- Wealthy little girl befriends son of washerwoman.
- The long, hot days spent in ironing are nearly finished, and Bobby and mother leave to deliver the Reids' clothes. Their faithful old dog, Tige, Bobby's only plaything, is hitched to his soapbox wagon and with the clothes aboard they set out for the Reid mansion, .On the lawn of her father's mansion, little Doris is having a tea party when the washer-woman and her child arrive. Little Bobby is left outside while the mother delivers the clothes. Doris spies him and, bribed by a piece of cake, Bobby takes her in the soapbox wagon for a ride. The next day, Bobby, lured by the memory of cake and Doris, goes alone to the mansion and again meets his "angel." Mrs. Reid is issuing invitations to Doris' birthday party and Doris, taking one, gives it to Bobby. Bobby, knowing social etiquette demands a birthday present, sells Tige for a nickel to another urchin, and with tear-wet eyes invests the nickel in a candy heart for Doris. His entrance to the Reid mansion is challenged by the butler, but Bobby's assurance and the invitation get him in. Although surprised, Mrs. Reid lets him remain and all goes well until Paul, who before had resented the plebeian, starts a fight in which Bobby's street training stands him in good stead. Peace restored, hide and seek is proposed, and the children all join in eagerly. Slim Jim, a burglar, decides to lift whatever he can get of value from the Reid mansion, and he places a ladder against the house to an upstairs room, during the afternoon. Doris and Bobby, seeking a hiding place, rush upstairs and hide in a closet. The stillness and darkness of the closet cause them to become drowsy, and the children fall asleep. The hide and seek game is interrupted by not finding Doris, and a lengthy search being made, Mrs. Reid becomes hysterical and telephones her husband that Doris has been stolen. The guests, heartbroken, leave and hubby arrives. When evening comes and they are still unable to find any trace of the missing child, the father telephones the police station to send out some officers. Meanwhile, Slim Jim crawls into the upper windows and his footsteps wake the children. Cautiously opening the closet door, Bobby noiselessly sneaks to the window and pushes the ladder away. His lusty yells for help, which Slim tries to stop, bring the police and father and mother, also Bobby's mother (whose search has led her to the Reid mansion) upstairs. Slim falls into the arms of the law. Bobby accepts his congratulations royally and sneaks away with Doris. Alone with her, he gives her the candy heart, which the costliness of her other presents has caused him to conceal, and to its red letter interrogation, "Will you marry me?" Doris nods a shy assent.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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