A Special Delivery

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When Plump is informed that the stork is expected to visit his home shortly, he rushes to summon medical assistance. His peculiar actions and wild haste arouse the suspicion of the police officials, who have been on the lookout for some burglars who have recently been operating in the vicinity of the sanatorium. Runt, the pride of the police force, follows Plump, but in the tussle is severely worsted. The nurses in the sanatorium are in a very nervous state owing to their dread of burglars and the least noises drives them into a panic. Plump reaches the sanatorium followed by Runt and other policemen, whom he has summoned to assist him. Plump's entrance at the sanatorium in a wild and disheveled condition throws the nurses into a frenzy of fear, and they attempt to phone for help only to learn that a real burglar has entered the house during the excitement and has cut the telephone connection. The screams of the nurses have been heard by Runt and his fellow-policemen, and rushing to the house, they overpower the unfortunate Plump and drag him off to the station, where the head nurse lodges a complaint of burglary against Plump. He begs the officials to release him and explains his predicament, and is finally able to convince them of the truth of his statements. On his release he rushes madly to his home, accompanied by the doctor and the head nurse and as if Fate, desirous of making amends for his misfortunes of the earlier part of the night, Plump is rewarded by the appearance of the doctor bearing in his arms not one, but three bouncing boys.