- Reggie Astorbilt and his wife arrive at the beach. Upon their arrival they are overwhelmed by a curious crowd and it takes the combined efforts of the cops to finally get them safely inside the hotel. Hiram and Arabella, seeking surcease from the tedious drudgery of the farm, arrive at the same beach, accompanied by the ever-present carpet bag. Their arrival causes a disturbance in quite another way, for the cops have a hard time keeping them out of the way of people and vehicles. Reggie and his wife in order not to be recognized array themselves as ruins. Rudolph, "the Rat," sees them come out and sees Reggie put a roll of bills in the carpet bag which he carries. He follows them, determined to get the money at all hazards. Hiram and Arabella have such a hot time that they seek a place to cool off and wander into an ice cream parlor. They have set the carpet bag in the aisle, and when the waiter brings the order he stumbles over it and kicks it beneath a nearby table. Reggie and his wife arc enjoying the sights. "The Rat" has failed in every attempt he makes to get the grip and the couple finally take a ride in a "scoop," which ends in a runaway and Reggie is thrown into the lake. Shivering with cold, they make their way to get something warm and enter the same place where Hiram and Arabella are. The waiter again stumbles over their grip, which is identical to the one Hiram and Arabella have, and kicks it beneath Hiram's table. When the latter leaves he takes the grip and the young millionaires at once grab him. Hiram is taken to the police station, but tells his tale and is allowed to go while the young couple are taken to the station as grip snatchers, In the excitement "the Rat" sneaks off with Hiram's bag, and going to a secluded spot, opens it, but instead of money, he finds a rooster and some eggs. Hiram, growing hungry, opens his grip for lunch and finds instead boodles of money. Arabella persuades him to keep it and they decide to sneak home with it. Meanwhile, at the station, the young couple have proven their identity and a cop is sent for Hiram. He and Arabella are caught and brought to the station. "The Rat" has been seen by two cops, and after securing the grip he has cast aside, they finally capture him and take him to the station. Hiram and Arabella are about to get into serious trouble when "the Rat" and his captors arrive and straighten matters out. Astorbilt then takes the rubes out tor a time.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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