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- Mabel and her sweetheart go to the beach and play a trick on the boyfriend's father.
- Warner is an old veteran in love with the widow Simpson. His rival is an old farmer, named Burns. Warner stands in front of the old soldiers' home, telling a crowd of old veterans of the battles he took part in, and as he unfolds the tales the scenes are depicted in the film. Burns, with rake in his hand, listens doubtfully, makes a few sarcastic remarks and walks away. Meeting the widow Simpson he dallies awhile, and she shows him an article in the newspaper regarding the coming arrangements for the big G.A.R. parade. Burns tells her he is an old veteran, and relates the thrilling experiences he had in the army, which are shown on the screen. Warner comes up and drives Burns away. The day of the parade arrives. Warner, arrayed in all the splendor of a faded uniform exhibits upon his breast a dozen medals. Meeting Mrs. Simpson be takes his coat off and lays it on top of a cannon while he points to each medal and explains how he won it. He discovers that one of the medals is missing, and runs pell-mell back to the home to look for it, leaving his coat behind. Mrs. Simpson saunters off and Burns comes on. The coat gives him an idea, and quickly donning it he secures a cap and goes to the parade. Warner comes back with the missing medal, and is enraged to learn that his coat has been stolen. The street parade is then shown, with the soldiers, bands, Zouaves, etc., and the old veterans, cheered by thousands of spectators along the line of march. Burns takes his place in the ranks, with his chest thrown out and carrying two small flags in his hands. Mrs. Simpson occupies a conspicuous position in the grand stand and cheers the supposed veteran as he struts by. Warner suspects that Burns has his coat and looks for him at the parade. He interrupts the marchers and becomes involved with the marshals, but he finally spies Burns and makes a dive for him. Burns sees him and dodges in and out of the parade, with Warner hot on his trail. He finally runs back to the soldiers' home, where he divests himself of the coat, when Warner comes panting up with his heavy cane in his hand. He attempts to strike Burns, who heroically protects himself by placing the flag on his chest. Mrs. Simpson comes along and by clever coquetry manages to subdue the two angry old men and to make them shake hands.
- King Philip the Fair is much annoyed; he has received a writing from Jacques Morley, Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar, stating that the Supreme Council of the Templars is rejected his request to be admitted into the order. The King complains to the Chief Inquisitor that he has been insulted by the Order of the Templars, and also, in a spirit of revenge, states that the Templars have been guilty of crimes against God and the Church. The matter reaches the Pope, who issues a bull giving King Philip the Fair authority to punish the Templars, if it is true that they have been guilty of such crimes. Jacques Morley, accordingly, is arrested, and being tortured confesses to crimes he has never committed. On these confessions he is condemned to be burned alive. On the eve of his death, Jacques Worlay sends word to the King, saying, "King, before this year is ended the two shall meet in the presence of God Almighty!" Gloomy thoughts beset the King's mind, neither day nor night can he keep out of his consciousness the dying words of his victim, they ring in his ears continually. In order to forget them, the King decides to go off on a hunting trip. But the words follow him; he rides faster and faster in order to get away from them, but without avail; suddenly, his horse stumbles and throws the King, mortally wounding his majesty. The King is overtaken by some noblemen and carried to a nearby castle, and as he lies there dying, the King sees the majestic figure of the dead Morlay calling him to appear before the tribunal of God.
- The Marquis of Sangallo leaves to try a new four-in-hand. Luisa, a pretty milliner, is engrossed in a book, and is knocked down. When Luisa is convalescent the Marquis becomes a constant visitor, and we see that they are deeply attached. Amerigo determines that nothing shall prevent his marrying Luisa. The Marchioness orders the family solicitor to notify Amerigo that he will be disinherited. The Marquis and Luisa are married, and soon find themselves in straightened circumstances. Amerigo goes in search for work. During his absence, the Marchioness calls, and makes Luisa an offer of money. Luisa refuses, her love being too strong. Amerigo is unsuccessful in his search, and is taken seriously ill. He grows worse, and Luisa writes to the Marchioness saying that if she will help them she will give up her husband. The Marchioness hastens to her son's bedside. There is an exceptionally dramatic scene as Luisa leaves her child and husband. Three years elapse, and the Marquis is to accompany his mother on a voyage. Reaching their destination, the Marchioness and her son put up at a hotel. By a coincidence Luisa has procured a situation at this hotel, and determines that she will not make herself known to him. One night a ball is in progress, and the Marquis' little son has gone to the bedroom window. Luisa becomes fired with a desire to take her child again in her arms. Climbing onto the window ledge, she performs a hazardous journey to the room where her child is. She embraces the child, and then commences to return. While she is on the parapet she is seen by one of the guests. The Marquis and guests hasten into the grounds, and see Luisa finishing her perilous journey. Luisa hears the voices, loses her balance, and crashes from the parapet into the grounds. She is carried into the hotel, where for some time she lies in a critical condition. By the time she has recovered the Marchioness has become reconciled to her, and a scene in which husband and wife are embraced by the Marchioness forms a fitting conclusion.
- Mrs. Smith receives an anonymous letter stating that her husband is untrue to her, and she calls upon the detectives to shadow him. Smith comes home and, finding his wife away, goes out to look for her, in his shirt sleeves. Mrs. Smith points him out to the detectives, and they start on his trail. In the meantime Larkins, a police captain, is at home with his wife, and goes out to buy some ice cream, also in his shirt sleeves. As Smith enters a house Larkin comes out, just as the detectives turn the corner, and they, thinking Larkin is Smith, follow him. When Larkin returns home his fond wife makes much of him, all of which is noted by the detectives at the window. They finally decide to arrest him, and a furious scene is raised by the indignant Larkin and his wife, but to no avail, for Larkin is dragged off. In the meantime they have notified Mrs. Smith and she is on the way to meet them with three policemen, and Smith himself comes up at the same time. When Larkin and Smith get through with the detectives they have learned the painful lesson that it does not pay for a detective to make a mistake.
- Hoffmeyer is harassed by creditors, but thinks his troubles are over when he receives a legacy of $500. He sneaks away from his wife to make a "flash" around town, and comes home at 2 A.M., feeling happy. His joy is short-lived, however, when he finds the door locked, and his spouse on the other side demands the money before she will permit him to enter. He takes half of it and hides it under a barrel, and his wife, peeping behind the curtain, sees him. After he has retired she goes out to get the rest of the money, and Hoffmeyer locks the door and refuses to let her in until she sends in the money. Clad in her nightgown, she is being thoroughly chilled, when she sees men approaching and runs away. Frightened, Hoffmeyer, clad in his pajamas, goes out to bring her back. The chase is joined in by neighbors and police, presenting ludicrous situations, until Hoffmeyer catches up with his spouse and is arrested with her. The police magistrate in the night court suffers an injury to his dignity when the struggling pair are brought before him, but he quickly counts the money taken from them and fines them $500.
- Marinka is the queen of a Romany tribe. With her people she camps on the estate of the wealthy Count Paul, The latter is struck by her beauty. He asks for the flowers she wears, and is told that if he wants them he must come and get them. On horseback they race through the forest groves. When he overtakes her and reaches for the flowers she bites him severely on the hand. Piqued and enraged, the count demands of the gypsies that she he made to apologize or else they will be expelled from his grounds. Coerced by necessity, Marinka with several of her band comes to the count's castle and none too graciously apologizes. The count chaffs her upon being afraid to come alone, whereupon she defiantly says she will return unaccompanied when the count's companions have gone. This she does. The count's ingratiating manners win the gypsy's wild heart. He struggles for a kiss. She is about to yield to this wish when she remembers the prophecy concerning her, that "whom shall first kiss Marinka, the unkissed, shall die before sunset and that upon her people shall come malediction and desolation." Outside is watching Baschir, a gypsy admirer, who, madly jealous, runs away to the tribe and tells that Marinka has delivered them unto the penalty of the fateful kiss. When the queen comes from the count's mansion she is seized by the gypsies and hurried away to imprisonment. She is condemned to death by burning at the stake. In the morning from his tower the count and his companions about to go hunting see the gypsy caravan hurrying across the fields. Wondering at this sudden departure, the count upon them trains his powerful field glasses. As his eyes rove the distant fields he sees Marinka tied to a post, and Baschir, torch in hand, pressing his profane lips upon the fated ones of Marinka of the prophecy. Dashing to their horses the count and his party gallop to the scene in time to save Marinka from the cruel forks of flame which all about her are stabbing redly. Her lips freed from the awful curse, the queen yields them to Paul in gratitude and love. Meanwhile the gypsies, to cut off pursuit, are destroying the bridges behind them. As Baschir wields his axe on the last planking his foot slips, and with the debris of the wrecked bridge he slips into the water to his death.
- A toymaker dreams of toy aeroplanes crashing.
- While the old surgeon is visiting a patient, his maid, walking in the garden, notices indications that someone has recently climbed the wall. She is frightened, and tells her misgivings to the old surgeon, who sends her off to bed, bidding her not to worry, for his faithful dog Black is always at hand to defend him. The surgeon leisurely lights his pipe and settles himself to his easy-chair, preparatory to enjoying his evening paper, after a fatiguing day. His dog Black, however, shows signs of restlessness, and at last the master, having confidence in the dog's instinct, is certain that something is wrong. He takes a lantern, calls his dog, and goes out to investigate. Almost immediately Black makes a dash for some nearby shrubbery, and when the surgeon reaches the spot, he finds that a tramp is being savagely attacked by the dog. Seeing the agony on the victim's face he calls the dog off, and takes the man into his study, feeling for him only as a doctor feels for a patient. With all tenderness the surgeon dresses the wounds, while the man gazes about him with the expression of an entrapped beast. His gaze finally rests upon the plenteous viands upon the table, and his eyes take on a ravenous look. The kind old gentleman talks graciously to the vagabond, telling him he must have lost his way, and inviting him next time to knock at the door, and not climb the wall. The tramp's heart is touched by such kindness, which causes him to weep, for the man he would have wronged has shown him courtesy, and given him food; the old surgeon is thus full sure, as he accompanies the tramp to the door, that he has helped him back to a better life.
- A deserted wife with a baby stops her rich husband from marrying by killing herself in church.