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A man and his wife are seated at the dinner table. He is cranky, and complains of the various articles of food as he tries them, finally throwing a plate of biscuits to the floor. There is a limit to his wife's endurance. She picks up a large pie, and hits the man over the head with it.

The dancing and merry making during a fête that is transpiring in the Czar's palace in St. Petershurg is interrupted by General Kissoff and attendant, bearing important dispatches, which tell of an uprising among the Tartars. The Czar hears the news with horror, knowing full well that his brother, who is the power of Irkutsk, will suffer death at the hands of the traitors unless he is warned in time. The only means of warning must be by courtier. Kissoff names a trustworthy courier in one Michael Strogoff, who is sent for and pledges his oath to carry the message to the Grand Duke in Irkutsk. He is dispatched and the weird gypsy dance is performed for the guests within the palaces. And now the picture grows intensely interesting, as the spectator follows the daring soldier through the vicissitudes which beset him on all sides. First at the Post Station in Tvarld, where he meets with poor little helpless Nadia, whom he defends from brutal assault by the traitor, Iven Ogeroff, who strikes Michael in the face, and then challenges him to sword combat. Michael, remembering his vow to reach Irkutsk with the dispatches, dares not fight Ogeroff for fear of being wounded and thus rendered unable to push on in his sacred mission. Next we find him in the telegraph station at Kalyvan, where his oath compels him to deny his own mother. (During the incident a bomb crashes through the building, but is seized by Michael and thrown out of the window just as it explodes.) On and on he goes to Bokara, where he is seized by the traitor, Ogeroff, and taken before the Emir, who accuses him of being a spy, and, according to the law of the Koran, burns his eyes with a red-hot sword in order to blind him. Still on and on, blind, tattered and worn, he struggles nearer and nearer to Irkutsk, to save the lives of all the besieged inhabitants. They reach the foot or the Slavron Pass, Michael sinks exhausted; Nadia is seized by Tartar soldiers, who are killed by the correspondents who happen down the river on a raft. Still on to Irkutsk he pushes his way, and crosses the burning river just in time to surprise Ogeroff in the palace of the Grand Duke, where he has just imparted false news under Michael's name. Ogeroff, believing Michael to be blind, undertakes to plunge his knife into Strogoff's heart. Then occurs the culminating incident, the great knife fight. Ogeroff falls and Michael recovers the precious papers in time to hand them to the Grand Duke, and his vow is fulfilled.

Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp adored, and for whose sake it tolerated Buck. A bright baby girl was Molly's only comfort and gave her courage to endure the hardships which otherwise must have crushed her. The opening scene of the story shows a street in Wolf Hollow. Buck is on one of his usual rampages, and running into an athletic cowpuncher who is in town to spend his money, he makes an insulting remark and is soundly drubbed by the younger Hercules of the plains. Buck is proud of his fistic ability, and his defeat by a stranger before the denizens of the camp is more than he can stand, so he determines to pull up stakes and migrate to other parts. Stumbling along home to his cabin, he bursts into the one little room where his patient wife is rocking the little child to sleep, and with an angry growl informs her that he is going to "pull his freight" out of Wolf Hollow forever, and that she must accompany him, but leave the baby behind. Molly clasps the child wildly to her breast and begs piteously to be allowed to take her little one, but Buck is obdurate and gains his point by threatening to kill the infant unless she consents to leave it. Scrawling a note which he intends to leave, offering the child to anyone who may find it, he makes preparations for his immediate departure. Clinging wildly to her little one, the distracted mother is soon dragged from the house and told to mount one of the horses waiting without. Thus we see them riding away toward the setting sun, an inhuman father rejoicing in the prospects of shaking the dust of the hater camp from off his boots, a broken-hearted mother choking with sobs, thinking only of the helpless baby alone and deserted in the little cabin on the hill. Slippery Ann, a half-witted girl of the camp, meets Buck and his wife while on her return from a journey into the foothills, and is entrusted with the note Buck has written regarding the child. Hurrying on to Wolf Hollow. Ann turns the note over to Judge Honk, the father of the camp and dispenser of law and justice. The Judge is greatly exercised over the heartlessness of Buck, and calling the inhabitants of the camp about him, soon organizes a rescue party to repair to the deserted cabin of the Minors' and ascertains what truth there was in the strange letter. No time is lost in reaching the shack on the hill, and there, sure enough, lying on the bed is the infant. Taking it up rather gingerly in his arms, as though he were afraid of breaking it. Judge Honk heads the procession out the door and down the hill to the camp where a mass meeting is at once held to discuss ways and means of taking care of the kid. Cherokee Jim, the bartender of the "thirst emporium," suggests that they raffle off the youngster and whoever draws the winning card shall be the kid's adopted daddy. The raffle is quickly pulled off, and Ben Brooks, a good-natured, big-hearted cowpuncher, draws the lucky number. Ben almost reneges when he realizes what he has on his hands, but the cheers of good wishes of the rest of the bunch brace him up and they all retire to the "thirst parlor" to have one on the new daddy. After that "Ben's Kid" (as the baby is christened) becomes the one absorbing topic of conversation. Around the camp that night in the bunk house, a half-dozen sleepy punchers are trying to get some rest, while Ben in his bare feet is prancing around the room, jolting the baby up and down, while the youngster, terrified at its new surroundings, is making the welkin ring with its screams. "Fatty Carter," the heaviest weight on the range, does an Indian war dance, but to no avail. At last they all agree that the kid is sick, and a puncher is at once dispatched on the fastest bronco on the ranch to bring Judge Honk to the scene of battle at once (every one, of course, having absolute faith in the ability and knowledge of the Judge in all matters) to bring them out of the difficulty. The Judge soon arrives loaded down with mustard, and old-fashioned remedies of all kinds, and at once starts in to bring order out of chaos. Now, to return to Buck and his heartbroken wife. All afternoon they have traveled until near nightfall. The horses are unsaddled, the pack removed from the lead animal, and preparations are made to camp till morning. Now Molly has been turning over in her mind a plan, although a desperate one, it seems, the only loophole out of her present misery. Waiting until Buck has fallen into a sound slumber, she cautiously steals away from the camp fire and makes for a clump of trees in which are fettered the horses. Releasing her pony, she springs on his back and dashes away in the black night over the homeward trail. Aroused by the sound of her horses' hoofs. Buck awakes, and with a terrible oath upon realizing that Molly has outwitted him, goes crashing through the brush to his horse, and quickly saddling him, gallops away in pursuit of the fleeing woman, determined to overtake and kill her rather than let her escape from him for good. But he does not reckon on the swiftness of Molly's mount, and though he plies both whip and spur, his jaded horse is unable to gain a foot on the game little sorrel. On over rocks, through the stream, now down the slope of the mountain and across the gulch speeds the desperate woman, every nerve pounding on her brain, and every muscle strained to its utmost tension, her lips moving in silent prayer that she might outstrip the dread pursuer and regain the child fur whom her mother's heart cries out in bitter anguish. At last, brave girl, the goal is reached. Her way leads past the ranch on which Ben Brooks and the U.X. outfit are quartered, and seeing a light in the bunk house, the terrified woman heads her horse toward the beacon ray of hope. She barely reaches the door when the infuriated husband dashes up, bursting into the room. Molly startles the boys and the Judge into action. Buck, losing his head beyond control, follows her. "Save me," shrieks the terrified Molly. In an instant Buck finds himself in the grasp of a dozen willing hands. With a strength born of frenzy, he dashes them aside and draws his gun to shoot the cowering girl, when his aim is spoiled by quick action on Ben's part, and the Judge gets the bullet in his arm. Howling with pain, he yells to the punchers to hang the "varmint." But Buck is too quick for them, and knocking down a couple of the buys, he rushes his way out the door, and throwing himself into the saddle, plunges away into the night. No time is lost in going after him. Twenty swift riders are in the saddle before ten minutes have elapsed and they are off after the hated Buck, whose horse, already worn out from the other chase, is soon overtaken. A lariat hurls through the air and settles down about his neck, thus ending all hopes of escape for the fugitive. A letter written a year later to the Judge tells us what they did to Buck, while Molly, the pretty widow, is persuaded to let Ben retain his title to the kid by allowing Judge Honk to tie the knot, and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks start out on life's journey together, taking with them the good will and well wishes of the entire camp. -- The Moving Picture World, June 26, 1909

It was the anniversary of his wife's birth, and she, womanlike, did not fail to impress the fact upon her husband's mind as he departed at his usually early hour for his customary day's work. A bit excited over the prospect of presenting his better half with a gift befitting the occasion, he loses his balance as he steps out of the front door and rolls pell-mell down a flight of six steps to the street. Picking himself up, he boards a street car, and arriving at his office he goes through his daily routine of business. At the close of office hours he repairs to John Post & Co.'s crockery establishment, and after much cogitation and repeated questioning, purchases a rather handsome jardinière. Delighted with his choice and anticipating the caress he will receive in return, he again takes a car, this time for home. As he seats himself be is accosted by an old friend. After a reminiscent talk Jones arrives at his destination and alights, forgetting his jardinière. The car speeds on. Poor Jones, recovering his wits and realizing that he dare not return home without some token, betakes himself to the same store and purchases another jardinière. Again en route to his car, while passing a grocery store Jones is hailed by another old acquaintance. In the good fellowship of this accidental meeting, Jones absentmindedly places his wife's present on the rear end of the grocery wagon nearby. Thereupon the driver departs with his wagon and is out of sight before Jones realizes what has occurred. He gives chase, but to no avail. He glances nervously at his watch. Exasperated and overheated, he rushes back to the store, and to the amazement of the proprietor purchases his third jardinière. This time he is determined to get safely home; no friend shall balk his way. His car is in sight, when his attention is attracted by a heated altercation between a lady and a taxicab driver, she claiming that she is being overcharged. Now Jones was ever of a chivalrous tendency, and, upon being requested to decide the dispute, proceeds to do so, after first placing his precious parcel on the sidewalk near the cab. A few words, and with a satisfied feeling of having accomplished an heroic deed, Jones reaches for his jardinière, but to his consternation finds that the chauffeur has mistaken it for the property of the occupant of the taxicab, and jardinière and taxicab were "over the hills and far away." Half-crazed with his repeated misfortunes, he rushes back to the same store. The clerk is dumbfounded at the reappearance of this monomaniac on jardinières, but sells him another. Poor Jones, his very soul distorted by his anticipated reception of a late arrival home on this eventful day, dashes madly for his car, when he is startled by a woman who clutches him, not fondly, but too strongly, and screams into his ears "For God's sake, help me; my husband is killing my mother!" Much against his will, unfortunate Mr. Jones is urged into an apartment house. Inside the house he finds himself battling for life, while he is chased madly around the room by a fiend incarnate, who wields an ax with a dexterity so accurate that Jones decidedly disapproves of accuracy. The woman and her mother flee from the house while he, poor man, makes a hurried departure, smashing his jardinière and screaming anathemas on all birthdays. Bruised, tattered and heartsick, be again slowly wends his way to the now so familiar store. "Another of the same kind, please." he meekly requests, he at last gets on a car safely. The car is crowded. A workman enters carrying a package, places it next to that of Jones' jardinière, and he takes a seat beside our friend. At last Jones reaches his destination, and. grabbing the wrong parcel, alights. He enters his dining-room, much relieved, and. inscribing a loving message to his wife, he places it beside what he believes to be his well-earned jardinière. Calling Mrs. Jones, he points with pride to his gift. She embraces him fondly, after reading his words of affection, truly meant but unfortunately so inappropriate. For as she discloses the article so carefully wrapped, lo and behold! it is a workingman's teapot, black with soot. Poor Mrs. Jones, expectant all day, resents what she considers a practical joke, and belabors her husband with words well-nigh unspeakable, and leaves the room, vowing that henceforth he is no husband of hers and that she will return to her mother, never again to be called wife by such as Jones. He, amazed and crestfallen, and disgruntled with the world and himself, swears that birthdays should never exist.

Miss Van Astorbilt is a widow lady with a retinue of servants. he has long promised one of her cousins, a large youth who lives on a farm near Lonesomhurst, L.I., to have him visit her in her New York home. The long expected day arrives. We see Reuben receive a telegram: "Dear Cousin, call down at 3, and we will make it pleasant for you." But Miss Van Astorbilt is called away. The servants are instructed to act for her. This does not suit the servants, as they are preparing for the yearly Housemaids' Masquerade; they resent Reuben's intrusion, but decide to obey Madame and make it pleasant for him. And they do.

The familiar story of a woman living beyond her means is beautifully and impressively told in this picture. Her husband's income is not sufficient to keep up the style and pretensions of the society in which they move. A glimpse of the social set with which they affiliate is shown in the first scene, where the wife is introduced to an Austrian Count of sinister purpose, who makes advances to the young woman, which are flattering to her, to say the least. To keep in the social swim, she contracts all kinds of debts, and creditors press the husband for payment. He admonishes her, but, as usual, condones the offense. The afternoon of the same day a lady friend calls to see the young wife and give her an invitation to a society event. She is distressed and declines, giving the customary reason, "Nothing to wear." Her friend tells her that she will introduce her to a dressmaker with whom she can have a charge account. She acts upon the suggestion, falls to the temptation and orders a new gown for the upcoming events, where she is the cynosure of all eyes, particularly the Count's. Again the inevitable creditor begins to urge her for payment. She is disturbed. A caller is announced, "the Count." He is ushered in and, noticing her agitation, asks the cause. She tells him and he offers his check for the amount demanded by the creditor. She accepts it, to the great satisfaction of his Lordship, who feels that he has placed her in his power. He presumes upon this, calls upon her while she is alone, and forces his attentions. She repulses him and screams for help. Her husband, just arrived at home, hears her and rushes to her aid, felling the rascal and driving him from the house. The wife repentantly confesses her indiscretions, her husband forgives her and repays the Count in full.

At a diplomatic function given at the Czar's palace in Moscow about 1S70 word is received by the Chief of the Secret Police that all telegraphic communication between the town of Tomsk and Irkutsk has been cut off and that Ivan Ogareff, a Russian traitor who has allied himself with the Tartars, is advancing on the last named city. Ogareff has sworn to take the life of the Grand Duke, the Czar's brother, who is Governor of the Provinces about Irkutsk. There is only one way to send word warning the Grand Duke of his danger, and that is by a courier. This courier must be a man of iron nerve and endless resources. The Chief of the Russian Secret Police selects for this arduous task Michael Strogoff, a soldier of the Imperial Guard who has won distinction for feats of valor. Strogoff is brought before the Czar and entrusted with the message. He starts on his perilous journey in disguise. While traveling toward the Siberian frontier in a railway coach he resents an insult to a young and beautiful Russian girl, Nadia Feador, who is likewise traveling to Irkutsk. Michael is attracted by the gentleness of the girl, but does not yield to the impulse of offering to accompany her on her journey. Fate, however, brings these two people together later. While eating at a post restaurant on the Siberian frontier, Strogoff's mother sees him and attempts to embrace him. Knowing that he is watched by the Tartar spies and that his acknowledgment of his mother will disclose him to his enemies, he pretends that he does not know the woman. Ogareff and Sangarfe, his gypsy accomplice, witness this incident and suspect Strogoff. Ogareff dispatches soldiers in pursuit of Michael and orders his mother to be taken prisoner. Strogoff escapes, only to be captured at a telegraph station, where he later goes in an effort to secure a fresh horse. Ogareff has the Russian prisoners assembled before the Tartar chief in order to identify Michael. He questions Marfa Strogoff. Michael's mother who stoutly denies that Michael is her son. To test the truth of her statement Ogareff orders that Marfa be lashed with a knout. As the executioner is out to strike his mother Michael springs at him, wrests the weapon from his hand and strikes Ogareff across the face. He is immediately seized. Ogareff searches him, takes the Czar's message from his bosom and denounces him before the Tartars as a spy. The punishment meted out to Michael is that he shall be blinded. This is done by placing a heated sword blade before his eyes. After blinding him, as they believe, the Tartars set him free, considering him now harmless. Nadia, who has been an unwilling spectator of this awful scene, comes to Michael's assistance, takes him by the hand and leads him on his journey. On the road they meet a friend of Michael's, who takes them into his cart and on toward Irkutsk. The final accomplishment of Michael's mission is splendidly portrayed in scenes that cannot be surpassed for intensity of dramatic interest. Halted by the Tartar sentries before Irkutsk, his blindness is tested by forcing him to walk forward toward a sword pointed at his breast. Here follows the strong scene of the story. Ogareff laughs at Michael and. flourishing his sword, is about to run him through. He is astonished, however, when Michael draws his Siberian knife and quickly parries the blow. Thinking that the parry is a mere chance, Ogareff quickly aims his saber at Michael's head. Again the blow is deftly parried. Ogareff now realizes that Michael is not blind, and that to save his own life he will have to smother Michael by the very fury of his attack before the palace is alarmed. Swinging his saber he rushes again at Michael, and a thrilling fight results, in which Ogareff meets the fate he so justly deserves. The officers of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duke himself enter the room at this point and Michael is made a prisoner, but when his explanation is heard and understood he is immediately released, and the Grand Duke's gratitude is shown in the final tableau of the picture.

Making the best of her genteel poverty, our heroine prepares to attend the dance to which she has been invited, and, after surveying the general effect of her plain and somewhat passé attire, goes on her way with a painful self-consciousness to the home of her friend. She is looking at the dancers, feeling that she is shunned and forgotten when a young military officer, noticing the sweet, refined girl sitting alone and pensive, speaks to her and pays considerable court to her. While they are enjoying each other's company he is handed a telegram calling him to the Philippines for two years and ordering him to report at once for duty. He bids her good-bye and hurriedly leaves the house. Ten years later the young girl of the romance with the young army officer is a poor widow with a child, a fine little fellow of nine years. She is living in a nice neighborhood, and the young officer, who is now a wealthy widower with a sweet little daughter of eight, moves into the house next door. While we are acquainted with the hero and heroine, they themselves are not as yet aware of who the other is until their children become acquainted over the garden wall, and through them the romance of the chance acquaintance at the dance is brought to a very pretty and sweet finish by their betrothal, which is unanimously seconded by their children, who, in a fond embrace in imitation of their parents (like father, like son; like mother, like daughter), look approvingly over the garden wall.

Charley Wise with a Waldorf appetite on a beany salary finds himself growing unpopular with his landlord as well as other creditors. In fact the sighing breezes seem to whisper "Charley it's your move." So together with Pete, his valet, they decide upon a visit to the country to spend a few days with the rich old uncle. Upon their arrival they find Uncle Jim and Sarah are just planning a trip to Europe and the timely arrival of Charley renders it unnecessary to close up the home as he is placed in full charge with faithful Pete as his assistant and Jim and Sarah are off for the other side. Charles repairs to the race track and donates the remaining fragments of his bank roll, to the other man's better judgment. Pete hits upon a plan to open the palatial home of the uncle as a sanitarium and thus collect a few of the shining shekels that health seekers are always anxious to let loose of. Accordingly an ad is inserted in the daily papers, a sign put over the door, and the rooms are all numbered in regular order, per city hotel fashion. The patients begin to flock in like children to a nickel show. All sorts, ages, sizes, suffering from every known and unknown malady from Reno-it is to raving maniac. Pete was collecting in advance and the place in a few short hours looked more like a castle garden of Blackville Island than a country home. The money was rolling in so fast that Chas. and Pete almost went into hysteria. Just then a telegram arrives from 'Frisco from Uncle Jim saying that Aunt Sarah had lost her necklace and was returning home that night to find it. To clear the house for her coming was no small job and they encounter all kinds of trouble, compelled to return their money, which has a telling effect on Charles' ambitions. No sooner than this part of the program was completed a second message arrives saying the necklace had been found and they were off for Europe. Charles had no time to rejoice over the finding of the pearls; he was too busy thinking about the money he had found necessary to return to his sanitarium patients.

John Wilson's growing indifference towards his wife is brought to a climax when he arrives home on this particular evening, after an afternoon with the boys, in an intoxicated condition. A serious quarrel ensues and they separate, but to avoid scandal to reside in the same house, occupying different apartments. Practically free to do as he pleases, and suffering somewhat from the result of his hasty step, for he really loves his wife, he goes into the circle of the smart set and is fascinated by the belle. This fair charmer being possessed of a host of admirers, he is flattered by her special attentions to him, making him the favored one. He is destined to become a regular attendant at her house parties. Mrs. Wilson learns of this while on a pitiful secret visit to his rooms during his absence and hears the woman call him up by telephone, she picking up the receiver in answer to the ring. A few days later he is especially honored by a dinner given to him by the lady, but falling into his habitual indifference he forgets all about it. The lady in a huff calls him up by 'phone reprimanding him for his neglect. To make reparation for this slight he promises to give her the most beautiful diamond star obtainable, for which he has heard her express a wish. He gets the star and prepares to send it, enclosing a card reading: "Accept this little peace offering and let us be friends again, Jack." He places this in his desk drawer to send to the lady that evening. Meanwhile, she alone and heart-crushed is proffered dangerous diversion by an old-time suitor, who on this day calls to take her auto riding. Wilson sees from his apartment the man leaving his wife's rooms and becomes jealous, which jealousy clears his vision. Realizing his love for his wife and appreciating his own contemptible actions, he is torn with distress. At his office he cannot work, for his mind is ever on his apparently lost love. A little girl next door, having the run of the Wilson apartments, enters John's room and finds the diamond star while playfully rummaging about the room, and innocently takes it to Mrs. Wilson. She upon reading the card naturally thinks it is intended for her and pins it to her corsage, hurrying to her husband's apartment to thank him. He having just arrived in, of course, astounded buy happy that the star, although misgiven, is the result of a reconciliation.

Margaret is the older and Betty the younger of two sisters. Their brother Jack brings a young unmarried millionaire friend to spend a few days with them. Margaret gets in line for the young visitor and warns Betty not to be too presumptuous, for Betty has the advantage in winsomeness. To give her sister every chance, Betty plays waitress. Jack's friend is so smitten with the pretty maid that he can see nothing else. Margaret loses, Betty wins. Her identity is made known and the young fellow proposes then and there, Father gives his consent, and Margaret joins in with the rest in offering congratulations.

King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.

The incidents of this beautifully pathetic and romantic picture occurred at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. Comte de Charney is sentenced to life imprisonment for political conspiracy. In the same prison, Girhardi, an Italian, is confined. He has a beautiful daughter named Theresa, who visits her father and sees de Charney exercising in the prison yard. She is sympathetic and looks upon the Count as an interesting and attractive person. Her eyes follow him as he bends over the pavements of the yard to examine two tiny green leaves which are springing up in the crack between the pavements and hears him exclaim, "Picciola," or "little flower." The plant seems to take a deep hold upon the Count and day after day, during his recreation periods, its growth furnishes him with new thoughts and occupation as he carefully guards and cultivates it in its development, and when his time for exercising is up he leaves it with hesitancy and regret. Theresa, in her visits to her father, from time to time, notices the growth of the plant and the careful and tender consideration which the Count gives it, shielding it from possible disturbance by placing bits of sticks in the surrounding cracks, thereby forming a little fence. De Charney feels the effects of his imprisonment until he is stricken down with fever, the doctor gives him up, but Ludovic, the jailer, remembers that the "Picciola" possesses medical qualities to counteract the ravage of the disease with which de Charney is afflicted. Plucking the leaves he brews them into a tea and administers it to the prisoner, who readily responds to the potion and soon is convalescent. At this time the Count dreams he has gained his freedom and it makes a lasting effect on his mind. Ludovic is a kind and considerate man always showing friendly regard for de Charney and when the noble prisoner calls his attention to the stones that are choking his celebrated "Picciola" to death, the jailer induces him to write a petition to the Emperor Napoleon, asking him to grant permission to remove the stones which are crushing the plant which saved his life. Theresa volunteers to carry the letter to Napoleon who receives her kindly and says he will give the permit in person. The Commandant of the prison enters the yard and when he sees Comte de Charney lovingly minding the little plant he directs Ludovic to tear it from its roots and crush it under his foot. The jailer hesitates, but sternly the officer commands him to destroy the flower. Napoleon himself, with Theresa, enters the prison yard and grants de Charney's petition and "Picciola" lives. One month later Napoleon not only pardons Comte de Charney, but also grants a pardon to Theresa's father. Both are given their freedom. The Count and Theresa embrace, and we can guess the answer.

Through the friendship of their family physician, Donald Gray, who lives with his mother in Scotland, is offered an opportunity to go to America to study medicine. He leaves with his mother's blessings. Five years later, Donald is a physician with a successful practice in New York City. One of his patients has grown very fond of him; at the same time the young physician has grown fond of this gentleman's daughter, and is engaged to be married to her. His mother resolves to pay him an unexpected visit and arrives at his home just as he is thinking of her, and the meeting is a touching one. Donald induces his mother to take a small cottage in the country, as he is afraid that his intended will not like his plain mother. After everybody has retired, Mrs. Gray packs her valise and wanders about from place to place; exhausted and sick, she is taken to the hospital. Donald, discovering his mother's absence, telephones everywhere to learn what has become of her, without avail. He receives a message from a Doctor Chase, asking him to consult him on a very trying case. Doctor Tray hastens to assist his friend, and at the hospital discovers his dear old mother lying on the cot next to the one occupied by the young girl. It is not long before she is back in his house again, under his tender loving care. Helen, Donald's fiancée, calls to meet her future mother-in-law, and when the young girl looks at his mother, and she looks at his intended wife, there is an expression of mutual approval, sympathy and love. The sweet and kind old soul of the mother beams with a smile as she lays her hands tenderly on the heads of her children.

Through hard work, Jack Howard has at last placed himself in a comfortable position, and he and his dear little wife Mabel live in a little apartment with all the comforts of home. He is now ready to enjoy married life, but the strain has been too great and he is sick and irritable and almost on the verge of nervous prostration. Mabel tries to cheer and comfort him; she waits on him and is a truly good and faithful wife, very much concerned about her hubby. She insists he must take a vacation, and after he has gotten permission from his employer, and she has packed his grip, he is about to leave home when he thinks of his camera, with which he promises to take some scenes of the location where he will rest and recuperate. When he gets on the train, he happens to meet an old friend, a newspaper man who has been assigned to a theatrical performance that will take place later that week. They compare cameras and speak of the objects of their trips out of town. Jack enjoys his vacation and he does not forget to make good use of his camera, taking many beautiful scenes from nature and several snapshots of the natives. His friend the newspaper man has filled his commission, taking some photographs of the members of a burlesque company, and he is quite satisfied with his success. By a strange coincidence, Jack and the reporter on their return home again meet on the same train, and again tell their experiences during their week's outings. Arriving at their hometown, they separate, and by mistake exchange cameras. Jack leaves his film at the photographer's to be developed and goes to meet his wife, who is very glad to see him back again looking so well, and asks him if he brought home any photographs of his trip. He speaks very enthusiastically about them and tells her the proofs will be home in a short time. A messenger boy comes in with the pictures, and when "Jacky dear" shows them to his wife she is horrified to see several views of the theatrical troupe in grotesque abbreviated skirts; no amount of explanations will console her, and it is not until his newspaper friend, who has discovered that he has gotten Jack's photographs instead of his own, comes into the house, sets the whole matter straight, and restores peace in the family.

A monk tells a tale about a woman who can only surrender her heart to a man who can offer her jewels. A poor man falls in love with her and steals jewels off a statue of the Madonna to give to her.

Murphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's jewelry. She thinks she has been robbed and reports the matter to the police lieutenant. Amusing complications result in which Murphy's duplicity is exposed, and his wife administers punishment for his offense.

A play based on a famous English case of a man being executed wrongfully on circumstantial evidence. Harry Baker and Alice Charlton meet at the preparations for a barn dance. He takes her home in his auto and this is the beginning of their love affair. At the dance each girl brings a necktie to match her apron. The boys choose their partners by drawing ties, which are wrapped. Clarence Morton, a rival to Harry, marks the wrapper of Alice's tie and gets her for a partner. Harry learns of this later and he and Clarence fight it out outside. A biting frost comes on and the dancers leave to protect the orange trees with smudge pots. Clarence comes across some smudge pots belonging to Jeff Robey, a neighbor of Harry, and starts to take them to his own grove. Robey comes along and accuses Clarence of theft. They quarrel and Clarence is accidentally killed by a pruning knife. Robey flees. Harry finds Clarence there; drops his own pruning knife and runs for help. He is arrested and tried for murder. Robey is drafted as the twelfth juror. Harry is convicted. At the crying of Alice, Robey breaks down and confesses.

Harold is in love with Ethel Parks, but finds scant favor with her father; Parks always manages to get his daughter away from her admirer. One day Harold makes bold to call at the house, but the reception he receives shows him plainly that he will never win the old man's favor. Harold goes to see his friend the dentist. While there, Parks comes in, suffering with an aching tooth and accompanied by Ethel. Harold jams him down into the chair and applies the gas and soon Parks is in slumberland. Harold persuades the dentist to take Ethel to the minister's house and await him there. On the way the dentist, himself a suitor, convinces Ethel that she should marry him and the knot is tied. When Harold rushes up he is coldly met by the couple, who inform him that they are married, and Harold vents his spleen on the little dentist.

A Dutch romance. Hulda and Heintz are bashful, giggling lovers, hut their spooning opportunities are few, as well as being forbidden. One day they get a chance to spoon, but the village gossip sees them and hastens to Hulda's mother, exaggerating what she saw. Hulda gets a curtain lecture, but pleads for Heintz. Heintz is then allowed to call. The lovers become engaged. As the wedding day approaches Hulda dons her wedding dress and goes to show it to her lame grandmother, who cannot be present at the ceremony. The village gossip's husband is a dike-tender. A great storm is raging while he lies drunk. The land is in danger of flood. Hulda disappears and the village gossip starts another scandal about her eloping with a minister. When the wedding hour arrives Hulda is missing. After a search she is found, bedraggled and covered with mud. While the dike-tender lay drunk she had been stopping a hole in the dike with her hare hands and thereby saves the country.

When a girl delivering expensive garments loses them to some Irish shanty town kids,her boss, a Jewish clothier, is livid and a fight breaks out.Soon the mêlée spreads to the whole neighborhood with brick throwing merging into bomb throwing, with the sides on clearly ethnic lines. The Keystone cops find things too much for their efforts to stop it, so firemen and a bayonet-charging squad of soldiers are called into the fray.