- He is invited out but doesn't have any dress clothes, but scissors and ingenuity may help.
- Vic is a clerk and never since he left home has he had a taste of a good home cooked dinner. He has had to eat in restaurants. He expresses himself one day before his fellow clerks that he is getting tired of restaurant cooking and Charlie Elliott, who is enjoying the advantages of a happy home, invites Vic to drop in any time for dinner. Bob Jones does likewise. Vic agrees. The boss's daughter drops in about this time, and being rather "smitten" with Vic wants him to go to lunch with her and her father. Her father is about to go with them when he is interrupted by an urgent business matter and the engagement is called off. The boss's daughter, however, invites Vic to the house to dinner any time, telling him they dine at five-thirty. Vic goes home that night from the office and begins planning to accept the boss's daughter's invitation home to dinner. He works up a fine appetite. He passes a haberdasher shop and sees a dress coat. He feels that it is necessary to him in order to be properly dressed when dining with the boss and his daughter. Vic begins to figure out how he can get a dress suit and it flashed across his mind that the easiest way to do under the circumstances is to make one. This he proceeds to do, and when it is finished he starts for the boss's house. On arrival the boss's daughter and the boss greet him and the boss takes him into the dining room, which is in a very upset state on account of painters, etc. The boss explains to Vic that he is sorry, but that they will soon be settled and then he must come and dine with them. Vic's disappointment is overwhelming and he staggers out of the house nearly starved. He remembers Charlie Elliott's invitation and decides to go there. He meets Charlie and his wife going out and Charlie explains that he is sorry that he did not come in time for dinner, as they had a fine roast duck. Vic by this time is ready to drop with hunger. He does not give up, however, for he remembers Bob's invitation and as a last resort goes there. He arrives at Bob's and is greeted with open arms. Mrs. Bob informs Vic that she is delighted to have him for dinner, as they are to have Irish stew. Bob introduces Vic to his family of children while Mrs. Bob is doing the cooking. Mrs. Bob accidentally breaks a water pipe in the kitchen and everyone is called to help, Bob and the children and Vic. Vic in trying to stop the water gets drenched and drenches the whole family, and the worst of it all is that the water ruins the Irish stew and leaves everybody wet and hungry. Vic rushes to a restaurant to get something to eat.
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