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- Mr. and Mrs. Henry, who are fond of good living, have become ardent patriots. In the first year of their married life they have had some fifty seven cooks, all of whom were temperamental; but at last an angel has been sent them in the shape of Mandy, who caters religiously to their appetites. Mandy's first jolt from the patriotic side comes one day when she finds in the ice box the chicken, which she has carefully prepared and sat up four hours the night before to serve as a part of a late supper to her master and mistress on their return from a patriotic ball. At this point Mandy's education has begun, and at last, to the delight of Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Mandy not only has become a full-fledged food conservationist herself, but has educated all the cooks in the block, and has seen to it that Mrs. Henry wears the badge of honor also.
- The story of a woman whose youthful loveliness and charm begin to succumb to the ravages of time and whose soul surmounts the jealousies and ambitions of prestige to become interested in the shadowed lives of the unfortunate, so that they can enjoy what the generosity of unselfish wealth can bring to them. In the first part a reminiscent passage is very well done. The heroine sees the events of her past life enacted in the fireplace. Her lover goes to hunt in the jungle. He is attacked and wounded by a tiger. He recovers. Camels and elephants figure In the jungle scenes, with a very interesting tiger.
- Max and Whiskers both love Pearl, an athletically inclined young woman, who takes a keen interest in sports. There is to he a marathon race in which Max and Whiskers are the favored ones in the betting, and they are training faithfully for the race, but each one has decided to put something over on the other. They revert to tricks in the training quarters. On the day of the race Max plants an automobile out on the course and hides it. Whiskers secures a fleet horse and hides the animal in a safe place. Max and Whiskers watch each other. They drop out of the race, and Max finds the hidden horse of Whiskers and puts a sharp burr under the saddle. Whiskers has found some nitroglycerin, which he puts in the radiator of the car of Max. They both ride for it and have harrowing experiences with the horse and the machine. The marathon runners are plodding along, and the judges are perched in a stand over the road. Pearl is following in her automobile. The race finishes with Max and Whiskers arriving at the tape at the same time, Max in the motor car and Whiskers on the horse. The stand of the judges is knocked down in the confusion, but Max loses as Whiskers feebly staggers under the wire - winner by a whisker.
- Sarah, who lives in Cucumber Center, has a desire to become a circus queen. When the big show comes to town, Sarah takes all her savings and goes to the circus grounds. When she sees Rudolph Ringtail, the owner of the show, she faints right into his arms and murmurs "Yes" to his unspoken question. Rudolph had previously seen Sarah stuff a stout pocketbook into her stocking, so he does not mind. He calls a convenient minister, and the two are made one. "And now, dearie, a little something to tip the minister," he prompts her. She hands out her bag. In it is a choice collection of powder puff, buttons, samples, a piece of gum, but no money. Rudolph all but faints when Sarah tells him that she spent all her money. However, the show must go on, so he determines to make use of his bride. Elvira, the Bareback queen, is sick, and Sarah has to take her place. Sarah, in powder-puff skirts and tights, is a riot, but the only trouble is that the crowd mistakes her for a new clown. Things look pretty bad, when a disgruntled employee hitches the elephant to the big top, and the animal pulls the whole show away by main force. "At least, we have each other, darling," says Sarah but Rudolph goes into melancholy madness on the spot.
- Bill is chucked out of the recruiting office and feels that there is no place for him in a disjointed universe. Wandering down the street, he sees a man approach another and slip him a wad of bills after making some strange passes in the air. "Good enough to try, anyway !" says Bill, and, going up to the man, he waves his hands in imitation of the motions. The next thing Bill knows he is on his back in a den, with a lot of sinister ruffians bending over him. The chief asks him if he wants to join his blackhand band. "I join any kind of a band but a Joiman band," says Bill, and he is initiated at once. Then comes the drawing of lots. Bill has no idea what it is for, but he doesn't want to be left out of anything. So, in a moment, he finds himself commissioned to take a ukulele filled with dynamite to the chief's inamorata. She is a lovely lady, with a passion for Professor Jasbo, who teaches the ukulele, and who, the chief fears, has stolen her heart away from him. They are in the midst of a party when Bill arrives. A message from the chief lets him into the charmed circle at once, and he joins the group on the floor, having placed the dangerous instrument out of harm's way. There is a pause for refreshments, and in the scramble for the eats Bill mixes the instruments and brings back the loaded one to the chief instead of Jasbo's. The chief strikes a chord, and the whole gang goes up in smoke.
- Election day in Pumpkin Center is over, and the same old gang is in again. Ham has been elected to every office, from mayor to fire insurance agent, and Bud is his assistant in every office. Ham's first official act is to make the town "bone dry." That does not prevent him from storing up a few cold bottles in his own house. When Weary Willie meanders into town and finds these bottles in the mayor's wine cellar, he proceeds to empty them, and very soon shows the effects. He is arrested for breaking the prohibition law and brought up for trial before Judge Ham. The villagers clamor that the tramp show them where he got the "stuff." When Willie leads them to the mayor's home, it's all up with the mayor. Ham is bounced, and Bud is given the job. Planning revenge, Ham makes out a fire insurance policy and tries to set fire to his house, but Bud, as the official fire department, proves too much for him, and Ham tears up the policy in despair. Just then his house catches fire by accident. Although Bud effects a thrilling rescue of the occupants, the house burns to the ground, and Ham looks for his policy that will enable him to collect the insurance. He is about to pick up the torn policy to put it together again, when a breeze carries it right into the fire, and Ham decides that politics in Pumpkin Center is a bad business.
- Music played at the wedding ceremony has an effect on the bride. In one instance, Mr. Henry learns by accident that the quadruplets were the result of the playing of the quartet from "Rigoletto"; and when on the anniversary of his own marriage his wife in reminiscent tones reminds him of the various things which happened on their wedding day, among them the playing by the orchestra of the sextet from "Lucia," a closeup of Mr. Henry's face suggests nervous prostration.