriff's daughter, is the only passenger in the coach, and when he receives a slight wound, she dresses it. This is the first touch of a woman's hand that he has known since the death of his mother, and it has a most wonderful effect on the outlaw. This is really the beginning of the end of his wild career. He finally accepts a job and starts wooing Mary, ultimately marrying her. During the wedding celebration, Tex, returning for his revenge, encounters Bill and, in a rough and tumble fight, accidentally shoots himself. The story is cleverly worked out during which time the spectator is treated to a series of dare-deviltry, sensational riding and hair-breadth escapes, with the interest cleverly sustained from beginning to end.
- Margery, in spite of the protests of Dr. Evans, her fiancé, decides to join a suffragette "hike," the other members of which are spinsters of the most modern type. On the same day that the "hike" starts, a tattooed lunatic escapes from Dr. Evans' sanitarium. Every endeavor is made to capture the man, who spreads terror throughout the countryside. The suffragettes take refuge in a vacant roadhouse into which the lunatic has climbed. As a result the women are thrown into a condition of terror through the antics of the fugitive, until he is first put out of business and then succored by the eldest of the suffragettes, who shows in the end an unexpected tenderness for the stronger sex. The doctor comes to the rescue of the women, only to find them contented, with the exception of Margery who, disgusted with her co-adventurers, is willing to be taken home by the doctor.
- Cy is the village runt. He is fondly attached to Mary, the village Belle. This attachment Ethel, Cy's sister, views with approval. But Spud, the bully, picks on Cy who is too small to retaliate. One day, after Cy has been particularly maltreated by Spud, and in consequence, has fallen into Mary's bad graces, Ethel, knowing that pity is akin to love, gets Cy to pretend he is sick, puts him in an invalid chair and begs Mary to come and comfort him. Mary does this, but is spied by Spud, who learns that Cy is faking illness and is really in the best of health. He crawls into Cy's room, ties him in the invalid's chair and rolls him out of the house, sending him off on a mad career downhill. The chair, with the helpless Cy, crashes into a tramp, who is more or less banged up, and Cy, freed at last, takes pity on him and takes him to his house for treatment. There Ethel conceives another scheme to make Cy a hero. At a party she intends giving, Cy is to sing. At a prearranged signal the tramp beforehand placed on a ladder outside of the window, is to enter, cover the merrymakers with a gun and apparently told them up Cy is to come heroically to the rescue. The party comes off, so does the hold-up, and Cy, without any difficulty, after all the men, including Spud, have rushed from the room, overpowers the tramp and throws him out, whereupon Mary naturally falls into Cy's arms, proudly calling him "My hero."
- Because Mr. Jones is unable to come home at a reasonable hour, Mrs. Jones takes away his latchkey. He does not reform, however, and after an evening spent at his club, he wanders around and at last turns towards his happy home, a little unsteady on his feet, due to too many "bracers." At the club, Davis ridicules the police and makes a wager that he can rob a house and not be caught. His wager is taken up and he goes home to his apartment to get ready, and there finds a real-live burglar. He takes the man's outer garments away, dons them himself and after locking the burglar up in a room, starts out in search of a suitable house to "rob." He comes across the Jones' house and with a skeleton key, endeavors to open the door. Jones who sees him, thinks he is at the wrong house, and staggers over to a neighbor's house, which he mistakes for his own. Not having any key, he tries to get in through a window. By this time Davis' real burglar has escaped and run foul of the police. Mrs. Jones, who has been sitting up waiting for Jones, hears a sound and as Davis creeps in, hits him over the head with her rolling-pin. Discovering her mistake, she phones the police telling them she has captured a burglar in her house. The Browns, next door, have been awakened by Jones' efforts to get in through the window and also summon help. As a result, when Jones and Davis finally make their escape, they meet with a bang and before they can make a getaway the real burglar, pursued by the police, came sprawling on top of them. The policemen arrive and in the excitement the burglar steals away, enters the Jones' house, gathers up some silver and "beats it." Davis is taken away by a policeman, while Jones is yanked into the house by his irate wife. Suddenly they discover the place has been robbed and rush to the police station to report their loss. Davis succeeds in breaking away from the policeman, and runs into the burglar, carrying the loot away from the Joneses. He takes the silver away from him and rushes back to the club, and there claims he has won the bet. The club fellows are incredulous, however, and send one of their number to the police station for verification. When the man arrives, he finds the Joneses there lamenting their stolen property. Upon displaying the silver, the Joneses cry aloud for joy, embrace him and leave, happy in the recovery of their property. The clubman phones his club and tells them Davis has lost, whereupon he is obliged to "cash in."
- Percy calls for Betty and takes her out in his auto. Father takes another auto and pursues them. He catches up with them and makes Betty come home with him. Percy follows and goes to Betty's home; they plan to elope. Percy decides that if he is going to be married he needs more money, so he goes to the bank. After a short talk with the clerk, Percy draws out all of his money. He goes back to Betty's home and finds a check of father's on the floor. He takes it and rushes to the bank to have it cashed. Father returns for the check and cannot find it. When Percy returns he tells father the bank failed at two, but that the check has been cashed. Father after a little persuasion gives Betty to Percy and all ends well.
- After a little spat with his son-in-law (Billy), Mr. Wilson decides to go out in his automobile in order to divert his mind. Before he goes, his daughter reminds him of the warning he has received to refrain from speeding. He seats himself beside his chauffeur and everything is going along smoothly, until a flashy flirt crosses the road, at the same time giving them a dazzling smile. This so upsets the chauffeur that he narrowly escapes running her over. Before Mr. Wilson can get over the shock the car suddenly runs into Billy, who has gone out for a walk. The chauffeur deserts the car and Pa, not daring to look back, keeps on running until he reaches the water's edge, where he hides himself in a bale of hay that has been placed on the dock. Pa is afraid to return, fearing arrest, and passes the night on the dock. In the morning Billy and Betty read an account of the chauffeur and Pa having committed suicide. Pa's hat and coat having been found on the dock. However, Billy knows better, and he and Betty start out in search of him. Pa finally leaves his hiding place and strolls along the shore. The flirt is just getting ready for her morning plunge and as she gets into the water, Pa steals her dress and hat and dresses up as a woman. Just then Billy comes along, Betty following close by. Billy and Pa are just starting a little flirtation, when the flirt suddenly appears and angrily demands Pa to take off her clothes. Pa quickly complies and she walks off very indignantly. They all have a good laugh at Pa's adventures, and Billy and Pa give each other "the glad sign" and agree to be friendly ever after.
- Mrs. Spreckles makes a huckleberry pie and decides that she will take it to the city and give it to her daughter whom she intends visiting. When she gets there she finds her daughter is not at home, so leaving directions and the pie with her daughter's maid, she goes out on a shopping tour. It happens that Mr. Crum, Mrs. Spreckles' son-in-law, after somewhat of a tiff with his wife, has sought solace to such an extent that he arrives home somewhat unsteady on his legs. He rummages about the apartment and involves himself to such a degree with the pie that he breaks it all to pieces and covers himself with the juice. Then he goes to sleep. Mrs. Crum arrives home and finds her husband supposedly blood-covered, and naturally assumes it is suicide. The maid hears her lamentations, sees her also daubed with the pie juice and, waving a paper knife, and concludes that she has committed the murder. The police are summoned, but before they take Mrs. Crum off to jail, Mrs. Spreckles arrives. She examines the "corpse" and discovers that the blood is only huckleberry juice, whereupon Mrs. Crum is cleared of the murder.
- Christopher Rendall employs in his office his son, Robert, and his nephew, Allan Carter. Robert annoys his father by his youthful carelessness and lack of interest in the business; consequently, the old man turns more favorably towards Allan. On a certain day, however, Allan, who has been misappropriating the office funds, is driven to forge his uncle's name to a check. Carol Amory, the stenographer in Rendall's office, tells Robert, who is in love with her, of Allan's unwelcome attentions. Robert seeks Allan and in a scuffle gets the better of him. Allan then tells his uncle of the existing affection between Robert and Carol, whereupon Rendall discharges the stenographer. Robert angrily tells him he will go with her. He does, and they are married soon after. Returning home later for his personal belongings, his father accosts him with the forged check which has been questioned at the bank. Allan calmly stands by and lets Robert bear the blame, and further shows his mean character by hounding Robert from one position to another, until the young couple are left penniless. His father regrets his hasty action. His wife realizing this, seeks out Carol and pleads with her to give up her son. Carol agrees to leave Robert. When Robert returns and learns of the hand his family had taken in his affair, he is enraged as well as grief-stricken over the disappearance of his wife. Then Allan's defalcations come to light and his low character revealed. He is dismissed by Rendall, who now realizes the unjustness of his attitude towards his son and the unworthiness of Allan. Carol and her baby are again sought for by Mrs. Rendall and together they bring Robert home and the two families are soon happily reunited.
- Vera's father insists she marry Count Di Lucca, a man whom she has never seen. Vera objects to the marriage. A persistent suitor also hears of this proposed marriage and schemes to kidnap the Count and substitute an organ-grinder in his place. Dl Lucca, desiring to ascertain the girl's worth, changes place with his valet. As a result the valet is kidnapped and when the count arrives, after being delayed, he finds the household in a turmoil because of the antics of the supposed Count. His valet escapes from the office in which the kidnappers put him and hurries to the house. After due explanations the count reveals himself and all are made happy. Vera has no further objections to the marriage and we see her resting contentedly in the count's arms.
- A young man, overwhelmed in debt by the extravagance of his wife, to forget his worries joins a poker game with several of his friends. One of the men wins continuously. His way home leads through the woods. The young husband, aware of this fact, advises him to carry a revolver and thereby hands him one. It is unloaded. He decides to take a short cut through the woods and hold his friend up, as he knows he will not be injured, the revolver being unloaded. Meanwhile the other man has met a party of friends who advise him to see whether the revolver is loaded. Finding that it is not, they load it up for him and send him on his way. When he is held up, not realizing who the highwayman is, he fires a shot and kills him. When the wife learns of her husband's death, she admits that it was her folly and extravagance that caused the tragedy.
- Two rubes arrive in the city. They meet two "sons of rest" who ask them for the price of a meal. Noticing the stocking in which the rubes keep their money, the two hobos plan to steal it, but something in their faces arouse the rubes' suspicion and they leave hurriedly. They place the money in the grip, and set it down laughing at their narrow escape. The tramps are stealthily following and steal the grip at the first opportune moment. The rubes follow in a chase through the city but the tramps get away. Sadly the rubes return, and while strolling aimlessly through the park they meet a pretty girl. They both endeavor to outshine each other in winning the fair one's admiration, with the result that they soon get into a fight, and the sudden appearance of the girl's sweetheart adds to the trouble. The rubes soon discover that they are broke and must look for work. They see an advertisement in the newspaper calling for motormen and conductors, and apply for the jobs. They are put to work on the same car, and while on duty, along comes the girl whom they had quarreled over. The conductor has the advantage, and makes himself agreeable, while the motorman nurses a secret rage. When the girl gets off, the conductor gallantly gets off, too, and assists her when suddenly the motorman puts on full speed, and the conductor is forced to run after the car. When he finally catches up with it, he and his one-time chum get into a fight. A policeman comes along and, fearing arrest, they throw him down and run. They finally land in a cellar where the two tramps have hidden to divide up the money, and in the scuffle that follows, the rubes succeed in getting back their belongings. As they walk off arm in arm, they swear in future no woman shall interfere with their friendship.
- Roger Bramwell, a weak young man, gets mixed up with a set of crooks, and, being hounded by Archer Ambrose, a black-leg, steals some currency which has been entrusted to Carrol Forrester, a law clerk in the office of John Brand. Ambrose's wife, learning of the fleecing of Roger, seeks Evelyn Bramwell, the boy's older sister, and tells her. Evelyn is unwilling to believe evil of her brother, but the excited arrival of Carrol, with whom Evelyn is in love and his demands for Roger's whereabouts, convinces her, so she and Mrs. Ambrose tell where the boy is and Carrol sets out to rescue him and the money. Meanwhile in Ambrose's apartment in a city hotel, Roger has again been fleeced by Ambrose and a pal of his, Dorran. He leaves in despair and flees from town, knowing that he is a thief, and liable at any moment to suffer arrest and disgrace. Ambrose will not divide with Dorran his ill-gotten spoils, whereupon Dorran, in a passion of anger, strangles him, using a muffler given to Carrol Forrester by Evelyn, which Roger has left in the crook's apartment. Forrester, seeking Roger, arrives shortly after Dorran has killed Ambrose; the result is that Dorran so manipulates affairs that Forrester is arrested for the murder of Ambrose, is tried, convicted and sentenced, the strongest bit of evidence being the muffler which was found about the murdered man's throat and which Evelyn testifies as being Forrester's. Several years pass. Brand has become governor and seeks Evelyn in marriage, but she is true to the memory of Forrester, whom she believes innocent. Dorran is sent up for wire-tapping and becomes Forrester's cellmate, although the latter does not recognize him nor has he ever known about his being the real cause of his (Forrester's) innocent suffering. in despair of ever gaining his freedom, Forrester listens to Dorran's plans of escape. The two finally make a getaway, but Dorran is shot. Forrester, unwilling to desert him, leads him quite unknowingly, to Evelyn's house. The governor has again sought her hand in marriage, when the visitors are announced. She goes into the room where the two are waiting, followed by the governor and recognition takes place. Evelyn pleads with the governor to pardon Forrester, but he refuses to do so, citing his duty. At last, she offers to marry him if he gives Forrester his freedom, whereupon Brand writes out a pardon, but in the end. he will not hold her to her bargain. Dorran, weak and dying in his final delirium, confesses his part in the murder, thus Forrester is cleared and he and Evelyn are again reunited.
- The Boob and his sweetheart, Rena, plan to elope, and Rena's father overhears the plans. Freddy, a lunatic, escapes from the asylum. He arrives at the farm and makes father exchange clothes with him. He then follows Rena and the Boob. After many adventures the "Nut" catches up with them and when they discover he is perfectly harmless they go to a minister and are made one. Freddy is led back to captivity, and father thinks he might as well give his consent and blessings.
- Donatello, an Italian musician, agrees to adopt the daughter of his friend who has died in Italy. The girl arrives and Donatello takes her to his lodgings. Julia shows great talent as a violinist and Donatello secures for her a position in the orchestra at a fashionable restaurant in which he is playing. Unknown to Julia, Donatello is at the head of a band of crooks who make it a practice to steal from wealthy people. One night in the restaurant, Donatello steals a valuable necklace from a lady patron and places it in Julia's hair to escape detection. Frank Walsh, a man employed by the Secret Service is on the ground, and suspects the musician. He follows the two to their lodging and there, by a clever ruse, takes the place of one of the confederates. When Julia learns the true nature of her foster-father, she is shocked and determines to leave. He locks her up in a room but the next moment, Walsh enters followed by the police who capture the musician and his confederates and take them away. Walsh then liberates Julia and the two fall in love with each other, and after a short courtship are married.
- On learning that his son, Richard, has got himself heavily into debt and is leading a reckless life, Richard Bedloe, Sr., disinherits him and makes his will over in favor of his stepson. A cabaret dancer is induced by her husband to apply for a position as maid in the Bedloe household and act as his accomplice in a robbery which he contemplates making there. She secures the position and is surprised to meet Richard there, having met him several times at the cabaret where she was formerly employed. Late that night her husband enters the house, and with her assistance, succeeds in getting at the safe. Mr. Bedloe, Sr., hearing a sound, comes down to see what is wrong and is shot down by the robber, who makes his escape. His stepson, awakened by the shot, seizes his rifle and, seeing a slinking figure on the lawn, takes a shot at him. but misses. He then enters the room where his stepfather lies dead. The entire household has now been aroused and all rush into the room where the tragedy has taken place. Richard, seeing the rifle in his brother's hand, immediately concludes that he has shot his stepfather in order to get the money left him in the changed will, and when the police arrive, the stepson is arrested on suspicion. The next day the maid resigns her position and returns to her husband, who roughly orders her out. Filled with anger, she hunts up Billy and relates to him the truth about the robbery and murder. She then returns to her husband and cajoles him into accompanying her to the restaurant where she used to work, where she has told Billy to wait. While her husband is carrying on a flirtation with a cabaret singer, Billy phones for the police, who arrive and take the real criminal away. Billy then hastens to the prison with his mother and his step-brother's sweetheart and has his brother released from the crime.
- Herr Dill and Monsieur Pomme, veterans of the Franco-Prussian War, had been great friends for a number of years, but at the breaking out of the European war, they immediately became bitter enemies, as did their respective wives. Dill's son and Pomme's daughter, however, were too much in love to allow the war to interfere with their happiness, so are married on the quiet. In the meantime their fathers are engaging in many heated arguments about the war, and are sending each other newspapers containing vivid accounts of the victories won by their respective countries. To get the German's "goat," Monsieur Pomme attires himself in his old soldier uniform and struts up and down in front of the German's store, shouting "Vive La France." This proves too much for Dill, who appears at an upper window with a barrel of sauerkraut which he empties upon the Frenchman's head. Later, he also dons his uniform and parades past Pomme's door, yelling "Hoch der Kaiser," whereupon the Frenchman squirts the contents of a bottle of seltzer in the German's face. They then decide upon a duel, the weapons to be a dill pickle for the German and a loaf of French bread for Pomme. In addition, they each arm themselves with a sword. Returning from their elopement, the young couple discover that their fathers' swords are missing. Becoming alarmed, they summon the police and arrive on the scene just as their parents are about to start a duel. A ducking from a nearby fire hose promptly serves to dampen their ardor, and the appearance of a newsboy with an "extra" announcing "Peace has been declared and the United States is named Mediator" reconciles the warring families. All adjourn to Dill's house, where the young folks' marriage is hailed with joy and the American flag is voted as "being good enough for them."
- John Mason, a good, whole-hearted cowboy, is in love with Mary. Tom West is a rival of John and tries in every way to disillusion Mary of John's faithfulness. Jim Burton is a drunkard and abuses his wife and little son. While he is in one of these fits of anger, John stops him and advises the wife and child to go away. Burton, who is drunk at the time, starts to lash Mason over the back with a cowhide whip. Mason stands there and laughs in derision of Burton. From a distance Mary sees this and assumes that John is a coward to stand for such treatment. Tom West, who also witnesses the same thing, runs to Mary and taunts her on her cowardly lover. John does not know why Mary sends his ring back and is brokenhearted. Jim Burton's wife receives a letter from her sister, telling her to leave her husband and use the money that is enclosed in her letter and come to her with her boy. Jim sees her open the letter and he takes the money away from her. Mason appears on the scene and learns from Mrs. Burton the cause of her trouble. He gives her money enough to go to her sister and drives her to the station with her little boy. Tom West sees this and tells Mary about it. They immediately follow. Jim, who has been thrust out of a saloon, passes by the station and sees his wife getting out of the carriage and forthwith starts trouble. John, who will stand Burton's fury no longer, shows his superior strength by putting Jim out of the way. Mary observes that John's manhood has asserted itself, and perceiving that he is no coward, goes to him.
- Paul Burke is an adopted son of Dr. Burke. The doctor had promised the dying wife of a drunkard and gambler to care for the child. Paul has three cuts upon his wrist which he carries through life as a result of his father's fury while in a drunken frenzy. Edwin Burke, the doctor's son, is in love with Edith, a ward. Paul becomes jealous and goes out to a gambling den. While playing poker he is caught cheating by the owner of the den, Paul's real father. The gambler recognizes his son by the marks on his wrist. He takes advantage of the fact that the young man is in debt and has cheated at cards. He persuades Paul to steal a formula of a cancer cure which the doctor has discovered. While Paul and his real father are in the home of the doctor to secure the valuable data, Paul turns a gun on him and in the fight that follows he is injured. The police are after the gambler and trap him in the laboratory, where he is killed in a skirmish. Paul, although inheriting the gambling instinct from his father, saves the formula and proves that his present home environment has helped make a man of him.
- Tom Blair, a violinist, falls in love with Lola Monroe, the leading lady of the dramatic company playing at the theater where Tom leads the orchestra. James, an eccentric actor, is discharged, and to get even, smashes the glass fire alarm back of the stage and summons the whole fire department, resulting in the show breaking up in the midst of a tensely dramatic scene. Tom rushes up to the stage and tries to reassure the audience, who leave the theater panic-stricken. Seeing Lola has fainted, he goes to her and succeeds in reviving her. Cleve, the manager of the show, gets a telegram asking him to come to New York and star Lola in a big production. On learning this, Tom joins the company in the capacity of an actor, as he dreads being separated from Lola. He is rehearsed and makes good in his part. Cleve, who is in love with Lola, becomes jealous of Tom and plans to put him out of the way. He goes to the property room and fills the "prop" revolver with genuine bullets. His action, however, is observed by James and when Cleve sees him he warns him to keep his mouth shut, and promises to give him an engagement in his New York production. During the action of the play, Tom is shot and falls to the ground. At first neither actors nor audience realize that it is anything but a bit of clever acting, but on his failure to arise, the curtain is lowered and the audience dismissed. Tom is found to be badly wounded and sent to a hospital. Here, Lola calls to say goodbye and departs to fill her starring engagement. Tom's letters to Lola are all intercepted by Cleve, and she believes that he has forgotten her. Meanwhile James has made several calls on the manager and demanded "hush" money, threatening to reveal Cleve unless he complies. Tom leaves the hospital and immediately comes to the city. He is unable to make a livelihood by playing the violin, owing to an injury to his arm resulting from the shooting, so applies for a position as "extra man" at a theater. It happens to be in the same play that Lola is starring in and the two meet on the stage and are overjoyed at seeing one another again. Suddenly, a shot is heard, and they rush to see what has happened. James again called on Cleve for money but the enraged manager refused to give him any, and in anger shot him. James, badly wounded, tells those about him that the same man who tried to kill Tom had shot him, and, pointing at the manager, collapses. Cleve is taken away by the police and hurried to prison. Lola and Tom are married and live happily. They have a son and, to the delight of his proud parents, he gives every promise of becoming a great violinist.
- Bill Chambers, a nearby neighbor, is a sort of desperado, who does not stop at any crooked work. He learns from one of his gang that the express company intends sending $10,000 in a strong box on the stage to Eagle Rock. Madge Warren and her brother, Bob, happen to be on this stage, visiting an uncle. When the stage is held up by Chambers and his cowboy bandits, and the $10,000 strong box robbed, Madge surprises the masked Chambers by coquettishly offering him her ring as a souvenir. Chambers has made it a rule never to carry any incriminating evidence about him, but he becomes infatuated with the girl and accepts the ring. The sheriff with the aid of Chambers and his cowboy bandits fails to locate the thieves and returns to town "baffled," but Bob Warren is bound on finding them. He is made captive by the bandits and threatened with his life unless he agrees to be one of them. Bob's father later appeals to Tom Hawley, United States Marshal of another town, to search for his son. Hawley falls in love with Madge. Chambers, haunted by the vision of the girl, returns and calls on her. At first she cannot recollect where she has seen him before, but suddenly she remembers the masked bandit and knows Chambers is the one. Later Chambers, who has fallen in love with Madge, proposes and is accepted. He tells her he has no ring just now to which Madge replies that he may use the one she gave him. Unsuspectingly he places the ring on her finger, and the next moment she has him covered with his own revolver. Hawley returns, having succeeded in liberating Bob, and he soon has Chambers and his cowboy bandits rounded up. Hawley claims the $5,000 reward, but the bandit was rightfully caught by Madge. The matter is finally settled by their agreeing to form a partnership for life.
- Jennie Lee, a shop girl, is romantic and spurns the love of Dave Clark, a carpenter. Brady, store detective, and Myrtle, co-worker in Jennie's department, are thieves. After an inventory of the stock, the manager informs Brady that he must either find the thieves, who are stealing so much valuable lace, or forfeit his position. Myrtle and Brady become worried and decide to put the blame on Jennie. They hide some of the lace in her coat pocket, and when a search in instituted the detectives find the lace. She is arrested. Dave Clark does a little detective work on his own account to help vindicate Jennie, and discovers Myrtle and Brady selling lace to a "fence." When Myrtle realizes the game is up she tells on Brady, hoping thereby to extricate herself. They are, however, arrested and Jennie is freed. She now realizing Clark's real worth, agrees to marry him.
- Billy is in love with Betty and his Pa is aiming to win the hand of Mrs. Stuart (Betty's mother), a charming widow. Billy, however, is quicker than his dad and at a garden party, succeeds in winning Betty's consent to marry him, whereupon he places an engagement ring on her finger. Thereafter every time Pa calls on Mrs. Stuart, he finds Billy there ahead of him, making love to Betty. Finding that this interferes with his plan to win the widow, he conceives of a plan by which Billy can be eliminated for a while. He calls up an Insane Asylum, and has a doctor call and examine Billie as to his sanity, and tips him off to make out a certificate to the effect that Billy is "nutty." Billy, however, is on to Pa's game, and as soon as his back is turned, changes the certificate, substituting Pa's name for his own. The automobile arrives for the lunatic and Billy assists in dragging Pa into the machine, where he is speedily driven to the asylum and put in a cage full of "nuts,"' among them being a particularly funny one who imagines he is Napoleon, and makes things very uncomfortable for Pa. In the meantime, Billy confesses to Betty what he has done, who hastens to the asylum and has Pa released. She then phones Mrs. Stuart that she can tell her where Pa is. All ends happily, Mrs. Stuart and Pa falling into each other's arms, Billy and Betty following suit and a double wedding is the result.
- Fred and Rena, society crooks, complete a successful foray and steal the cash and valuables from a free lunch stand in one of the city parks. Their theft arouses the entire town, and as a result, the Boob determines to become a detective and hunt down the daring criminals. Accordingly, he purchases a manual which gives instructions in the art of detecting and sets out upon the case. His first clue leads to the arrest of a burro. Meantime Fred and Rena have carried away the safe of the National Bank, The Boob runs across them but they turn the tables on him, making him a captive and tie him to the safe with a stick of dynamite underneath. The safe blows up. Fred and Rena rush to examine its contents, but the blast has only freed the Boob and he makes them prisoners, just as the city detective arrives and takes them in charge.