- On account of so many strong men leaving for the war, the police force is running short. They are compelled to take a few undersized fellows for a while, Otto, a short man, is engaged as a traffic cop. He is rather ignored by his fellow cops. However, he is given one of the busiest corners in town. Otto is busy dodging all the autos that just miss him. He is extremely polite to the girls, escorting them from one side to the other while the homely old maids are a bit mistreated. An old maid is seen in the middle of the road excited and frightened by the passing autos. She is about to faint when Otto runs to her rescue. He carries her across and when she comes to she throws her arms around him and forces Otto to go home with her. When he gets to the door he is surprised to see the wonderful mansion she lives in. The maid proposes and shows him her bank account. He decides to marry her. Otto has a sweetheart who hears of his engagement. He refuses to discuss the matter when she comes to the street where he is on duty. She decides to follow him. Soon he leaves his duty and goes to the old maid's house. His sweetheart enters by the back way. A butler greets her, she tells him her trouble. He laughs, explains to her that there must be some mistake for the woman in the house is only one of the maids that has lost her mind and that his mistress was notified about it. Otto's sweetheart is now a bit relieved. Smiling she suggests they go in the drawing room and watch the poor maid's actions. There sits Otto listening to the maid's talk regarding her immense fortune. Otto, in his nervousness, picks up an album which is on the table. He opens it, starts looking at it when the maid starts sadly explaining that all the five men on the front page were her husbands. Otto looks frightened and more so when she explains that none of them lived over five months. In the meantime Otto's real sweetheart and the butler are having a laugh. The old maid starts explaining how each husband died a horrible death. She said, "My first husband was an undertaker, poor fellow, he buried himself. My second one died with a cramp in his arm while signing his entire fortune to me. My third man died of starvation, poor fellow, the sight of a chicken would almost make him sick." By this time Otto could stand it no longer and while the maid was sobbing, he sneaks out. In the meantime his sweetheart also leaves by the back way. When she turns the corner, Otto walks right into her. She pretends to be very much hurt at the way in which he treated her. Otto pleads for forgiveness. She finally looks at him, smiles and holds out her arms to him.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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