Bridget, Mrs. Graves' cook, threatens to leave when ordered to do laundry work. Mrs. Graves calls on Bob, her son, at his office. She requests him to send a note to Mary Flannigan, a laundress, telling her to call at the house at once. Bob...See moreBridget, Mrs. Graves' cook, threatens to leave when ordered to do laundry work. Mrs. Graves calls on Bob, her son, at his office. She requests him to send a note to Mary Flannigan, a laundress, telling her to call at the house at once. Bob is writing a note to Mary Hall, his sweetheart. He encloses a theater ticket for the matinee with the explanation that a business engagement will prevent him from calling for her. The boy gets the notes mixed. He sends his sweetheart's note to the laundress, and the letter's note to his sweetheart, Mrs. Graves tells Bridget to put the laundress to work the moment the woman appears. The mistress then departs, Mary Hall, fearing something has happened, hastens to Bob's home. Bridget compels her to do the washing. The laundress gets the theater ticket and the ardent note. She hastens to the theater. Bob finds her there. The two get into an argument and are thrown out. Bob, the laundress and Mrs. Graves reach the house at the same time. They see Bob's sweetheart washing clothes, and cowering in fear because of the tyrannical Bridget. Mary breaks her engagement, but the humorous side of the situation dawns upon her when the matter is explained, and all ends well. Written by
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