On a Racket

• 1909
• Other, Comedy

Monty is overjoyed because he has got his degree and when his generous father hears the good news he presents his son with a goodly amount of money which the latter decides to spend in having a glorious time in celebration of the event. He therefore sends a note to a chum and tells him to meet him at "The Terrace" with two "queens" and he will foot the bill. He then proceeds to get into his evening clothes and we soon see him hastening away to join his friends. He finds the friend and the queens and they surely do make a night of it. Monty is the life of the party and not only keeps his own friends amused but has everybody in the café in roars of laughter at his wonderfully amusing doings. In a most good natured way he takes up a siphon and squirts the contents over an inoffensive gentleman sitting at the next table. The gentleman naturally take umbrage at this want of courtesy and strikes Monty. The latter hauls off and is evidently about to give him a telling blow, but just as his fist is about to come in contact with the man's head he changes his mind and smilingly places his arm about his neck and embraces him most affectionately. Of course the man's wrath is immediately turned to amusement and everything ends up satisfactorily. Nine bottles of champagne having already been consumed by the party and Monty himself drinks a tenth from his own hat. This of course brings down the house and the party finally gets so hilarious that they are all put out. When Monty reaches his home, mistaking the open window for his closet, he opens it and throws all his clothes piece by piece out into the street, thinking he is carefully hanging each piece away in the closet. His parents finally find him asleep on the dining room table with his head resting in the cheese cake.