Running Away from a Fortune

• 1910
• Other, Comedy

It is a country lawyer's office, and the lawyer has just received from his New York correspondents a copy of the will of Michael Hoolihan, which leaves $10,000 to his nephew Denny, who can be identified by a cross tattooed on his wrist. The lawyer is requested to ascertain Denny's whereabouts. Placing the will in his pocket, he goes to visit the owner of a stone quarry. He finds him in charge of some blasting operations, and, unknown to the lawyer, the will drops into a box of dynamite when he takes some papers from his pocket. Meantime Denny, who is down and out, has been teaching his dog Fido to fetch and carry, and shortly after the lawyer leaves applies at the stone quarry for a job. While talking to the owner, Fido snatches what looks like a stick of dynamite from the box and starts to jump up at Denny with it. He is frightened and runs away. Fido runs after him. In turn they knock over various persons, introducing some very good comedy. Meantime the lawyer has discovered the loss of the will and has gone back to the quarry. An employee saw him drop something in the box of dynamite and tells thinks the dog ran off with it. The lawyer offers one hundred dollars to anyone who will catch the dog or his master. They all run to catch Denny and finally, on tripping up, Denny is caught up by Fido, who lays the will, which is rolled up like a stick of dynamite, at his feet. The crowd of pursuers runs up and Denny gets some rough handling as each tries to claim the reward. Denny tells the lawyer that he saw his name on the sheet of paper. The lawyer looks and sees the cross tattoo on Denny's wrist. All now overwhelm him with congratulations.