Bungles Enforces the Law

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Owing to the disturbed financial affairs in their respective countries, three impoverished noblemen. Counts Boolum of Germany, Pierre of France and Shamus of Ireland, decide to marry the daughter of the wealthy Mayor of Mudton. The local police, distinguished for their absolute lack of even the smallest grain of intelligence, have failed in their efforts to drive the foreigners from the town and their worthy chief wires for the world-famed Bungles to bring his mighty brain to bear on the problem. The latter arrives in a cloud of mystery, electricity and uncertainty and forthwith lives up to his name by arresting the Mayor and placing him in the calaboose. The three rivals unfortunately choose the same hour for their proposal and challenged to mortal combat fly through the air. At last Bungles gets on the trail. He gathers his forces and arrives on the field of battle in time to become a billet for the first shot fired. Undaunted, however, he surrounds the combatants and marches both them and the girl off to jail, where all are jammed in to keep the now frothing Mayor company. Leaving his valiant force on guard, he, almost bursting with pride, hurries off to tell the chief of his success. Fortunately for the prisoners, the jail is very old and rickety and they walk off with it. Scared to death, the guards dash off to tell of the escape. Mad with rage, Bungles pursues, catches up with his quarry as it walks on to the ferryboat which is just pulling out. Resourceful as ever, Bungles orders his men to pull back the boat. They try but the ferry wins and they are on the point of being dragged into the water when Bungles grasps the rope and with a superhuman effort pulls the boat back to the slip. Pride once again proves his fate, for as he poses to receive the admiration of his followers, the boat again departs. This time. Bungles' effort is too late and the whole force is dragged into the water. Spitting out teeth, water and revenge, Bungles manages to hang on to the side of the boat and on its arrival at the opposite side, climbs over and strides to the calaboose. Horrors, he opens the door, only to find that the prisoners have escaped. Hardly believing his eyes, he enters the jail. A flash of golden hair dashes from behind and Bungles finds himself locked in and looking at him from the outside, is the mischievous face of his erstwhile captive.