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- An eastern college youth knows nothing of the wild life of a ranch, and very little of anything else. After he is graduated - the university eventually tires of the sight of him - he gets word from his uncle that the thing he, Tom, has long feared has come to pass: His uncle has found work for him. This solicitous relative informs his nephew that if he manages his ranch for a stated time, and the ranch is still there at the end of the period set, the uncle will make him a present of the land. Tom determines to go West in real style, so he engages a valet and starts out. Meantime, the superintendent on the ranch is attempting to gain possession of the property and also of the owner's ward. When Tom arrives in town and sees the ranch he decides that it is too good to lose. One look at the ward makes him reach the same conclusion in regard to her. The superintendent believes that a speedy revelation of Tom's tenderfoot tendencies will soon cause him to take a dislike to the village. At his instigation the cowboys put Tom through a series of wild experiences, accompanied by a vast amount of gun-play, but the youth never hesitates - in his flight to get away from "those rough men." The uncle is disgusted with his nephew and drives him from him, but the pretty ward's pleas eventually make him relent. The girl rides to tell Tom that all has been smoothed over. On her return journey with him the two are held up by Mexican bandits. Tom uses his fists to such good advantage that he routs the attacking band and redeems himself in the eyes of the girl and the uncle.
- Lawyer Bard gets a photograph of Grace Knowles, heiress to half a million, with instructions to find her. His wife sees him looking at the picture and, as he leaves without kissing her, becomes suspicious and employs Detective Carter. The detective's wife is Grace Knowles and worked in Smith's café before her marriage. The detective follows Bard to the café, gets hold of the photograph and finds it is his wife. He overhears Bard telephone to Mrs. Carter and goes home and finds his wife out. He then goes to Bard's house and talks with Mrs. Bard through the window. The lawyer returns and fires a shot at the supposed burglar, but is suspicious. Finally the detective and Mrs. Bard decide to have it out at Bard's office, but, finding he has gone to Smith's café, they follow. In the meantime Bard has sent for Mrs. Carter and she, while waiting for Bard to return from lunch, decides to pay a visit to her old employer, Smith. There she is introduced to Bard, and they have lunch together while he explains her case. In comes Mrs. Bard and the detective. Mrs. Bard accuses her husband of infidelity and he accuses her of intriguing with the burglar. Explanations follow and the party sit down to dinner at the expense of the newly-made heiress.
- Pokes believes himself an artist on the cornet, but the Jabs family across the hall, like the rest of the neighbors, do not share this opinion. They are all annoyed at the noise he makes and finally Jabs tells his wife that he will stop it by getting Pokes out of the house. He finds some difficulty in doing so, however, as Mrs. Pokes keeps a watchful eye on her spouse. He finally succeeds by arresting Pokes, and once out of the house they start out for a good time, which they surely have, getting into all sorts of scrapes as their imagination gets the better of them. They finally arrive home and tell a well connected story, only to be thrown out of the window by their enraged wives. They are not hurt, but the sudden stop at the bottom lands them among the stars, and while Jabs bemoans his fate, Pokes is leisurely "counting 'em up."
- Jones, being advised by his doctor to "sleep in the open," and having no sleeping porch, utilizes the front veranda, and when night comes Mrs. Jones tucks him in and leaves him. Next morning Mrs. Jones goes out early to feed the chickens and falls into a lengthy conversation with her neighbor. Jones wakes to find a crowd enjoying the unusual spectacle. He rushes to the front door, and finds it locked. The crowd grows. A small boy appears and "sics" his dog on Jones. Jones leaps off the veranda and flees chased by the crowd. Coming to the minister's house he seeks refuge there, finding the door open. The minister and his wife have just left the house. Jones runs upstairs to the minister's bedroom gets a suit of the minister's clothes and is about to make a getaway when a policeman and his intended bride appear. Jones, afraid to refuse, hunts up a prayer book and does the best he can to perform the ceremony. Jones kisses the bride, the cop hands him a fee, and Jones makes a second attempt to escape when an auto stops in front of the house and a bishop appears. Jones pretends to be a guest, tells him to make himself at home and beats it, only to run into the policeman who, with Mrs. Jones, is looking for the lost husband. The cop is frantic when he learns of the fake ceremony, but finding the bishop is a real minster, he jumps into an automobile, gets Maggie, and they are married by the bishop with Jones and his wife as witnesses.
- With only a hammer Luke can soon take the mote out of any motor, and as the handy man around a garage he shows himself to be some fixer, while Snub has to have a lot of tools to do his work too. We have with us also Miss Speedboy, played by Bebe Daniels, and Bud Jamison as the garage owner adds the finishing touch. The climax comes when the garage catches on fire, and Luke puts it out by pouring all over it the gasoline which he sells at $1 a drop. "It is better to fight fire with than water itself," says he.
- Prof. Wiggle N. Squirm has opened a dancing school for "women only" in Cactus Flat, and the men begin to realize that it is not only taking all their money to pay for the lessons, but that their wives are neglecting their husbands and homes. The men get together and decide to go down to the town hall and break up the class, but when they get there they lose their nerve and retire to the town pump to discuss the situation. They hit upon the idea of making up one of their number to imitate a lady dancing teacher and start a fake dancing school of their own to make the women of the village jealous. They go to the hotel, and the proprietor, Hiram Roomrent, remembers that he has a trunk that a theatrical troupe has left for a board bill. The trunk is opened, and a lot of costumes are found. Bill Sellers is picked out to put on the wig, corsets and dress and imitate the female dancing teacher. The others don various costumes for their dancing lessons, and all repair to a secluded spot, later taking pains to let the women know of the new "class." The women get together and plan to break up the "class" and run the "female teacher" out of town. Two of them ring the fire bell, calling the men to the fire hall, and the others capture Bill, who is now made up as Mile. De Phoney. Just as he is in danger of being horsewhipped and tarred and feathered the men return and rescue him, and Prof. Wiggle N. Squirm is run out of town, leaving the inhabitants once more at peace with one another.
- After another wild night, Neal is found in bed late the next morning by his father, who reads in the paper of a riot at the waiters' ball, caused by Neal. In anger the father cuts off his allowance, turns him out and advises him to hunt a job. Neal's sanctimonious rival, Eddie, also reads the item in the paper and rushes off to show it to Betty. Neal arrives on the scene in time to prevent the exposure of his shortcomings, and eventually secures a position as a waiter in the High Life Café. In the afternoon Betty asks Neal to take her to the High Life, and he pleads a business engagement. That evening, however, Betty visits the café with Eddie and another couple, and the party are given seats at the luckless Neal's table. He disguises himself with a false mustache and takes their order, but later removes the mustache and joins the party, entirely crowding out Eddie. After enjoying an elaborate dinner and the cabaret entertainment, Neal withdraws, puts on his disguise and presents the staggering bill to Eddie. Betty discovers that she has lost her purse, and the new waiter is suspected. He is brought face to face with Betty, and in an unlucky moment sneezes so hard that his mustache falls off. Eddie's joy at Neal's unmasking, however, is turned to sorrow when he perceives that Betty still prefers Neal.