Mr. Cool acts that way towards his wife. She is angry because he is not more demonstrative in his affections. She writes a letter so that he can see it, telling a friend of hers that she has decided to flirt desperately with some young man...See moreMr. Cool acts that way towards his wife. She is angry because he is not more demonstrative in his affections. She writes a letter so that he can see it, telling a friend of hers that she has decided to flirt desperately with some young man. Hubby reads the letter. Ferdie Fly, a masher, follows Mrs. Cool the nest day and enters her house. He pretends that he is a ladies tailor and presents a card to her. Hubby is in the next room. Ferdie makes love to Mrs. Cool. Mr. Cool takes two revolvers and loads them with blank cartridges. He enters the room and demands that Ferdie fight him a duel, and orders Mrs. Cool into the next room. She goes. The men raise their pistols and, on a shot from Ferdie's revolver Mr. Cool drops to the floor. Ferdie runs out of the house frightened. Mrs. Cool enters the room and is horror stricken to find her husband supposedly dead. She decides to join him and tries to shoot herself, while Hubby, on the floor is enjoying the huge joke. Three times she shoots herself, and falls to the floor but on each occasion she is surprised that she is still uninjured. Meanwhile Ferdie has rushed into a policeman's arms and informed him that he has killed a man. They return to the house whereupon Mr. Cool sits up and Ferdie rushes pell-mell away from the supposed ghost, while Mr. and Mrs. Cool make up, she promising never to flirt again. Written by
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