- Fate must have had a hand in arranging for Weary Willie and Dusty Rhodes to be walking along the road just at the moment when a theatrical trunk bounced from a passing delivery wagon without attracting the attention of the driver. Being accustomed to take advantage of such chances as offered themselves the two knights of the road dragged their find into the bushes, and upon opening it they discovered a complete bear skin and an appropriate uniform for the keeper. Weary struggled into the skin while Dusty put on the keeper's outfit, and after several rehearsals they started for the summer hotel to levy tribute from the guests for their trained animal act. Leonida Nimrod Buskins was one of the guests, and after trying his charms upon several of the ladies without success he had settled upon Louise Darkin as the one woman in all the world for him. He was in the midst of a well-rehearsed proposal, when she informed him that the man she married would have to be a real hero. Again Fate meddled and it was Leonida's lot to be the first one to spy the bear. Spurred on by Louise's desire to have him act the hero, he started out to kill the bear, and as he managed to get the two tramps into a tight corner, Weary decided to play possum and rolled over before Leonida could bring himself to shoot. The rest of the party arrived on the scene and Leonida's triumph was complete when the constable appeared, and after taking in the situation demanded his hunting license. Poor Leonida, beset on all sides, sought a chance of escape. Dusty Rhodes saw his opportunity, and getting him away from the others, he disclosed the truth, threatening to spoil the whole effect of Leonida's heroism unless he handed over his roll of bills. Leonida returned to his companions a poorer but a wiser man, but he was hardly prepared for the reception given him by Louise, who, having discovered that the bear was not real, greeted him with scorn, and left him polishing his engagement ring with the hope of finding further use for it at some later day.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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