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- Peacefully slumbering Jerry is disturbed, first by a cop and a nurse girl wheeling a baby, and then by a colored cop with a negro woman, who also has a baby. Incensed, Jerry determines to have his revenge and changes the babies. Jerry then comes upon a sergeant. He conducts him back to the park bench. Upon the appearance of the sergeant the two cops rush off. The negro woman exits with the white baby, while the white nurse leaves with the colored baby. Consternation reigns when the parents discover the substitution. The black cop and the white cop catch a glimpse of Jerry in the background. They soon catch him. A fight ensues. Two white cops rush up and in the general mix-up Jerry makes his getaway. He soon comes upon an aeroplane, gets into the cab and soars upward. Jerry arrives over an island inhabited by cannibals, who have all the modern improvements. The cannibals discover Jerry and notify their chief by telephone. Acting under the instructions of the chief, who arrives upon the scene in his racing car, the cannibals fire and the machine falls to earth. Jerry is carried to a large kettle and forced to witness a cannibal dance. He knocks the chief into the kettle and dashes off. In his mad dash for life Jerry comes to the chief's tent. Darting inside he comes upon a beautiful princess, whom the chief is holding captive. She hides him in a suit of armor. The chief enters the tent. While he is questioning the princess, Jerry prods him with a spear. The chief angrily accuses one of his men. Jerry then prods the other man and causes a general fight. Taking advantage of the confusion, Jerry escapes with the princess. The chief's racer is standing outside the tent. Jerry helps the princess into the car and drives safely away just as the chief and his men run out of the tent.
- 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.
- After viewing an enlistment poster, Jerry decides to fight for his country. On his way to the recruiting station he becomes an interested spectator of a preparedness parade. Indeed, so interested does he become that it requires the services of two policemen to quiet his ardor. When he explains that he is on his way to enlist, they release him. At the recruiting station he is told he is too small, and he combats this statement so strenuously that he has to be chased away. Tired by his exertions, he lies down and dreams of the "Spirit of '76," he having seen the picture at the recruiting station. Seeing himself as the drummer in the picture, fires his zeal anew, and he is playing the part and the drum to perfection when he is awakened by another policeman who wants to know what ails him. When Jerry explains his desire to enlist, the officer takes him to the recruiting station and the matter is fixed, and Jerry takes his place with a squad of rookies. But unfortunately he gets into an argument with another rookie, and during the melee which ensues Jerry runs off to avoid being put in the guard house. The training camp is near the border and Jerry, unconsciously running in that direction, is made prisoner by a Mexican bandit chief. He is taken to their headquarters, and there meets a beautiful girl and her father, who are also prisoners. Then Jerry is tied to a tree and sentenced to be shot, but the girl manages to elude her captors and comes to Jerry's aid, and his Mexican guard is made to change clothes and places with him and is almost shot in Jerry's stead. Jerry and the girl then rescue her father, and the three make their escape and are met by the soldiers who have been seeking Jerry as a deserter. But, instead of being treated as one, he is regarded as a hero.
- Jerry loves a girl and the girl loves Jerry, but her father does not. The old man wants her to marry a wealthy East Indian Prince, who also wants to buy the family jewels. "Boston Bill," a high class crook, who has made the old man's acquaintance, posing as a financier, also wishes to marry the girl, and likewise has designs on the family jewels, but has no intention of buying them. The Prince is to arrive on a certain day, but is delayed and sends a telegram which is intercepted by "Boston Bill" and later stolen from him by Jerry, and the two are thus made aware of the non-appearance of the East Indian potentate. "Boston Bill" decides to have his "pal," "Flash Jack," impersonate the Prince and Jerry, overhearing their plans, figures out a scheme to frustrate them and impersonate the East Indian himself. He informs his sweetheart of his plans and then starts to work. He watches "Flash Jack," sees him receive his costume, and then, by means of a subterfuge, he switches bundles with him and substitutes one that "plants" him as an international spy. He then informs the authorities. Jack is arrested, the incriminating evidence discovered, and Jack landed in jail, where he is recognized as a much wanted crook. Jerry, disguised as the Prince, calls on papa-in-law, foils the other crook, "Boston Bill," in his attempt to steal the jewels, and winds up by locking him in the vault where the jewels are kept. But, unfortunately, when the police arrive and arrest Bill, they unmask Jerry as the bogus Prince.
- 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.
- 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 resents the intrusion of a policeman upon his peaceful dreams, while curled up on a park bench, by putting the stout guardian into sweet repose with the use of a large club. While making a hasty exit out of the sight of the recovering "cop" Jerry is attracted by a loving couple on another park bench, and he at once finds it impossible to make his eyes behave. They attract the attention of Ginger, although she is being courted by Hank, and while looking over the shoulder of the elongated one she winks repeatedly at Jerry, giving him lots of courage. Hank gets an inkling of the flirtation and when he sees Jerry standing over his lady love he lets fly with both hands, but Jerry is too quick and he ducks, the blow falls on Ginger. Hank is overcome at the turn of events and attempts to explain, and as he bends over, Jerry lays him low with an iron pipe and then escapes. Hank, recovering, wants to make good, so he goes off to buy some soda pop. While he is gone Jerry hurries to the side of Ginger and while the two are having a delightful love scene Hank returns. He is about to wipe up the park with Jerry when the little fellow grabs a bottle of pop and again sends Hank sprawling to the ground and a moment later Jerry and Ginger run off together. Jerry is progressing very nicely with his love making when two other policemen hear Hank's tale and the trio start a hunt for the wooer. They soon discover Jerry and Ginger wrapped in each others arms, but while they debate as to how an approach should be made, Jerry gets wise and is off. Hank is determined, and his lanky legs soon overtake Jerry, but the quickness of the latter carries him into a big elevator building, and before Hank can lay hands on him he takes command of an elevator and shoots it upward. Hank goes in another elevator and gives chase and as a last resort Jerry makes for the roof. As he hides behind a chimney Hank spies him and the two struggle all over the roof, finally reaching the edge, Hank's superior strength gets the better of Jerry and the little fellow is sent flying through space to crash on the ground fourteen stories below. A crowd gathers, expecting to see a grease spot, but they are all knocked silly when Jerry jumps to his feet, brushes a little dirt from his clothing and starts off on a run. Hank, thinking that he has killed Jerry goes in an opposite direction, only to come face to face with his tormentor a few minutes later. Another chase follows and Jerry hides in a barrel, believing that Hank has not detected him. Hank creeps up, however, slaps a cover over the barrel and with the assistance of a carpenter nails it down. Jerry is then sent off on a perilous journey, coming to an end when the barrel crashes into a building. But again he is unhurt, and, seeing Hank in the distance, he runs to a dressmaking establishment and there he gets inside of a suit model and a handy woman's hat helps to disguise him. Hank strolls by and is attracted by the model. He flirts and then puts his arm about it. As he looks sheepishly towards the ground he sees Jerry's feet sticking out from under the dress and he becomes furious and starts to choke his victim. Two policemen see the act and, believing that Hank is killing a woman, they hurry on and beat him furiously over the head with their clubs. While the uproar is going on Jerry ducks out from under the female garb, throws the model into tin arms of a copper, who thinks it is a fainting woman. All hands get into a terrible mix-up as Jerry hurries away to the park. At last alone, he gets behind a bush and laughs long.
- 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.
- Whenever anything happens, the police first blame Jerry on general principles and then proceed to find the real culprit. An incident of this kind results in a merry mix-up between Jerry and his enemies, the police, and, when the battle is over, they lead him to the police station. To the great humiliation of the officers, the Captain of Police finds Jerry in the possession of nearly all of the officers' clubs and about a dozen brick-bats. They proceed to put Jerry through the third degree and generally abuse him when they are interrupted by the arrival of an interested old couple who witnessed the altercation between Jerry and the officers. The old folks argue that there is something wrong with Jerry's head and induce the Captain to permit them to take Jerry and have his head examined by a phrenologist. After considerable difficulty, the old couple manage to land Jerry at the phrenologist's door where Jerry, unobserved, manages to create a small riot between the old man and the head examiner, resulting in the arrival of the police and the arrest of the old gentleman. Jerry is escorted into the office where the phrenologist, who in reality is a much wanted military spy, proceeds to hypnotize him, puts his clothes on Jerry and makes him up to resemble the spy, places incriminating papers in Jerry's pockets and makes his escape. The soldiers arrive and arrest Jerry, who is taken before the General at army headquarters. There they search and cross-examine Jerry and find it necessary to handle him in no gentle manner. With the aid of a few handy bottles and some extra fresh pies Jerry subdues his tormentors and makes his departure, only to be intercepted at the gates of the army post by other soldiers, whom he bowls over and makes his escape. Running across the aviation field, Jerry sees an aeroplane which he appropriates and sails away to safety in. In making a landing he accidentally comes upon the head examiner whom he holds up at the point of a gun and marches to the police station. Confident that his capture of the spy will result in his own pardon, Jerry boldly enters the stronghold of his enemies, only to be pounced upon and thrown into a cell.
- Flirtatious Jerry "makes a mash on" pretty Gladys while both are viewing a billboard displaying handsome posters of Julius Caesar, advertised for production in a ten-twent'-thirt' house. Particularly impressed is Jerry with the resemblance of the picture of a beautiful Roman maiden to Gladys. Agreeing to meet again, they separate, Gladys for home, Jerry for a nap, which he proceeds to enjoy in a straw-filled packing case he finds in a nearby alley and (as it must happen for always-getting-into-trouble Jerry) alongside the cache of a lot of loot hidden there by a couple of burglars. Jerry dreams he is a Roman emperor and that he and Gladys are having a great time, winding up with his slaves putting him to bed in the royal chamber. It is this handling of him, the patting of the royal bedclothes about him, that wakes him, and be discovers that someone is really handling him, for a couple of policemen are putting handcuffs on him, believing him to be the burglar they are looking for. This is not the end, however. He proves an alibi, his release, and joins in the search of the cracksmen. Then follows some thrilling as well as comical scenes. Jerry discovers the robbers' den, valiantly attacks them; they knock him unconscious, set fire to the place, and escape. Jerry revives when a flood of water is poured on him from the firemen's hose, and the instant he escapes from the building there is a terrible explosion caused by combustibles in it. Jerry keeps going after the crooks, gets them; the loot is recovered; it had been stolen from Gladys' home, and Jerry makes himself solid.
- 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.
- It was in the dawn of civilization and Heela Hoola was the belle of Stonycave. Her admirers loaded her with beads and bear claws. Now a certain rich citizen of Stonycave, named Stony Kone, although he owned the largest cave in the city, could never get a mate and his only admirer was Miss Stone Hatchet, who was neither beautiful nor young. It chanced that Willy Walla, who was a young swell of the town, saw Heela Hoola, and his heartbeat violently against the wolf skin which clad him and he decided then and there to have Heela Hoola for his own. Among the domestic unhappiness in Stony Cave the most violent was that of Leaping Loo, and to increase it was the fact of the "other man," Little Big Club, whose infatuation tor Leaping Loo was the gossip of every cave in the town. Willy Walla having made a good impression with Heela Hoola, is knocked on the head by Stony Kone and the fair Heela Hoola is violently dragged away to Stony Kone's cave. Meanwhile Little Big Club has taken a violent fancy to Leaping Loo and pursues her with his love. Her husband, Hairy Hand, is furiously jealous, and, not knowing where his mate is, goes in search. He is told by Miss Stone Hatchet that Stony Kone has a woman in his cave and Hairy Hand goes in to see if it is his own woman. A terrific battle ensues and Hairy Hand emerges fr«m Stony Kone's cave bearing Heela Hoola, whom Stony Kone had captured. He turns Heela Hoola over to Willy Walla and together they go to Willy's cave in great happiness. Stony Kone's heart and bruises are healed by Miss Stone Hatchet, and the fair Leaping Loo elopes with Little Big Club and leaves Hairy Hand to shift for himself.
- Jerry sees Tilly being chased by, as he supposes, a vicious dog and, seeing a chance to play the hero, he goes to her rescue. The owner of the animal appears and proves that the animal is quite harmless, much to Jerry's chagrin. Tilly and the dog's owner then have the laugh on the disgusted Jerry, who talks to himself and goes through such strange actions that a cop, who has been watching and listening to him, decides he is crazy and starts to take him away. Tilly pleads with the cop to release Jerry, which he finally does. Jerry accompanies Tilly to the house where she is employed as servant and she invites him in and treats him to a glass of beer. Tilly sees one of her admirers, a husky Swede, cooling and hides Jerry under the table. The Swede sits down at the table and helps himself to Jerry's beer. Startled by the approach of someone outside, whom they believe to be the owner of the house, the Swede runs out the back way and Jerry emerges from under the table. The frightened Tilly barely has time to hide him in a clothes basket when Sam, a laborer, enters. The Swede retraces his steps and, finding that the intruder is Sam, throws him down the cellar. His rival thus disposed of he begins to make love to Tilly. Jerry ventures to raise the cover of the basket and look out but is discovered by the Swede, who makes a dash for him but the nimble Jerry is too quick for him and jumps into the dumbwaiter. The Swede, not to be thwarted, runs down the cellar but Jerry hears him coming and jumps into the furnace, which is the only place of refuge in sight. Not wishing to follow him into the furnace the Swede returns to the kitchen, only to be hit on the head with an empty beer bottle by the angry Tilly and knocked unconscious. Sam stars a fire in the furnace and Jerry is forced to crawl up through the pipe. Emerging from the furnace he scares the mother and daughter nearly to death and their screams bring the father, revolver in hand. He fires at Jerry, who being unable to find an exit, dives back into the pipe and falls unconscious on the cellar floor, his clothes on fire. He revives in time to escape the clutches of father, who chases him about the cellar until, somewhat blinded by the smoke from Jerry's clothes, the father runs upstairs, thinking Jerry has gone out that way. Jerry, however, jumps out of the window but is seen by the Swede who starts in pursuit. A chase takes place, which ends by the Swede chasing Jerry into a sawmill and on to the roof. Here a fight takes place between the two but Jerry is no match for the husky Swede, who picks him up and throws him into the midst of a bunch of loafers. The Swede is not content with this, but seeing that Jerry is uninjured he takes a chimney and buries it into the crowd, knocking them helter-skelter. Jerry has no trouble in inciting the crowd to capture the Swede and they all pounce upon him while Jerry stands back and applauds. While the fight is raging two policemen are seen coming and the crowd soon scatters headed by Jerry, and the Swede is left to be arrested and taken away by the police. Jerry, laughing in derisive triumph, is seen peering around a post as his enemy, the Swede, is lead protestingly away.
- Nathan Grey and his daughter, Betty, live in the suburbs. Betty is in love with Jimmie Gordin, a young fellow of small means but great attraction. All goes well until the villain, Olden Rich, of vast wealth, appears. He falls in love with Betty, and Nathan favors the wealthy suitor. Betty disobeys her father, who swears she shall marry Rich before another week. Betty communicates with Jimmie and they devise a plan. She will go to visit an aunt in a distant city. Jimmis is to call and they will marry before she returns. They did not reckon on the craft of the villain Rich, and he follows on the same train on which Betty leaves. In the distant city Betty sends a telegram to her lover to come at once. This message is intercepted by Rich and he wires to father. In trying to regain her message Betty scuffles with Rich. The police come up and Rich announces that Betty is a harmless lunatic whom he is taking to an asylum. The police believe him. By bribing the superintendent Rich has her placed in the asylum. Father, on getting Rich's wire, leaves for the city and by chance Jimmie also leaves on the same train. Father joins Rich and they go to the asylum, where father informs Betty that she will either marry Rich or never leave the asylum. Despite Betty's protests, they send for a minister. Jimmie arrives in the city and while waiting around the hotel meets a young physician, an old college friend, who is in charge of the asylum. He invites Jimmie to come up and look over the place. Jimmie goes with him and he discovers that Betty is incarcerated in the asylum. The minister arrives and the ceremony between Betty and old Rich is about to take place. The young physician and Jimmie frame a plot and Jimmie has the doctor declare the father and Rich are insane. The minister is now called to unite Jimmie and Betty. Father, seeing all is useless, blesses his children and leaves old Rich to pace his cell in baffled rage.
- Jerry and Tiny are in love, but Tiny's father will not consent to his daughter's marriage to anyone but a military man. He therefore favors a lieutenant as a fine husband for his daughter. A happy idea strikes Jerry. He will become a military man and win the consent of Tiny's father. Accordingly he visits a second-hand shop and buys a complete outfit of military regalia. Dressed in it he visits Tiny's home, but father and the lieutenant, noticing the deception, drive him from the place. Tiny's father is booked to make an address in the town hall of a nearby village. His car is waiting outside of his home to take him on his journey. Jerry commands the use of the car and starts for the distant town. When Tiny's father is ready to leave he finds his car gone. The Colonel loans him the use of his own machine, and the two, accompanied by privates, proceed in it to the nearby village. As they arrive they spy father's car and hear the band playing and the crowd cheering, and immediately conclude that Jerry has been up to one of his tricks. They enter the town hall just as Jerry is in the midst of making a romantic talk in which he recounts his heroic deeds on the front. When the party enters Jerry sees he is doomed. At the Colonel's command Jerry is seized and placed in charge of the constable who takes his prisoner to the jail to lock him up. But Tiny will not stand by and see her lover imprisoned, and stealing the constable's gun she holds up the officer of the law, obtains Jerry's release, and before the amazed officer knows what has happened the loving pair make their way down the road in a machine safe from the law's arm.
- Jerry strikes up a flirtation with Miss Smith who permits him to act as her escort. On a walk they meet Duke Earlton, her fiancé, for whose company the girl dismisses Jerry. Stunned for the moment by her action, Jerry watches the chatting couple continue onward, then, recovering, he starts on a run after them. He attempts to induce the girl to desert her newfound escort, but that individual, becoming annoyed, pushes Jerry aside. Picking up two boulders Jerry starts after his enemy but before he can use them in the desired way, the Duke takes the initiative and Jerry is sent sprawling into the street. As he lays an automobile rushes over him. The occupant. Count O'Zowie, turns back. Finding Jerry unharmed he congratulates him on his fortunate escape, and gives him his card with an invitation to call. The card gives Jerry a happy idea. Armed with it he calls at the home of Dr. Gray, Miss Smith's uncle, whom she is visiting. Believing Miss Smith to be the doctor's daughter, he sends in his card for her. When he is ushered into the reception room he is dumbfounded at the sight before him. Instead of Miss Smith, he sees a girl weighing only about two hundred pounds and whose form of diversion is boxing. Without much ado she captures Jerry, takes him to the gym, and in a few seconds knocks him out. Jerry calls the Duke, who has just entered the house with Miss. Smith, and induces him to put on the gloves with the athletic girl, after putting horseshoes in the girl's gloves. Of course, one blow and the Duke is in dreamland. He then chloroforms Miss Gray and places her on a chair beside the Duke with her arms about the unconscious man's shoulders. He then calls Miss Smith to the gym. Seeing the Duke in such a compromising position with Miss Gray, Miss Smith breaks her engagement and at Jerry's insistent urging consents to elope. Meanwhile, the Duke has revived and. suspicious at Miss Smith's and Jerry's absence from the house, 'phones the police, who start in pursuit of the eloping couple. As they cross a shallow stream Jerry falls from the horse and the police, immediately in the rear, have no trouble in picking him up. Miss Smith continues on her ride, but Jerry is escorted away by the police.
- Jerry is out of jail and has gone into the movies. He gets the idea by seeing a "movie nut" studying his part in the park. Jerry secures the scenario, returns to his lodging place, sweeps aside demands of the landlady and her husband for rent due, goes to his room, where he finds a sympathetic soul in the slavey. Together they rehearse a tragic scene. They rant and storm so loudly as to attract the attention of the landlord. He looks over the transom just as Jerry is stabbing the heroine. He calls the police, saying a murder was being committed. The officers throw open the door and all fall into the room. Jerry nimbly jumps over their prostrate forms, locks the door and goes off to apply for a job as an actor in the movies. Although last in line of applicants when he reaches the studio, he manipulates matters so that he is first when the assistant director appears looking for types. He is accepted by the director and cast for a policeman. And here is where the fun starts in earnest. Jerry knows all about the motion picture producing business, in his mind. His good-natured conceit not only gets him into all sorts of trouble, but the mess he makes of the scenes and the wreck he causes, not counting the ruining of several hundred feet of film, and the utter demoralization of the company, from director to property man, is a succession of screams.
- Jerry again has the police on his trail and wanders through the park. Here he sees a mounted policeman strolling along with his arm around a girl's waist and leading his horse. Jerry cuts the bridle reins, mounts and rides off, the policeman being too engrossed to discover his loss until some time later. Shorty and Madge are lovers. Shorty leaves a note for Madge in their private "post office" in a big tree at the side of the road, asking her to meet him that evening. She writes a note consenting. This little exchange of notes is witnessed by Lewis Hayden, Madge's father's favorite for his daughter's hand. He purloins the note left by Shorty and takes it to Madge's father. Jerry also has seen the entire proceeding and, impelled by curiosity, ascertains the cause for the state of ecstasy and surprise of the young people just as Shorty comes up. A wordy battle between Shorty and Jerry ensues, but is smoothed over when Jerry explains Hayden's visit, and the two become friends. At home Hayden shows Father the note, who calls Madge and insists that she marry his choice. Madge creates a rumpus. Father and Hayden decide to punish Shorty, whom they have never seen, but for whom they mistake Jerry. They gloat over the surmised fact that he is only "four feet tall and easily licked." Madge informs Shorty of her father's plans and also of his mistaking Jerry for Shorty. The friends decide that they will go forward, anyway, and meet the foe. At the trysting place Shorty dons Jerry's clothes and, after sending Jerry up into the tree, Shorty kneels alongside to appear the height of Jerry. Father and Hayden arrive with clubs to pounce on him, but Shorty is too quick. He rises like a shot to his full six feet two, grabs each by the hair, batters their heads together and sends them off. The next morning Father is up early, and so are Shorty and Jerry. In order to insure against Madge's escape Father nails strips of lumber across her window. Resourceful Jerry suggests to Shorty that he (Jerry) dress to represent Madge, tell Father that daughter is to be married, and while Jerry rides away dressed as Madge Father will follow, and Shorty and Madge can have the marriage ceremony performed during his absence. The scheme is carried out as planned. After a hard chase Father catches up with Jerry, whom he supposes to be Madge, takes her home, only to find Madge there with Shorty, just married. A disentanglement of all difficulties, wherein the policeman gets back his horse, Madge is forgiven and Shorty accepted as a son-in-law closes the picture.
- M.T. Dome has just established his new bride in a cozy little flat, and to lighten the burden of housekeeping decides that his wife must have a maid. He visits an employment agency and, man-like, selects the maid because of her looks rather than for her qualifications. Returning home with his prize, M.T. Dome cannot understand why his young wife is not enthusiastic over his selection, but the new bride naturally resents the good-looking servant being made a member of the household. Dome is satisfied, however, and loses no time in starting a flirtation with the new bride's maid. He is caught in the act of showing a fatherly interest in the maid and the first quarrel between the newlyweds occurs, resulting in M.T. Dome seeking the comforts of his club. His old bachelor friends welcome Dome's return to the fold and time passes only too quickly for rebellious bridegroom, so that at two A.M., on his way home, Dome does not realize how late it is. Meeting some friends, and by this time in a very convivial mood, he insists upon them accompanying him home, where they all arrive in high spirits. The M.T. Dome's reside in a semi-apartment hotel, which provides a general reception room for its tenants, and here Dome insists that his guests make merry. One of the rules of the establishment is that there shall he no music after ten P.M., and, although it is now three A.M., Dome's hilarious spirit will not be denied, so he sets back the clock and starts in to entertain his friends to the annoyance and distress of the tenants. In a mad dance, Dome falls against the stair rail, carries it away and alights, with the wreckage, one flight below. By this time the entire apartment house is aroused, including the landlady, whom Dome placates by promising to stop his noise and repair the damage he has done. Keeping his promise, Dome loses no time in looking up a carpenter, whom, together with his assistant, he bribes to come and do a very urgent job at that hour in the morning. The noise created by the mechanics is even worse than that made by Dome and his friends, so the tenants, in a body, fall upon the disturbers of their sleep and throw them out doors, Dome meanwhile having been singled out by his bride and is given a beating by this outraged young lady.
- Luke Sharpe. a private detective, and his assistant, Jigger, are very much down on their luck or so represent themselves to Beto, the proprietor of a ten cent lodging house, so they acquire accommodations for both for a dime, and turn in. When Jigger sees Luke is asleep, and having a little change in his pocket, he sneaks off to a cabaret. There he notices a crook, one very badly wanted by the police and for whom a handsome reward is offered. He also notes that the crook has designs on the purse of a woman (the woman crook) seated at another table. He returns to the lodging house, wakes up Luke, tells him of his discovery; both return to the cabaret, state their profession to the proprietor, the object of their mission, to capture the crook, and arrange to be engaged in the place. The proprietor helps them to disguise themselves, Luke as a waiter and Jigger as a pianist. Luke thinks more of the bar than the demands of his business as a waiter, and after trying to inflict on the patrons a song and breaking all dishes while waiting on them, he suddenly notices the crook snatch the lady's purse and run. He calms the excited patrons by telling them that he and his associate are detectives, to leave the matter in their hands and they will capture the thief. The statement is received with derision, and the proprietor having had enough of them anyway, is ably assisted in ejecting them. They return to their lodging house, and after accusing and abusing one another for the fiasco at the cabaret they drop into their cots. They have not been asleep very long when the crook arrives and gets into a bed close to them. Luke, who has the habit of sleeping with one eye open, notices the crook, and decides when he is asleep to capture him for the reward, but not to say anything to Jigger about his plan. He goes into another room and proceeds to disguise himself as an old miser. Jigger, however, has also noted the crook, and plans to do the same thing as Luke proposes, but remains in the same room to make up his disguise. The crook wakes and sees Jigger making up and determines to settle him. Luke enters as a miser, goes to his cot and engages in the characteristic pastime of counting his money. Jigger, not knowing his partner through the disguise, thinks he is a real miser, and by a trick gets the money. Luke, to keep up the character, so noisily grieves over his loss that he wakes up all the lodgers. The crook tells him that Jigger is the man who robbed him, and commands the miser to take his (the crook's) knife and kill Jigger. During this Jigger has again gone to bed, but with his feet where his head ought to be. Luke has noted this. He stealthily creeps up to the bed and plunges the knife through the open space between Jigger's feet and into the mattress. Jigger jumps out of bed, giving a scare to the crook, while Luke assumes to be scared. At this instant police, who had been chasing the crook, break into the room. The crook being by the door, escapes as they enter, not noticed by the officers. They approach Jigger about the crook. Jigger, still greatly agitated over the attempt on his life, answers, "He's gone, but arrest that man," pointing to Luke, who snatches the long gray-haired wig off and discloses his identity to Jigger. Jigger also removes his disguise and they embrace. This is not the end, for the officers now recognize the two bum detectives and place them under arrest.
- 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 and his boon companion Hank are in dire straits. The room rent is due, their hunger is unappeased, and they have not a "jitney" between them. Jerry, always full of ideas, suggests that they may at least get something to eat by the simple expedient of a free lunch counter. The barkeep doesn't mind donating one sandwich, but to supply a feast, never. So Jerry and Hank are thrown out of the place. At this juncture Wild Ike comes along. Bloodthirsty, he shoots up everybody and everything in sight. Unfortunately for Jerry and Hank they walk in his line of vision, but a rain of bullets prompts them to beat a hasty retreat. Wild Ike, now thoroughly aroused, pursues. They seek shelter in their rooms but the landlady becomes so pestiferous in her demands for rent that they flee to the woods. At one of the outposts they see a sign offering $500 reward for the capture of Wild Ike. A happy idea strikes them. Jerry is to make up as Wild Ike. Hank will turn him over to the sheriff as the genuine bandit, and Hank will collect the reward and split fifty-fifty with his co-conspirator. Ike, who has been wandering about, steals upon the plotters, overhears their plans and decides its a good one. He makes Jerry trade clothes with him and with visions of getting the reward himself escorts Jerry to the sheriff's office after blowing up Hank so that there will be no interference. But Ike failed to consider Hank's recuperative powers and just as he is collecting the $500 Hank rushes in, exposes the job, has Ike locked up, and with Jerry takes in the $500.
- Mr. Morton, a wealthy man, has decided to take his wife and daughter for a vacation on their farm. Neal, a young artist, has selected a spot in the canyon where he is painting. Betty, the daughter of Morton, meets Neal, who, mistaking her for a real country girl, asks her to pose for him. Betty consents. After a few sittings Betty and Neal are in love. Neal proposes and Betty accepts under the condition that father's consent is secured. Neal goes to Mr, Morton at once. But when father reveals his name and tells Neal that no poor artist shall ever marry his daughter, Neal walks away. Betty pleads with father, who finally says that he will give his consent if the artist paints something good enough for him to buy. Betty tells the good news to Neal. Encouraged by Betty's hopes Neal starts to paint his masterpiece. The day the masterpiece was presented to father Neal knew his fate, and when father said: "This is the worst I've ever seen," he walked away, heartbroken. Harry, a friend of Neal, was on his way with two girl friends to visit him. In a few words Neal told them the whole story. Ethel, a quick-witted girl, saw a way out and taking Neal apart, explained her scheme. She gave her Kodak to Neal and walked away. Father was fishing in the creek when Ethel approached him, and soon father was engaged in a flirtation with her. At the moment he kissed her a Kodak was at work. The next day Neal was seen putting the finishing touches to an enlargement of the scene of Ethel and father. Betty was with Neal, and together they go to see father. Betty hides in a bush and Neal goes to father and offers him his painting for the amount of $10,000. What was the use of arguing? Betty came just in time to see the check father handed to Neal, and when Neal kissed Betty father wanted to object, but they held him to his bargain. What a delight it was to see father, dodging mother, sneak in the backyard and put a match to that masterpiece of damaging evidence.
- Nolan and Harry are temporarily financially embarrassed, and Mrs. Prune, the landlady, is not a person to be trifled with; her keen nose detects the odor of the cooking coming from the oil stove concealed in the boys' suitcase. She bounces in and demands her money by noon and the boys decide to pack their clothes and quietly leave. The landlady is too sharp for them and holds their belongings until she gets her money. Homeless and friendless, the boys go out to face the world, and in search for work Nolan meets his sweetheart Billie, and carrying her parcels forgets to give her a bag of doughnuts. This furnishes a feed for the two pals. They discover an ad in the paper that the New Hotel Honeymoon will give a week's board to the first married couple to arrive Saturday, May 25. This gives Nolan an idea and he insists on Harry being the bride. Harry reluctantly consents and has to part with his best suit of clothes for a bride's outfit. Billie's friend Ethel is the stenographer at the hotel and invites Billie down to the opening. Billie accepts and leaves for Hotel Honeymoon. The bride and groom arrive and are welcomed as the first couple by the host and shown to the bridal chamber. Cupid, however gets busy and the bride falls in love with the fair stenographer. By threats of disclosure he forces the groom to loan him his suit of clothes, and Harry goes to further his acquaintance with Ethel. He pretends to Ethel that he is a friend of the bride, and all goes smoothly until Billie arrives with the news of the bride being ill. Harry hastens back and learns that Nolan, during his absence, has put on the bridal dress and attempted to go for a smoke. He runs into Billie and dashes back to his room, causing Billie to think "she" has a fit. The constable of the town gets a notice that a desperate hotel crook, known as "Dolly, the Dip," a man who disguises as a woman, is likely to come to the new Honeymoon Hotel, and he is on the lookout for the crook. Dinner time arrives and Nolan and Harry, who is again the bride, go into the café. The bride drinks copiously of beer and after an argument she and her husband go into the lobby. Here their scrap continues and in the scramble the bride's wig comes off. The constable sees this and at once arrests the bride as "Dolly, the Dip." Billie identifies the boys, and Ethel, the stenographer, is very pleased. The host of the hotel forgives all if the four will marry and spend their honeymoon at his house.
- 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.
- Here we find Jerry where he will do no harm "behind the bars." But Jerry manages to effect his getaway by pulling apart the bars. As he climbs out of the cell window he is seen by one of the guards who tries to follow him but is caught between the bars. Jerry drops over the prison wall onto the heads of two policemen, who are so dumbfounded that they run in opposite directions. Near the prison Jerry discovers an automobile, jumps in and is off in the nick of time, as half a dozen guards and a number of policemen are just about to grab him. They all fall in a heap as Jerry speeds on. A desperate bandit stands at the roadside, garbed as a minister. He carries half a dozen guns and holds up everyone, making his victims come to him to give up their valuables. He is described as being short in stature but in reality is more than six feet tall and kneels at all times so as to mislead those who attempt to give a description of him. As luck would have it Jerry happens to get on the road which has been picked out by the bandit for that day's work. His ride is suddenly interrupted by friend minister, who orders Jerry to alight and change clothes with him while he speeds off in Jerry's car. Jerry thinks this is a good scheme as they will never suspect him of being a fugitive from the prison while garbed as a minister, so he walks off to town. In the meantime the bandit rides off a few feet when there is a terrible explosion, which attracts the attention of a posse of guards, police, etc., who give chase after the car. Jerry arrives in town and enters a food shop, but is surprised to find they all flee at sight of him and leave him alone. He is mystified by such actions, but it doesn't worry him much for he sits down and has a good meal. While Jerry is eating the bandit arrives in the car and, seeing Jerry in the restaurant, decides to get his shooting irons back. He grabs the guns and starts to shoot up Jerry but the latter rushers to the street only to be confronted by the police. He runs back to the restaurant and hides; guards, etc., enter and are greeted by a volley of shots from the bandit's gun. Jerry runs to make his getaway in the automobile, followed by the bandit, who sits beside him and they speed off. Jerry loses control of the machine at the edge of a cliff, they are hurled off into space and land at the bottom with about a ton of wreckage on top of them. The posse rushes down to learn the worst, but find that they are unhurt. They grab Jerry, believing him to be the bandit, but he tells of the exchange of clothing and the bandit is nabbed. Jerry is about to rejoice when the guard whom he had pelted with stones recognizes him so he, too, is arrested and the entire party start back to the prison.
- Tired of his irksome jail sentence Jerry contrives a clever scheme by which he eludes two guards and escapes after an interesting chase. At last in safety he sits down for a rest. Two Indians approach and make him captive. He is brought before Chief Pain-in-the-Face who decrees that he shall die. The Chief's daughter, Moonlight Princess, falls in love with Jerry at first sight and successfully pleads with her father for his life. She is told to have him painted and dressed like an Indian and she may marry him. Thus arrayed and bound Jerry is about to give up all hope when a professor of natural history, endeavoring to buy an Indian to accompany him on a lecture tour, arrives and negotiates the purchase of Jerry. The prisoner is overjoyed at the prospect of release, but not so with the Princess, who is taken struggling and protesting to her tent. Jerry is taken to the professor's home that night and left alone in the library while the professor goes on an errand. The other occupants of the house, the professor's son, his daughters and his housekeeper, are asleep. Jerry makes himself thoroughly at home and is enjoying himself immensely when the Princess, who has followed, bursts in upon him. A racket follows, the household is awakened, and there is an exodus from the rooms of the members of the family. The Princess chases Jerry from room to room, startling the professor's bewildered daughters and housekeeper into hysterics. The son, however, more collected, calls for the police, who arrive at the same time as the professor. Jerry is immediately recognized by the officers, exposed as an impostor, and again taken into custody, much to his delight after his experience with the Princess.
- 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.
- Their business of detecting having been nil, Luke Sharpe and his assistant, Jim, are entirely without funds and are about to be ejected from their lodgings when a telegram from a neighboring chief of police arrives calling them into case. The message says that E.Z Marks, his wife and daughter are on a train bound for the famous Hot Springs and that in their wake follows Slim Pete and his wife, noted jewel thieves, who are intent upon purloining some precious stones which Marks carries in his trunk. Luke and Jim are instructed to capture the thieves. The telegram reassuring the landlady that her rent will be forthcoming Luke and Jim are again happy and start on their mission. They disguise themselves as baggage smashers and go to the depot to meet the train on which the diamond thieves and their prospective victims are scheduled to arrive. Luke and Jim place themselves prominently in evidence when Pete and the Marks arrive and obtain from them the checks for their baggage, promising to bring the trunks to the hotel. After a series of difficult maneuvers they get the trunks into the hallway of the hotel just outside of the owner's rooms, and an ambitious and tip-loving porter carries them inside. Unintentionally he mixes them since the trunks look exactly alike, so that the Marks get Slim Pete's trunk, and vice versa. Luke has suspected Marks of being Slim Pete and he takes the rich man to the baths to make certain of his suspicions. They prove unfounded, however, and Luke starts out to find another clue. He peeks through the key-hole of one of the doors and catches a man in the act of disguising himself with false whiskers. Of course he conjectures that the unknown man is Slim Pete, and he hurries to the hotel lobby to announce to the assembled guests that he is about to capture the notorious crook and his wife. Meanwhile the real Slim Pete and his wife have not been idle. They enter Marks' room, take the trunk they find laying there, have it placed in an automobile and while away with it till they reach the country. Upon stopping to open it, however, they discover they have been tricked for the trunk they have is their own. Luke and Jim, in the hotel lobby, are anxiously waiting behind big marble pillars for the bewhiskered man and his wife to leave their room. As they are seen to approach the assembled group holds its breath. Luke makes a flying leap, captures the man, and Jim gathers in the lady. The joy of capture is short-lived, for the man soon proves himself a detective and Luke and Jim are ejected from the place to the tune of rapidly striking boots.
- 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.
- Wifie wants Hubby to spend a quiet evening at home with her. Hubby's friends want him to join them in a poker game, so they send a fake policeman over to arrest him and take him away. Meanwhile, there's an escaped lunatic lurking around the neighborhood, and a real policeman looking for him.
- Jerry is seated in the railway station waiting for his train, when a woman approaches him and asks that he hold her baby for a few minutes. Jerry does her the favor. The minutes, however, stretch into a long period of time, and getting tired of his job, Jerry places the baby in a basket which has been placed on the bench beside him by two crooks. Thinking his troubles are over Jerry starts to leave, when a colored woman asks him if he would mind her baby for a few minutes while she goes in search of her husband. Again Jerry hasn't the heart to refuse. The first mother returns, and takes the colored baby from Jerry believing it to be her own. It is wrapped in covers, and she does not open them. The train on which this mother's husband is due to arrive pulls into the station. The husband knows Jerry, and urges him to come along to his home. Jerry refuses the invitation and thanks him, but the husband insists, and Jerry is forcibly carried away. Meantime the crooks have taken away the basket containing the white baby, and are now out on the high road on their way to the scene of their next job. The colored woman returns to the station to claim her baby, and finds Jerry and her baby gone. She screams, bringing a policeman to her side. She explains her plight to him, and he advises her to go to the police station. Arriving home, the husband lifts the cover from the baby's face. Consternation reigns when he discovers that they have the wrong baby. The mother explains that Jerry had been entrusted with their baby, and that any mistake is due to his carelessness. The father starts after Jerry, but he is nimble of foot and gets out of harm's way. A lively chase follows, Jerry is finally caught and led to the police station. The two couples meet at the station, and while they are trying to thrash out matters the crooks enter with the white baby. They had discovered the nature of their burden, and have returned to turn it over to the police. Matters :are then adjusted, and the picture closes with Jerry crooning to the mite of humanity he is permitted to hold in his arms, this time under the watchful eye of the baby's parents.
- 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.
- 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.
- George's sporty ways at college are opposed by his father. George decides to go home for a visit and invites Harry, his chum, to accompany him, but commands Harry to taboo the sporty clothes and be introduced to his father as a minister's son. Harry agrees and dons a ministerial appearing suit. Father is so pleased with the sanctified appearance of his son's chum that he almost forgives George's bad record at school. An unlooked-for element, however, crops up in the form of George's sister, whose reading of novels has inflamed her mind with a longing for a masterful and powerful lover. Harry apparently being anything but that type, fails to excite any interest at all. Shortly after the boys arrive, the neighborhood is startled to learn of a wild man being at large in the vicinity. Billie, George's sister, at once proclaims that she could love a man like that. This gives the boys an idea. Harry is to disguise as a wild man, capture Billie by rough means and cure her of her wild desires. Harry disguises in skins and a beard and capturing the unfortunate Billie, forces her to prepare and cook a meal for him. Later her brother, disguised as a wild man and holding her in servitude, is worsted and beaten by Harry. Billie is carried away by Harry. She acknowledges him a hero. The next day Billie discovers the skins and beard and sees she has been duped. About this time, the real wild man having been shot at by an old farmer is skulking in the vicinity of Billie's home. As she comes away angry, the real wild man pounces and attempts to force her to go with him. She, thinking it was another bluff, resists. Harry, who is discouraged with his failure, decides to return to his own home. As he is leaving he sees Billie struggling with the wild man. He rescues her and is thereafter a real hero.
- Jerry from the top of a tree is making love to his girl at the window opposite. A policeman interferes and is put to sleep when Jerry falls on him. Jerry appropriates his clothes and enters his girl's home, arrests her father, who has been peppering him with a gun, and has him sent to the police station. Jerry gets his autoped and starts with the daughter for a ride. In the country they are discovered by Bad Bill and his outlaws. They take Jerry and the girl to a cabin where a fight ensues as to who shall have possession of the girl. It is finally decided that the bandits shall draw cards. Jerry objects and is locked in the attic. He escapes by climbing down the wall. Entering the cabin, he crawls along the floor, frisks the bandits' guns from their holsters and makes the bandits back against the door. Meanwhile the policeman has recovered consciousness and with his brother officers starts on Jerry's trail. They arrive at the cabin as Jerry is about to flee. The girl's father has also been released and comes upon the scene in a motor car. A melee follows, but Jerry escapes with the girl and jumping into father's car compels the chauffeur to depart. Father and the police follow in the police motor patrol. Divining the route Jerry will take, the police use a short cut. The machines collide at a fork in the road, with a loud report, followed by splinters and debris flying high in the air. Jerry wakes, having fallen off the park bench which he was using for a bed. Finding himself intact he lies down again, covers himself with paper and is soon fast asleep.
- Wild Bill, an inmate of Prof. Nutt's asylum, weary of confinement, escapes detention by climbing down the side of the building wall. His actions, once he has gained freedom, are unconventional and terrorize the peaceful citizens of the city in which the Nutt institution is located. Bill reaches the Littleford mansion and peers through one of the windows. The contortions of his face as it is pressed against the glass frightens pretty Evelyn almost into hysterics and she calls to her father for help. Littleford. to protect his daughter against possible harm, phones to Luke Sharpe, the human bloodhound, and enlists his services to catch Bill, offering him a reward of $5,000. Seeing a chance to make money easily and quickly, Sharpe returns to his rooms and has Jiggers, his aide, make-up as Bill. He orders Jiggers to meet him at the Littleford home, to which he precedes the impostor. After he has made his little speech about catching the terror, Sharpe goes to the door to bring in Jiggers. That worthy, however, is late. Bill, the real quarry, is seen climbing through the window of the house next door and Sharpe, believing him to be Jiggers, crosses the lawn and goes after him. Once face to face with Bill. Sharpe sees that he has a madman to deal with, and makes an ineffectual effort to escape. Meantime Jiggers has arrived and enters the Littleford home via the window. Making himself perfectly at home, he jauntily stalks into the room where Evelyn is taking a nap. She awakens at his strokes over her hand, screams and brings upon the scene her father, who is armed with a revolver. Littleford chases Jiggers, who rushes from the room and hides behind a chair. Littleford sees Bill in the house on the other side of the areaway, and believing him to be the man who was in his home but a moment before, fires away. Sharpe, who is with Bill, gets most of the effect of the fire. When the smoke of battle has cleared away Sharpe pounces upon Bill and succeeds in landing him. He carries the unconscious form to the door-step of the Littleford home and then steps in the house alone to tell his client that his quest is successful. Meanwhile Jiggers escapes the house and comes face to face with Bill. The two begin a fight which ends with Jiggers being vanquished and left behind in Bill's place. Sharpe, of course, turns over Jiggers as the real madman, collects his money and is about to depart when a policeman enters with Bill. The jig is up. Sharpe's little scheme is exposed. Littleford takes back his reward and turns it over to the policeman, while Jiggers, followed by Sharpe, exits in sorrow.
- 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.
- Jerry, ever alert to pretty girls, comes in contact with the maid of a wealthy family. She has been to market and Jerry relieves her of her burden. He is about to accept her invitation to dine with her when the policeman on the beat, who is also infatuated with the maid, appears. The officer hurls Jerry to the ground and then follows the maid to the kitchen. Jerry determined to gain an entrance to the place, starts for the door again, when Hank, the janitor, appears and another fight starts. Jerry is pounded again and Hank goes inside. A fight starts between the janitor and the bluecoat, the latter using his club freely and throwing the janitor downstairs to the cellar. Jerry is lost as to what to do when he spies the police captain. He hurries to him and tells his tale of woe and the Captain decides to go after his subordinate. Jerry follows in and while the two officers are fighting Jerry opens the door leading to the cellar and throws them both down to join the janitor. Jerry is progressing nicely when the master of the house comes in. He is also smitten with the girl, but before he sees Jerry the diminutive one hides under the table and is further shielded from view by the maid's apron. The master is having a love scene with the girl when his wife appears and she loses no time, crashing a bottle over the unfaithful one's head. The maid faints and as the wife rushes out Jerry goes to the girl's assistance. He picks her up just as the three in the cellar appear. Jerry runs to the hall and there he is confronted by the husband. Jerry throws the girl into the arms of the master and runs upstairs just as the wife appears. Seeing her husband with the maid in his arms the angry wife smashes a big vase over her husband's head, dropping him with the maid in his arms. The police and janitor appear on the scene and there is a general mixup. All decide to get Jerry and a chase leads to the top floor. Jerry climbs out of the window and aided by the drain pipe reaches the ground while the police and janitor climb down behind him. He is caught at the bottom by the husband, who is in waiting and held for the police, then to be severely clubbed and taken away to jail, leaving Hank the janitor in possession of the troublesome maid.
- 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 sees two footpads hide a wallet beneath some bushes and appropriates it after they depart. The money is sought by the police, who see Jerry with it. They arrest him, but by a ruse he escapes and rides off on one of the cop's horses. Jerry arrives at a gypsy camp and is smitten with the daughter of the chief. Hank also loves the girl, who is known as "little sister." Hank wants to make away with Jerry, but the chief tells him to bide his time as he desires Jerry's horse, and has in mind trading his daughter, Ophelia, for the animal. The trade is broached to Jerry, who, thinking by the trade he will get Ophelia, readily agrees. But when Ophelia is brought in Jerry wilts, jumps upon his horse, and rides hurriedly away, followed by Hank. Hank reaches Jerry on a road overlooking a cliff. A fight follows and Jerry throws Hank over the cliff. Just as he thinks himself safe, Jerry is surprised by the appearance of other gypsies, who, to revenge Jerry's victory over Hank, pounce upon him and throw him over the precipice. Meanwhile, Ophelia rushes to the scene, and seeing Jerry at the bottom of the cliff contrives a way to rescue him by throwing him a rope. Jerry grabs it and reaches a point of safety again. Hank follows the climb. Ophelia attempts to make love to Jerry again, but Jerry has had enough of gypsies and rides off to the police station, where he returns the stolen money and the lost horse.
- The fashionable Ferndale section is thrown into a state of excitement by a series of daring robberies. At breakfast one morning Mr. Goodrich learns from the morning paper that the night before the neighborhood had again been visited by burglars and thousands of dollars in money and jewelry carried away. Determined to guard his house against intrusion he writes to a private detective agency for men. His daughter Goldie is commissioned to deliver the note, but, meeting Jerry and Hank, two admirers, she suggests that they take the place of two detectives. The job, giving them an opportunity to be near their inamorata, Jerry and Hank accept. Having the freedom of the house, Hank sees how easy it is to rob it and succumbs to temptation. He dispatches a note to Bill, a rather tough customer, and instructs him to play burglar, promising to show him the way. The proceeds are to be divided fifty-fifty. Jerry learns of the plan and decides to foil it. That night Bill enters the house and is being escorted to the safe by Hank when he clumsily falls over a chair. The noise awakes Mr. Goodrich, who, armed with a rifle, starts after the conspirators. In the meantime a real burglar has entered the house. The shots meant for Bill and Hank make him seek cover and he wraps himself around with a pair of draperies. But Jerry has witnessed the act and decides to prove himself a hero. While Mr. Goodrich is telephoning for the police Jerry keeps a close watch on his quarry. When they arrive Hank and Bill have escaped, but Jerry, being an outsider, is collared as the burglar. He insists that there is a mistake and calls for Mr. Goodrich to prove it. To the rich man he explains that the burglar is hiding and points out the place. Then with a rush he captures him and turns him over to the police. Mr. Goodrich is delighted with Jerry's watchfulness and wishes to reward him. Jerry spurns money. He asks for the hand of Goldie. Mr. Goodrich gives his consent, but suggests that Jerry first consult Jack, Goldie's husband. As Jerry turns to Goldie he is amazed to see her in the arms of her husband, who has just entered. With one parting look he falls into a faint.
- Jerry, in a quarrel with a policeman, is rescued from a pummeling by kindly old Col. Smilax, who witnesses his plight and pleads for his release. He then takes Jerry to his home and introduces him to his family. His daughter, the head of an amateur theatrical society, recognizes in Jerry the very type required for a part in a play which they are to produce, and prevails upon the director to enroll his services. At rehearsals Jerry is the center of attraction but particularly so in the case of an angular old maid who is quite effusive in expressing her regard for Jerry and his accomplishments. On the night of the performance the house is crowded. Jerry is stricken with stage fright, much to the delight of the audience, whom a policeman attempts to silence by mounting the stage and addressing them. Jerry has a natural antipathy for policemen, and the actions of this particular one being especially displeasing, he gives vent to his feelings with the result that the officer lands heavily in the drum head. Jerry's fellow players, in their efforts to straighten out matters, turn the stage into a scene of unrehearsed excitement, which is quelled only when officers take Jerry to a safe cell in the station.
- 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.
- 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.
- Father does not approve of Jerry's solicitous interest in his daughter and tries his mightiest to end their growing affection for one another. In order that they may be near each other Jerry suggests that his sweetheart play sick and he play the doctor attending her. They put the scheme into effect. An epidemic of smallpox breaks out in the neighborhood and father believes that his daughter has contracted it. Jerry attempts to disquiet his fears but to no avail. Father leaves the room and then Jerry and daughter have a laugh over the trick they played. The laughter is so boisterous that father becomes suspicious and decides to put Jerry to test. He gives his daughter a sleeping powder and then decorates her face with spots of red ink to imply she has smallpox. Jerry, who has left, is then recalled and finding the girl so marked and in a comatose state flees in fright. As he leaves the house he meets Dr. George, from whom he appropriated the garb of a doctor. Dr. George collars him and takes him back to the patient's home where he is imprisoned in a room. The master of the house tells Jerry that the place is quarantined. He protests violently against the enforced imprisonment but is subjected and forcibly chloroformed. His face is then decorated with smallpox spots and the conspirators leave the room, locking the door. Daughter's features are then washed of the ink spots. Jerry revives and after no little effort escapes. He is nabbed by the gardener, but that individual, noting the tell-tale spots, quickly releases him and flees. Jerry has the same experience with half a dozen other people, including several policemen, and surmises that everybody is afraid of him, that he is a real hero. The fright-stricken police hurry to the station and inform the sergeant of their experience. He rouses a squad and orders them to capture Jerry by throwing a lariat over him. There is an exciting chase, the lariat finally lands around Jerry's neck and he is led back toward the station. To make a short cut to town a stream is crossed and horse and Jerry are compelled to swim. Again on dry land they pass the home of a country doctor who inquires about the dangerous looking prisoner. The police tell him that Jerry has the smallpox. Doctor looks at Jerry's now clean face, all the paint having been washed off by the swim, and tells the officers that they are much mistaken. Officer looks at Jerry, agrees with the doctor, confesses his mistake, and to square himself tenders Jerry a roll of bills to buy his silence as well as to salve his hurts.
- Jack receives a letter saying his aunt is to visit him. As they have never met, he conjures up a vision of a sour visaged old maid with a battle-axe on her shoulder. He decides to escape the ordeal of her entertainment, plans a trip and also to select someone to impersonate him. The first man he encounters is Jerry, whom he finds sitting on the curb and out of a job. Jack explains to Jerry that he is going away for a time, that he shall take charge of his home, and gives him a big bunch of money to start with. Once in possession of the magnificently furnished bachelor home and Jack off Jerry supplants the half-dozen servants with three of his cronies, who make a sorry sight even in the spic and span livery. The aunt proves a comely woman of middle age; her companion is a severe looking old maid. Jerry swoons away when he sees her, believing her to be the aunt, but when identities are explained he becomes extremely interested and very attentive to the aunt. While Jerry is gallantly escorting her over the grounds he spies Jack coming up the street, so he cuts short his hospitality in that direction and takes his guest into the house. Jack has forgotten his bank vault keys and has returned for them. He persistently rings for admission. Finally Jerry goes to the door and kicks him off the porch. A plain clothesman and a uniformed cop come along and prepare to arrest Jack for disturbance. He explains he is trying to get into his own house and they agree to help him in order to prove his statement. Failing to get an answer to their ring, Jack and the detective climb into the house through a window and enter a room where Jerry is found making violent love to the aunt. Jack demands recognition, instead Jerry calls his new servants and on his orders Jack is thrown out. This for a time satisfies the detective that Jerry is the master of the house. Jack returns to find Jerry playing host to the detective. Again the servants are called on to eject the intruder. As they proceed to carry out the order the cop enters. The servants recognize an old enemy and rush away. Jerry, also seeing the cop, ceases his braggadocio and flees, knocking down the others. Jerry runs blindly, evidently, for he finally tears into the police station, into an empty cell and has locked himself in before the officers arrive, when he hands them the key. At the house Jack explains away all the questionable and astonishing happenings to his good-looking aunt and they become friends.
- Jerry's sympathy is aroused by a blind man who is playing an accordion. He is about to donate to the unfortunate's tin cup when the musician winks an eye and Larry gets suspicious. He informs a policeman about the fakir and as the guardian of the law arrests the beggar Jerry runs off with the accordion. He serenades his sweetheart. The discord of Jerry's singing and the weird sounds of the instrument attract the father and he investigates. At the same time, Hank, the gardener, rushes to remonstrate with Jerry. In the meantime the father has armed himself with a large vase and just as he drops it from a third story window, directed at Jerry's head, Hank appears and he is the target and is knocked unconscious. Jerry tries to revive the stunned man with music from the accordion, but before he has administered much treatment the father has summoned the police and Jerry takes to his feet. His flight carries him to a secluded spot where there is in hiding a band of blackhanders. The "lookout" spies Jerry and at the point of a gun orders him to enter the "shack of mystery." The chief of the band is getting ready to send an anonymous letter to a wealthy merchant and plans are being perfected to install an infernal machine in the man's house. The band decide to force Jerry to carry the letter and the machine to the house. Jerry is astonished when he finds that the merchant is the father of his sweetheart. Urged on by two blackhanders. Jerry arrives at the house. He fights his way past the butler and when he sees his sweetheart he fears for her safety. The father appears and .Jerry hands him the letter. A general mix-up follows and Jerry rushes up stairs and he locks himself in a room with the daughter. Suddenly he remembers that he has a dangerous infernal machine with him and he rushes out to the hall. The father, butler and mother give chase and Jerry, not desiring to injure the girl he loves, runs out of the house, carrying the machine with him. He hurries back to the blackhanders' shack, escaping the police as the two members or the gang who were guarding him are arrested. Gaining an entrance to the shack, Jerry places the machine in front of the chief and starts to run when he is hustled back by the other members of the gang. The chief remembers the hour of the expected explosion and with his henchmen rushes out of the building, leaving Jerry alone. A moment later there is a terrible explosion, the building is blown to pieces and Jerry sent sailing through the air, only to land in the path of the two policemen who are searching for him.
- Jerry and his sweetheart, Amy, secure a vantage point in order to view a passing military parade. Amy, quite a flirt, is attracted by a first lieutenant and waves to him, but not without notice of the jealous eyes of Jerry. They have a wordy quarrel, long drawn out and extending until after the ending and disbursing of the parade and which leads to Amy accepting the company of the lieutenant (met during their later stroll), and the dismissing of Jerry in a very unceremonious manner. Injury is thus added to insult, by the lieutenant kicking Jerry out of the way, so he has just cause for revenge. Walking along, planning dire punishment for the lieutenant, Jerry comes up to the residence of Professor Knutt, a hypnotist, who places him under his spell, makes him do most ridiculous things and tells him what he has been doing when he returns to consciousness. Jerry is astonished, and inquires how the Professor does it. He is told it is the ring the Professor wears that is the influence. Jerry gets the ring in his own inimical way and without expense. With the ring on his finger, Jerry accomplishes much to his own amusement before entering on the program he had in mind when he determines to secure it. He makes passes on a couple of cops and gets them into a fight; he makes a cigar store clerk give him a bundle of bank notes in change for a mythical small coin; he casts his spell over the lieutenant, who commits breaches of the peace that land him in jail; intercepts a prince as he steps out of his equipage to make a call on his sweetheart's father and here he appropriates the prince's raiment and, using the prince as a servant, is admitted as the dignitary. As they enter Jerry pulls the prince's only covering off him, disclosing him as sans breeches and underwear, but wearing a corset and hightop boots. Such a costume at a reception riles Father, who uses a double-barreled shotgun to expedite the nondescript's exit. Jerry, alarmed at the belligerent action of Father toward a counterfeit, also runs off, fearing his duplicity may be discovered, but this act proves his undoing, for later he is sought for by the Professor, with the aid of officers, to punish him for taking forcible possession of the Professor's magic ring. The result is that Jerry's revenge proves a boomerang when he is locked up in the same cell with the lieutenant and the rightful prince.
- Ethel was to be married and father had figured the expense down to the last cent and really couldn't see how he was to meet it. Those things didn't bother son any and he and his chum helped themselves plentifully to wines and other good things, and were only restrained after father had kicked them out of the kitchen. Uncle John had arrived for the wedding and was temporarily staying away from his club and card games. About this time a burglar scare is started in the neighborhood and the family becomes worried about the wedding presents. George, the son, and Billie, the sister of the bride-to-be, decide to use a novel burglar alarm and go to a nearby store, where they purchase a quantity of flypaper. This they distribute around the house and especially around the wedding presents. Uncle John had wind of a very interesting card game, and while pretending to retire early, in reality he sneaks away to the club. Ethel and Billie retire and all seems peaceful. Uncle John, returning from the club, is held up and his watch, to which was attached his keys, taken by the robber. Rather than disturb the household, Uncle John gains admittance through the window and becomes helplessly entangled in the fly paper. His efforts to release himself arouse George, who, gun in hands, descends the stairs, encountering much flypaper on the way. In the dining room he encounters Uncle John, whom he supposes to be a burglar, and a fight ensues. The noise arouses father, mother, Billie and Ethel, who descend to the dining room. A policeman is attracted and arrives in time to prevent any tragedy. When Uncle John is finally relieved of his fly paper mask, the two youthful geniuses, Billie and George, are severely spanked.