Pat, the village bill-poster, is in love with Katie, daughter of the constable. All goes well until Pat comes upon the notice that the village council has decided to prohibit posting bills on stationary objects. It means that Pat is out of...See morePat, the village bill-poster, is in love with Katie, daughter of the constable. All goes well until Pat comes upon the notice that the village council has decided to prohibit posting bills on stationary objects. It means that Pat is out of business. Vivian, the advance agent for the one-night-stand company, arrives in the town broke, and depending on the advance sale to bring the company from the last stand. She hunts up Pat, who tells her of the new order. She starts flirting with Pat, and finally wins him over completely. Pat decides to take a chance and post the bills. He throws Katie aside for Vivian, and Katie is heartbroken. Pat attempts to evade the law by posting the bills on moving objects, such as cows, pigs, chickens, etc. He even discovers the constable asleep, and in his haste pastes one of the bills on his back. In the meantime Katie has gone to see her rival, and discovered her replacing her wedding ring and gazing at a picture of her husband, the manager. The novelty of the advertising attracts the villagers, and Vivian is doing a good business. Katie decides to take a hand and recognizing the husband at the depot, she tells him that his wife is going to run away with the bill-poster. As the picture ends, Pat has to flee, and pastes his last poster on a moving freight train. Written by
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