Jane's health is rundown and her husband sends her and their baby son to Atlantic City to recuperate for a few weeks while he remains in town. The servants are dismissed and an inquiring next-door neighbor, Mrs. Lane, is told of Jane's ...See moreJane's health is rundown and her husband sends her and their baby son to Atlantic City to recuperate for a few weeks while he remains in town. The servants are dismissed and an inquiring next-door neighbor, Mrs. Lane, is told of Jane's little trip, and that Jane's husband is to stay behind. The husband soon finds that trying to take care of things and getting his own breakfast is too much for him, so he goes to an employment agency and hires a cook--a lady of color and weight who dresses rather well for her position in life. Mrs. Lane, who sees the husband escorting a veiled lady into the house, jumps at a scandalous conclusion, and sends an anonymous telegram to Jane to the effect that during her absence her husband is entertaining a woman in her own house. Jane's nerves have been tried by a number of flirtatious men on the boardwalk, and she is ready to think the worst of the masculine sex in general. She takes the first tram home, arriving at midnight, and the complications that follow cause a near riot in the neighborhood. A hurried call for the police reserves is sent to the police station, where matters are fairly well straightened up. Jane then remembers that all this time the baby has been left in the taxicab, and a mad rush is made to the rescue. But the little guy has found the taximeter an interesting toy and been perfectly--but expensively--happy all through the night. His papa pays the bill. Written by
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