John is hungry but has only ten cents. He enters a restaurant, observes how others are getting big feeds for ten cents, and seeks to do likewise. He orders a tray full of food, and, winking at the waiter, passes him a button in lieu of a ...See moreJohn is hungry but has only ten cents. He enters a restaurant, observes how others are getting big feeds for ten cents, and seeks to do likewise. He orders a tray full of food, and, winking at the waiter, passes him a button in lieu of a ten cent bribe. The waiter punches his check at 65 cents. Aghast, John switches checks with another patron, but finds the purloined check is for an even higher amount. However, he is forgiven by the management when he reveals how the profits are going, and is given a job. But John, too, becomes a victim of temptation, is caught mispunching checks, and pummeled unmercifully. Things might have gone harder with John had not a big burly westerner gotten up and chased the crowd out with his revolver. The end of the picture shows John hiding under the counter, his head protruding, eating a big piece of pie. Written by
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