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- In the desolated wilds is a Trading Post, to which Oliver Thornton went to seek obscurity after being falsely convicted of a crime in the States. Fate brought him a wife, a girl from the wilds, and soon a child, and all was happy until his prison record became known to a villainous trapper who used this information to turn Thorton's wife against him. Failing in this, Duclos, the trapper, and his Indian aides, kidnap the wife. Thornton's brother arrives at the Post with news of Oliver's name being cleared of the crime for which he was innocently convicted. The two brothers rescue Oliver's wife and Duclos, the trapper, is killed by one of the Indians whom he had double-crossed.
- The subject opens with some culinary trickery of an amusing sort, and a clash between a pet cat and the dog. Next comes the news that Hughie has been left a legacy of $100,000.00 conditional upon his maintaining the pets left by his dying Uncle. The family start out in their "Fierce-Arrow" to claim the pets and the legacy. To their horror the Express Agent delivers two full grown elephants as the pets. At once it is evident that the legacy is not an unmixed blessing. On the way home the elephants become somewhat obstreperous and clean out a fruit stand, etc. Exhausted with his efforts in getting the pets home, Hughie falls into an uneasy slumber in which he has a vivid nightmare of oriental splendor which the audience enjoys with him. While engaged in a terrific struggle with a leopard he awakens to find that he is shaking his wife, who is protesting in kind. Then come some perfectly hilarious scenes of the elephants entering and taking possession of a hotel, where they proceed to traverse the corridors, enter the sleeping and bath rooms and even crash through the walls, thus producing a series of extremely funny situations among the panic-stricken guests.
- Country girl Jolanda has lost her boyfriend, Nathaniel Huggins, to a "flapper" from the city. Jolanda blackmails Nathaniel's father into giving his permission for he and Jolanda to be married--but circumstances arise that may make Jolanda rethink her position.
- In his desire to gain the whole world and be a power god, an arrogant rich man almost loses all when his own flesh and blood double-crosses him. But a grandson who refuses to permit greed of gold to destroy his ideals, and a sweet blind girl--one of God's innocent children--show the old man and his unscrupulous kin that the greatest possession is love.
- Lucy Winter, raised in the lap of luxury, has reluctantly accepted the suitor of her father's choice. George Turner, whose aunt has recently died, leaving him a necklace of peculiar antique beauty, has decided to search for his father, whom he has always believed dead. Passing a beautiful old Southern mansion that somehow seems strangely familiar, he sees a "Gardener Wanted" sign, applies for the position, and is accepted by the girl Lucy, with whom he falls in love, to the chagrin of her banker father, who orders him to leave after recognizing the necklace which the boy has given Lucy in lieu of an engagement ring. During a troubled sleep Father Time leads Winter's conscience to review his past. This extends over 18 years, during which Winter is installed as gardener at the Turner mansion and becomes the pal of his master, Carlysle. They love the same girl, Lucy Lee, who elopes with Winter. Their married life is one continued struggle. Previously Turner has given the antique necklace to Lucy as a wedding gift. This she later places in Carlysle's hands as security for one of the loans he made to her in their struggle against poverty. She led her husband to believe the money came from her mother, but he knew the truth, and accepted Carlysle's friendship, planning his ruin at the same time. Through the loss of Lucy's love, Turner passes many restless nights, eventually resorting to morphine, which finally masters him. Winter rises to the position of bank cashier, forecloses a mortgage on the Turner mansion, ousts Carlysle as bank president, and becomes president himself. Turner has been wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison for life. Lucy, realizing the despicable character of Winter, and really in love with Carlysle, dies of a broken heart. Father Time leads Winter's conscience back into his body, and he wakes, calling "Lucy. Lucy!" George Turner arrives at the house and reads a number of letters, including one from his father, accusing Stephen Winter of being the cause of his troubles. He determines on revenge and hastens to the Winter mansion. Pity takes the place of anger at sight of Winter, and the old man tells George how it happened, giving his promise that he will secure his father's pardon. Soon George is able to bring his father from prison to the Winter Mansion. Winter tries to make amends to Carlysle, and the two leave the room arm-in-arm, and the young people give each other the previous promise, "I will."
- Corporal Campbell is a member of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. He is detailed to run down an escaped convict and his gang who killed a fellow officer. He comes upon another crime committed by the same gang. They hold up and rob a man and his daughter touring the country in an automobile and make off with the daughter after tying the chauffeur and the man in the machine and starting it down a steep hill. Trooper Campbell finally catches up with the convict in a hut and after a terrific fight, rescues the girl and wipes out the gang.
- The Policeman "who always gets his man" doesn't take to the long trail, but captures the villain by employing trickery after the manner of a Scotland Yard detective.
- A faithless man's young wife loves a poor man framed for theft.
- Patrick Scott, local chief of state constabulary, loves Diane Orsini, whose father, a rich Italian, is suspected of being head of the Black Hand. Scott is detailed to obtain evidence and capture the gang and its leader. This investigation results in several tense situations--the last being an all-out gun fight in which Pat is injured and Orsini's henchmen are killed. Pat later recovers both his health and Diane, and Orsini, having incurred his daughter's animosity and seen his empire destroyed, commits suicide.
- Squire Phin endears himself to the residents of Palermo for his ability to settle all disputes, while his brother, Hiram, who returns after 10 years' absence, is well remembered and disliked for being the town bully. Hiram learns that Judge Willard is using the town treasury for his own ends and seeks to defeat him in an election. Meanwhile, Squire Phin, who loves Willard's sister, campaigns for the judge. Hiram is appeased when Squire Phin persuades Judge Willard to return the money, and the peacemaker receives the judge's permission to marry his sister.
- Young Sam Potter arrives in Texas, with hardly any money but determined to make his fortune. Through a combination of luck and hard work, he strikes oil and becomes a millionaire. Years later, widowed and with a young daughter, he accepts an invitation from some childhood friends to visit them in England. From there he travels to Egypt, but in the meantime he finds himself accused of a crime he didn't commit and with the authorities after him. He seeks out Lord Annerly, who can clear him, but when he finds the man he is on his deathbed.
- A girl who, because of the dangerous community [Maine woods settlement], masquerades as a boy during the day, only to become herself again when safely ensconced in her own home at night. Years before, her mother had been murdered by a renegade, and her father has sworn to get the villain. It develops that a nasty neighbor is the party wanted. Her father gives him what's coming to him and is only prevented from homicide by Lytell, as the young man from the City who has fallen in love with the daughter.
- Motion Picture News Booking Guide, October 1922 . . . centering about a faithful bookkeeper, who has difficulty in supporting his family. His cousin's children have every luxury, but are greedy and unscrupulous. Their father returns, apparently penniless, and they turn him out. Bookkeeper takes him in, and when he dies, he leaves millions to him. Bookkeeper establishes orphanage and takes in children. Court ruling strips fortune from him and he loses orphans but child of his own arrives, and he again finds complete happiness.
- Dot is the universal drudge of the small town hotel where she fills every part from that of a female farm hand up to driving the hotel bus. Hughie is in charge of the remains of the Ringworm Circus. Arriving at the hotel Hughie fascinates Dot with an extravagant yarn about being the Caliph of Bagdad and telling her about his magic carpet. Later, in her dreams, she is transported on this magic carpet to the Caliph's harem where she is promptly made the reigning favorite, but becomes very sick in her effort to carelessly smoke cigarettes like the other ladies. She later dreams of being fed to the lions.
- On a visit to New York with his wife, Jim Scott steals out one evening for a little adventure and meets a young lady who is weeping. His efforts to assist her result in the arrest of both, and a number of embarrassing complications that threaten Jim's marital happiness. It turns out that the whole experience was a "frame-up"--an effort on the part of Jim's son to force Jim to consent to his marrying a chorus girl.