Plot

Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed live in Babyville, a very hot place, not only because Old Sol is busy twenty-four hours a day, but because Little Precious wants individual and continuous attention from his parents. The next morning after a sleepless night, Da-Da is cooling his fevered brow by fanning himself when Little Precious wakes up and demands that Da-Da fan him. After keeping his cooling device going for a long time on his son, Da-Da manages to escape to the office. It was just as hot in the office as it was in the cute little bungalow, where Little Precious was lord of all he surveyed. The boss was foaming at the mouth. The other clerks felt it an imposition that Mr. Newlywed was late, and he got a very cold reception for such a hot day. When noontime came Mr. Newlywed found that his desk was already deep in papers. At this juncture things began to happen at home. Little Precious was asleep. Mrs. Talkemblind ran in to see Mrs. Newlywed, and they chewed the rag so loud that they awoke Little Precious. Mamma called Da-Da home and he immediately began another session with the fan. Result: Precious snoozes again and he is taken up to the roof with Mamma. Then Da-Da had a grand idea. Why not pacify the angry spirit of his militant son by playing to him on the new pianola? Little Precious heard the music and signified his pleasure. Then he wanted the instrument brought up to him on the roof. Da-Da nearly faints, as the pianola weighs nearly 300 pounds. Love will find a way, and parental affection apparently gave him the strength to move the three-hundred pound pianola up on to second floor on its way to the roof. But here it stuck. Papa fell and the pianola fell on his chest. "My husband has a piano on his chest," Mamma cried hysterically. "Why a piano?" asked meek Mr. Henpeck. "Ain't a porous plaster easier?" Mamma finally gets enough men into the house to relieve Da-Da of the piano. After much exertion Da-Da and Mamma eventually get the instrument up on the roof. Then Mamma takes him downstairs and puts him to bed. Little Precious starts to bawl, and in order to pacify the militant spirit of the peace disturber, Da-Da has to bring the pianola down. Precious snoozes again and Da-Da and Mamma retire. Just at this juncture a bum burglar decides to enter. He has heard that the spoons an almost silver, and he wishes to verily and profit by the rumor. The dog hears noise, and cleverly calls father's attention to the fact that he is wanted below. Mother realizes the dog's intent, and fearful lest the burglar wake up the baby, she urges Papa to go down and warn Mr. Burglar to be very quiet. Their worst fears are verified, for the burglar is an extremely undesirable-looking character, and he is eating up the goldfish. In their agitation Da-Da's gun accidentally explodes, and the burglar makes a hurried exit. Also Little Precious wakes up, and pandemonium breaks loose when the dog catches sight of the maltese mouser on the top of the piano, where she had no business to be. But half an hour later another day in the peaceful lives of Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed comes to its close, and they prepare to meet the vicissitudes of another sun.—Moving Picture World synopsis