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- Pokes is quite a pool shark, and at the club gives a demonstration of his skill to the amazement of the other members. Jabs, the newly appointed Chief of Police, puts his wife and two daughters into an auto and starts them off on a motoring tour. Before going Mrs. Jabs leaves her valuable pearl necklace with her husband for safe keeping. During the pool game, Billy Berlin, one of the members, rushes in with a copy of the daily paper and shows the members, including Pokes, the defy the new chief has published for the benefit of honest people and the downfall of the crooks. Pokes takes it as a joke, and discounts the ability of Jabs to do what he has promised. Pokes writes Jabs a note stating that he can get anything, any time, any place. Jabs goes at once to the club, where he meets Pokes. Producing the pearl necklace, Jabs wagers that he will place the necklace in a certain house, and defies Pokes to find it and bring it to the club. The necklace is placed, and Pokes starts out to get it. After thrilling experience and hair-breadth escapes Pokes is cornered in the cellar of the house by the chief and a squad of officers. They search him, but fail to find the necklace. Pokes, with a smile, leads the chief back to the club followed by the others. There Pokes takes off a wig, which no one knew he wore, produces the necklace, and claims the reward. But to Pokes' surprise the "chief" removes a false mustache, and remarks calmly, "I am not Jabs." Pokes, nonplussed, tries to sneak away when Jabs appears from behind a chair, where he has watched the whole affair, and meets Pokes. The laugh is on Pokes, and while he stands there ashamed and thinking that honesty is the best policy, Jabs, with the necklace in his hand, gives him the laugh. A great metamorphosis takes place, which causes Jabs to remark, "Darwin was right."
- Pokes goes to a bar for a free lunch, which that day is devilled crabs. They turn out to be spoiled, and he begins having dizzy spells and visions, including of the Devil himself (Jabs), who torments him further.
- Episode One: Jessie Emerson, a young American society belle with a serious turn of mind, has adopted wireless telegraphy as a hobby. While experimenting she is visited by Von Prague, a social adventurer, who is really the chief of America's enemies within, although posing as a loyal citizen of his adopted country. A code message picked up by the young woman operator attracts his attention and he suggests that she copy it and turn it over to Lieutenant Blake, an inventor who has been working upon a marvelous invention which promises to overthrow the traditional methods of warfare. Securing the confidence of Jessie, Von Prague copies the message and then directs one of his agents to steal the secret code used by the government. That night a group of plotters meet at the Von Prague home and, with the aid of a map, enter into a detailed discussion of spy and intrigue activities in the United States, such as I.W.W. agitations in the West, the destruction of munitions factories in the East and the inauguration of pro-German propaganda in the Middle West. The code message stolen by Von Prague proves to be from the War Department ordering Captain Taylor to begin the work of hunting down spies and plotters. In the meantime one of the plotters, disguised as a workman, plants a bomb which destroys a factory with loss of life, and escapes. Captain Taylor meets Jessie, who offers her aid in tracking down the enemies of her country. Captain Taylor obtains for her a position in a private wireless station where she will be able to intercept suspicious messages. She reports for duty at a time when the air is filled with mysterious code messages flashing across the seas and over the continent. Episode Two: Lieutenant Blake, having completed the model of his theoscope, invites his cousin, Jessie, to witness the initial test. This remarkable invention enables its user to pry into secrets hidden by walls and distances. Word of its completion is speedily carried to Von Prague by Blake's assistant, a spy. Looking through the theoscope, Jessie observes a battleship sailing for action in foreign waters, and in the air a government aeroplane performing unusual stunts. She also finds that she can peer through the walls of an apartment house, and is so enthused over the invention that she urges her cousin to give it to the government at once. The following day Blake meets General Norton, who becomes interested in the theoscope and arranges to send Blake to Washington with it that night. Von Prague hears of these plans and determines to learn the secret of the invention which would make secret military operations, night raids and aeroplane bombardments impossible. Two false bluejackets meet Blake at the pier. He finds too late he is not being taken to his ship. The sailors overpower him and take him to the den of the plotters, where he is offered the choice of giving up the secret of his invention or death. He chooses the latter, and then the spies offer him money. This, too, is refused, and in the fight that follows Blake knocks down Von Prague and is about to escape when he is set upon from behind and knocked out. He is dropped through a trap into the river. Jessie, with the aid of the theoscope, locates Blake in the den of spies, and immediately rushes to the river to rescue him. [Plot summaries for episodes 3-12 were not published.]
- Pokes is weary, worn and tired and goes to a doctor. The patients in the doctor's office do not add at all to Pokes' joy. The doctor is busy, not with a patient, but a sweetheart. Pokes interrupts, and for this is given a strenuous examination, and after paying the five dollars fee has to console himself with the advice that he needs a complete rest. The first haven of rest tried by Pokes is home, but as usual when one seeks peace and quiet, the world seems in opposition. Wifey is sowing on the machine. Daughter is entertaining the count in the parlor where he is showing his operatic powers. Pokes tries the roof, but a summer shower drives him in. There the din continues, and Pokes rushes from the house. After much wandering he arrives at the Hideaway Inn, kept by Jabs. Here he is certain of finding rest and quiet. Jabs and the bellboy are asleep. Pokes wakes them and finds there are no vacant rooms. As he is about to depart, Jabs tells him he can have a cot in a quiet hallway for the same price as one of his best rooms, and Pokes accepts and is conducted to the hall. He soon falls asleep, but the hotel turns out to be a sanitarium, and the insomnia patients make Pokes' existence a very Hades. Finally, in desperation, he spies a fire escape under which is a sign, "In case of fire grab ball, jump out window and bounce to safety." Pokes grabs the ball and makes the leap and sinks in the ground up to his neck. With a disgusted look at the contrivance he murmurs that he "thought the darn thing wouldn't work," and placing it under his head for a pillow, succeeds in sleeping the rest of the night in comfort on the cold ground.
- A henpecked husband's wife returns home suddenly to find him having a good time. She breaks up the party in typical burlesque style.
- Jabs get work on a railroad, Jabs as chief baggage smasher and Pokes as assistant. Pokes does all the work, while Jabs gets the tips and honors. A messenger from a bank with a million dollars in his grip arrives at the station, followed by Lanky Luke, a crook, and also by a female detective to see that he is not molested. The detective's and messenger's grips get mixed, and when the detective goes to the waiting room to doll up she finds she has the wrong grip. Meanwhile the crook, having knocked out the messenger and taken possession of the grip which he thinks contains the million, is waiting for the train, when the detective accosts him. After a fight, the detective is overpowered and placed on the railroad track. The train is approaching when Jabs, seeing the form on the track, summons Pokes to the rescue. Pokes returns to the station with the fainting female in his arms and is met by Jabs, who relieves him of his burden and carries her into the station where he receives the hearty congratulations and applause of the crowd. Pokes gets down behind the ticket rail and murmurs: "What's the use of being a hero, anyway?"
- Jabs, who is suffering from an attack of speeditis, is hustled off to Dr. Dippy's sanitarium, while Pokes, another auto enthusiast, wanders at large without a car. On the day of the world's championship auto race between Oldfield and DePalma, Jabs escapes and follows the crowds to the race. Pokes goes also and invites himself to ride in Lotta Wealth's speedster, but is ejected. Just then Jabs happens along and with his aid Pokes gains admittance to the race track, but Jabs is left outside. Seeing the guards on his trail he beats it back to the sanitarium. The race takes place and after many incidents Oldfield wins. Lotta Wealth remarks that she could beat Oldfield's record. Pokes doubts it, so off they went, through fences, over hills, through valleys and over bridges, until they finally run through an open draw. As they are swimming for shore Pokes remarks to Lotta, "I knew when we started you couldn't do it," but her reply is lost in the noise of the waves.
- Pokes and Jabs are forcibly ejected from the Family Vaudeville theater, and find that they have between them just eight cents. Jabs discovers a paid-up insurance policy in one of his pockets, and in order to collect tries to get injured. Finally he beats Pokes up with a coupling pin, swatches him in bandages and takes him to the insurance office, where he is informed that the policy expired two weeks before. Pokes goes to the hospital. Professor Baken has a theory that by the application of intense heat he may bring to life inanimate objects. Parcy starts out on a hunt for a subject for the professor and meets Jabs. They go after Pokes, but he refuses to be baked. A chase sends Pokes into the oven of the professor. The oven explodes and after an aerial flight, Pokes lands on the ground beside Jabs who is counting the money given him by Parcy. They declare dividends and they agree that there is more than one way of getting the coin.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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."
- In a fishing hamlet Captain Peters and Captain Hankins, retired sea captains, are old cronies. Mrs. Scribbler, a widow and writer of sea stories, comes to the town to get atmosphere. On her arrival both old captains fall in love with her and a strong rivalry springs up between them. Captain Hankins proposes a sail down the bay and the widow accepts. Captain Peters bribes Clarence, a hoodlum, to bore a hole in the boat. He then makes a daring rescue of the widow from the sinking yawl, to the discomfiture of his rival. Captain Hankins learns that Captain Peters is responsible for the leaky yawl and determines to get even. Learning that Captain Peters is to take the widow out driving he fixes it with the liveryman to give them a balky horse and later relieves Captain Peters of his prize and turns the tables. That night a duel is proposed, the choice of weapons being harpoons at twenty paces. Just before the signal to begin is given the widow and Jack Martin, who has been trying to induce the lady to marry him, rush in and matters are explained. The two captains make up and Jack leads his widow away.
- Billie, the chauffeur, has won the heart, but not the hand, of Sussie, the daughter of his employer. Bibbs, a prude, has the parental approbation of his struggle for Sussie's hand. When Sussie shows that she has something to say in the matter, the parents decide it is time to send their daughter to a discipline school. Billie is on the scene at the moment of her departure and receives a note from Sussie telling him she is being packed off to school and begging him not to desert her. While Sussie is introduced into the school, Billie is trying to find an escape for her. He hits upon the plan of getting all the girls out by inviting them to a show. The girls climb out of the windows in their pajamas, dress on the lawn, and leave for the show. When they get to the box office, Billie and Sussie sneak away to get married. In the meantime, Miss Prim discovers their absence and notifies the police, apprising them of the clue left by the program which had been found. Billie and Sussie arrive on the scene just before the police, and Billie manages to fool them while they are seeking the other runaways. Billie then tells Sussie's father that they are married and Dad makes the best of a bad bargain.
- Late one night Bragg gets a message that a poker game is in progress at a friend's, and manages to leave the house without waking his wife. Soon after a burglar enters the house, followed by a con. The burglar gets into the twin bed vacated by Bragg and when the cop appears says, "Hist. don't wake my wife." The policeman leaves the room, determined to wait for the burglar. In the meantime the poker game is raided and all are arrested except Bragg, who escapes and arrives home only to be captured by the con. He protests that he is Bragg, but his wife, half asleep, says that her husband is in the next bed, and Bragg is led away. Later Mrs. Bragg finds out her mistake and the real burglar is taken by the police. At the station the members of the raided poker party, who are all in one cell, discover that in the scrimmage a pack of cards has been saved and, with additional partners, the game is continued.
- Jabs is a trick rider on his bike, and Pokes, jealous of his fame, tries in vain to imitate him to impress his girl.
- Ami Simple and his wife never tire of telling their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Gay, of their wonderfully happy and eugenic marriage. One morning Mrs. Simple, struck by a stunning new peignoir in Vogue, decides to have one and goes at once to her dressmaker. Ami returns home to lunch and cannot get in. With the aid of Gay he breaks in through the window and finds a note on the table which reads: "Have gone to have my peignoir cut out. Janice." Horrified at the terrible news, Ami calls up the hospital and is told that Mrs. Simple is undergoing ether. Rushing to the hospital he bends over the bed and finds the patient is another Mrs. Simple. He shows the note to the superintendent, who calls in several doctors for discussion. After trying in vain to discover from their medical books what a peignoir is, they conclude it is some terrible new disease and assure Simple that his wife has probably gone to a specialist. Overcome, Simple enters a saloon and manages to take the edge off his sorrow. Meanwhile Janice returns and Mrs. Gay asks her if the operation was successful. Explanations follow and Janice unwraps a bundle and shows what a peignoir is. Simple wends a crooked path home and when he, too, is told what a peignoir is he flops to the floor.
- Joe Wright and Jim Wright, married salesmen and old-time friends, register at the same hotel in New York unknown to each other. Joe, a newlywed, sends a loving telegram to his wife and the bellboy, whom he has not tipped, adds "follow me" to the message. Meanwhile Jim Wright goes out to see the town. Mrs. Joe, on receipt of the telegram, starts for New York at once and Mrs. Jim, always suspicious of her husband, decides to trail him. The bellboy takes them both to the wrong rooms and Mrs. Jim, hearing a splashing in the bath room, is about to enter when she sees a woman's picture on the table. Joe, in the bath room, hears a strange woman's voice and remains in the bath room under a cold shower. Meanwhile Mrs. Joe, in Jim Wright's room, promptly goes into hysterics at the sight of another woman's picture and awaits her hubby with an umbrella. When Jim returns to his room after a gay night, Mrs. Joe pounces on him and the noise rouses the entire hotel. When the lights are turned on Mrs. Joe discovers her mistake. The clerks realize the error that has been made and hasten to the other Wright's room and get there just as Mrs. Jim is opening the bath room door. Explanations follow and finally the wrong Wrights find themselves in the right rooms.
- After the boys are released from prison, Pokes decides to follow the straight path and Jabs goes back to his thieving ways.
- Mrs. Gotrox, an enthusiast over the civilization of the Indian, has contributed liberally toward their education, and after the graduation exercises at the agency the commissioner decides to send two chiefs, "Rolling Thunder" and "Tossing Ball," to thank her in person. Mrs. Gotrox plans a novel reception for them. All the decorations are to be Indian, and the guests are to wear Indian costumes. Pokes and Jabs are seated on a freight car enjoying their scant morning repast, when the Indians arrive and ask to be directed to the Gotrox mansion. Pokes and Jabs, mistaking their actions for threats, take to their heels, followed by the two Indians. Finally they find two coupling pins, and when the Indians come up they quickly overpower them. Finding the introductions to Mrs. Gotrox, they decide to become Indians. At least long enough to satisfy the cravings of the inner man. The reception is in full blast when Pokes and Jabs arrive. As a bit of realism, Jabs proceeds to scalp the colored butler. Pokes, not to be outdone, drains the punch bowl and chases the guests and ends by scalping his hostess, exposing her bald head to the company. The two chiefs, hearing the women scream, rush in. A wild fight follows, and Pokes and Jabs flee, followed by the trusty arrows of the Indians.
- Pokes, man of all work, is obliged by his wife to do the house-cleaning. Looking out the window he sees a couple of girls and proceeds to flirt with them. They invite him out, but his wife catches him and promptly brings him back. Jabs, an intruder, climbs up a ladder and into the room where Pokes is at work. Pokes immediately knocks him out and escapes down the ladder, but just misses the girl, so decides to indulge in a revel in the park. This he proceeds to do, getting in wrong, however, and is obliged to beat a hasty retreat up the ladder leading to the bedroom. Meantime Jabs has revived and is chasing Mrs. Pokes over the house when Pokes enters through the window, takes in the situation, knocks Jabs out, tossing him out the window and into the arms of a passing policeman, while Mrs. Pokes beams upon her husband and declares him to be a hero.