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To find material for his book on the psychology of women's minds, the writer deliberately makes his wife jealous by seeming to have relations with an actress, whom in reality he never sees, so that he may study the effect of the emotion. On the discovery that her husband has tortured her for his science, the young wife leaves, but is injured by an automobile and taken to a hospital. At the same time, the actress kills the artist friend of the writer, who has posed as the psychologist, and the finding of the scientist's card outside the actress' window, leads the detectives to believe that the murder was committed by him. The final confession of the actress of her crime, after she had been fatally shot by her pistol which she hid in the hopes of covering her guilt, frees the psychologist from the law, and the forgiveness of his cruelty by his wife on her sick bed restores them to their former state of happiness.

A young farmer lad sells his livestock and with the proceeds decides to go to New York to gain wealth and position. He leaves his old father and his sweetheart, and arriving in the big city is stopped by a stranger, who says that for $50 he will purchase for him a half interest in the Brooklyn Bridge. Having been warned of such people, the farmer lad goes on his way. He is taken in, however, by a very attractive girl, who agrees to show him the city and be his friend. She takes him home, and while telling bis life's history they are interrupted by the maid who brings in a bundle from a department store marked C.O.D. for $50. Explaining that she is short of money she asks him to lend her fifty. A little later another package comes C.O.D. for $100. He feels uneasy, but before he is able to leave he hears a man's voice. His new friend explains that it is her jealous husband, and then locks him in a closet. Scared to death, he is told that if he gives up $500, he will be left alone by the husband. He gladly agrees, leaves the house by a window and starts back to the farm. His sweetheart appears, tickling the sleeping lad with a twig, and he wakes to find that it was all a dream and that his money is still in his pocket. He decides that farm life is far better than the chances of a large city for a farmer lad.

Having married Hal Eastman, a man of wealth and position, at her father's dying request. Blanche Marvin is not content to give up her friendship for Ned Burton, a former lover. Burton is included in her parties, which increases in gaiety with each succeeding one until one day when her husband finds Blanche in Burton's arms. Hal decides that they shall separate and live in apartments in opposite sides of the house with a large room between which shall be common property. Eastman finds a baby boy in his car one night which proves later to be the child of a poor young woman whose husband he has befriended. He adopts the child, not knowing who it is, and engages the mother as a nurse. Matters between Blanche and Hal come to a crisis when Blanche discovers the presence of the child, and they each, unknown to each other, move from the house. Divorce proceedings start, but the final separation is averted and Hal and Blanche are brought together again. The child is returned to its parents, and great happiness come to Hal and Blanche in helping the working man and his wife re-establish their home.

Marian Forrest, society reporter on the "Tribune," is sent to get particulars of the dance and reception held at the residence of Mrs. John B. Courtney. She calls while the dance is in progress and is given an interview by Jack Courtney, the son. The next morning Jack reads Marian's account of the dance in the paper and, recalling her attractiveness, writes a note asking her to go motoring. She gladly accepts and has to refuse an invitation to dine with him owing to an evening assignment. Next day Jack phones and promises her a "big story" providing she will dine with him that night. Her professional instinct is aroused and she accepts the invitation, but refuses to listen to his "big story," telling him that the man she marries must not be of the idle rich, but must "do something." In the morning papers Jack reads of the coming champion automobile speed race and decides to enter it. He purchases a new racing car. Jack, realizing that Dare will be his chief opponent, calls on him, telling him he is going to beat him and asking that he inspect his new car. While inspecting Jack's car, Dare decides that he must use foul play to win. He hires a man of questionable character, gives him a note to the manufacturers of Jack's car, requesting their permission for his mechanic to inspect the car, and signs the letter with Courtney's name. Permission is granted; the fake mechanic loosens the gasoline feed pipe and gets away. On the day of the race Marian goes to the telegraph office receiving reports of the progress of the race. Everything goes well with Jack until the work of the crook takes effect. Jack's car slows down and catches fire and he escapes just before the machine goes up in flames. Learning of the accident as it comes over the wire, Marian rushes to Jack's track quarters. Through the watchfulness of a little colored boy, Dare is proven guilty of his unscrupulous tactics and the honor of winning the race is taken from him. Marian tells Jack that even though he did not win the race, his attempt to "do something" has won her love, and Jack's disappointment at losing the trophy is more than recompensed by his great joy in winning Marian.

Zembert, an international spy, is known as "101." She is commissioned to obtain secret information regarding a certain arsenal. Her hostess, Mrs. Trevor, gives a ball in her honor, and Zembert falls desperately in love with Captain Dent and her feelings are not unrequited. This is not the situation desired by her Government and number "82" is sent to watch her. The commanding officer of the arsenal is called to Washington. Captain Dent, officer next in rank, takes command of the Government property. Number "82" forces Zembert, under pain of heavy penalty to fulfill her mission. In fear of the Government she drugs Captain Dent and number "82" steals the key of the arsenal and rushes there to give the signal to a dirigible balloon, waiting for this moment. Zembert, in a frenzy of remorse, finally succeeds in arousing her lover and confesses her deception. Captain Dent rushes to the arsenal in time to see "82" go up the stairs leading to the tower and looks him in, but he is too late to prevent the destruction of the Government property. There is a fight in mid-air between two dirigibles. Captain Dent, unable to stop the damage, watches the destruction of the property entrusted to his care. Zembert also watches the result of her scheming. Tearing up her government papers, she relinquishes her place in the spy system.

Ruth Eaton, the shop nun, is beloved by all the employees of the William Morgan Co., and when the firm is sold out to Ellis Bartwell, it is with the understanding that Ruth shall be retained. She uses her influence in keeping the other employees from losing their positions, too, and in return is invited by Madge, one of the stenographers, to a party which Ruth finds too gay, and goes home. Ruth is scorned by her new employer's fiancée, who comes to the office to see Bartwell. When she accidentally learns that the engagement between the head of the firm and the girl has been broken, she shows her sympathetic understanding by giving Bartwell a motto which she had had for years on her desk, "The Great and Best Things of Life Are Free for the Taking." Then, troubled at thinking she has overstepped her position, she hurries to the street, and does not return to the office next day. Madge is sent for her. On her return Bartwell realizes what a splendid woman Ruth is, gives the other employees a half holiday and tells her that he is going to take the greatest and best thing in the world, herself.

Robert Van Pelt's attitude towards his wife changes from that of indifference to mistrust on his seeing, one night after she has spent the evening with a friend, her friend's brother who has escorted her home, try to kiss her at the door. He does not wait long enough, however to see his wife send the man away and when she enters the house, he tells her that it is time for a divorce. Thinking that he is much abused, he goes with a friend to a cabaret and is much taken with a singer, whom he invites to call at his office. The woman calls next day, just after Mrs. Van Pelt has arrived to plead with her husband not to close down one of his factories, a proceeding which will result in much suffering by the men. The singer hears Van Pelt's curt refusal, and seeing the true worth of his wife, enters the office after Mrs. Van Pelt has left and denounces the husband. Van Pelt goes home to find the superintendent of the factory there, also bent on begging for the lives of his men. The hardhearted rich man is not moved until the maid rushes into the room with a baby she has found on the doorstep. The clinging arms and the helplessness of the child captivates him, and softens him, and he sends the superintendent away with the happy news that the factory is not to be closed, but enlarged, and he takes his wife again to his heart.

A beautiful young telephone operator, in a spirit of mischief, crosses the wires and causes interesting complications. A cabman's horse refuses to move, so he telephones to a veterinary. An old man's wife has an attack of "Lazitus," so he telephones to medical doctor. A chauffeur has trouble with his car, so he phones to the garage. A business man needs a stenographer, so he telephones the employment office. A chef needs some poultry, so he phones the poultry dealer. Then the pretty little operator cuts in and crosses the wires. The cabman goes into a rage when he is told to "give her some chicken broth." The old man is told to "look at her feet and see how her shoes are." The chauffeur is told to "feel her pulse and give her a headache powder." The business man is told he will "get a nice young spring chicken," while the chef hears too many conversations. Before too much damage is done, the manager of the telephone office appears in the operator's room and all wires are speedily adjusted.

"The Spender" is Bill Dickinson, a liquor salesman. There is difference of opinion between Rev. Colton and the wealthiest member of his congregation, Amos Dunn, on the temperance question. Dunn blames the curse of drink to the saloon and the minister maintains that it is just as wrong to have strong drinks in one's house. Their differences are brought forcibly and unexpectedly home to them when they both discover their sons, Hal Colton and Rex Dunn, in a drunken condition and learn that the two lads have received their first impetus to drink from the open wine cellar in the rich man's house. At this time the wife of Bill dies. Rev. Colton and his wife express their sympathy by calling on the salesman and his lovely daughter. Lottie, and the kindness of the clergyman and his wife brings the two families close together. Hal, the minister's son, falls in love with Lottie, and her sweetness and nobleness urges him on to finer things. Rex Dunn, however, who has been cast aside by his father, goes from worse to worse, until one night he and his co-partners in crime waylay Hal, knock him senseless, drag him to the home of Rex's father and leave him still senseless, incriminating evidence that he was one of the robbers who sacked the Dunn's wine cellar, but the plot is all revealed the next day in court, and Amos Dunn, a saddened and much wiser man, takes his son back to his home and acknowledges to the minister that he has been wrong.

Marian and Joe, due to parental objection decide to elope. Father has planned for just such an eventuality by hiring a private detective to watch them, thus the elopement is frustrated. Joe returns home and the need of a postage stamp takes him to the post office, where he sees Dot and Bill, who resemble Marian and himself to perfection. He calls upon Marian, explains his plan to which she readily acquiesces and also gets Dot's and Bill's sanction. Marian and Joe go to the post office where Marian gives Dot her coat and hat and returning to Marian's house with Joe, Dot does not arouse the detective's suspicions. Joe returns to the post office, gives Bill his hat and coat and then Bill returns to Marian's house. The detective believes it is Joe returning. Father returns home, sees the detective, who advises him they are safe inside. Father believing he sees Marian and Joe in the library, thinks all is well. Meantime Marian and Joe, having been married, return home much to the damage of the detective's feelings and dignity after father sees them come in. Matters are cleverly untangled, and the newlyweds receive the parental blessing.

Brown and Green, lawyers, advertise for a stenographer. Many apply, one of whom completely captivates them. She is immediately employed and given a desk beside Agatha, the old hatchet-faced retainer, who has been their only employee for years. In their efforts to win favor in Edith's eyes, Brown and Green do many foolish things. Their notes, flowers and candy offerings get badly twisted, causing untold confusion. Finally Green evolves a brilliant scheme. He changes the desks of the two stenographers. Brown places his candy, with an invitation to the matinee, on Agatha's desk. Trouble for Brown to the intense enjoyment of Green. Brown, however, finds a way out of it, by turning the tables on Green. It might have been all right had not their wives decided to lunch downtown and inadvertently strolled into the very same café where Brown and Green were entertaining their stenographers.

After an anxious time of waiting in the office of Dr. Wurstfurter, the news at last comes to Heinie over the wire that the stork has arrived at his home. Immediately he calls his friend, Charlie, and asks him to bring all the boys over to see the heir. Upon their arrival, Heinie takes them to the room to see the precious child, but when, upon opening he sees not one but two, then three, four and finally five babies, it is too much for him to stand. He faints, and while he is unconscious he goes to a land of dreams which abounds in babies of every description. In his excitement, dreaming they are all his, he falls off the lounge, awakens and rushes from the house, apparently never to return again.

Brown is a fanatic on automatic devices for conservation of physical effort. Everything about his house, where possible, is operated by a push button or electric switch. When the Brown's maid suddenly leaves them, little worry is felt because of these automatic conveniences. Brown's mother-in-law pays them the inevitable visit, but her stay is cut agreeably short in consequence with her contact with the automatic fire sprinkling device. She hastens to leave, taking her daughter with her, but loses Mrs. Brown en route to the station, and being unfamiliar with the city, decides to return to the house to await her daughter's return. She enters the house unseen by Brown, her son-in-law, who is busy demonstrating the uses of the various devices to his German friend, Herr Conreid. Poor Mother-in-law is inadvertently made the victim of Brown's automatic devices at each push of the button.

"Haystack Harry" finds fifty cents and goes to an oyster palace to replenish his long-suffering stomach. Fortune smiles when he discovers a hard substance in one of the oysters. Harry shows it to "Wandering Benny," his pal, who instantly recognizes it as a black pearl. They pawn it and see visions of meals for a week. Dennis Muldoon and his bride arrive at a hotel and while changing his clothes Dennis noticed that the black pearl from his stick pin is missing. Searching without avail, Dennis decides to advertise in the papers. Upon leaving the newspaper office, a woman persuades Muldoon to watch her boy while she hunts for her lost purse. Thinking of his bride, Muldoon hires a taxi and takes the boy back to the hotel, where his wife upbraids him for not telling her he had a son. The boy's mother returns, and not finding her son, calls a policeman, who finds one of Muldoon's calling cards. He locates Muldoon at the hotel and accompanies the mother there, where matters are patched up by the liberal use of greenbacks by Muldoon. The tramps see Muldoon's ad in the paper, but not having enough resources left to obtain their black pearl from pawn, are obliged to work in a cheese factory. They receive sufficient pay from this work, obtain their black pearl and hurry to Muldoon. He gladly gives them a check for $50. They immediately go to the oyster palace for more refreshment, and Muldoon's bride discovers the real pearl. A search for the tramps ends in their discovery in the oyster palace. Muldoon makes them return the check. The tramps are then forced to find another eating place.