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- The picture opens with George Ovey entering a picture show. There, on the screen, he sees himself playing his character of Jerry in a story which takes him into the moonshine country, where he has a series of thrilling adventures. When the story fades out Ovey is discovered in his seat, asleep. The show is over and a pretty girl usher taps him on the shoulder, awakening him.
- Jerry is "in bad" with his sweetheart's father and mother, so he rides concealed in a trunk on the back of the family automobile in which mother, father and daughter are taking a spin. The patrons of the roadhouse take refuge in a box and a barrel as a robber holds them up. The landlord of the place hides behind the counter, leaving the situation in the hands of the desperate character. The automobile party approaches. The desperado holds up the party, but seeing the daughter, he takes them under his protection, while Jerry peers out of the trunk at the proceedings. The hold-up man escorts the frightened family into the roadhouse, shooting as he goes, commanding the hysterical landlord to dance, firing at the waiter and taking a shot at Jerry, who follows them in. As Jerry hurries out of the roadhouse he conceives the idea of using a racing automobile which has just driven up. He enters the restaurant quietly, ties a lariat around the feet of the hold-up man, who is dragged out by the racer. But the bandit, after he has been dragged down the road, is left rubbing his head dazedly when the lariat runs afoul of a tree. He recovers just in time to hold up the automobile party which has by this time followed from the inn. On seeing the bandit Jerry hastily concludes his conversation with the girl and gets into the trunk. The family, with the bandit still accompanying them, enter the residence. When father phones for the police, the bad man shoots the telephone from his hands, Jerry now gets inside and fells the bandit with a blow over the head. Mother and daughter enter a bedroom and father is just knocking there for admitttance when he sees that the bandit has recovered and is entering the hallway. Father escapes at the other side of the hall while the bandit raps on the bedroom door. The mother opens the door and falls into the bandit's arms. She screams and runs. While mother gets a shotgun and fires at the bandit, Jerry sneaks in again and fells the desperado with a vase. Jerry takes the bandit's guns and holds him up as mother shoots again. Two officers now enter and find that the features of the captive correspond with those of the picture on the notice of reward. As the policemen march the bandit off the scene, Jerry is hailed as the hero of the hour and gets the daughter with her father's blessing.
- Jerry is in love with Claire Alexander, the daughter of a wealthy man. But Jerry is not alone in his passion. George George, disguised as a Russian Prince, has felt the lure of romance. Jerry, with the aid of Claire, manages to stick close to his beloved's side. He disguises himself as a Russian and gets the post of chauffeur to the Prince. Each realizes the other is a fraud, but each can say nothing. Jerry, after many adventures, discloses himself in his true identity to the Prince and the daughter's father. Thereupon the prince plots to send Jerry to the bandits. Greatest idea in all the world, thinks the father, but arrived at the haunts of the bandits, the father finds that he, too, is to suffer. The Prince holds the elderly man for ransom. There follow trick upon trick, but in the end virtue and innocence win out with Jerry winning everything, including the blessing of the father.
- Tess and Jerry contract the movie fever, and decide to enter the profession. Tess' parents object and lock her up in her room. Tess communicates with Jerry, and the latter aids her escape. Jerry secures a rope and attaches one end to a stone which he throws into Tess' room. Just then the butler enters the room with her midday meal on a tray, when the stone hits him on the head and he falls senseless to the floor. Jerry climbs up into the room, and, assisted by Tess, they put the butler to bed, and put a woman's wig on his head to represent Tess. Both then escape by way of the window, and delightedly proceed to the studio where they offer their services. Jerry gets in wrong right away with Hank, the janitor of the building, and the manager, so he is not admitted to the office. The manager, however, is very much taken up with Tess, and leads her into his private office for a conference. While Jerry is peeking through the key hole, Hank comes along and joins him, a mixup follows, and Jerry finds a handy brick and throws it through the glass window hitting the manager on the head. When Jerry sees the effect of his act he hands another brick to Hank and makes his debut. A general chase ensues all through the studio, wrecking sets and causing general disorder, the result of which is that Jerry is ejected and told never to return.
- Jerry's courtship of a little heiress is again interrupted by a French Count. Unable to gain his point because of the presence of the Count, Jerry decides to dispose of the intruder and he is successful with the aid of a brick. Jerry then escorts his lady love to her home, while the foreigner is arrested by two policemen who believe he is demented. Arriving at the girl's house Jerry is at once ousted by the father, and as he is attempting to escape the old man's wrath, he upsets a butler who is carrying a number of invitations to a masque ball to the mail box. The invitations are strewn all over the sidewalk and in picking them up for the butler Jerry places three of them in his pocket. The night of the ball Jerry ventures near the house. He is watching the festivities from outside, when he is attracted by two burglars, who are attempting to gain an entrance to the place by jimmying a window. A second glance reveals the fact that the crooks are old friends of Jerry's. Jerry calls to them and they recognize him. He tells them that he has invitations to the ball and that it will be an easy way for them to gain an entrance to the place. He offers them his assistance if they will furnish him with a mask. They agree. The trio go to the entrance of the house and Jerry presents the invitations and the butlers admit them. Announced as three distinguished guests, they attract considerable attention. Jerry soon discovers his sweetheart, and while he is dancing with her the Count learns who the diminutive one behind the mustache is. He rips Jerry's mask from his face and likewise the mustache and an uproar follows. While Jerry and the Count are racing through the house, the crooks discover the safe and decide to blow it. Jerry runs to the balcony on the second floor and the Count follows him. The two struggle and Jerry throws the Count over the railing and down into a big fountain in the center of the ballroom. The police arrive, simultaneously with the exploding of the safe and as they give chase after the two crooks they come across Jerry. He throws one of them over the railing and into the fountain and when he rushes down stairs he is confronted by others. The crooks are captured and taken away, and as Jerry is about to be arrested the girl pleads for him. As the policeman considers and attempts a flirtation with the girl, Jerry pushes him into the fountain and makes his escape.
- Jerry lands a job as a gardener. His work is suddenly interrupted when he spies the pretty daughter of his employer and at once falls in love. Jack, a lieutenant in the army, in the girl's sweetheart, and when he sees Jerry attempt to embrace his sweetheart he is furious and reports the episode to the father. The girl tells Jerry that she will love only a soldier, and Jerry prepares to enlist. At a recruiting station, Jerry is rejected because of his size. After forcing his way past the corporal who is guarding the entrance he enters the recruiting room. Lieutenant Jack suddenly appears and Jerry attempts to seclude himself behind a gun rack, but is detected. He is informed that there is absolutely no chance of his joining the army because he is so small. Jerry argues and sees a free-for-all fight is in progress. During the brawl Jerry grabs a uniform and a gun and rushes out. Attiring himself in full military style, Jerry comes back to the station in time to fall in line with the recruits who are not through a drill. He is soon discovered by Lieutenant Jack and as he is being elected he starts a fight. The police arrive and they mix in with the soldiers and Jerry again escapes. Jerry goes to the home of his late employer and now, a soldier as far as dress is concerned, he presses his affections with the girl. She is different in her attitude toward him and believes him real gallant and brave. The father also has changed his attitude toward Jerry. Jerry's hoax is not successful for soon the lieutenant appears. He recognizes Jerry and attacks him. While they are fighting the father calls the police and Jerry, in possession of a sword, pretends that he is the superior officer. He orders the police to arrest the lieutenant and they obey. They march Jack away and Jerry goes behind, all puffed up and promising his sweetheart that he will return as soon as he has placed the lieutenant in the guardhouse. The girl has fond daydreams of her new hero as Jerry passes from view, she waiting for his return.
- Jerry is making preparations to be married, when, through a strong case of mistaken identity, he is led to believe his sweetheart faithless. Driven to desperation, he determines upon suicide. He tries several "routes" to oblivion by train, revolver, gas, and hanging, but all proving unsuccessful. He at last decides upon carbolic acid. Just as he is about to take the bottle from the shelf the telephone bell rings, and, his attention being diverted for the moment, he takes gasoline by mistake. The telephone call is from his sweetheart, who has just received his farewell note. When Jerry answers the phone he realizes his mistake, but, alas, it is too late. However, while there's life there's hope, and a doctor's office being near, Jerry makes an appointment to meet his intended there, and both rush off to keep it. Dashing through the line of the doctor's other patients, Jerry reaches the inner office, and begs for help. Deciding upon heroic measures, the physician lays Jerry upon the operating table, and inserting a tube in Jerry's throat he applies a match and soon relieves the situation, also Jerry's stomach. Then, a minister being among the patients, he is called into service, and, Jerry having his license, the ceremony is duly performed and everybody is happy.
- Jerry falls in love with an army officer's daughter and although the Colonel protests vigorously, the girl and Jerry steal away and are having a pretty love scene when a policeman's attention is attracted. The cop is also smitten with the beauty of the young woman and he decides to scare Jerry away so that he may make up to the girl. An argument follows and Jerry slips away and gets a long rope, which he throws over the telegraph wires overhead, tying one end to the cop's belt. Jerry then hoists the bluecoat up in the air, fastening the end of the rope to the pole and leaves the guardian of the law suspended between heaven and earth. A squad of brother officers arrive and they promptly release their commander and give chase to Jerry, who seeks refuge in an abandoned fort, and hides himself behind the half broken-down walls. Jerry's ammunition consists of a lot of bricks. When the cops swoop down upon him, firing at random, Jerry responds with volleys of bricks, and one by one the policemen are knocked unconscious. The Colonel passing by sees the fracas and admires Jerry for his bravery and after hostilities cease he congratulates him and as a reward he promises to permit Jerry to marry his pretty daughter. They proceed to the Colonel's home and there Jerry is announced as the prospective son-in-law. Everything runs along smoothly until the Colonel is stricken with the gout and Jerry's clumsiness gets him in bad. A shower of blows upon his head and body dealt out by the Colonel causes Jerry to throw the old man in a rolling chair and dash out into the street with his captive. In and out among a mass of automobiles he rides the Colonel until at last a collision takes place and the enraged soldier is thrown into the gutter. A policeman witnesses the event and prevents Jerry's escape and arrests him. A squad of officers escort the Colonel to his home and Jerry is denounced. All chance of his marrying the pretty daughter is upset and while the girl makes love to the policeman that started the first argument with, Jerry the little fellow who had but a few hours previously established himself so solidly with the Colonel for his brave work against an army of policemen, is made an outcast and locked up in jail.
- Father and mother quarrel at the breakfast table at a time when May and June, twins, are quite young. May, being "mother's child," sides with mother, and June, being "father's child," sides with father. Father leaves the home with June without mother's knowledge. After a lapse of years May marries Jack and, accompanied by mother, goes on a honeymoon trip, which includes a visit to a mountain resort. Simultaneously with their arrival father and June also become guests of the same hotel. On the way to the hotel June spies, Jerry, her sweetheart, father objects to Jerry and takes occasion to assert himself. Shortly after Jerry appears at the hotel and finds May in the lobby. Taking her for June he embraces May, protesting his love, in spite of the father. May resents and is rescued by her husband, who gives Jerry a knockout blow and then proceeds to register. While father is taking a nap June sends a note to Jerry asking him to call. Jerry's greeting is somewhat boisterous and awakens father, who throws him out, landing him in the bridal chamber across the hall occupied by May. Partially dazed and when able to sit up Jerry is astonished to see May (who he thinks is June) and he attempts to embrace her. This disturbance attracts the attention of Jack coming up the hall, who settles it by throwing Jerry out of the room. June, having been attracted by the cry for help from May, as she runs down the hall, comes out in time to see Jerry thrown out and she helps him to his feet. Jack, also going into the hall to see the result of his work, sees June, whom he believes to be his wife. May, succoring the man he has just punished for bothering his wife. Indignant, he pushes Jerry out of the way, picks up June and carries her into the bridal chamber, with June struggling violently and Jerry looking on in astonishment. June escapes and falls into her father's arms. In this position Jack finds them. Believing June to be May and not knowing his father-in-law, he compels the old gentleman to defend himself with a revolver. The mix-up might have gone on indefinitely but mother enters the scene and solves all the complications. In the end father goes to mother, June to Jerry and May to Jack.
- Jerry at the end of his resources looks for work. Waiting in line at an employment agency, he is suddenly yanked out by an excited young man who is in search of someone to substitute as a husband for him. The newlywed desires to make his rival uncle acquainted with his bride but fears to announce that he is already married. Jerry approves of the proposition. He is taken to a tailoring establishment and togged out in great style. He then goes to his new friend's home and there meets his proxy wife. Jerry almost forgets that it isn't really his own wife and arouses the jealousy of the young husband, but things are smoothed over. The trio go to the uncle's home. Jerry and the girl are introduced as man and wife to the uncle and his daughter Violet. Jerry is very attentive to Violet and this shocks the uncle. Throughout the day the young husband is on pins and needles because of the affectionate actions of Jerry toward his wife but he is unable to interfere, fearing his uncle might suspect something. The climax is almost reached when the uncle announces that he is desirous of having Jerry and his wife remain overnight as guests. The wife is vexed but Jerry is is very much pleased. Retiring time arrives but when Jerry attempts to enter the room of his proxy wife, the door is slammed in his face, so he takes refuge in another room, which proves to be that of Violet. The uncle detects his nephew entering the guest's room and he is furious. He is next bewildered when he hears Jerry's voice coming from Violet's room. While the uncle and butler attempt to gain an entrance to the guest room. Jerry comes sprawling out of Violet's room and there is a merry-mix-up. Violet faints and as she falls, the young husband catches her. His wife arrives on the scene and sees her husband in an attitude of embracing Violet. A hair pulling match follows. Unable to stand it any longer, the husband confesses that he is to blame for everything. The uncle, happy to restore order and quiet, forgives his nephew and all join in a happy celebration, as Jerry transfers his affection to Violet.
- Mr. and Mrs. Parker had been married almost a year, when one morning a friend sent to Mrs. Parker a poodle. The letter announced that the dog was high bred and valuable and the Parkers were pleased. A letter from Mrs. Parker's mother announced that she would shortly return from Europe and hopes that she might be the proud grandmother she has longed to be. Shortly after her return she was informed of the arrival of Snooky in the world at the Parker home. Mother imagined that Snooky is a baby of the human species and never dreamed he is only a poodle. She communicated the glad tidings to Mr. Parker senior. He and mother started to see the baby. They bought some baby clothes and arrived at the Parker home. By luck, however, the Parkers had taken Snooky for a walk and were not in. When the maid was questioned she told them that they had taken Snooky out, so the fond parents laid out their gifts in the living room. The maid saw the baby clothes and at once surmised the mistake. She rushed after Mr. and Mrs. Parker and told them what did happen. The Parkers at once realized their danger of being disinherited and started on a search for a baby. Mrs. Miller, wife of a photographer, was passing with her baby and agreed to loan her baby to the Parkers for the afternoon. Mother and father had taken advantage of the Parkers' absence and went shopping for toys and clothes. Mother saw the Miller studio and she and father made arrangements to have baby's photo taken. The Parkers arrived home with the baby. Its mother was concealed in the kitchen. The fond parents arrived and all went well until baby became hungry and cried. The anxious Mrs. Miller heard her child cry and could hardly restrain herself. Mrs. Parker brought her the baby and it ceased crying. The photographer arrived and as he posed the child he recognized his own infant. He at once claimed it and the secret was out. Mrs. Miller rushed in and she and her husband departed with their offspring. Mother and father were furious and demanded explanations. The real Snooky was produced to the disgusted parents. Mrs. Parker, however, whispers a little word to her mother about an interesting coming arrival and all was forgiven.
- Jerry is in love with Peggy. Her father objects to his courtship and favors a foreign gentleman, who hears the title of count. Peggy's birthday arrives, and the Count sends her a beautiful bouquet. Jerry is financially unable to send her a suitable present, but chances on an auction where unclaimed freight of an express company is being sold. He buys a trunk filled with silks and furs. From an absent-minded spectator he procures the necessary money to pay for his purchase, and hastens away to get an express man to deliver the package. While he is gone the trunks, of which there are several, are accidentally switched, and into an empty trunk a boozy individual falls and decides it is a good place for a nap. The wrong trunk is delivered to the girl's house. Jerry seeks safety in flight. At the corner he meets a motor cop, and seizing a motorcycle dashes away. Father summons the police. Eventually dashing down a hill Jerry sees before him a small shack marked "Powder House, Danger!" Unable to curb his speed he dashes through the walls. There is an explosion and Jerry volplanes through the air, eventually falling through the roof of the police station and landing on the sergeant's desk. They find that the individual in the trunk is not dead but merely intoxicated. The sergeant, in sampling the deadly carbolic acid, finds that it is merely Bourbon. Jerry makes love to the girl. Father discovers them in an embrace and vows vengeance as the picture fades.
- Tired of city life, Jerry seeks work on a ranch. Dressed in real cowboy fashion he arrives at the railroad station in a small western town. Louise, an heiress, and her maid, Elsie, are expected by the village folks, Louise being the owner of the big E.Z. ranch. Things have gone wrong at the ranch and at the advice of her attorney, Louise has disguised herself as a maid and Elsie substitutes as the heiress. Jerry is bewildered when he sees all the ranch hands waiting for the arrival of the owner and he is a little timid in his search for work. The train brings the expected heiress, who, dressed as a maid, does not receive the attention that the maid dressed as the heiress receives. Jerry, however, assists the "maid" with her luggage while the townspeople make much over Elsie. As the two women are seated in a small automobile there is an explosion and the machine starts off without a driver. Jerry leaps to his mule and gives chase and overtakes the automobile. He is the hero of the excitement, but his work is successful only because all the gasoline has been consumed. At the ranch, Louise finds that things have been neglected by the men, the foreman being unable to handle them. There is no harmony and a number of fights are started because of the antics of Jerry. No one realizes, however, that Jerry is the cause of many of the clashes during the visit of the owner. Elsie, believed to be the heiress, is made much of. Louise is placed in the background by everyone excepting Jerry. The ranch hands dislike Jerry and one day while he is being cuffed about, Louise arrives. She decides to reveal her identity and does so as she commands that the men stop annoying Jerry. Everyone is surprised to learn that Louise is the heiress and Elsie the real maid. Louise then assumes control of things and discharges all of the employees, excepting the foreman. She then asks Jerry to be her partner and he consents. Elsie, now in her original capacity of maid, is made much over by the foreman. Elsie and her new sweetheart find a quiet little spot in the ranch house, while Louise and Jerry find refuge under a big tree where they have a love scene.
- Out of funds and unable to pay his long overdue board bill, Jerry is in a bad way. To make matters worse he is not permitted to even see his sweetheart, her father having voiced the decision that he wants no penniless son-in-law. In seeking a way out of his precarious financial predicament Jerry gets himself into trouble with two policemen and his landlady. He succeeds in vanquishing the officers, but the landlady is more sturdy and knocks out poor Jerry. She leaves him on the floor, dead to the world, to answer the postman's ring. A letter arrives addressed to Jerry. Curiosity getting the better of her, the landlady steams open the envelope and is amazed to learn that Jerry is heir to three million dollars. Forgetting her past differences she returns to him and. being leap year, proposes. Jerry decides there is safety in flight and rushes out of the house, grabbing the letter as he speeds away. Alone and in safety he reads the letter and, overjoyed at the news, hurries to his sweetheart's home to tell her of his good fortune. The butler, who has been instructed by father not to admit him. attempts to bar his way, but Jerry pushes through the lines. The master of the house is called and armed with a revolver starts after the intruder. As he approaches Jerry seeks safety in a cabinet. Unknown to anyone a burglar is hiding in the clothes closet in the same room. He has locked the door and the father of the house naturally surmises that it is Jerry who is within. Father fires through the door, creating confusion in the household, of which Jerry is quick to take advantage as an opportunity of escape. He dashes out into the street and into the arms of the two policemen, the very two with whom he has previously had trouble. They take him back to the house, where they are met by astonished father with the burglar. One of the officers takes charge of the burglar and the other takes Jerry. While this is happening the landlady receives a telegram stating that the news of Jerry's riches is a mistake. Just as she finishes reading it the policeman comes up with Jerry, who is handed the telegram and so overcome that he faints away.
- Jerry for once is in right with his sweetheart's father. All progresses well until one unfortunate night Jerry takes her to a movie show and here she meets Flashy Joe. His gaudy raiment and apparent wealth wins her heart from Jerry. Some time later she completely overthrows Jerry and goes auto riding with Flashy. Jerry determines on revenge patterned on the movie they had witnessed together, "The Sandbagger's Romance." He goes to the hardware store to purchase a deadly weapon but finds them too expensive. He gets an idea and buys iron washers. He takes these to his room and loads a sock with sand and the iron. Following Flashy to his apartment he lays in wait but is discovered by Flashy from the upper window window and knocked out by a water pitcher which Flashy drops on his head. While groggy, the girl's father happens along and pours a drink of high voltage whiskey down Jerry's throat. The effect is sudden. Jerry sees a revolving world and dancing elephants. Flashy meanwhile drops the washbowl but strikes father instead of Jerry. Coming to, Jerry sneaks up the back fire escape and as Flashy looks out again drops the skylight on his head. This knocks Flashy to the sidewalk, where he sits gazing blankly at lather, whose head protrudes through the washbowl. The girl happens along. Jerry confronts her, and, realizing what a hero he is, she accepts him again.
- The Newlyweds' peaceful household is thrown into happy excitement by the announcement that their rich uncle John has decided to accept their invitation to a dinner given in honor of his birthday. Uncle John is an extremely nervous and fussy old gentleman, but his wealth makes it imperative for his nephews and nieces to court him. Another nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Wise, had bidden for Uncle John's company on his birthday at their house, but he refuses them to attend the Newlyweds. The Newlyweds' cook is a regular cook and has a cop for a sweetheart. When Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed go to the opera, the cook entertains her boy in blue. When the Newlyweds return home, the sounds of mirth and loud laughter coming from the kitchen attract their attention, and upon peeking through the window, Mr. Newlywed is surprised and indignant to find the cook and the cop with many empty beer bottles about enjoying a high jinks. Mr. Newlywed and his wife enter the kitchen and after ejecting the guardian of the law, begin to lecture the cook. She leaves next morning. No cook and Uncle John's birthday dinner that night. Mr. Newlywed decides to prepare the dinner himself since it is quite out of the question for his wife to do so, since she has never learned the culinary art. Mr. Newlywed, however, has not reckoned on the revenge of tho cook who before she left mixed salt and sulfur, wine and vinegar and in all ways possible messed things up. Mr. Newlywed proceeds with the dinner and by six o'clock all looks well. Uncle John arrives, his temper slightly riled by stumbling over the dog. To add to his discomfort the Wises run in to greet him. The Newlyweds are also disconcerted for fear the dinner, adequate for three, may not prove sufficient for five. They decide to make the best of it and the Wises are invited to stay. After much fuss and worry Mr. Newlywed eventually gets dinner ready. The guests, meanwhile, have gone into the garden and Mr. Wise trips over the hose, getting his hands dirty. He washes them at the hose which he leaves running. The family all seat themselves and dinner is started. The sweetened salt and the vinegar flavored wine play havoc, and to add to their panic a tramp enters the kitchen door and steals the roast turkey. The ejected cop passing the Newlywed house sees the hose running and taking advantage of the city ordinance proceeds to arrest Mr. Newlywed for watering his lawn outside of hours. The cook has softened towards her former employers and decides to return. She enters the dining room as her lover is about to drag Mr. Newlywed away. She remonstrates and Mr. Newlywed is freed. The Wises retire in bad order, and as the cook embraces Uncle John the Newlyweds are again happy.
- Jerry becomes enamored of a maid servant in the home of a wealthy newly married couple. His flirtation is interrupted by the arrival of Jack and his bride. Jerry sticks around while Jack opens a letter from Bill, a wild-eyed gun man who is enraged at Jack's marriage to Bess. Bill threatens Jack's life and Jack writes a note to the police demanding protection. He gives the letter to Tilly who has been granted an afternoon off. Jerry meets Tilly and promises to mail the note. Tilly leads Jerry to a dressmaker's where several dummies appeal to his sense of humor. Jerry and Tilly select a seat in the park where they expect seclusion but, the inevitable cop drives Jerry from his new found love. Jerry opens the letter he promised to mail. A sergeant appears. Jerry peaches on the amorous cop who is fired. Jerry runs to the dressmaker's where he steals a dummy. Returning, he throws the dummy in the lake, rushes up to the humiliated cop and points to the dummy and tells him it is Tilly. The boy discards his uniform, leaps in the lake and drags the dummy ashore while Jerry dons his uniform and applies to Jack as preserver of the peace. Tilly recognizes Jerry, serves him a repast. in the kitchen while Bill and his chum Pete arrive and make matters uncomfortable for Jack. His bride covers Pete while Jerry, roused to action, covers Bill. The real cops arrive, ending the family's and Jerry's troubles.
- Being a plebeian, Jerry makes no impression upon Lady Isabelle with his love making and she accepts Archy, a man of title. Disconsolate, Jerry goes to a park and is approached by a man who introduces himself as a lawyer and who tells Jerry he has inherited a title and is rich. Jerry accompanies the lawyer and is paid two dollars, the remainder having gone for legal fees. He advises Jerry to dress befitting his rank and he buys an outfit which he thinks is O.K. Archy and Lady Isabelle are married and Jerry is invited to the wedding and does the wrong thing at the wrong time. Lady Isabella has a wayward brother who comes to her for financial aid. Archy sees her giving money to him and his suspicions are aroused. Further evidence warrants him doing something desperate and he hires Jerry to put the man out of the way. Jerry is unsuccessful and in despair Archy leaves. Lady Isabelle sends for Archy and he returns at night. He spies his wife's brother sleeping under the bed, and Jerry, who is hiding behind the screen, while there is the maid reposing in the cradle. Horrified he calls Lady Isabelle to account. Explanations are made and all ends happily.
- Disappointed over his failure to marry Marie by reason of the ruling of the Eugenic Bureau, Jerry's only consolation is a large and growing accumulation of postage stamps he received in answers to an advertisement he inserted in a daily paper for a wealthy wife. Jerry meets several candidates for his lot in life and leads them to the Eugenic Bureau, where one after the other they are disqualified. Jerry finally makes the mistake of his life and sends for six girls to meet him at one time. He leads his collection of would-be brides to the examining physician who promptly rejects all but one, a large, healthy but heavy maiden. The disappointed girls are determined to wreak vengeance upon Jerry with their fists and umbrellas, but he races with his abundant prize to the minister. All seems clear for a happy ending when the minister demands Jerry's certificate. He rushes to the bureau for examination. He is immediately rejected.
- Jerry is permitted a moment's respite by the policeman when the law's guardian spies Baron de Long, a notorious fakir. Jerry appropriates his suitcase, which contains some articles of apparel and an invitation to attend a very exclusive party. He decides to impersonate the Baron. Bedecking himself in false whiskers and in the Baron's clothes, Jerry is welcomed with a great deal of pomp. Suddenly his attention is attracted by a commotion outside of the mansion. It is Baron de Long, who has been released, being ejected as an impostor. However, the Baron gains entrance to the house by means of a side window. He confronts Jerry. A general mix-up follows. The first impostor grabs a saber and jabs it into Jerry, who gives chase to his tormentor. Finally they come together on the top floor. The Baron, getting the upper hand, throws Jerry out of the window. In his downward flight he crashes through the roof of the massive conservatory. In the meantime someone has summoned the police. They run down the Baron. After looking high and low for Jerry they finally pull him out from under tons of glass. Jerry and the Baron are handcuffed together, taken to the ballroom, where the host and hostess apologize to the guests for the trouble caused by the two. And as the whole gathering jeers, the officers leave, Jerry and the Baron once more in the clutches of the police.
- Jerry and the daughter of a well-to-do family are very much in love with each other, but the father objects to Jerry's attentions. Jerry's persistence causes the old man to take his family for an automobile tour, but before doing so he has an encounter with Jerry. The family starts away; the girl is in tears. Jerry, who is not to be outwitted, leaps on the rear of the automobile. Some distance out in the country they are halted by a motion picture company, which is working, the director having asked the motorists to stop so as not to interfere with the scene. A number of genuine cowboys have been engaged to pose in the picture which is being produced. Jerry peers out from his place of concealment to see what is going on, and when several policemen appear he immediately becomes frightened, fearing that his old enemies are after him. They are only motion picture cops, but Jerry does not know that. He runs off and hides. He witnesses a scene wherein a cowboy is choking a girl in a melodramatic way, the girl screaming for help. Not realizing that that is only for the camera, Jerry goes hurriedly to the girl's assistance, Jerry is handled roughly by the cowboys and the father, seeing Jerry's plight, is elated and rewards the cowboys for their good work. After the family starts away, leaving Jerry behind, a bright idea occurs to him. His sweetheart's family are to give a reception in the near future, and Jerry hastily writes a note to which he signs the father's name. The note is an invitation to the cowboys to attend the reception in the costumes they are wearing that day, as the father wishes to surprise his guests. The night of the reception arrives, the guests are all assembled, when the cowboys, following instructions, ride into the house and proceed to shoot things up, the guests fleeing in alarm in all directions. The cowboys proceed to make merry with the liquid refreshments. The contents of the punchbowl being too weak for their taste, they permit their horses to drink the punch. Father and mother seek refuge under a bed, and are kept prisoners by one of the horses who proceeds to feed upon the mattress. Jerry's sweetheart is as much frightened as the other guests, but Jerry finds and reassures her. Appropriating one of the cowboy's horses, he mounts it and, with the girl behind him, rides off, too late for the irate father, who has been rescued by the police, to prevent the elopement.
- With their funds entirely exhausted, Jerry and Hank are in a quandary to obtain further means of sustenance. They have tried several methods without success. Disconsolate, they wander to the town depot, arriving just as a troupe of Uncle Tom's Cabin players step from the train. Anxious to get business the company manager commissions Jerry to pass out heralds among the townspeople. The work is distasteful to Jerry, who decides that the heralds can be used to better advantage. He and Hank follow the actors to the hotel and with the heralds as credentials proclaim themselves as members of the troupe to the gullible hotel proprietor, who forthwith provides them with a meal. While Jerry and Hank are disporting themselves the manager enters, and looking at the register, inquires how Jerry and Hank's names happen to appear there as with his company. The light dawning upon him, the hotel man drags the impostors from the dining room. As they reach the desk another commotion is on. Little Eva and the Angel of Death quit and leave. Without the pair there can be no performance and to starve off such an event the manager hires Jerry and Hank to play the parts. After a lot of adventures Jerry and Hank arrive at the theater that night and are made up for their roles. Their make-up is funny, but their performance funnier and it ends up in a riot, with the audience, such as there is of it, egging them on. The other performers, angered because the show is broken up, start after the disturbers, who by this time have reached the street. In their queer garb they seek shelter in a house which is occupied by a spiritualistic medium and enter just as a séance is at its height. The spiritualists assume that Jerry and Hank are real spirits and bow their heads before them, while the medium stands triumphant at the head of the group. Then the illusion is spoiled, for the Uncle Tom actors have followed Jerry and Hank and enter at this moment. A merry time follows, but Jerry and Hank get out of the enemy's clutches and are last seen running full speed down the road.
- Jerry ducks his room rent once too often. He is ordered from the boarding house. In attempting to get away with his baggage he drops his trunk on a policeman's head and bumps into the landlady on his exit. He raises the price of a hotel room by exercising his wits in a barroom. He engages a room in a fashionable hostelry. He starts for the bathroom, attired in pajamas, and invades a room occupied by a newly married couple. He rushes to cover in a bathroom where he meets an old man who falls in a faint. He administers illuminating gas while he gets into his clothes. Escaping via fire escape, he runs into an interesting adventure with a squad of poker playing policemen, who catch him and put him in jail.
- Jerry decides he will discontinue the companionship of Slim and shoulder life's burden single handed. While the latter slumbers Jerry packs the combined wardrobe of the "firm" and attempts to make his exit by way of the window by means of a rope. But Slim is awakened by the noise. For a moment Slim watches the progress of Jerry and then decides to call him back. Halfway down the rope, Jerry is interrupted by his slender companion, who demands that Jerry return. The latter, showing no such desire. Slim cuts the rope and sends Jerry sprawling on the ground. Jerry, however, runs off. But Slim is soon after him. Jerry's flight is interrupted by a policeman, who becomes suspicious of him. Jerry is arguing with the cop when Slim arrives and soon the policeman is the target for a volley of blows directed at Jerry by Slim, Jerry neatly ducking each blow to finally run off, leaving the other two in a brawl. Jerry secludes himself in a nearby barn. He has scarcely hid himself when Zowie and Blouie, two "black hand" artists, enter the barn, one carrying a huge bundle of money and the other a suitcase. They spread the bills about and count it, while Jerry looks on. As Blouie and Zowie are about to place the money in the suitcase, Slim opens the door, sees what is going on and gets in unnoticed. The "money men" make their exit, thereby causing Jerry and Slim to come face to face once more. Another clash between the two is the outcome of the meeting, Slim coming out on top to hurry after the men with the money. Jerry soon falls in line behind the trio, this being unknown to Slim, Zowie or Blouie. The journey brings the four to a wood, where Jerry hides from view, as does Slim, while the two plant their suitcase of money. A moment later a powerful explosive is placed in the suitcase and the money removed by the mysterious Bill and Jim, dealers in explosives, unseen by Jerry or Slim, who are backing up to get the money. Jerry arrives first, replaces the suitcase containing the explosive with his own and hurries off, believing that he has made an easy fortune. Slim at last detects the suitcase that Jerry left, and, thinking it is the one left by Zowie and Blouie, is delighted as he walks off with it. Slim sights a restaurant and decides to treat himself to a royal dinner. Satisfying his desire, Slim opens the suitcase to pay for the food and is knocked speechless when, instead of money, he finds an old shirt and collar and two bricks. He is thrown out. Jerry arrives upon the scene in time to see Slim have the finishing touches administered. He is about to enter the food shop when Slim spies him and, believing Jerry has the suitcase with the money, he starts after him. The two race with Jerry leading easily until they finally come to the water's edge. Seeing no escape other than the water or on board of a liner which is about to depart, Jerry rushes up the gang-plank, bowls over the members of the crew who attempt to stop him and hides. Slim is a moment too late to make the ship, so he hails a couple of men in a small boat, tells the story of the suitcase of money and induces them to follow the liner. Jerry, seeing them coming, makes fruitless efforts to open the suitcase, and as Slim and the others come up a rope ladder on the side of the ship, Jerry plunges overboard and reaches the shore in safety, just as Slim and the others open the suitcase, causing an explosion which sends the liner to the bottom.
- Jerry is unable to pay his rent and after the landlady has made her 'steenth demand he shows no uneasiness but smiles as she turns away. A moment later Jerry is confronted by the husky husband of the woman, who immediately starts action to throw the non-paying roomer out of the house. As they wrestle all over the room, Jerry backs Hank close to a window and in a flash the top-heavy is flying through the space to the street below. Two cops see Hank land on the sidewalk and then see Jerry laughing from a window above. They hurry to the scene, assist Hank and then decide to "get" Jerry. One guardian of the law enters Jerry's room but is sent sprawling to the floor by a well directed blow and remains prone in a semi-conscious condition as Jerry wraps a blanket about his head. Jerry tries to make his escape from the room but is cut off by the arrival of another policeman, Hank and the landlady. He rushes back to the room and hides. The stunned cop recovers and starts for the door, only to be knocked flat by a rolling pin brought down on his head by the landlady who believed that it was Jerry coming out. During the uproar which follows, Jerry makes his escape and finds a haven in the park. He comes across pretty Josie, who is brooding because of the rude attentions of a strange man, and Jerry consoles her. Friendship ripens and Jerry is invited to the young woman's home, gets in bad there when he strikes the young woman's father during a mix-up with the butlers, and while attempting to get out of the path of the infuriated father, he comes across two crooks who are about to blow the old man's safe. Jerry hides and awaits results. Hank has followed Jerry and as he is prowling around the house, Jerry sees him. Suddenly there is an explosion and a strong box containing a large amount of money flies through the air and lands in Hank's hands. The crooks, frightened, disappear. The police are attracted and as they arrive at the scene, Jerry grabs Hank and the money box and calls for help. Father, Josie and the cops arrive and Jerry turns Hank over to the police, as the would-be safe blower, and he gallantly hands the treasured strong box to the father. As the innocent Hank is taken away, Jerry is summoned by the gleeful father, who seats his daughter on one knee and Jerry on the other, to join their hands while he indicates he will give his consent to their marriage and likewise access to the box containing the wealth.
- Harry and Billie make a flying trip for the train and reach the station just in time to see it start. The station agent suggests that they might hire old Si Scudder's auto and catch the flyer at Burbank. As his auto was the only one in town Si charged Harry $13.00 for its use. The machine does not start, so they hire a farmer's horse and hitch it to the auto. At last they arrive at Burbank. Here the agent informs them that the flyer is two hours late. Two hours is not long but Billie gets hungry. The expense so far has drained their joint resources to one nickel. Harry gets an idea and as a blind man gets a his bill from a lady. The banquet over the flyer arrives and they are off for the city. Arriving, Harry puts Billie in a taxi and she goes home. He goes to see Mr. Barry, with whom he has a business engagement, and Mr. Barry invites him to dinner and to meet his wife. Mrs. Barry, who has repeatedly warned her husband about bringing home unexpected guests, flies into a rage and immediately goes home to her mother. Barry grasps the only hope left and, going next door, asks Billie to play his wife during the dinner. She consents and all seems well until she faces Harry. Mrs. Barry, meanwhile, repentant returns home. When Mr. Barry answers her ring he is aghast. Fearful of the scene he acts in a way to convince Mrs. Barry that he has been drinking. Harry and Billie meanwhile are alone in the dining room where Billie throws her arms about Harry sobbing. He is in terror of Mr. Barry's return; breaking away he goes into the parlor where he tells Barry in his real wife's presence that his wife in the dining room wishes him to return to his dinner. This excites Mrs. Barry, who flounces into the dining room to meet face to face her friend from next door. Harry and Mr. Barry follow and explanations clear the atmosphere and all is serene.
- Jerry again gets in trouble with the police and gives them a merry chase. For safety he darts into a building and then into one of the apartments, the musty home of an organ grinder and a monkey. The organ grinder attempts to put him out but Jerry gets his sympathy by explaining his plight. As the police arrive a happy idea strikes the organ grinder. He will masquerade Jerry as a monkey, to take the place of his sick monk, and not only escape the law but have a means of making some money by the transformation. Jerry assents and the police are fooled by the change. After the departure of the officers the organ grinder and Jerry, as his monk, start out to earn some of the wherewithal. Money is flowing steadily in the tin cup until Jerry's weakness crops out. In the window of the fourth story of a building he spies the pretty face of a girl and loses no time in climbing up the side of the building and into the room. The girl is maid to a wealthy woman and Jerry is about to embrace her when the mistress enters. The organ grinder tugs at the rope to which Jerry is tied at the other end, causing Jerry to embrace the mistress. Her husband enters and uses a gun with painful effect. Without hesitation Jerry jumps from the window and does a zig-zag from window to window all the way from the fourth floor to the street. Jerry and the grinder hurry to another section of the city and arrive just in time to see the Rajah and the Prince abducting a girl. The two grab hold of the back of the automobile in which the kidnappers and their victim are speeding away and are taken within the gates of the palace. Jerry gets into the Rajah's harem and is having the time of his life when the police, who have traced him and his partner, arrive. They are about to arrest Jerry when he tells them of the kidnapping of the girl by the Rajah and the Prince. The girl is produced and released, the two kidnappers arrested and Jerry complimented for his work. The police leave with the kidnappers and the victim while Jerry and the organ grinder, now perfectly safe, remain in the harem, the grinder playing music while Jerry dances for the fair inmates.
- The town of Red Gulch was to be favored with a show. Pete, a tough of the town, liked a good show and happens to be at the station when the troupe arrives. Billie, Nolan and Eddie are the leading actors. Nolan and Billie are in love, but Eddie also loves Billie. A quarrel starts at the station between Nolan and Eddie and finally the troupe reaches the theater. At the stage entrance Pete intervenes and threatens Eddie. After many controversies each actor is assigned to his room. Pete meets a friend and tells him about Billie and the show, and they decide to attend the performance that night On the stage, Bob and Mac, two stagehands, are working and abusing Gus, the property man. In the meantime Nolan has gone into Billie's room, where they are disturbed by Eddie. Eddie, being ejected, swears revenge. Harry is a sleepy man and decides to go to the show. Pete, with his friend, join the audience. Harry comes and sits next to Pete and sleeps. All is ready for the big show. Billie and Nolan are on the stage looking through the curtain. Gus is fixing the props. Eddie gets into trouble again over Billie, and walking away, goes to see Bob and Mac. He gives them money and promises them some more if they queer Nolan every time he goes on the stage. In the meantime the curtain goes up. The stage represents a living room. George is acting the part of an old man; Billie is his daughter. Eddie, who plays the part of the villain, proposes to Billie, who says that her heart belongs to Jim, the Westerner. Eddie threatens to reveal something about papers held by Billie's father. A fight between George and Eddie ensues. Billie, frightened, calls for help. Nolan wants to come to the rescue, but from behind the stage Bob and Mac hold Nolan's coat, much to the amusement of the audience. Nolan is doing his best to go to Billie's rescue, and finally pulling out of his coat, he comes on rolling on the stage. The curtain falls and the actors try to understand what happened. Eddie is satisfied with this first result. The second act, entitled "The Chasm of Death," opens with Billie on the stage. The scenery is composed mainly of a chasm and a bridge over. Eddie comes on and starts with Billie to cross the chasm. A slight accident to part of the scenery sends Billie and Eddie back on the stage. Finally Eddie and Billie are on the bridge, when a voice from behind says: "Be brave, Mabel. I'll save you." Nolan, rushing on the stage, puts his foot on a dolly, placed there by Bob and Mac, and comes rolling on the stage, and for the second time he falls. Nolan gets up again and starts for the bridge. Eddie and Billie are on the other side and Eddie destroys the bridge. Nolan finds a rope and starts to swing across the chasm. He succeeds and starts a fight with Eddie. Eddie falls into the chasm and Nolan tries to get on the other side of the chasm, he and Billie hanging on the same rope. But from the other side of the stage Bob and Mac let a sandbag loose, which, hitting Billie, throws her into the chasm. A second swing of the same bag disposes of Nolan. The audience is disgusted with such a rotten show. The curtain falls and the actors start to blame Nolan for all that happened. Eddie gains favor with Billie. Finally the curtain rises on the third act entitled, "Where Virtue Triumphs." The villain gets arrested by the sheriff and the marriage ceremony between Nolan and Billie is taking place. But here again Eddie's money had bribed the stagehands and after having a rope to Nolan's belt, they pull up the back curtain and up goes Nolan. This was the last straw and the audience exits in disgust. But Pete wants revenge and he rushes towards the stage. In the meantime Bob and Mac have been discovered and fired, and at the moment Eddie was gaining Billie's favor they come to Eddie and ask him to pay them, having lost their jobs doing his dirty work. Eddie tries to escape, but Pete comes on, gun to hand, and shoots after Eddie. Eddie tries to escape, upsetting scenery finally gets out of the theater, pursued by Pete, still shooting. And Nolan and Billie make up and embrace, and hope for better days.
- Jerry is in love with Tiny, whose father prefers Bill, who, unknown to him, is a bad man. Tiny is captured by Bill and placed in a deserted cabin. She manages to let Jerry know of her predicament and he determines to use his pet elephants, Ena and Lulu, to rescue the girl. Tiny climbs on the back of one of the elephants, while Jerry gets on the back of the other. They ride into a restaurant, where the elephants start in to do the tango, and then they sit down to their dinner.
- Jerry's continued love for the fair sex brings him in contact with the daughter of a village squire. The old man has employed a gardener whose duty it is to see that the fair product of the family shall not even saunter outside of the grounds near the house. But while the gardener is busy pruning trees or flipping the grass, the daughter makes her way to the hedge about the place and there she meets Jerry. The gardener sees him and quickly transmits the incident to his master. They pounce upon Jerry and the girl and during the mix-up Jerry manages to get away with the daughter. The two find shelter on a bench under a tree but just as they are getting interested in each other along comes Hank, "the terrible Swede," who is a terrible pugilist. Hank has a naughty eye which keeps winking at the girl and when Jerry suddenly gets wise he picks a fight with the Swede. Luckily Jerry is aided by a few handy rocks and an iron bar and he makes the elongated one look foolish. As Hank, the Swede, recovers from the sting of defeat at the hands of this sawed-off being, Jerry makes a hasty exit. Jerry's sprint carries him to the town hall and he arrives in time to see a poster on a fence announcing the debut of "The Terrible Swede," who will meet all comers in the squared arena. Jerry suddenly decides to contest for the. honors. The night of the event finds him at the ringside and the manager of the Swede announces that all comers are welcome to try their brain and brawn against the clever boxer. The silence is broken by Jerry's shout, "I'll take 'em on." Jerry is wildly applauded by the fans and two seconds tog him out in fighting attire. When the Swede enters, he recognizes Jerry as the one who had done him up not many hours previous and he wants to rip him to bits without any ceremony. But Jerry makes a hasty exit to the dressing room. There he spies some weights which are used on the weighing machine and he stuffs his gloves to the fullest extent. Jerry returns to the ring. The gong sounds and they go to it. The Swede has Jerry at his mercy, holding him off with one of his long arms while he pelts him at will with the other. Finally exhausted, Jerry drops and while he is recovering the "champ" is busily engaged bowing here and there to his admirers. Jerry sees his chance and he lands with both hands on the Swede's "dome" knocking him insensible and the count of ten proclaims Jerry victor. He is handed his bag of gold and is having a fine time counting it when the police break in. Everyone escapes excepting Jerry and his victim and they are arrested. At the police station Jerry attempts to explain but there is no way out of it. The sergeant takes Jerry's money and is about to place him in a cell when an alarm comes in and the big bell starts to ring. It acts as a tonic on the Swede, who comes to and believing it to be the bell at the ringside he wades in among the cops and puts them all in the land of dreams, with Jerry's assistance. When all are unconscious, Jerry grabs his money and he and the Swede run off to have a good time on the spoils.
- Jerry is living in a theatrical boarding house, where everybody, including himself, is in debt to the landlady. The landlady is going right after her collections in regulation "strong arm" style, and the boarders are resorting to every device known to escape from her clutches with their belongings. Jerry is not slow in his methods of making a getaway, but has hard luck in carrying them out. He finally gets into a mix-up with the landlady, the janitor and a policeman, but after a whirlwind scramble upstairs and downstairs, through second story windows and back doors, up and down ladders and ropes made of bedsheets, he succeeds in distancing his pursuers and escapes up an alley with his trunk.
- Jerry goes to sleep while driving his flivver, is arrested and fined, but having no money the judge holds his car. Jerry appropriates the constable's motorcycle and makes his get-away, and is chased by the representatives of the law. The chase ends disastrously for Jerry, but lands him in the midst of a complicated scheme of the villain to elope with the daughter of the judge. The villain has robbed the judge's safe, but Jerry succeeds in foiling the villain and stopping the elopement.
- Jerry, pursued by the police, makes his escape by boarding a train. The first stop is a small town, and as Jerry alights to view his surroundings he is detected by a conductor and turned over to the constable. About to be imprisoned, the prisoner gets possession of the "law's" club; beats the constable, and, locking him in a cell, escapes. Jerry is attracted by Daisy, who is strolling through the fields with Hank, her sweetheart. Jerry's eyes begin to work and Daisy is a victim. This aroused Hank, who subdues the mischiefmaker only to be the unfortunate one in the end, when Jerry crashes a brick over his head. As Hank recovers, Jerry is forced to flee. Jerry's speed carries him into the hills and he comes across a band of counterfeiters. He is admitted into the band when it is decided that he is not dangerous. But the huge stacks of new currency tempt Jerry and he is caught in the act of storing a lot of it in his pockets and ejected from the camp. Government officers searching in the district for the money "floaters," come across Jerry. They are about to arrest him when he reveals the hiding place of the counterfeiters and offers to lead the men to the place. A raid follows and the entire band is taken away, leaving Jerry in possession of everything.
- Disconsolate, with only Pete, his old-time chum, for companionship, Jerry reads of the recent wedding of a man to a millionairess, effected through a newspaper want ad. To him comes the thought that he might be able to put through a similar deal. Jerry writes an ad calling for a beautiful wife, accomplished and affectionate, and clearly states he has no objection to one of wealth. Jerry selects the picture of Marie as his prospective bride and wires her to come. Marie joins Jerry and together they go to a minister. Jerry offers his stamps for his fee. The ceremony is about to be performed when the clergyman demands Marie's eugenic certificate. They agree to visit the Eugenic Bureau. Marie is put through a severe test that results in her rejection by the physician. She departs for the railroad station to return to her home, while Jerry decides that matrimony is a pretty tough proposition.
- Jerry becomes affected by the wiles of a flirt who has been lavishing attention upon a large and enthusiastic collection of bench-warmers, to say nothing of several park policemen. Jerry presses his suit, but when discovered by one of her policemen friends, is temporarily routed. Jerry finds a telephone wagon nearby where he procures a coil of rope and succeeds in lassoing the cop and the girl and pulling them into a deep pool. A whirlwind chase ensues, participated in by the entire police force. Jerry drops from the second-story window of a house into the vacant saddle ordinarily occupied by a mounted policeman and dashes away to freedom. The cops in their flivver run out of gasoline, but make the grade by hoisting a sail, and continue the chase. Jerry rides headlong into the arms of Shoot-em-up-Bill, a bad man, who exhibits a $5,000 sack of gold. "Shoot-em-up" commandeers Jerry and his horse and together they ride into town. Shoot-em-up puts the gold in a safe, and Jerry runs to a room overhead. Safe-crackers blow up the safe, the force of which shoots the gold up through the floor into Jerry's arms. The mast on the flivver waiting below provides the means of Jerry's escape from yet another difficulty.
- Jerry, without position or wealth, finds an obstacle in his efforts to win the hand of a pretty daughter of a land owner, in the person of a French Count. The girl favors Jerry, but her father, to better his position in society, insists that she accept the Frenchman. Jerry is pleading his love when the nobleman arrives. Fearing the wrath of her father, the girl receives the foreigner. Jerry argues with the Frenchman and the latter challenges him to fight, after slapping Jerry's face with his gloves and pulling his nose. The father is attracted by the noise of battle, and when Jerry sees the old man coming, he beats a retreat, followed by the girl. That night Jerry plants himself outside of the old man's home, writes a note, ties it to a brick and throws it through an open window. The brick strikes the father and lays him low. The girl obtains and reads the note, which suggests they elope. She hurriedly prepares to escape from the house and join Jerry. The Count unexpectedly arrives on the scene, accompanied by two henchmen. They detect Jerry waiting and as the girl comes out to meet him, she is made a captive by the Count and his henchmen, who throw a robe over her head and carry her off. Jerry follows the abductors. In the meantime the father has regained consciousness. He telephones the police and a search is made for the girl and Jerry. The girl has been carried to a lonely house and cast into a deserted room, to which Jerry later gains an entrance. He is discovered by the henchmen and the Count and is lured to a position over a trap door. While he is talking with the Count the trap is sprung. Jerry lands in the cellar below. The police arrive at the house and one by one they are sent below to join Jerry. Jerry gains the confidence of the cops and they plan get upstairs to save the girl and to capture the Count and his henchmen. They make their escape from the cellar and surprise the party upstairs. Just then the father arrives and Jerry is tempted to send him through the trap door, but on second consideration decides to lead the father to his daughter and thereby gain his favor. The reunion takes place and the police are about to depart when the Count again appears. Jerry springs the trap and the Count as his henchmen disappear. The father, realizing that the Count is of no account, turns to Jerry and places the hand of his daughter in that of her persistent suitor. Then the trio depart for the minister's house, while the Count and his henchmen are placed under arrest.
- Jerry goes to the beach for a rest. He sees Mme. Bada Tara, whom he admires and is told she is a screen vampire. Jerry follows her until she enters her limousine and is driven away. Jerry wanders over to the sand and falls asleep. He seems to awake and walks along the sand near the water's edge. He finds a ring washed up by the sea and discovers it is magic; all he needs to do is wish for anything and it is his immediately. He wishes at once for money and his hands become full. Jerry hastens to a café and orders an immense feed. The women smile and he is quite a lion. The vampire and the villain enter and decide to ensnare him, so the villain withdraws. Jerry joins the vampire and after the supper they go to her apartments. Here she pulls real vampire stuff while the villain directs her efforts from the portieres. As the vampire embraces Jerry the villain comes in, acts the part of the injured husband and demands all Jerry's money as damages. Jerry refuses and they have a fight, in which the villain knocks Jerry down and the vampire pulls his ear. He awakes with a start to find a big lobster biting his ear and realizes it was a dream. He is last seen devouring a hot dog on the boardwalk.
- Jerry arrives in Tyrol with a wallet stuffed with "moving picture money" and riding a "trained and educated" bicycle. He is held up by bandits and robbed of his wallet and bicycle. He succeeds in creeping away from his captors and whistling to his trusty wheel. It comes to him and he makes good his escape. He meets a gouty, retired army officer riding in a wheel chair pushed by a surly attendant. The officer is accompanied by his daughter. The attendant, through carelessness, injures the old man's gouty foot and is discharged. Jerry is engaged to take his place. The bandits have, in the meantime, gone to the nearby inn to spend their ill-gotten gains and are having trouble over Jerry's bogus money. He arrives on the scene on an errand and routs the bandits. They fall in with the rascally attendant, and guided by him, make the old officer and daughter prisoners. Jerry outwits and defeats the bandits and rescues them. He then takes the bandit chief prisoner and ties him in the wheelchair. The path is a steep one. The chair breaks away and runs off the edge of a high cliff. The chair is utterly demolished by the fall, but the chief rises unhurt from the wreckage.
- Jerry overhears two roughs plotting to hold up with empty guns a wealthy man and his daughter. Jerry follows them and at the psychological moment makes his appearance, and daring them to shoot, puts the robbers out of commission with the aid of a club. As a reward the man, who is a gouty invalid, engages Jerry as an attendant and takes him home, and what Jerry does not do to him and his wheeled chair is not worth reporting. But if only the daughter had returned Jerry's love, Jerry would not have minded so much what happened to him afterwards.
- Jerry is hungry and broke. Meeting a hobo who is in the same fix they try to plan some method of obtaining a square meal. While they are talking they observe a detective removing a disguise and see him conceal it in the bandstand in a park. This gives them an idea and they proceed to put it into execution. The hobo puts on the disguise and Jerry enters a swell restaurant and orders a full meal. When he finishes eating he signals, as agreed upon, by dropping a plate out of the window. The hobo, disguised as the detective, then enters as Jerry is in an argument with the proprietor and the waiter over his bill and arrests Jerry. Telling the proprietor that "his troubles are his own,'' he drags Jerry away. Jerry and the hobo then reverse matters and Jerry puts on the disguise, and the hobo enters and orders everything on the bill. Jerry, however, meets his sweetheart and neglects to come to his partner's rescue, even when one plate follows another out of the window, A policeman, who has been interested in watching Jerry and the hobo, hearing a row in the restaurant, enters and arrests the hobo. Later Jerry, through a reward notice found in the disguise, succeeds in apprehending a notorious crook, saves his sweetheart from being robbed, and collects a large reward. He releases his hobo friend and everyone is happy.
- The town of Mosquite is excited over the exploits of a bandit, known as Terrible Pete. The Sheriff of Mosquite has a daughter and a loving wife, but his one weakness is cards. Many hours he spends in the Long Horn saloon, playing poker with the boys. Betty, his daughter, a romantic girl, hears of the daring of Terrible Pete, and vows to her two ardent swains that the man who wins her must be as brave and daring as this bandit. The boys accept this challenge and Neal, the Timid One, and Dave, the Brave, decide to do and dare for their fair lady. Neal procures a couple of fierce looking guns and from a piece of black cloth makes himself a mask. Being now ready for his desperate attempt he rides forth to hold up the stage. Dave, the Brave One, decides to loot the very house of his sweetheart. The Sheriff, meanwhile, under the watchful eye of his wife, finds it impossible to get away and join the little game at the Long Horn. The attack made by Neal on the stagecoach proves a failure as the driver and the guard fire on him. He flees like a frightened rabbit and takes refuge under the bed in his room. The passengers report the attempted robbery to the Sheriff and he is liberated from his wife. Not finding a trace of the bandit, he retires to tho Long Horn for a little game. Dave, armed and with a sack for the plunder, now enters Betty's house and at the point of a revolver forces her to give him her pocketbook. He proceeds to load the sack with all the valuables he can find. Betty's mother hears the noise and running with the burglar is forced to hand over her rings. About this time Neal, the Timid, plans to rob Betty's house. Sneaking there, he enters through the window and chasing mother into the next room runs into the masked Dave. One burglar now chases the other. Dave is victorious and Neal dives through the window, Dave takes his loot, places the sack on the back porch, and re-enters the house. The Sheriff meanwhile has lost at cards and returning home sees the sack of loot. He examines it and finds Betty's pocketbook. He extracts this and hikes back to the Long Horn saloon. Dave now unmasks and tries to impress Betty with his bravery. She sees the joke and demands her purse. Dave goes to get it, and finds it's gone. Mother, angry, takes his gun and accompanied by Dave and Betty, sets forth to find the thief. Meanwhile, Neal, discouraged, has gone to the Long Horn and in the game has cleaned a big roll. The Sheriff on leaving meets mother, Dave and Betty. He suddenly gets an idea and goes back into the saloon. He promises Neal that if he will loan him enough to replace Betty's money he will swear Neal was the brave robber. Neal agrees and when the purse is returned and Dave out-forced by the Sheriff's statement. Neal sees visions of future bliss as Betty gazes at him in hero worship.
- Jerry is "in bad" with a sheriff of a western town and is ordered out of the place. Jerry puts an outlaw to flight who is holding up a wealthy man, his wife and daughter, and is invited to ride with them. Later the bandit captures them, takes Jerry and the girl prisoner, and orders the chauffeur to drive on with the parents. That night Jerry has a dream in which Indians are torturing him when the girl comes to the rescue and throwing herself before him is shot and killed. He is glad when he wakes up to find it all a dream. The next day Jerry and the girl are rescued by the sheriff. Jerry is hailed as a hero, is congratulated by the sheriff, and wins a wealthy father-in-law.
- Jerry again escapes from his tormentors, the police, only to land in the clutches of a couple of burglars, who are plotting a robbery. The lawbreakers compel Jerry to accompany them on their depredations, and he is about to be implicated in the robbery of a vault in a rich man's house when he, through the use of some muscle and a quick wit, succeeds in locking one of the robbers in the vault and assisting in the arrest of the other. He is then overwhelmed by the gratitude of the wealthy man's family, which includes a pretty daughter, and is also made the recipient of a handsome reward in cash.
- Disguised as an army officer, Jerry finds himself close to the Mexican border. He gets in trouble with Lieut. Jack and the police interfere. At Jerry's command Jack is placed under arrest, although he protests. Jack's sweetheart sees the fight, but before she arrives her lover is taken to the guard house. Jerry then returns to the girl's house to plead his love. In the meantime Jack manages to get in touch with the Colonel and he is released. Jerry is progressing nicely with his love scene when Jack enters. Another mixup follows and as Jerry rushes from the house he takes a photograph of the girl with him. Jack follows and soon the two are at it again. They decide to end the quarrel over the girl in a duel. As they measure off the distance they are suddenly aroused when a band of bandits pounce down upon them. Both are made prisoners and taken to a cell. When Jerry is searched the picture of the girl is found and the chief of bandits orders Jerry to write her a note, telling her he is ill and needs her. He is forced to do this and then with Jack is cast into a dungeon. One of the bandits delivers the note to the girl and she hurries to the scene. She is greeted by the chief, who ties her hand and foot and then takes her to the dungeon to display his prize to the two men. He next orders Jerry and Jack removed to another cell and then he places the girl in a room and locks her up. One of the bandits drops a gun and Jerry grabs it, quickly he disarms the rest of the band while Jack ropes them together. Leaving the band helpless, Jack and Jerry start out to find the girl and they rescue her when Jerry stands on Jack's shoulders and lifts her from a window. As the trio start to escape Jerry finds some hand bombs and when another squad of bandits start after the trio they are blown to bits by the bombs which Jerry throws among them. Mounting horses, Jack, Jerry and the girl rush back to the zone of safety and the girl is returned to her worried parents. There Jerry gives up his efforts to win her, places her hand in Jack's and, giving his blessing, bravely goes forth to fight the bandits alone.
- Jerry's family is in dire straits. His mother is sick, rent is due and there is no money to meet current debts. Father works but refuses to support his family, and spends all his earnings at the saloon. Jerry and his sister decide that both shall go to the saloon and bring father back, leaving their infant brother in charge of Jerry's pet elephant as the nurse. Father refuses to listen, so Jerry hits upon a new plan. He takes the elephant to the saloon. The occupants scatter and the elephant starts on a course of destruction, ending by picking up the cash register and carrying it home. Father, who has preceded Jerry, begs forgiveness, and receives it upon condition that he promise never to drink again. With the money in the cash register Jerry pays the doctor and the landlord and buys a sumptuous repast, of which all, including the elephant, partake with relish.
- After a general mix-up with the cops Jerry makes his getaway in the back of an automobile and lands in the country. After impersonating the proprietor of a gasoline station, and nearly blowing the place up, Jerry sees a sign advertising for a school teacher, and meeting the "main squeeze" of the local board of education, he applies for the position. Being accepted, he is taken to the farmer's home, where he meets the local bully, who is in love with the daughter. A bitter rivalry springs up between Jerry and the bully, and things grow lively. They grow livelier still when Jerry assumes his position as teacher of the country school, and Jerry certainly has his troubles. Later, matters reach a climax when Jerry is forced into a mix-up with the bully and a fat boy, and is driven to cover in the farmer's house, where he invades the bedroom of a female member of the household. It ends by Jerry beating a hasty and successful retreat from the concentrated attack of all parties concerned.
- Jerry and his sweetheart, Bossie, a-picknicking go. With them go Hank and Flossie. Hank is the husband of Flossie, and naturally Hank feels aggrieved when Jerry attempts a flirtation with his (Hank's) wife. But not to be outdone, Hank opens his own battery of allurement on Bossie, which pleases Jerry not a bit. Jerry tells Hank that Bossie is to be his wife and that Hank must restrain himself. As they eat, Jerry's eyes light on the tabasco bottle. The tabasco goes into Hank's wine and thus into Hank. Whereupon Hank loses all control of himself and dashes in search of water to heal the "anguish" in his interior. Hank believes he is on fire and the first spring he comes to invites him to seek "solace." Hank splashes and spouts like a whale. Bossie feels sorry for Hank and goes to him. Jerry breaks into tears. Flossie joins him, for her husband has been injured. The two mingle their tears as Bossie helps Hank in his suffering. The two are joined by Jerry and Flossie, and Jerry is kicked out of the way by Hank. Flossie and Hank leave and Bossie is left alone. But Flossie is without a coat and night is falling fast. Thinking Bossie has gone home with Jerry and left her coat behind, Flossie puts it on. It effectually disguises her. Hank is all contrition now for having flirted with Bossie and takes Flossie in his arms, seeking forgiveness. Jerry sees and thinks it is Bossie who is receiving all the affection, for he sees Bossie's coat. He trails the pair, determined upon vengeance, into Hank's bungalow. He sees them in silhouette on the window shade and prepares to break into the house with crowbar and ax. Meanwhile Bossie, waiting patiently for Jerry to come to her, has fallen asleep at the picnic grounds. She is found by a policeman, who proceeds to take her to Flossie's house. In the meantime Flossie has gone to sleep on the couch in her house. Thinking his sweetheart is Flossie, Jerry breaks into the house, takes her in his arms and is astounded when his dear burden screams. Hank dashes to his wife's rescue, but Flossie intervenes before serious harm can be done. At the critical moment Bossie and the officer arrive at the house, where all is explained.
- The co-ed college is kept lively and the lady principal and professor are kept alert by the pranks of the lively boy and girl students. Ringleader among the boys is Harry; Billie among the girls. It being a sober college town, prize-fighting and such inhumane sports are tabooed. Harry learns that there is a secret prize fight held. He tells the boys and all decide to go. Billie and the girls decide to break the monotony of life with a feed in their dormitory and invite the boys to come. Harry sneaks from the football practice grounds and Billie from the basketball court and the two hold a little love feast by the wall which separates their school grounds. Prof. Snitch, who is by no means a favorite with the boys, misses Harry and suspects where he is. He at once sends the rest of the boys to their rooms and goes to the basketball court, where he reports to the lady principal, who misses Billie and at once accompanies Prof. Snitch to the wall where the guilty parties are found and sent to their dormitories for twenty-four hours. This happens the very day of the fight. Harry declares he will go nevertheless. The girls' feed schedule is for the same evening. Boys send the message that they cannot come, as they are going to the fight. Billie wishes the girls could go and the boys say they will take them if they will wear boys' clothes. They decide to do so and in male attire all sneak out of the dormitory and go to the fight. Prof. Snitch also decides to sneak to the fight. The police are apprised of the fight and the place where it is held is raided and all the students with Prof. Snitch land in jail. A phone call brings the lady principal and faculty to the jail, where the young folks are released. Prof. Snitch, who loves the Lady Principal, is rejected by her and is left weeping by the wall. The girls end their eventful day with a pillow fight.
- Harry and Neal are financially hard pressed and decide to spend the summer at the beach. They gain employment as clerks at the Seabright Hotel. Days pass and still no pretty girls come to the hotel and the boys are getting discouraged. Finally one day a peach arrives with her mother and at once the boys attempt to get in solid. Neal succeeds in making a date with her, and she promises to meet him on the beach in the afternoon. Here Neal's hopes are wrecked, for the peach meets the sun-kissed hero of the beach, the lifeguard, and immediately she loses interest in Neal. Harry, although he sees no chance of winning the peach himself, is not willing to resign in favor of the lifeguard. He learns that the hero of the beach is married, and going to his house tells his wife of his attentions to the fair sex on the beach. She, accompanied by her four children, are very indignant and go with Harry to see her husband's behavior for herself. Arriving at the beach, Neal frames with an old fisherman for a false rescue and shows up the phony lifeguard, who refuses to go after the fisherman. Neal makes the rescue and at once becomes the center of attraction for all the girls. Harry and the lifeguard's family arrive just as a fitting climax to the day's happenings, and while the disconsolate guard is taken away by the wife and numerous progeny, Neal attempts to force his attention on Betty, whose interest is now centered in the half-drowned Joe. She exists with him, leaving both her erstwhile lovers disconsolate.
- Mr. Goodrich, Mrs. Goodrich and their daughter, Jessie, arrive in a small western town just as a bad man is shooting up the place. Dead Shot Dick enters and protects the easterners. Dead Shot Dick is a gunman at loggerheads with the law's forces. Sheriff Gunning posts a notice offering a reward of $1,000 for his capture. Dick sees the notice and compels the sheriff to eat it. As monarch over all he surveys, Dick has no hesitancy in interrupting the spooning match of Jessie and Jerry, the latter having made quite a hit with the pretty easterner. Jerry is peeved and sets out for revenge. The Goodriches leave for home and invite Dick to visit them. Dick accepts and arrives in the east a few days later with Jerry on his trail. Both pay marked attention to Jessie. Dick orders Jerry out of the way. Jerry refuses and in the tilt that follows the lordly one is vanquished. The doctor is called to attend Dick. In the midst of the treatment Dick revives, grabs his brace of six shooters, and shoots up the room, Jerry, coming in for an extraordinary share of attention in commemoration of past performances. Dick compels him to swap clothes, then continues on his rampage. At the opportune moment Jerry, who has followed, applies a club to the head of Dick, who falls into dreamland. In Dick's pocket Jerry finds a copy of the notice offering the $1,000 reward for Dick's capture. With visions of the big reward, Jerry ties a rope to the ankles of the gunman, drags him to jail and turns him over to the authorities, who pay the $1,000. The sight of the $1,000 leaving his hands is too much for the judge, however, and he arrests Jerry on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, convicts him, deprives him of his hard-earned reward and then puts him in a cell with Dick.